PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rob Roy (ranked 283 p4p, 232 weight class) and Alexander Lincoln (ranked 38 p4p, 30 weight class). Lincoln has chosen Sgt MacKenzie as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Roy
vs
Lincoln

170 cm
41
159
46 - 23 - 1

180 cm
33
156
19 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 46 - 23 - 1, fighting out of New York, Rob Roy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexander Lincoln !
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lincoln cracks Roy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Roy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lincoln misses with a left hand
and Roy counters with a nice kick to the body.
Lincoln lands with a good body shot.
Alexander Lincoln seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lincoln .
Lincoln throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Roy's head.
Lincoln lands a nice hook to Roy's body. Roy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Roy throws a hook to the side of Lincoln 's head but Lincoln sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice side step and Lincoln releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Roy misses with a hook. Lincoln ducked under it nicely.
Lincoln smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roy clobbers Lincoln with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lincoln lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lincoln misses the jab.
Lincoln throws a looping overhand right but Roy ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincoln uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Roy.
Lincoln connects with a solid leg kick.
Roy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lincoln scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lincoln walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Roy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lincoln listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lincoln clobbers Roy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lincoln throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Roy misses with a hook. Lincoln ducked under it nicely.
Lincoln moves away from the strike by Roy.
Lincoln throws a shot to the body.
Roy takes one to the chin there.
Roy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lincoln scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Lincoln .
Roy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Roy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Roy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Roy throws an off balance right hand
and Lincoln counters with a nice uppercut.
Lincoln scores with a sloppy right hand. Roy should have avoided that one.
Lincoln ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roy moves away.
Lincoln with the inside leg kick.
A jab from Roy finds it's way through Lincoln 's defenses.
Lincoln misses with a straight right.
Lincoln slips a jab from Roy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln scores with a nice body kick.
Lincoln motions for Roy to come forward. Lincoln throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lincoln lands a glancing blow to the side of Roy's head.
Lincoln lands with a nice body kick.
Lincoln catches Roy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lincoln 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Roy under the eye.
Lincoln is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Roy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Lincoln misses with a hook.
Lincoln ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roy moves away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Roy lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lincoln has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lincoln and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Roy lands a jab.
Lincoln tries a head kick but it misses.
Lincoln loads up on a big right hand but Roy slips the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Roy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Roy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roy misses with a leg kick.
Lincoln just misses with a punch to the body.
Lincoln fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roy manages to avoid it.
Jab from Lincoln .
Roy moves out of range of the strikes.
Lincoln misses with a head kick.
Roy throwing a counter right hand but Lincoln manages to avoid it.
Lincoln connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A nice leg kick from Lincoln , right into the meat of the thigh.
Lincoln throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lincoln scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Lincoln dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A big right from Lincoln misses.
Roy was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lincoln throws a big shot that misses.
A quick step to the side and Roy tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lincoln has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lincoln .
Good shot there by Lincoln .
Roy checks a low kick from Lincoln .
Lincoln throws a hook but Roy avoids it easily.
Roy throws a lazy uppercut
and Lincoln counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alexander Lincoln seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lincoln swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lincoln lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lincoln swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good work by Roy as he checks the leg kick.
Lincoln throws a lazy right hand but Roy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Roy was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lincoln throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lincoln .
Lincoln throws a head kick but Roy moves out of range.
Roy connects with an inside leg kick.
Roy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Roy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Roy staying out of range there.
A big left from Roy misses.
Lincoln moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lincoln throws a hook but Roy avoids it easily.
Lincoln misses with a two punch combination.
Roy ducks under a wild hook from Lincoln .
Lincoln misses with an uppercut. Roy saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln lands with a good body shot.
Roy misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Lincoln misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Lincoln .
Roy moves out of range of the leg kick from Lincoln .
Lincoln tests Roy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Lincoln . That snapped Roy's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lincoln slips a jab from Roy.
Lincoln looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lincoln throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Roy to counter with a crisp jab.
Lincoln takes a swing at Roy's ribcage but misses.
A cross from Roy lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roy missing with a left hand there. Lincoln was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lincoln throws a jab when Roy was well out of range.
Roy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice cross by Lincoln .
Lincoln ducks under a wild hook from Roy.
Lincoln has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Roy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Roy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lincoln has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Roy throws a lazy right hand but Lincoln sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A head kick misses from Lincoln .
Roy appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Roy might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Lincoln throws a low kick, looking for Roy's leg but Roy calmly moves out of range.
Roy is looking to counter punch.
Roy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lincoln .
Lincoln throws a head kick but Roy moves out of range.
As Lincoln backs away, Roy returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roy avoids the head kick by Lincoln .
Lincoln looks to score with a jab to the body but Roy is just out of range.
Lincoln throws a shot to the body.
Lincoln throws a shot to the body.
Roy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Roy looks to land a right hand but Lincoln moved out of range.
Lincoln misses with an uppercut. Roy saw that one coming.
Roy throwing a counter right hand but Lincoln manages to avoid it.
Roy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lincoln was well out of range. Poor timing from Roy.
Decent striking displayed by Lincoln there.
Lincoln swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lincoln attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Roy appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Lincoln showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Lincoln throws a solid leg kick but Roy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lincoln .
Roy fires out a quick counter leg kick but Lincoln just manages to avoid it.
Alexander Lincoln is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lincoln chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lincoln throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lincoln bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lincoln lands a jab to the head.
Lincoln tries a low kick but Roy avoids it.
Lincoln pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Decent striking displayed by Roy there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lincoln throws a leg kick but Roy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Roy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lincoln lands with a shot to the body.
Lincoln lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lincoln lands a glancing blow to the side of Roy's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Roy.
Lincoln misses with a wild combination.
A little feinted left hand from Roy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A slow jab from Roy misses its intended target.
Roy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lincoln with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lincoln bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Roy's head.
Roy takes one to the side of the head.
Roy throws a lazy right hand but Lincoln sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lincoln throws the left hand but Roy avoids the punch easily.
Lincoln connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Roy momentarily.
Lincoln misses the shot to the body.
Rob Roy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln misses with an uppercut
and Roy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lincoln .
Roy is looking to slow Lincoln down with leg kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circle momentarily. Lincoln darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Roy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice shot lands for Lincoln .
A nice leg kick from Lincoln , right into the meat of the thigh.
Lincoln keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Roy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lincoln dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Roy. That did some damage!
Roy throws an overhand right that lands on Lincoln 's shoulder, as Lincoln tries to avoid the shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln swings for the body but Roy moves out of range.
Lincoln cracks Roy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Roy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Roy throws an overhand right that lands on Lincoln 's shoulder, as Lincoln tries to avoid the shot.
Lincoln throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roy half committed to a counter leg kick.
Roy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A telegraphed right hand from Lincoln misses the target.
Lincoln uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jab by Lincoln .
Lincoln tests Roy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lincoln jabs at Roy's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roy avoids the body shot from Lincoln .
Lincoln scores with a punch to the head.
Roy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lincoln throws out the jab.
Roy is looking to counter punch.
Roy misses the jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Roy throws a hook but Lincoln blocks it.
Lincoln is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Roy with a body shot.
Lincoln lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lincoln throws a sloppy head kick and Roy moves out of range easily.
Lincoln stalks Roy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Roy's face. Roy staggers backwards, shaken.
Lincoln lands the left hand.
Lincoln fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Roy on the side of the head.
Lincoln throws a big shot that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Roy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Lincoln comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lincoln has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Lincoln !
A victorious Alexander Lincoln thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.