PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Abraham Lincoln (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Shelby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tommy Shelby will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Lincoln
vs
Shelby

190 cm
19
159 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

176 cm
19
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Abraham Lincoln!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tommy Shelby!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shelby lands with a nice body punch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lincoln scores with a leg kick.
Shelby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lincoln was well out of range. Poor timing from Shelby.
Lincoln fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shelby has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Shelby lands a jab to Lincoln's midsection.
Lincoln takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Shelby ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lincoln takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Shelby connects with a body shot that sends Lincoln's belly button to the back.
Shelby digs a good body shot into Lincoln's ribs.
Lincoln tries a head kick but it misses.
Shelby is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lincoln rather than just go for the knockout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shelby misses the shot to the body.
Lincoln connects with a high kick.
Shelby pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lincoln back to the cage. Shelby follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Shelby throws a body shot but no joy.
Lincoln is looking for a counter combo.
Good standup being displayed there by Shelby as he connects with a hook.
Shelby checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lincoln tries a head kick but it misses.
Shelby throws a hook to the side of Lincoln's head but Lincoln sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shelby lands a slapping body shot.
Shelby tries to bum rush Lincoln with a series of wild strikes but Lincoln uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shelby throws a body punch but Lincoln moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincoln dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shelby. That did some damage!
Shelby throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lincoln counters with an outside leg kick.
Shelby lands a nice shot to the body.
Tommy Shelby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lincoln feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Shelby's calf.
Shelby misses with a looping right.
Lincoln feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Shelby throws a jab when Lincoln was well out of range.
Lincoln ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lincoln moves out of range as Shelby strikes.
Lincoln fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shelby has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Shelby fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lincoln. That's going to slow Shelby down.
No joy there for Shelby, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lincoln lands with a kick to the temple. Shelby shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Shelby swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lincoln scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Shelby.
Lincoln showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shelby.
Shelby lands a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shelby comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shelby throws a right and a left that Lincoln avoids nicely.
Shelby falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lincoln counters with a slapping leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Shelby darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Shelby's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Shelby misses with a few strikes there.
Lincoln uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shelby.
Lincoln half committed to a counter leg kick.
Shelby throws a body punch but Lincoln moves out of range.
Lincoln ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lincoln misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shelby misses with a body shot.
Shelby misses with a two punch combination.
Lincoln fires out a quick counter leg kick but Shelby just manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Shelby misses.
Lincoln really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Shelby throws out a loose jab but Lincoln uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lincoln slips under a jab.
Lincoln seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Shelby avoids the head kick by Lincoln.
Shelby let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lincoln cracks the inside of Shelby's front leg.
Shelby throws a lazy right hand but Lincoln sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shelby misses with a body shot.
Lincoln tried to counter with a leg kick but Shelby avoided it.
Lincoln slips a straight right by Shelby.
Shelby misses with a wild body shot.
Lincoln seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Lincoln looks to land a left hand but Shelby moved out of range nicely.
Lincoln displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shelby throws out the jab.

Lincoln clinches up with Shelby and pushes him back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lincoln takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Shelby tries to circle away but Lincoln has him pinned against the cage.

Lincoln breaks the clinch.
Lincoln feints and then cracks Shelby's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shelby down.
Shelby throws a big shot that misses.
Jab from Shelby.
Lincoln throws a front kick that sends Shelby stumbling back into the cage.
Lincoln uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shelby.
A cross from Shelby lands.
Shelby fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lincoln moves out of range as Shelby strikes.
Lincoln fires out a quick counter leg kick but Shelby just manages to avoid it.
Lincoln fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lincoln avoids the body shot from Shelby.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shelby will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lincoln throws a lazy right hand but Shelby sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lincoln fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shelby manages to avoid it.
Lincoln dodges the punch combination from Shelby.
Shelby throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lincoln on the side of the head.
Shelby misses with a wild combination.
Lincoln avoids the body shot from Shelby.
Shelby ducks under a wild hook from Lincoln.
Shelby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lincoln.
Shelby misses the jab.
Lincoln looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shelby misses with a few strikes there.
It looked like Lincoln was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A big left from Lincoln misses.
Lincoln lands with a kick to the temple. Shelby shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Shelby misses with a hook
and Lincoln makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lincoln throws a hook but Shelby avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Shelby dominated that round.
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.

Shelby blocks a head kick by Lincoln.
Lincoln throws a chopping leg kick but Shelby manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tommy Shelby is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shelby chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lincoln can pounce on him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lincoln.
Shelby just misses with a punch to the body.
Shelby throws a right hand that Lincoln ducks under and follows up with a left that Lincoln also avoids with ease.
Lincoln pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shelby scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Shelby misses the body punch
and Lincoln counters with a series of strikes. Shelby will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lincoln dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shelby. That did some damage!

Shelby gets tackled into the cage by Lincoln. Lincoln maintains the clinch.
Lincoln swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Lincoln.
Lincoln misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shelby tries to break free but Lincoln pushes him back against the cage.
Shelby wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lincoln has him pressed against the cage.
Shelby wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lincoln misses with some punches.
Lincoln throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Shelby can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shelby is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Lincoln.
Shelby wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Shelby's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Lincoln manages to break the clinch.
Lincoln throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shelby.
Lincoln avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shelby misses with a hook. Lincoln ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Lincoln misses the target.
Shelby throws a body shot but no joy.
Shelby slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lincoln misses with a hook.
A combination from Shelby does no damage.
Shelby lands a body shot.
Shelby will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tommy Shelby seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lincoln slips a straight right by Shelby.
Lincoln looks to land a left hand but Shelby moved out of range nicely.
Shelby scores with a decent looking hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln misses with an uppercut. Shelby saw that one coming.
Shelby looks to throw the jab but Lincoln is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shelby misses with a body shot.

Lincoln clinches up against the cage.
Shelby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shelby has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lincoln seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Shelby can turn it around.
Shelby is trying to force a seperation but Lincoln has the dominant position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lincoln creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lincoln lands a damaging elbow.
Lincoln misses with a knee strike.
Shelby takes a knee to the side of the body.

Lincoln's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shelby looks to land a combination but Lincoln avoids it well.
Shelby is breathing heavily.
Lincoln avoids the body shot from Shelby.
Shelby misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lincoln's corner calls for a 1-2. Lincoln obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Shelby just misses with a punch to the body.
Shelby avoids the body shot from Lincoln.
Shelby just misses with a punch to the body.
That kick from Lincoln tenderised Shelby's leg. Shelby is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shelby throws a hook to the side of Lincoln's head but Lincoln sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lincoln throws a leg kick which misses Shelby's front leg but catches the back leg as Shelby tries to avoid it.

Lincoln closes the distance and clinches.
Lincoln lands an elbow that stopped Shelby in his tracks for a moment.
A knee to the head by Lincoln.
Lincoln connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shelby's face.
Lincoln has Shelby pressed against the cage, preventing Shelby from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lincoln's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lincoln.
Lincoln tries to land knees in the clinch but Shelby avoids the damage to the body.
Shelby wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shelby tries to break the clinch but Lincoln is controlling the position.
Shelby wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lincoln will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Shelby up against the cage.
Shelby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Lincoln.
Shelby is looking to break free of the clinch but Lincoln has double underhooks.
Lincoln throws a punch but it's blocked by Shelby.
Lincoln misses with a punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lincoln has Shelby pressed against the cage, preventing Shelby from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Shelby wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lincoln can't find room to land a body shot as Shelby controls the action.
Shelby letting Lincoln take a breather here.
Shelby managing to block the knees to the body from Lincoln.
Lincoln creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Shelby's defenses.

Lincoln manages to break the clinch.
Lincoln lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lincoln throws a low kick but it's checked well by Shelby.
Lincoln tries to clinch but Shelby is having none of it.
Shelby is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Shelby throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shelby swings for the body but Lincoln moves out of range.
Lincoln tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shelby throws a hook to the side of Lincoln's head but Lincoln sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abraham Lincoln dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Shelby throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lincoln misses with an uppercut.
Lincoln looks to score with a jab to the body but Shelby is just out of range.
Shelby looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lincoln throws a quick counter head kick but Shelby was just out of range.
Shelby throws a jab when Lincoln was well out of range.
A head kick from Lincoln lands but Shelby takes it in his stride.
Lincoln throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shelby sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shelby blocks a head kick by Lincoln.
Lincoln tries a head kick but it misses.
Lincoln throws a push kick but Shelby slaps the foot to one side.
Lincoln is looking to chop away at Shelby's legs.
A big left from Shelby misses.
Shelby thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Shelby does no damage.
Shelby waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lincoln.
A swing and a miss from Shelby.
Shelby thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shelby throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Shelby misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincoln lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shelby's sensitive parts.
Lincoln dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shelby. That did some damage!
Shelby swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lincoln thumps Shelby with a low kick.
Shelby throws out a loose jab but Lincoln uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shelby moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lincoln. Shelby shrugs it off though.
Shelby throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shelby takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lincoln connects with a solid leg kick.
Shelby throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shelby connects with a body shot that sends Lincoln's belly button to the back.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lincoln. Shelby shrugs it off though.
Shelby throws a lazy right hand but Lincoln sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lincoln throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lincoln with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shelby misses with a two punch combination.
Lincoln will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lincoln throws an overhand right that lands on Shelby's shoulder, as Shelby tries to avoid the shot.
Shelby let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shelby looks to land a right hand but Lincoln moved out of range.
Shelby works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lincoln!
Shelby throws a combination that misses
and Lincoln counters with an inside leg kick.
A head kick from Lincoln lands but Shelby takes it in his stride.
Lincoln dips to his left and cracks Shelby with an uppercut!
A swing and a miss from Shelby.
Lincoln appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Lincoln.
Shelby swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lincoln counters with a two punch combo.
Shelby has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lincoln.
Shelby takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Shelby is rocked!
Lincoln fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shelby.
Shelby is still on wobbly legs! Can Lincoln finish him?
Lincoln lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lincoln throws a shot from downtown. Shelby moves away and avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lincoln.
Shelby throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shelby seems to have recovered his senses.
A telegraphed right hand from Shelby misses the target.
Lincoln lands with a kick to the temple. Shelby shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lincoln throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lincoln throws the left hand but Shelby avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln throws a body shot but no joy.
Shelby moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lincoln thumps Shelby with a low kick.
Shelby looks to land a right hand but Lincoln moved out of range.
Lincoln looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lincoln.
A head kick misses from Lincoln.
A head kick misses from Lincoln.
Shelby swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shelby misses with a shot to the body
and Lincoln counters with a nice leg kick.
Shelby lands a jab to the head.
Lincoln scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice defenses there by Lincoln.
Lincoln scoring well with a low kick there.
Shelby scores with a nice head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lincoln defending well as Shelby loads up on a big left hand.
Shelby fails to land with a series of punches.
Lincoln looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shelby with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lincoln.
Shelby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lincoln was well out of range. Poor timing from Shelby.
Lincoln throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lincoln throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shelby loads up on a big right hand but Lincoln slips the punch.
Shelby throws a hook to the side of Lincoln's head but Lincoln sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shelby walks into a jab.
Shelby connects with a body shot.
Shelby looks to score with a jab to the body but Lincoln is just out of range.
Shelby just misses with a punch to the body.
Lincoln is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Shelby misses with an uppercut.
Jab from Shelby.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lincoln feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Shelby's calf.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lincoln. That's going to slow Shelby down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lincoln.
Lincoln lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shelby's sensitive parts.

And that's the end of the fight!
Abraham Lincoln showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lincoln has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28

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