PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abroham Lincoln (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Lincoln
vs
Page

175 cm
23
185 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

180 cm
24
185 lbs
2 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abroham Lincoln!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danny Page!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Eddie Farnsworth and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Page throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lincoln.
Page throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lincoln.
Lincoln ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lincoln lands a nice hook to Page's body. Page takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Page loads up on a big right hand but Lincoln slips the punch.
An attempted straight right counter from Lincoln misses the target.
Lincoln punishes Page's body with a nice straight punch.
Lincoln throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Page ducks right into an uppercut from Lincoln.
Lincoln slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Page.
Page drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lincoln defends it well.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Page checks a leg kick.
Page takes a swing at Lincoln's ribcage but misses.
Lincoln keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Page.
Lincoln slips a straight right by Page.
Page throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lincoln counters with a left to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lincoln connects with a single shot there.
Page tries to move into range but Lincoln moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincoln avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Page.
Lincoln bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Danny Page seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lincoln lands a nice hook to Page's body. Page takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lincoln connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Page momentarily.

Page moves into the clinch.
Lincoln scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lincoln misses with a hook from the clinch.
Page is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Page missing with knees to the body.
Page misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lincoln.
Lincoln tries to break free but Page pushes him back against the cage.

Page escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
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!
Lincoln lands a body shot.
Lincoln throws a low kick but Page moves out of range easily.
Page tries to counter with a clinch but Lincoln shakes him off and moves away.
Page misses with a hook to the body
and Lincoln counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Page gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln pivots, looking for a leg kick but Page is out of range and Lincoln settles back down.

Page clinches.

Page breaks from the clinch.
Lincoln has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 3Band MMA ($500/week) in the buildup to the fight.
Page is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lincoln looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.

Lincoln gets tackled into the cage by Page. Page maintains the clinch.

Page's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Page throws out a loose jab but Lincoln uses good head movement to avoid it.
Page doesn't manage to clinch there - Lincoln circles away.
Lincoln dips to his left and cracks Page with an uppercut!
Nice uppercut there from Lincoln.
Lincoln throws a solid leg kick but Page takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lincoln.
Lincoln sets himself, and Page steps forward looking for the clinch! Lincoln avoids it this time.

Page has managed to clinch.

Page pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lincoln bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lincoln cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Page gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Page is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lincoln scores with a shoulder strike.
Page throws a head punch that misses.
Page throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Page goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Page escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big left from Lincoln misses.
Lincoln lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lincoln ducks under a wild hook from Page.
Page scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Abroham Lincoln has been cut.
Lincoln dodges the punch combination from Page.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Page throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lincoln darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Page misses the shot to the body.
Lincoln fires out a quick counter leg kick but Page just manages to avoid it.
Lincoln bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Page misses with an uppercut. Lincoln saw that one coming.
Lincoln connects with a nice looking jab.
Lincoln throws a quick inside leg kick.
A big left from Lincoln misses.
Lincoln lands with a shot to the body.
Lincoln tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Page was well out of range. Poor timing from Lincoln.
Page throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lincoln lands a nice hook to Page's body. Page takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Page misses with a series of wild punches.
Page throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lincoln sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Page misses with a lunging right hand
and Lincoln counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abroham Lincoln dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abroham Lincoln's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Lincoln shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Page throws a body punch but Lincoln moves out of range.
Lincoln throws a low kick but it's checked well by Page.
Lincoln moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Abroham Lincoln is winning the standup battle so far.
Lincoln connects with the punch.
Lincoln lands a head shot.
Lincoln staying out of range there.
Page cracks Lincoln with a right hand to the side of the head.
Page on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lincoln.
Lincoln scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Page doesn't seem bothered though.
Page scores with a nice strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lincoln connects with a jab.
Page throws a low kick but Lincoln avoids it.
Page throws a body kick that misses.
Lincoln throwing a counter right hand but Page manages to avoid it.
Lincoln connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Page momentarily.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Page in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Page misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lincoln uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Page.
Lincoln throws a low kick but Page avoids it.
Lincoln connects with a good right hand that stumbles Page. Page circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lincoln wants to land a leg kick but Page is out of range.
Lincoln ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lincoln connects with a jab.
Lincoln is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Page.
Lincoln jabs at Page's body.
Page lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Page closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lincoln counters with a right hand to the body.

Page gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Still in the clinch, Lincoln scores with a nice short uppercut.
Page has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
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!

Page breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lincoln on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Page clinches up against the cage.
Lincoln is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Page can do to turn this around?
Lincoln works on Page's body with a couple of short punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lincoln as Page tries to tie him up.
Lincoln stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lincoln taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Page's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lincoln swats away the attempt to clinch by Page.
Lincoln connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lincoln lands with an uppercut that bounces Page off the cage and back into range.
Lincoln paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page drops his hands momentarily and Lincoln takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Page lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Page misses with a jab, cross combination.
Page shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Page misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Page is looking to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Lincoln on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Page uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lincoln.
Page throws a head kick that misses
and Lincoln counters with a stiff right hand.
Lincoln lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Page is rocked!
Page throws an off balance right hand
and Lincoln counters with a straight right hand.
Page is still on wobbly legs! Can Lincoln finish him?
Lincoln throws a pinpoint strike between Page's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Page crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Lincoln scores a great knockout victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Abroham Lincoln!