PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abraham Lincoln (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bratt Nukam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nukam has chosen Duke Nukem Theme as his entrance music. Bratt Nukam is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Lincoln
vs
Nukam

193 cm
25
215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

188 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abraham Lincoln!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bratt Nukam!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Dean Styles and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nukam throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nukam throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Abraham Lincoln seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lincoln throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nukam on the side of the head.
Lincoln shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nukam but Nukam pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lincoln throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nukam sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lincoln cracks Nukam with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

It looks like Bratt Nukam has been cut.
Lincoln misses with an uppercut.
Lincoln scores with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Lincoln shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lincoln showed some decent athleticism there.
Nukam looks gassed!
Lincoln working Nukam over with strikes.
Lincoln lands with a punch from half guard.
Lincoln has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lincoln throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nukam is staying active underneath Lincoln, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lincoln thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nukam's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nukam on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lincoln sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Lincoln passes the guard and advances to mount!
Nukam is trying to stand.
Lincoln with shots to the head and body - Nukam looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln throwing strikes here but Nukam is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Nukam is bucking up trying to escape but Lincoln cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lincoln controlling the pace for now.
Lincoln sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Lincoln working Nukam over with strikes here.
Lincoln with shots to the head and body - Nukam looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln controlling the pace for now.
Lincoln seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Nukam for as long as he can get away with.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lincoln throwing strikes here but Nukam is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Lincoln connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lincoln connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Lincoln is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Nukam takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lincoln punishing his opponent with strikes.
Nukam wants to get back to his feet.
Lincoln lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lincoln with good strikes from the mount here!
Lincoln landing strikes, looking to finish!
Nukam really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lincoln. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lincoln is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Nukam can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abraham Lincoln dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bratt Nukam's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Lincoln jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lincoln throws a shot to the body.
Nukam lands a nice shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Lincoln - just one landing.

That has opened up Bratt Nukam's cut even more.
Nukam ducks under a wild hook from Lincoln.
Nukam throws out a loose jab but Lincoln uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lincoln punishes Nukam's body with a nice straight punch.
Lincoln fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nukam avoids it really well and circles away.
Lincoln scores with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Lincoln closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lincoln working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Lincoln landing a few strikes.
Lincoln lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lincoln is staying tight to Nukam's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Nukam is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Lincoln is controlling him well.
Lincoln is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nukam can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincoln scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Nukam to see if he's OK.
Lincoln trying to control the position but Nukam is working away.
Lincoln connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Nukam some visible discomfort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nukam trying to remain calm as Lincoln controls from the top position.
Lincoln is putting a hurting on Nukam here, landing some big shots from side control.
Lincoln working the body and head with strikes.
Lincoln lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Nukam will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Lincoln lands an elbow.
Abraham Lincoln overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lincoln lands an elbow.
Lincoln postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Lincoln wants to control but Nukam is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Nukam's face as Lincoln controls the position.
Lincoln in side control, throwing shots but Nukam defends.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln working the ground and pound from side control.
Lincoln is chipping away with strikes.
Lincoln is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Nukam will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Lincoln's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Lincoln tries to score with some ground and pound. Nukam controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Lincoln throws a strike aimed at the side of Nukam's head but Nukam avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lincoln in side control, throwing shots but Nukam defends.
Nukam bucks up and tries to throw Lincoln off but instead Lincoln has got his back!
Can Nukam hold on?! Lincoln is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Lincoln lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nukam is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Lincoln.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lincoln softening up his opponent with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abraham Lincoln dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bratt Nukam's cut.
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!

The fighters circling - Lincoln throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lincoln fails to land the takedown.
Nukam misses with a few strikes there.
Nukam scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nukam misses with a wild body shot.
Nukam bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lincoln's head backwards.
Nukam misses with an uppercut. Lincoln saw that one coming.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Decent striking displayed by Lincoln there.

The cut above Bratt Nukam's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nukam scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nukam on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nukam shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lincoln throws out a loose jab but Nukam uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lincoln scores with a hook.

Bratt Nukam's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Lincoln is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nukam gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lincoln scores with a jab to the body.
Nukam slaps away a takedown attempt from Lincoln, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lincoln shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nukam sprawls well. Nukam wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lincoln gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abraham Lincoln. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nukam moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Lincoln misses.
Lincoln keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nukam misses with a wild body shot.
Nukam is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lincoln rather than just go for the knockout.

Lincoln drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lincoln throws and elbow that misses. Nukam uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lincoln's guard. Nice move by Nukam!
Nukam tries to stand but Lincoln is controlling from the bottom.
Nukam is fighting to break Lincoln's control of his arms but Lincoln is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Lincoln wants to sweep but no luck.
Lincoln wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nukam tries to stand but Lincoln is controlling from the bottom.
Nukam must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Lincoln manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Lincoln scores with a nice head shot.
A punch combination from Nukam misses.
Lincoln is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nukam sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nukam with a hook.
Lincoln will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nukam with a hook.
Lincoln scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nukam throws a jab but it's blocked by Lincoln.
A jab from Lincoln misses.
Nukam cracks Lincoln with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Abraham Lincoln is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lincoln with a jab.
Lincoln has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lincoln scores with a decent looking hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln moves out of range of the strikes.
Lincoln bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lincoln lands with an uppercut that bounces Nukam off the cage and back into rage.
Lincoln jabs Nukam right on the nose. Nukam blinks but takes it well.
Bratt Nukam is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nukam thows a left - swing and a miss!

Lincoln looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Nukam!
Nukam squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Lincoln looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lincoln has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nukam taking shots to the head.
Bratt Nukam has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nukam tries to buck Lincoln off but he can't manage it.
Lincoln controlling the position easily from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Abraham Lincoln showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lincoln has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abraham Lincoln!