PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Erik Quin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Lincoln (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quin comes to the cage accompanied by Michel Teló - Ai Se Eu Te Pego . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Quin
vs
Lincoln

170 cm
29
144 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

171 cm
18
143 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Erik Quin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matt Lincoln!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lincoln fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lincoln dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Quin. That did some damage!
Quin takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Lincoln darts in and clinches Quin up against the cage.
Quin stalling in the clinch but Lincoln improves position.
Lincoln tries a body shot but Quin blocks it.
Quin prevents a body shot from Lincoln.
Lincoln struggles to land a body shot inside as Quin controls his hands.
Lincoln holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Lincoln's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lincoln looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Lincoln moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Lincoln manages to break the clinch.

Lincoln gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quin misses with a punch to the body.
Lincoln misses with the head strike.
The referee calls for Quin to work.

Lincoln breaks the clinch.

Quin has closed the distance and engaged Lincoln in a clinch.
Quin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lincoln tries to work over Quin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Quin being controlled against the cage.
Quin looking to slow down the pace here.
Quin stalling the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Erik Quin.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lincoln. That's going to slow Quin down.
Quin blocks a head kick by Lincoln.
Lincoln cracks the inside of Quin's front leg.
Lincoln throws a head kick that half lands.
Nice body kick there by Lincoln.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lincoln lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lincoln throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lincoln throws a low kick but Quin moves out of range easily.
Lincoln fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lincoln misses with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quin wants to clinch up but Lincoln keeps it at a distance.
A solid body kick from Lincoln.
That kick from Lincoln tenderised Quin's leg. Quin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lincoln swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lincoln misses with a low kick.
Lincoln misses with a head kick.
Lincoln plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lincoln tries a head kick but it misses.
Lincoln goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch on the inside from Lincoln fails to land.
Lincoln fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lincoln wants to stall.
Quin taking a breather.

Lincoln breaks from the clinch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lincoln. Quin shrugs it off though.
Lincoln throws a leg kick which misses Quin's front leg but catches the back leg as Quin tries to avoid it.
Quin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quin tries to clinch but Lincoln moves away
and Lincoln counters with a slapping leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lincoln scores with a head kick. Quin tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Lincoln misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Lincoln 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.

Quin looks to clinch
and Lincoln counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lincoln throws a nice head kick!
Quin has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Quin closes the distance looking to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Quin tries to clinch up
and Lincoln counters with an outside leg kick.
Quin tries to clinch up.
Lincoln throws a head kick but Quin moves out of range.
Quin is looking to clinch but Lincoln is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincoln throws a sloppy head kick and Quin moves out of range easily.
Lincoln connects with an inside leg kick.

Quin gets tackled into the cage by Lincoln. Lincoln maintains the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lincoln.
Lincoln blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lincoln.
Lincoln is trying to stall.

Lincoln manages to break the clinch.
Lincoln throws a head kick that misses.
Quin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lincoln.
Lincoln scores with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quin moves out of range of the body kick from Lincoln.

Lincoln moves into the clinch successfully.
Quin has Lincoln pressed against the cage.
Lincoln working aggressively here.
Lincoln misses with a punch on the inside.

Lincoln's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A slow jab from Lincoln misses its intended target.
Quin is looking to clinch.
Quin checks a low kick from Lincoln.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Quin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Quin stalling the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Stalling in the clinch from Quin.
Quin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lincoln's elbow.
Quin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lincoln up against the cage.
Lincoln tries a body shot but Quin blocks it.
Lincoln is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Quin is keeping busy.

Lincoln escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lincoln tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lincoln misses with a kick to the body.
Lincoln throws a sloppy head kick and Quin moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lincoln, right into the meat.
Quin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lincoln can pounce on him.
A head kick misses from Lincoln.
Erik Quin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lincoln fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Quin closes the distance but Lincoln moves to the side
and Lincoln counters with a body kick.
Quin is looking to clinch.
Lincoln tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Quin is able to avoid easily.
Matt Lincoln seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
That kick from Lincoln tenderised Quin's leg. Quin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Quin moves out of range as Lincoln throws a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt 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!

An inside leg kick from Lincoln misses.
Quin checks a leg kick.
Lincoln connects with a solid leg kick.
Lincoln throws a push kick but Quin slaps the foot to one side.
Lincoln throws a head kick but Quin moves out of range.
Lincoln circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lincoln looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Quin moves out of range as Lincoln throws a body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lincoln.
Quin fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincoln throws a nice outside leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lincoln.
Lincoln tries a low kick but Quin avoids it.
Lincoln tries a head kick but it misses.
Lincoln feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Quin's calf.
Lincoln feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Quin's calf.
Lincoln throws a head kick that misses.
Lincoln moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Quin blocks a head kick by Lincoln.
Lincoln takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Lincoln gets a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quin throws a punch but it's blocked by Lincoln.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lincoln - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lincoln struggles to land a body shot inside as Quin controls his hands.
Lincoln tries to throw a body punch but Quin avoids it by throwing Lincoln back against the cage.
Lincoln looking to stall.
Lincoln working hard to break the clinch.
Quin tries a body shot but Lincoln blocks it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Quin taking a breather.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lincoln as Quin tries to tie him up.
Matt Lincoln seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Quin.
Quin will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Erik Quin.
Quin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lincoln.
Lincoln throws a leg kick but Quin checks it.
Lincoln throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Quin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lincoln counters with an inside leg kick.
Lincoln throws a head kick that misses.

Lincoln closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lincoln is keeping busy.
Lincoln misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Erik Quin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Quin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Quin is stalling here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lincoln has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Quin looking to slow down the pace here.

Lincoln manages to break the clinch.
Lincoln throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Lincoln takes the fight into the clinch.
Matt Lincoln is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
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!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matt 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Lincoln!
Our winner, Matt Lincoln, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.