PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jose Cronos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Lincoln (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cronos comes to the cage accompanied by Sandstorm. Lincoln is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mottaka by Queso. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cronos
vs
Lincoln

178 cm
32
145 lbs
23 - 9 - 0

171 cm
30
148 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

GREEN!160

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 23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Cronos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Lincoln!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lincoln throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cronos's head.
Lincoln tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lincoln swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lincoln looks to land a left hand but Cronos moved out of range nicely.
Cronos throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cronos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lincoln throws a hook but Cronos blocks it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lincoln.
Lincoln tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cronos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cronos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cronos misses with a few strikes there.
Lincoln throws a chopping leg kick but Cronos manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cronos misses with a right hand
and Lincoln counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincoln takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lincoln takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cronos looks to land a combination but Lincoln avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lincoln. Cronos does a little dance to reset his feet.
A good leg kick by Lincoln.
Lincoln lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lincoln does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lincoln throws a shot to the body.
Lincoln feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cronos's calf.
A telegraphed right hand from Lincoln misses the target.
Lincoln lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lincoln misses with an uppercut. Cronos saw that one coming.
Cronos swinging wildly here.
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!
Cronos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cronos throws a shot from downtown. Lincoln moves away and avoids it.
Cronos blocks a low kick nicely.
Lincoln punishes Cronos's body with a nice straight punch.
Cronos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lincoln counters with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln tries to clinch but Cronos moves out of range.
Cronos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lincoln throws out the jab.
Cronos seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Cronos digs a good body shot into Lincoln's ribs.
Lincoln tried to score with a low kick but Cronos checks it.
Cronos lands a jab to Lincoln's midsection.
Cronos throws a right hand that misses
and Lincoln counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lincoln throws a low kick but Cronos moves out of range easily.
Cronos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cronos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lincoln.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cronos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lincoln with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lincoln tries a head kick but it misses.
Cronos looks to land a combination but Lincoln avoids it well.
Cronos keeps the fight on the outside.
Lincoln throws a jab when Cronos was well out of range.
Matt Lincoln is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lincoln tries to score with a low kick but Cronos moves his leg out of the way.
Cronos misses with an uppercut
and Lincoln counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cronos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lincoln.
Cronos drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Lincoln dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Lincoln lands a nice shot to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Cronos might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Cronos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cronos scores with a spinning back kick!
Lincoln darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lincoln throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lincoln slips a straight right by Cronos.
Lincoln bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cronos's head backwards.

Cronos is rocked!
Cronos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cronos misses with a combination
and Lincoln counters with a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cronos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Cronos. Those never looked like landing.
Nice defenses there by Lincoln.
Cronos lands a glancing blow to the side of Lincoln's head.
Cronos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cronos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lincoln moves away.
Lincoln avoids the body shot from Cronos.
Lincoln lands a jab.
Lincoln throws a leg kick
and Cronos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lincoln misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cronos loads up on a big right hand but Lincoln slips the punch.
Cronos shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lincoln swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lincoln scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cronos misses with a double jab.
Cronos throws a series of punches but Lincoln moves out of range.
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 scores with a sloppy right hand. Cronos should have avoided that one.
Lincoln throws a looping overhand right but Cronos ducks down to avoid it.
Cronos staying out of range there.
A head kick by Lincoln misses
and Cronos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cronos checks a leg kick.
Cronos was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cronos connects with the punch.
Cronos misses with the body kick
and Lincoln connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lincoln throws a solid leg kick but Cronos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lincoln.
Cronos is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cronos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Lincoln misses the target.
Cronos went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Cronos swinging wildly here.
Lincoln misses with a low kick.
Cronos moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cronos swats away the attempt to clinch by Lincoln.
Lincoln misses with a leg kick.
Cronos moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lincoln throws a lazy uppercut
and Cronos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lincoln tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lincoln throws a leg kick which misses Cronos's front leg but catches the back leg as Cronos tries to avoid it.
Lincoln throws a head kick but Cronos moves out of range.
Cronos moves out of range of the strikes.
Lincoln throws a low kick but Cronos avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Matt Lincoln will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Lincoln throws a body kick that misses.
Cronos appears to be looking for a big counter.
Cronos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Lincoln throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cronos went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Lincoln slips a jab and a cross from Cronos.
Cronos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lincoln jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cronos lands a nice shot that snaps Lincoln's head back.

Lincoln is rocked!
Cronos dances in with a quick combination. Lincoln is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Cronos snaps Lincoln's head back. Lincoln stumbles backwards against the cage. Cronos steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Lincoln's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Lincoln just didn't come prepared.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jose Cronos!
Jose Cronos seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.