PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Luis Carlos Linhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaska Raatikainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raatikainen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Are you dead yet. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jaska Raatikainen enters the cage!

Carlos Linhares
vs
Raatikainen

171 cm
21
147 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

162 cm
19
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luis Carlos Linhares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaska Raatikainen!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linhares scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Linhares lands with a slapping head kick.
Linhares with a nice cross.
Linhares stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Linhares doesn't manage to clinch there - Raatikainen circles away.
Linhares lands a jab to Raatikainen's midsection.
Raatikainen takes one to the chin there.
Linhares lunges at Raatikainen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Raatikainen's hand.
Linhares keeps Raatikainen at a distance using the push kick.
Linhares bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Raatikainen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Linhares fails in his attempt to clinch.
Raatikainen throws a sloppy head kick and Linhares moves out of range easily.
Linhares swinging wildly here.
Linhares fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Linhares moves into the clinch successfully.
Raatikainen tries to break free but Linhares pushes him back against the cage.
Linhares misses with a punch on the inside.
Linhares doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Linhares scores with a nice hook to the head.
Raatikainen working hard to break the clinch.
Linhares fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Linhares.
Linhares tries to pull guard but Raatikainen won't allow it.
Raatikainen is trying to force a seperation but Linhares has the dominant position.
Linhares keeps control of Raatikainen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Raatikainen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Linhares misses with a punch on the inside.
Linhares keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Raatikainen's efforts to push away.
Linhares lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linhares throws an elbow but it misses.
Linhares throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Raatikainens head.
Linhares dodges an elbow strike from Raatikainen.
Raatikainen tries to break free but Linhares pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Linhares.
Linhares lands an elbow inside that Raatikainen shrugs off.
Linhares pushes Raatikainen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Linhares throws a head punch that misses.
Linhares scores with a shoulder strike.
Linhares lands a hook that snaps the head of Raatikainen backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Linhares.
Raatikainen blocking some punches.

Linhares's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Linhares connects with a looping right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raatikainen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Raatikainen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Linhares works Raatikainen's body with a nice hook.
Linhares scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Linhares dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Linhares throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Linhares scores with a hook to the body. Raatikainen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Linhares with a nice cross.
Raatikainen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Linhares feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Raatikainens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Linhares lands an overhand right.
Linhares is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Raatikainen throws a sloppy head kick and Linhares moves out of range easily.
Linhares lands a leg kick that knocks Raatikainen off balance momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raatikainen throws a head kick but Linhares moves out of range.
Raatikainen scores with a head kick. Linhares tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Linhares - that will leave a mark!
Raatikainen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Raatikainen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Linhares lands a jab to the nose.
Raatikainen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A head kick misses from Raatikainen.
A solid leg kick lands there for Linhares.
Raatikainen throws a lazy head kick
and Linhares connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Raatikainen throws a head kick that misses
and Linhares counters with a body kick.
Raatikainen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping body kick lands there for Linhares.
Raatikainen looks gassed!
Nice jab there from Linhares.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luis Carlos Linhares dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Raatikainen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice body punch from Linhares.
Linhares changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Raatikainen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Linhares works Raatikainen's body with a nice hook.
Linhares lands a slapping body shot.
Linhares is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Linhares connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A good leg kick by Raatikainen.
Raatikainen throws a sloppy head kick
letting Linhares counter with a right hand.
Raatikainen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Raatikainen throws a lazy head kick
and Linhares counters with a left to the body.
Raatikainen throws a sloppy head kick
and Linhares counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Raatikainen thinking.
Raatikainen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Linhares stuns Raatikainen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linhares lands a slapping body shot.
Linhares lands a right hook to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Linhares as he connects with a hook.
Luis Carlos Linhares is winning the standup battle so far.
Linhares lands with a nice body punch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Linhares.
Raatikainen throws a sloppy head kick
and Linhares counters with a leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Linhares. That snapped Raatikainen's head back.
Linhares lands a right hook to the body.

Linhares has Raatikainen up against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Linhares.
Linhares pressing his opponent against the cage.
Linhares lands with a left to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Linhares lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Linhares lands a body shot.
Linhares lands an elbow that stopped Raatikainen in his tracks for a moment.
Raatikainen stalling in the clinch but Linhares improves position.
Raatikainen wants to get back to striking at distance but Linhares won't allow it.
Linhares softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Raatikainen takes an elbow to the temple.
Raatikainen missing with knees to the body.
Linhares lands a shoulder strike.
Raatikainen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Raatikainen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Linhares has him pressed against the cage.
Linhares content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Linhares.
Linhares makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Raatikainen is rocked!
Linhares lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Raatikainen backwards.
Raatikainen is still on wobbly legs! Can Linhares finish him?
Linhares lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Linhares dips a shoulder and cracks Raatikainen with a mighty uppercut! Raatikainen falls back against the cage and Linhares unloads with a barrage of strikes! Raatikainen is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Linhares screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luis Carlos Linhares!
An out of breath Luis Carlos Linhares thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.