PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lahden Linkki (ranked 3287 p4p, 351 weight class) and Antonio Jose De Sucre (ranked 2587 p4p, 304 weight class). Linkki comes to the ring accompanied by Cypress Hill - Cuban Necktie. De Sucre is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bolivianos el Hado Propicio. This should be fireworks!

Linkki
vs
Jose De Sucre

188 cm
32
220 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

190 cm
40
214 lbs
32 - 28 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite 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 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lahden Linkki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 28 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio Jose De Sucre!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Sucre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Linkki misses.
Linkki misses with an uppercut. De Sucre saw that one coming.
De Sucre ducks under a wild hook from Linkki.
Linkki is on the wrong end of a nice combination from De Sucre.
De Sucre misses with the combination.
De Sucre goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Linkki connects with a nice looking jab.
De Sucre takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Linkki looks to land a left hand but De Sucre moved out of range nicely.
Linkki takes a swing at De Sucre's ribcage but misses.
Lahden Linkki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Sucre chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from De Sucre misses its intended target.
Linkki scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by De Sucre.
De Sucre misses the shot to the body.
Linkki misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linkki moves into range and connects with a jab.
De Sucre connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Linkki momentarily.
De Sucre throws a head kick that Linkki semi-blocks.
De Sucre tries to clinch but Linkki moves out of range.
Linkki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Sucre counters with a nice uppercut.
De Sucre looking to land some kicks to the body here.

De Sucre moves into range and clinches up with Linkki.

Linkki breaks from the clinch.
Linkki throws a lazy right hand but De Sucre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Sucre misses with a wild body shot.
De Sucre takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Linkki avoids a punch combination nicely.
De Sucre looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Sucre slips a jab and a cross from Linkki.
De Sucre feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Linkki's calf.
Some wild striking there from De Sucre.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linkki throws the left hand but De Sucre avoids the punch easily.
De Sucre swings for the body but Linkki moves out of range.
Linkki looks to land a right hand but De Sucre moved out of range.
De Sucre gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Linkki throws a body shot but no joy.
Linkki swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by De Sucre.
De Sucre scores with a nice right hand.
Linkki misses the jab.
Linkki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Linkki misses the shot to the body.
Linkki throws an overhand right that lands on De Sucre's shoulder, as De Sucre tries to avoid the shot.
De Sucre lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Linkki circles away quickly and effectively.

De Sucre gets in close and instigates a clinch.
De Sucre fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Linkki gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from De Sucre.

Linkki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A left lands for Linkki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Lahden Linkki will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

De Sucre ducks under a wild hook from Linkki.
De Sucre throws a nice head kick!
De Sucre throws a body kick that misses.
De Sucre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Linkki.
Linkki throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent De Sucre stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Linkki swats away the attempt to clinch by De Sucre.
Linkki stalks De Sucre and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into De Sucre's face. De Sucre staggers backwards, shaken.
De Sucre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Linkki.
De Sucre throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Linkki misses with a wild combination.
De Sucre throws out a leg kick but Linkki moves out of range and De Sucre only half commits.
Linkki takes a shot right to the bread basket.
De Sucre throws a push kick but Linkki slaps the foot to one side.
Linkki moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Linkki keeps the fight on the outside.
Linkki is looking for a counter combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linkki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Linkki avoids a punch combination nicely.
De Sucre throws a leg kick but Linkki sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Antonio Jose De Sucre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

De Sucre forces Linkki back against the ropes and clinches.

Linkki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
De Sucre defending well as Linkki loads up on a big left hand.
De Sucre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Linkki.
De Sucre looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Linkki throws out a loose jab but De Sucre uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Sucre throws a push kick but Linkki slaps the foot to one side.
Linkki tests De Sucre's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Linkki is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Linkki swats away the attempt to clinch by De Sucre.
De Sucre blocks a jab.
Linkki throws a hook but De Sucre avoids it easily.
De Sucre throws a counter combo.
Linkki comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

De Sucre moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Sucre wants a takedown.

De Sucre ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. De Sucre no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Linkki wanted to stand there but De Sucre had control of the position.
Linkki wants to stand and escape but instead De Sucre has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Linkki is pulling down on De Sucre's head. It's preventing any offense from De Sucre, at least for the moment.
Linkki is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Linkki looking to hit a scissor sweep but De Sucre is one step ahead there.

De Sucre drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and De Sucre jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
De Sucre passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Lahden Linkki will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

De Sucre looks to land a body kick but Linkki moved away.
Linkki throwing a counter right hand but De Sucre manages to avoid it.
Linkki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Sucre was well out of range. Poor timing from Linkki.
Linkki lands a two punch combo.
De Sucre connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
De Sucre throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Linkki connects with a nice looking jab.
Linkki punishes De Sucre's body with a nice straight punch.
Linkki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Sucre sees it coming and avoids it easily.

De Sucre has managed to clinch.
De Sucre has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Linkki is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
De Sucre jumps guard but Linkki turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
De Sucre changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Linkki fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lahden Linkki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Jose De Sucre.
De Sucre is looking to clinch.
Linkki misses with an uppercut.
De Sucre misses with a hook. Linkki ducked under it nicely.
De Sucre moves out of range as Linkki strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Sucre ducks under a wild hook from Linkki.
Linkki missing with a left hand there. De Sucre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linkki looks to land a right hand but De Sucre moved out of range.
De Sucre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

De Sucre closes the distance and pushes Linkki back into the ropes.

Linkki breaks from the clinch.
De Sucre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Sucre lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nice defenses there by De Sucre.
Linkki just misses with a punch to the body.
Linkki throws a body punch but De Sucre moves out of range.
De Sucre missing with a left hand there. Linkki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Sucre throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Linkki scores with a punch to the head.
Linkki looks to land a left hand but De Sucre moved out of range nicely.
A punch combination from Linkki misses.
De Sucre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Linkki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A cross from De Sucre lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Sucre throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Linkki thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Sucre throws a counter combo.
Linkki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Sucre misses with a hook
and Linkki counters with a left to the body.
De Sucre slips under a jab.
Linkki lands a right hook to the body.
De Sucre throws a series of punches but Linkki moves out of range.
Linkki fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. De Sucre looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Linkki punishes De Sucre's body with a nice straight punch.
Antonio Jose De Sucre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Sucre misses with a straight right.
Linkki scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. De Sucre doesn't seem bothered though.
Linkki with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No joy there for De Sucre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Linkki on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
De Sucre takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
De Sucre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Linkki scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
De Sucre tries to move into range but Linkki moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lahden Linkki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Linkki, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Lahden Linkki!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Lahden Linkki!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Lahden Linkki!

Lahden Linkki wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Lahden Linkki thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.