PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerard Link (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erkki Torkylainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Link kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Mr. Trololo. Torkylainen has chosen Sky Residents - Krilia as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Link
vs
Torkylainen

200 cm
20
210 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

190 cm
24
208 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gerard Link!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erkki Torkylainen!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Link misses with a body kick.
Torkylainen throws a head kick that misses.
Link stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Link wants it to stay on the feet.
Torkylainen scores with a leg kick.
Torkylainen misses with a takedown attempt
and Link counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Erkki Torkylainen has been cut.
Link's jab looks to have found its range, popping Torkylainen under the eye.
Erkki Torkylainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torkylainen fails with a takedown attempt.
Gerard Link has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erkki Torkylainen.
Torkylainen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Link is fending him off so far but Torkylainen persists. Nope, Link circles away and we're back to standing.
Torkylainen shoots in but no luck this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Link connects with a high kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torkylainen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Link is fending him off so far but Torkylainen persists. Nope, Link circles away and we're back to standing.
Link looks for the body kick but Torkylainen saw that one coming.
Torkylainen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Torkylainen looks winded!
Link is looking to land body kicks.
Torkylainen has a takedown stuffed.
Link looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Link pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Link keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Link lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Torkylainen at a distance.

Link closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Link controlling the pace.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Link stands up out of the half guard.
Link scores with a nice right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Link fails to land with a series of punches.
Link feints a jab promting Torkylainen to slip. Link then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Torkylainen slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Torkylainen tries to clinch but Link moves away
and Link counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Link lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Link throws the kick towards the body but Torkylainen avoids it.
Link is pawing at Torkylainen, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Torkylainen's nose. Torkylainen is badly hurt! Link pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Torkylainen tries desperately to hold on but Link is relentless in his assault! As Torkylainen receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Link away and this one is in the books!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gerard Link!
Gerard Link managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans, into his post fight interview.