PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lahden Linkki (ranked 2028 p4p, 264 weight class) and Azamat Secoy (ranked 1185 p4p, 159 weight class). Linkki's entrance music is Cypress Hill - Cuban Necktie. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Linkki
vs
Secoy

188 cm
25
220 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

188 cm
30
210 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

KOMBAT KLOTHING

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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lahden Linkki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Azamat Secoy!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Secoy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Linkki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Linkki ducks right into an uppercut from Secoy.
Secoy throws a lazy right hand but Linkki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Linkki scores with a jab. Secoy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Secoy misses with a left hand
letting Linkki counter with a right hand.
Secoy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Linkki's head.
Linkki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Secoy.
Linkki scores with a shot to the body.
Linkki changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Linkki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Secoy can pounce on him.
Linkki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Secoy.
Secoy swings for the body but Linkki moves out of range.
Linkki takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Secoy ducks under a wild hook from Linkki.
Linkki tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Linkki scores with the left hand. Secoy knows he should have avoided that one.
Secoy misses with an uppercut
and Linkki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've been hearing reports that Linkki has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Linkki misses the jab.
Azamat Secoy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Linkki closes the distance and clinches up with Secoy, looking for a takedown. Linkki pushes Secoy against the cage but Secoy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Secoy moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Secoy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Linkki.
Secoy looks to land a combination but Linkki avoids it well.
An attempted straight right counter from Linkki misses the target.
Linkki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Linkki fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice shot by Secoy.
Secoy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Linkki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Linkki fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Secoy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Secoy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Secoy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Linkki is out of range and Secoy settles back down.
Linkki misses with a looping left.
A big right from Linkki misses.
Azamat Secoy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Secoy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Linkki manages to avoid it.
Secoy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Secoy there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Linkki swings for the body but Secoy moves out of range.
Secoy is trying to counter with his kicks.
Secoy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Secoy moves out of range of the strikes.
Secoy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Secoy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Linkki ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Secoy misses with a hook. Linkki ducked under it nicely.
Secoy is looking to score with low kicks.

Secoy drives through and clinches with Linkki against the cage.
Linkki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Linkki misses with a body punch.
Secoy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Secoy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Linkki backwards.
Linkki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Secoy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Secoy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Secoy keeps control of Linkki as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Linkki struggles to land a body shot inside as Secoy controls his hands.
Secoy working aggressively here.
Secoy blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linkki tries to work over Secoy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Linkki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Linkki blocks a body shot from Secoy.
Secoy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Secoy takes a shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Secoy.
Linkki lands a nice uppercut.
Secoy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Secoy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Linkki backwards.
Secoy lands a right hand.
Linkki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Linkki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Linkki lands a left hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Linkki.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Linkki.
Secoy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Secoy swings wildly with an uppercut but Linkki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Linkki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Secoys head.
Secoy throws a punch but it's blocked by Linkki.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linkki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Secoy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Secoy.
Linkki stalling against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Secoy.
Linkki wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Secoy lands a body shot.
Secoy has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Linkki seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Secoy can turn it around.
Linkki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Secoy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Secoy prevents a body shot from Linkki.
Linkki throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Secoy - that landed with a thud.
Linkki wants to break free but Secoy has control.
Secoy gets through Linkki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Secoy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Secoy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Secoy.
Linkki is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A short uppercut from Secoy.
Linkki misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Azamat Secoy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Secoy throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Secoy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Secoy thows a leg kick but Linkki checks it
and Linkki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Secoy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Secoy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Secoy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Secoy wants it to stay on the feet.
Secoy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Linkki misses with an uppercut. Secoy saw that one coming.
Secoy lands a nice looking body kick.
Linkki looks to score with a jab to the body but Secoy is just out of range.
Linkki backing away here, and Secoy unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Secoy connects with a jab.
Linkki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A slapping leg kick lands for Secoy.
Linkki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
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!
Linkki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Linkki throws out a loose jab but Secoy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Secoy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Secoy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Secoy finds it's way through Linkki's defenses.
Secoy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Linkki takes one to the side of the head.
Secoy throws out a loose jab but Linkki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Secoy throws a sloppy head kick
and Linkki counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Azamat Secoy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Secoy avoids the body shot from Linkki.
Linkki looks to score with a jab to the body but Secoy is just out of range.
Linkki just misses with a punch to the body.
Linkki misses with an uppercut. Secoy saw that one coming.
Secoy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Linkki misses with a body shot.
Secoy throws a leg kick which misses Linkki's front leg but catches the back leg as Linkki tries to avoid it.
Linkki throws a body shot but no joy.
Linkki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Secoy throws out the jab.
Linkki ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Linkki tests Secoy's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linkki takes a swing at Secoy's ribcage but misses.
Sloppy strikes from Secoy. Those never looked like landing.
Nice defenses there by Secoy.
A big left from Linkki misses.
Linkki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Linkki misses with a hook
and Secoy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Secoy throws a sloppy head kick and Linkki moves out of range easily.
Linkki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Secoy manages to avoid it.
Secoy misses with a few strikes there.
Linkki misses with an uppercut
and Secoy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Danga de danga de dang - Linkki scores with a four punch combination!
Linkki misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Secoy! But no joy.
Secoy slips under a jab from Linkki.
Linkki swings widly with a right hand
and Secoy counters with a nice leg kick.
Linkki misses the shot to the body.
Secoy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Secoy is looking to slow Linkki down with leg kicks.
Linkki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Secoy circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch lands to the side of Linkki 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Linkki misses with a straight left.
Linkki fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Secoy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Linkki's calf.
Secoy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Secoy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Secoy connects with the punch.

Secoy has managed to clinch.
Linkki prevents a body shot from Secoy.
Linkki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Secoy lands a right hand.
Secoy tries to throw a body punch but Linkki avoids it by throwing Secoy back against the cage.
Secoy lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Linkki.
Secoy keeps control of Linkki as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Secoy tries to work over Linkki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Linkki.
Linkki swings wildly with an uppercut but Secoy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Secoy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Secoy blocks a body shot from Linkki.
Secoy scores with a shoulder strike.
Linkki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Linkki tries to work over Secoy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Linkki manages to break the clinch.
Secoy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Linkki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Linkki throws a shot to the body.
Linkki looks to land a left hand but Secoy moved out of range nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Linkki throws a series of punches but Secoy avoids them all with ease.
Secoy misses with a hook. Linkki ducked under it nicely.
Linkki takes one to the chin there.
A big left from Secoy misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Azamat Secoy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Secoy connects with a looping right hand.
Secoy moves out of range as Linkki strikes.
Secoy connects with a solid leg kick.
Linkki swings for the body but Secoy moves out of range.
Secoy slips under a jab from Linkki.
Secoy lands a leg kick that knocks Linkki off balance momentarily.
Secoy fakes the leg kick and cracks Linkki in the body.
Linkki swings for the body but Secoy moves out of range.
Secoy throws a nice inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Secoy.
Secoy avoids the body shot from Linkki.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bone on bone clash there as Linkki blocks the leg kick.
Good leg kick by Secoy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A big right from Linkki misses.
Secoy feints a counter leg kick.
Linkki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Secoy circles away quickly and effectively.
Linkki walks into a stiff left hand from Secoy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linkki fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Secoy on the side of the head.
Secoy lands a leg kick that knocks Linkki off balance momentarily.
Secoy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Linkki throws a lazy right hand but Secoy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Linkki loads up on a big right hand but Secoy slips the punch.
Secoy thuds his right hand into Linkki's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Linkki throws a hook but Secoy blocks it.
A little jabbing left from Secoy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Secoy cracks the inside of Linkki's front leg.
Linkki shoots in for a double leg but Secoy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Linkki with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Secoy to score with a decent uppercut.
Linkki swings for the body but Secoy moves out of range.
Secoy tries a quick counter leg kick but Linkki is wise to it.
Linkki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Secoy circles away quickly and effectively.
Secoy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Linkki's head.
Linkki shoots in and drives through. Secoy sprawls well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Linkki misses the jab.
Secoy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Secoy.
Secoy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Linkki.
Linkki looks to land a right hand but Secoy moved out of range.
Secoy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Secoy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Linkki.
Secoy lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Secoy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Linkki misses with an uppercut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Secoy.

Secoy instigates a clinch.
Secoy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Secoy lands a shoulder strike.
Linkki lands a body shot.
Linkki tries to work over Secoy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Secoy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Linkki struggles to land a body shot inside as Secoy controls his hands.
Linkki is looking to break free of the clinch but Secoy has double underhooks.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linkki misses with a punch to the body.
Azamat Secoy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Secoy lands with a left to the head.
Linkki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Secoy backwards.
Linkki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Linkki looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Secoy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Secoy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Linkki is trying to force a seperation but Secoy has the dominant position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Secoy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Secoy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Linkki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Secoy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Secoy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Linkki is rocked!
Secoy lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Linkki to his knees! Secoy keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Azamat Secoy!
In defeat, Lahden Linkki stepped up to the mic, saying 'That was fucking awesome! Can I go again?!'.