PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Horst Linkke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TJ Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Linkke kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Anamanaguchi - Helix Nebula. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Linkke
vs
Fisher

192 cm
24
215 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

185 cm
25
205 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Buzzkill
Buzzkill

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 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Horst Linkke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, TJ Fisher!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linkke lands a nice shot that snaps Fisher's head back.
Fisher connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fisher takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Linkke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Linkke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fisher.
Fisher throws a right and a left that Linkke avoids nicely.
Linkke misses with a body shot.
Fisher connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Linkke looks to land a right hand but Fisher moved out of range.
Linkke throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fisher fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fisher ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fisher takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Linkke moves away from the strike by Fisher.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linkke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fisher ducks under a wild hook from Linkke.
Linkke closes the distance looking to clinch
and Fisher counters with a three punch combo that has Linkke backing up. Linkke nods at Fisher to acknowledge the strikes.
Linkke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Linkke keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Linkke misses with a double jab
and Fisher counters with a nice body shot.
Linkke throws a looping overhand right but Fisher ducks down to avoid it.
Fisher lands a nice looking body shot.
Linkke tries to clinch but Fisher is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linkke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fisher moves away.
Fisher lands a nice looking body shot.
Fisher catches Linkke with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Linkke throws a sloppy body shot
and Fisher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fisher stuns Linkke with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fisher looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fisher bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Linkke's head backwards.
A shot to the body from Linkke misses
and Fisher counters with a straight right hand.
Linkke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fisher.
Linkke cracks Fisher with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Linkke throws a hook but Fisher blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linkke throws out a loose jab but Fisher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Linkke throws a left and a right that both miss

and Fisher counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Linkke stalling.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fisher. Linkke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fisher showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Linkke.
Fisher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Linkke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fisher uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Linkke.
Linkke moves away from the strike by Fisher.
Linkke misses with a straight left.
Linkke scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fisher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Linkke manages to avoid it.
Horst Linkke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Linkke defending well as Fisher loads up on a big left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linkke is looking to clinch but Fisher is avoiding it.
Fisher looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Linkke is looking to chop away at Fisher's legs.
Linkke throws a hook but Fisher blocks it.
Fisher misses with a body shot.
Fisher thows a left - swing and a miss!
Linkke misses with an uppercut. Fisher saw that one coming.
Fisher goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Linkke tries to keep at a distance but Fisher has taken the fight into the clinch.

Fisher has hold of one of Linkke's legs. Linkke is fighting the takedown attempt but Fisher gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Linkke is adopting a defensive guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

TJ Fisher dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Fisher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Linkke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Linkke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Linkke fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fisher fails in his attempt to clinch.
Linkke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fisher misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fisher looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Linkke throws a series of punches but Fisher avoids them all with ease.
A nice leg kick lands there from Linkke.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linkke scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fisher in his tracks.
Linkke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fisher is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Linkke dodges the punch combination from Fisher.

Linkke moves into the clinch successfully.
Linkke is pressed up against the cage. Fisher has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Linkke down to the mat. Linkke avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Linkke rushes Fisher and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fisher tries to break free but Linkke pushes him back against the cage.
Fisher takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like TJ Fisher has been cut.
Fisher misses with a punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Linkke to work.
Fisher is trying to break the clinch but Linkke is controlling him.
Linkke missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Linkke smiles and moves away.
Linkke misses the jab.
Fisher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Linkke manages to avoid it.
Linkke throws a series of strikes that have Fisher backpedaling.
Horst Linkke is winning the standup battle so far.
Linkke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fisher.
Linkke misses with a shot to the body
and Fisher counters with a left to the body.
Linkke moves away from the strike by Fisher.
Fisher is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Linkke.
A solid leg kick lands there for Linkke.
Fisher misses with a looping right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher tries to clinch but Linkke moves out of range.
Linkke scoring well with a low kick there.
Decent striking displayed by Linkke there.
Linkke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Linkke dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fisher. That did some damage!
Linkke dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fisher. That did some damage!
Fisher takes a swing at Linkke's ribcage but misses.
Fisher throws out a loose jab but Linkke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Linkke throws a hook but Fisher avoids it easily.
Linkke throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fisher counters with a three punch combo that has Linkke backing up. Linkke nods at Fisher to acknowledge the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher scores with a jab to the jaw.
Good exchange - Linkke coming out on top.
Linkke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fisher moves away.
Fisher slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Fisher.
Linkke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Linkke closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fisher on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Linkke throws a right hand that Fisher ducks under and follows up with a left that Fisher also avoids with ease.
Fisher tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Linkke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fisher.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Horst Linkke dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on TJ Fisher's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Fisher slips under a jab from Linkke.
Nice jab there from Linkke.
Linkke drops his hands momentarily and Fisher takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Linkke jabs Fisher right on the nose. Fisher blinks but takes it well.
Linkke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Linkke walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fisher checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fisher avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Linkke falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fisher counters with a series of strikes. Linkke will be more careful next time no doubt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Linkke.
Linkke loads up on a big right hand but Fisher slips the punch.
Fisher throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linkke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Linkke wants to clinch
and Fisher connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big left from Linkke misses.

Linkke has Fisher up against the cage in a clinch.
Fisher wants to stall.
Fisher misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fisher creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Linkke lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fisher avoiding damage as Linkke throws knees to the body.
A short right from Fisher on the inside.
Fisher wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher swings wildly with an uppercut but Linkke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Linkke is struggling to control the position.
A body shot lands from Linkke.
The referee is keeping an eye on Linkke - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Linkke lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Linkke stalling the fight.
Fisher misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fisher wants to break the clinch but can't.
Linkke lands an elbow inside that Fisher shrugs off.
Linkke tries to land knees in the clinch but Fisher avoids the damage to the body.
Fisher tries to break the clinch but Linkke is controlling the position.
Linkke is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fisher can't break the clinch.
Fisher working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Linkke trying to land knees to the body.
Linkke lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fisher is trying to break the clinch but Linkke has him pressed against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A body shot lands from Linkke.
Fisher drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Linkke creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fisher's defenses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linkke managing to block the knees to the body from Fisher.
Fisher has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Linkke is pressed up against the cage. Fisher has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Linkke down to the mat. Linkke avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Linkke tries to clinch but Fisher moves out of range.
Fisher avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fisher takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fisher throws a jab but it's blocked by Linkke.
Linkke misses with a wild combination.
Fisher scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Linkke doesn't seem bothered though.
Fisher lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Fisher.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Linkke misses with a straight right.
Linkke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fisher.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Linkke.
Fisher swings for the body but Linkke moves out of range.
Linkke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fisher connects with a crisp jab.
Linkke defending well as Fisher loads up on a big left hand.
Linkke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Linkke misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fisher counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Linkke thuds a left hand into Fisher's body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Horst Linkke showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Linkke has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Horst Linkke!