PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Konstantin Kalyagin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Horst Linkke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kalyagin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Show Me Your Genitals. Linkke is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Anamanaguchi - Helix Nebula. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Kalyagin
vs
Linkke

189 cm
27
224 lbs
16 - 4 - 0

192 cm
26
215 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power

Decent wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

Hell's Balls Recovery

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 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Konstantin Kalyagin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Horst Linkke!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Linkke.
Kalyagin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Linkke tries a head kick but it misses.
Kalyagin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Some wild striking there from Linkke.
Linkke throws a right and a left that Kalyagin avoids nicely.
Kalyagin walks into a stiff left hand from Linkke.
Nice defenses there by Linkke.
Kalyagin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kalyagin slips a jab from Linkke.
A leg kick checked by Linkke.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linkke thows a leg kick but Kalyagin checks it
and Kalyagin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A jab from Linkke misses.
Kalyagin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Linkke moves away.
Linkke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kalyagin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kalyagin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Linkke.
Linkke just misses with a punch to the body.
Kalyagin's corner calls for a 1-2. Kalyagin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

It looks like Horst Linkke has been cut.
Kalyagin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Linkke.
Good standup being displayed there by Linkke as he connects with a hook.
Linkke scores with a punch to the head.
Linkke misses with a leg kick
and Kalyagin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linkke lands with a good body shot.
Linkke misses with a hook. Kalyagin ducked under it nicely.
Kalyagin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kalyagin misses with a low kick.
Linkke throws a shot from downtown. Kalyagin moves away and avoids it.
Kalyagin throws a looping overhand right but Linkke ducks down to avoid it.
Kalyagin swats away the attempt to clinch by Linkke.
Linkke misses the jab.
Linkke misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalyagin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kalyagin misses with an uppercut. Linkke saw that one coming.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kalyagin has a couple of punches blocked by Linkke.
A left hand lands to the body for Linkke.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kalyagin swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Kalyagin breaks from the clinch.
Linkke takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Linkke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Linkke fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Linkke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kalyagin.
Linkke scores with a jab to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Linkke misses its intended target.
A low kick from Linkke is predictable there
and Kalyagin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big right from Linkke misses.
Linkke moves out of range of the strikes.
Kalyagin throws a leg kick but Linkke checks it.
Linkke misses with a leg kick
and Linkke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Linkke closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Kalyagin to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kalyagin throws a lazy right hand but Linkke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Konstantin Kalyagin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Horst Linkke's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Kalyagin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Danga de danga de dang - Linkke scores with a four punch combination!
Horst Linkke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kalyagin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kalyagin throws a looping overhand right but Linkke ducks down to avoid it.
Linkke defending well as Kalyagin loads up on a big left hand.
Linkke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Linkke walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kalyagin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kalyagin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Linkke wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kalyagin throws a lazy right hand but Linkke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalyagin lands a slapping body shot.
A shot to the body from Linkke misses
and Kalyagin counters with a solid body kick.
Linkke gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Linkke.
Kalyagin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A big left from Kalyagin misses.
Konstantin Kalyagin is winning the standup battle so far.
Linkke throws a leg kick which misses Kalyagin's front leg but catches the back leg as Kalyagin tries to avoid it.
Linkke misses with a double jab
and Kalyagin counters with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalyagin throws a sloppy head kick and Linkke moves out of range easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Linkke. That snapped Kalyagin's head back.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kalyagin lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Linkke has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Linkke and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Linkke throws a leg kick
and Kalyagin counters with an outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A decent looking cross lands there for Linkke.
Linkke ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Linkke misses with a head kick.
Linkke with a hook.
A bone on bone clash there as Linkke blocks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalyagin misses with a hook. Linkke ducked under it nicely.
Kalyagin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Linkke connects with a solid leg kick.
Linkke moves in looking to clinch but Kalyagin pushes him off.
Kalyagin throws a leg kick
and Linkke counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kalyagin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Linkke.
Linkke throws a one two combo.
Linkke throws a hook but Kalyagin blocks it.
Linkke takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kalyagin thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linkke punishes Kalyagin's body with a nice straight punch.
Kalyagin throws a leg kick
and Linkke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Linkke lands a really nice looking cross but Kalyagin seems unphased.
Linkke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kalyagin just misses with a punch to the body.
Linkke throws a leg kick
and Kalyagin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Linkke staying out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Linkke ducks under a wild hook from Kalyagin.
Linkke swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Linkke lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Horst Linkke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Horst Linkke's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Linkke connects with a solid leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Linkke.
Kalyagin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Linkke can pounce on him.
Kalyagin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Linkke manages to avoid it.
Linkke wants to clinch up but Kalyagin keeps it at a distance.
Linkke connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Linkke throws and low kick but Kalyagin moves out of range easily.
Linkke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kalyagin.
Linkke throws a leg kick but Kalyagin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kalyagin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linkke throws a jab when Kalyagin was well out of range.
Linkke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Linkke throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Linkke swings for the body but Kalyagin moves out of range.
Kalyagin slips a straight right by Linkke.
Linkke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kalyagin was well out of range. Poor timing from Linkke.
Linkke changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Linkke.
Linkke wants to clinch.
Linkke feints and then cracks Kalyagin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kalyagin down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linkke misses the jab.
Linkke misses with an uppercut. Kalyagin saw that one coming.
Kalyagin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Linkke buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Linkke is looking to clinch.
Kalyagin throws a chopping leg kick but Linkke manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kalyagin swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Linkke counter with a right hand.
Kalyagin checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linkke tests Kalyagin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Linkke throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kalyagin.
Linkke throws a nice looking combination but Kalyagin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Linkke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Linkke fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kalyagin checks it well.
Linkke wants to land a leg kick but Kalyagin is out of range.
Kalyagin misses with an uppercut. Linkke saw that one coming.
Kalyagin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Linkke counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Linkke scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalyagin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Linkke lands with a right hand.
Good work by Kalyagin as he checks the leg kick.
Linkke is looking to score with low kicks.
A cross from Linkke lands.
A low kick from Kalyagin is predictable there
and Linkke counters with an inside leg kick.
Linkke moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kalyagin checks the leg kick nicely there.

Linkke moves into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice left hand lands by Linkke.
Linkke trying to land knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Horst Linkke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Linkke has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29

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