PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barbara Boxer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Horst Linkke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Linkke has chosen Anamanaguchi - Helix Nebula as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Horst Linkke has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Boxer
vs
Linkke

190 cm
23
222 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

192 cm
27
215 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Powerful

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 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barbara Boxer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Horst Linkke!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Boxer. Beautiful body shot.
Boxer throws a leg kick but Linkke moved away.
Linkke takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Boxer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Linkke's sensitive parts.
Boxer lands with a nice body kick.
Linkke moves out of range of the body kick.
Boxer misses with a kick to the body.
Boxer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boxer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Boxer, right into the meat.
Boxer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good standup being displayed there by Boxer as he connects with a hook.
Linkke tries to clinch up but Boxer circles away and keeps his distance.
Boxer moves out of range of the strikes.
Linkke ducks under a wild hook from Boxer.
Boxer lands with a hook. Linkke tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Boxer throws a leg kick but Linkke sees it coming and moves out of range.
Boxer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linkke throws a nice head kick!
A right-left combo lands from Boxer.
Boxer throws out a leg kick but Linkke moves out of range and Boxer only half commits.
Linkke is looking to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Boxer.
Boxer is looking to chop away at Linkke's legs.
Linkke missing with a left hand there. Boxer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boxer ducks under a wild hook from Linkke.
Boxer fails to land with a series of punches.
Boxer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Linkke finds it's way round the side to connect with Boxer's head.
Jab by Linkke.
Boxer moves forwards but Linkke connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Boxer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Linkke is looking to clinch but Boxer is avoiding it.
Boxer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Linkke moves away.
Linkke slips under a jab.
Boxer staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linkke throws a leg kick that is checked
and Boxer counters with a nice leg kick.
Boxer throws a hook but Linkke avoids it easily.
Boxer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Linkke.
Boxer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boxer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Linkke manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Boxer.
Boxer misses with a hook. Linkke ducked under it nicely.
Boxer throws a leg kick but Linkke moved away.
Boxer tries to work over Linkke's front leg with a kick but Linkke checks it.
Linkke misses with a few strikes there.
Linkke throws a sloppy head kick and Boxer moves out of range easily.
Boxer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Boxer throws a lazy right hand but Linkke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Linkke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boxer.
Linkke misses with a leg kick
and Boxer counters with a low kick, right behind Linkke 's knee.
A telegraphed right hand from Linkke misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxer throws a front kick that sends Linkke stumbling back into the cage.
Linkke throws a front kick aimed at Boxer's knee but Boxer avoids it well.
Linkke defending well as Boxer loads up on a big left hand.
Boxer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Boxer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Linkke tries to work over Boxer's front leg with a kick but Boxer checks it.
Linkke walks into a straight right hand from Boxer.
Linkke misses with an uppercut. Boxer saw that one coming.
Linkke avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Linkke misses the jab.
Linkke takes one on the button.
Linkke tries to work over Boxer's front leg with a kick but Boxer checks it.
The fighters circling - Linkke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boxer throws a leg kick that misses.
Boxer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Linkke stuns Boxer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxer slips a straight right by Linkke.
Linkke blocks the body kick.
Linkke connects with a right hand. Boxer shakes it off.
Linkke lands a body shot.
Boxer misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Linkke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Linkke closes the distance looking to clinch
and Boxer counters with a good, hard body kick but Linkke shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Linkke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boxer moves away.
Boxer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Linkke at a distance.
Linkke throws a shot from downtown. Boxer moves away and avoids it.
Linkke checks the leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some wild striking there from Linkke.
A low kick from Boxer is predictable there
and Linkke counters with a left and a right that stings Boxer.
Linkke avoids the head kick by Boxer.
Linkke throws a jab but it's blocked by Boxer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barbara Boxer dominated that round.
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.

Linkke takes a swing at Boxer's ribcage but misses.
Linkke misses with a hook. Boxer ducked under it nicely.
Linkke misses with a hook.
Boxer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boxer scores with the left hand. Linkke knows he should have avoided that one.
Barbara Boxer is winning the standup battle so far.
Linkke checks a low kick from Boxer.
A chopping leg kick lands by Boxer.
Boxer throws a series of punches but Linkke avoids them all with ease.
Linkke connects with a good right hand that stumbles Boxer. Boxer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Linkke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boxer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boxer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Boxer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Linkke thuds a left hand into Boxer's body.
Linkke throws a head kick that misses
and Boxer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Linkke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Boxer.
Linkke jabs at Boxer's body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Boxer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linkke tries to clinch but Boxer is having none of it.
Boxer moves out of range as Linkke strikes.
Boxer ducks under a wild hook from Linkke.
Linkke takes a swing at Boxer's ribcage but misses.
Boxer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Linkke.
Boxer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A slow jab from Linkke misses its intended target.
Boxer throws a leg kick
letting Linkke counter with a right hand.
Linkke scores with a leg kick.
Boxer misses with a body kick.
Linkke fails with an attempt to clinch.
Linkke tries to clinch but Boxer moves out of range.
Boxer throws a leg kick which misses Linkke's front leg but catches the back leg as Linkke tries to avoid it.
A big right from Boxer misses.
Nice body punch from Linkke.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Boxer.
A shot to the body from Boxer misses
and Linkke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters circling - Linkke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Linkke misses with a shot to the body
and Boxer counters with an inside leg kick.
A jab from Boxer misses.
Boxer throws a chopping leg kick but Linkke manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Linkke scores with a punch to the head.
Linkke is looking to clinch but Boxer is avoiding it.
Boxer looks to land a body kick but Linkke moved away.
A big left from Boxer misses.
Linkke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Linkke tried to score with a low kick but Boxer checks it.
Linkke's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Linkke throws a shot from downtown. Boxer moves away and avoids it.
Linkke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Linkke throws a quick inside leg kick.
Boxer swats away the attempt to clinch by Linkke.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Boxer jabs at Linkke's body.
Boxer lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Linkke misses the shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Boxer.
Linkke blocks a leg kick.
Boxer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Linkke.
Boxer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boxer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Linkke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boxer does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Linkke misses with a head kick.
Linkke takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Boxer throws a body punch but Linkke moves out of range.
Linkke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boxer circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxer wants to land a leg kick but Linkke is out of range.
Linkke misses with a low kick as Boxer jumps back.
Linkke throws the left hand but Boxer avoids the punch easily.
Linkke cracks Boxer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Boxer cracks Linkke with a right hand to the side of the head.
Boxer throws a lazy head kick
letting Linkke counter with a right hand.
Linkke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boxer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boxer blocks a jab.
Linkke tries to clinch up
and Boxer counters with a straight right hand.
Boxer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boxer throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Linkke counters with a nice leg kick.
Boxer throws a wild body kick that Linkke sees coming a mile off.
Good standup being displayed there by Boxer as he connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Horst Linkke will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

A head kick misses from Boxer.
Linkke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Boxer ducks under a wild hook from Linkke.
Linkke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boxer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boxer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Linkke.
Linkke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boxer throws out the jab.
Boxer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Linkke's sensitive parts.
Boxer circles away from the clinch attempt
and Linkke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Linkke misses with a hook to the body
and Boxer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Linkke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Linkke crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Boxer - the referee stops the clock and Linkke gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Boxer. Linkke manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Boxer throws a solid leg kick but Linkke takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Boxer.
Linkke tries to clinch there but Boxer circles away.
Linkke cracks the inside of Boxer's front leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer takes a swing at Linkke's ribcage but misses.
Boxer thows a leg kick but Linkke checks it
and Linkke counters with a straight right hand.
Linkke connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Linkke throws an overhand right that lands on Boxer's shoulder, as Boxer tries to avoid the shot.
Linkke jabs at Boxer's body.
Linkke looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good exchange - Linkke coming out on top.
Linkke throws the kick towards the body but Boxer avoids it.
Linkke throws a lazy head kick
and Boxer counters with a solid body kick.
Linkke lands a head kick. Boxer smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Boxer throws a leg kick which misses Linkke's front leg but catches the back leg as Linkke tries to avoid it.
Boxer misses with a hook.
Boxer misses with a head kick.
Linkke connects with a right hand. Boxer shakes it off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Linkke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boxer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Linkke coming out on top.
Boxer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Linkke scores with a hook.

Boxer is rocked!
Linkke cracks Boxer with a hook to the temple - Boxer is on wobbly legs here! Linkke swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Boxer falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Linkke wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Horst Linkke!