PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luis Carlos Linhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pertti Pulkkinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pulkkinen has chosen The Third, The Magical as his entrance music. Luis Carlos Linhares has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Carlos Linhares
vs
Pulkkinen

171 cm
33
146 lbs
27 - 11 - 1

155 cm
33
157 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Perkele!

Pitt Nutrition 160Q@$149
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Luis Carlos Linhares!
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, Pertti Pulkkinen!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linhares fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pulkkinen swings for the body but Linhares moves out of range.
Linhares misses with a hook
and Pulkkinen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That kick from Pulkkinen tenderised Linhares's leg. Linhares is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pulkkinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Linhares swings for the body but Pulkkinen moves out of range.
Linhares pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pulkkinen throws a head kick that misses.
Linhares works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Linhares, as that shot connected.
Pulkkinen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Linhares lands with a good body shot.
Linhares scores with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Linhares lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pulkkinen circles away quickly and effectively.
Linhares throws a looping overhand right but Pulkkinen ducks down to avoid it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pulkkinen - that will leave a mark!
Linhares throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pulkkinen lands a nice hook to Linhares's body. Linhares takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Linhares lands with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linhares lands with a nice body kick.
Linhares tries to land a front kick but Pulkkinen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
It seemed like Pulkkinen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pulkkinen dips to his left and cracks Linhares with an uppercut!
Pulkkinen throws a body shot but no joy.
Pulkkinen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Linhares is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pulkkinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pulkkinen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Linhares connects with a leg kick. Pulkkinen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Linhares just misses with a punch to the body.
Linhares on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The fighters circling - Linhares throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
No joy there for Linhares, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pulkkinen misses with a wild body shot.
Pulkkinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Linhares is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pulkkinen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Linhares fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pulkkinen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pulkkinen takes one to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linhares takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Linhares has been working on his boxing with his coaches at RNC Sport Club in the buildup to the fight.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Linhares.
Linhares looks to land a body kick but Pulkkinen moved away.
Linhares scores with a three punch combo!
Linhares misses with an attempted mid kick.
Linhares is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Linhares. Pulkkinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pulkkinen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pulkkinen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Linhares at a distance.
Pulkkinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Linhares.
Pulkkinen lands a really nice looking cross but Linhares seems unphased.
Linhares throws a hook to the side of Pulkkinen's head but Pulkkinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Linhares goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pulkkinen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pulkkinen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Linhares takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Linhares pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pulkkinen with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Linhares finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Pulkkinen looks to land a body kick but Linhares moved away.
Linhares doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Linhares staying out of range there.
As Pulkkinen backs away, Linhares returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Pulkkinen avoids the body shot from Linhares.
Jab from Linhares.
Pulkkinen jabs Linhares right on the nose. Linhares blinks but takes it well.
Pulkkinen lands with an uppercut that bounces Linhares off the cage and back into range.
Linhares throws a head kick that misses.
Linhares smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Linhares ducks right into an uppercut from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pulkkinen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Linhares throws the kick towards the body but Pulkkinen avoids it.
Pulkkinen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Linhares can pounce on him.
Pulkkinen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Linhares.
Pulkkinen throws a front kick aimed at Linhares's knee but Linhares avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Linhares as he connects with a hook.
Linhares will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pulkkinen counters with a body kick.
A big right from Pulkkinen misses.
Linhares dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Linhares throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pulkkinen has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Linhares checks a leg kick.
Pulkkinen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pulkkinen throws a hook to the side of Linhares's head but Linhares sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Luis Carlos Linhares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pulkkinen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pulkkinen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Linhares.
Linhares throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Linhares lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Linhares takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pulkkinen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pulkkinen misses with a low kick.
Pulkkinen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luis Carlos Linhares 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.

Linhares connects with an inside leg kick.
Pulkkinen misses with a straight right.
Pulkkinen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Linhares lands a nice looking body kick.
Linhares throws a big shot that misses.
Pulkkinen throws out a loose jab but Linhares uses good head movement to avoid it.
Linhares throwing a counter right hand but Pulkkinen manages to avoid it.
Linhares thows a body kick. Pulkkinen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Pulkkinen lands a nice looking body shot.
Pulkkinen misses with a hook
and Linhares counters with a leg kick.
Pulkkinen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pulkkinen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pulkkinen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pulkkinen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Linhares pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A thudding body kick lands there by Linhares!
Linhares scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Linhares feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pulkkinens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pulkkinen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linhares is looking to land body kicks.
Linhares misses with the combination.
Linhares looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Linhares throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Linhares moves out of range as Pulkkinen strikes.
Linhares scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Linhares misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Linhares throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pulkkinen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Pulkkinen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Linhares on the side of the head.
Linhares throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Linhares lands a nice shot to the body.
Linhares moves out of range of the strikes.
Luis Carlos Linhares is winning the standup battle so far.
Linhares delivers a nice body kick.
A clash of legs there as Linhares blocks the low kick.
Linhares takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Pulkkinen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pulkkinen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Linhares.
Linhares throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Linhares throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Linhares.
Linhares throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pulkkinen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pulkkinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Linhares.
Linhares throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pulkkinen 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.
Linhares appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pulkkinen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Linhares under the eye.
Linhares lands a right hook to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Linhares!
Pulkkinen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Linhares takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Linhares is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pulkkinen can do to turn this around?
Linhares throws a head kick that Pulkkinen semi-blocks.
Linhares ducks under a wild hook from Pulkkinen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linhares takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Linhares is looking to land body kicks.
Pulkkinen throws an overhand right that lands on Linhares's shoulder, as Linhares tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from Linhares on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Linhares pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pulkkinen appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pulkkinen. Linhares shrugs it off though.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Linhares.
Pulkkinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Linhares pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pulkkinen back to the cage. Linhares follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Pulkkinen misses with a series of wild punches.
Linhares feinted with a counter takedown.
Linhares is looking to chop away at Pulkkinen's legs.
Nice defenses there by Linhares.
Linhares avoids the body shot from Pulkkinen.
Linhares getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Linhares throws a body kick that misses.
Pulkkinen looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
A head kick misses from Linhares.
A countering left hand to the body from Pulkkinen misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linhares keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Pulkkinen looks to move away, Linhares throws a big counter combo bu Pulkkinen just gets out of the way.
Linhares scores with a shot to the body.
Linhares jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Linhares lands the left hand.
Pulkkinen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Linhares scores with a kick to the midsection.
Pulkkinen throws a lazy right hand but Linhares sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pulkkinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pulkkinen throws a big shot that misses.
Pulkkinen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Linhares fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pulkkinen manages to avoid it.
Pulkkinen walks into a stiff left hand from Linhares.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Linhares throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pulkkinen thinks about the counter body kick.
Pulkkinen lands a head kick. Linhares smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Linhares slips a straight right by Pulkkinen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luis Carlos Linhares dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Linhares misses with a wild body shot.
Linhares lands with a slapping head kick.

Pulkkinen is rocked!
Pulkkinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Pulkkinen is still on wobbly legs! Can Linhares finish him?
Pulkkinen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Linhares dives in for a single leg takedown but Pulkkinen sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Pulkkinen seems to have recovered his senses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Pulkkinen might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Linhares has got the better of the exchanges.
Pulkkinen is looking to chop away at Linhares's legs.
Linhares appears to be looking for a big counter.
Pulkkinen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Linhares throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pulkkinen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Linhares jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Pulkkinen throws a series of punches but Linhares moves out of range.
Pulkkinen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pulkkinen. Linhares does a little dance to reset his feet.
Linhares lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Linhares 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 Pulkkinen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pulkkinen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Linhares throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pulkkinen misses the shot to the body.
Linhares attempts a counter takedown but Pulkkinen avoids it well and moves away.
Pulkkinen moves out of range of the leg kick from Linhares.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Linhares 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 Pulkkinen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pulkkinen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nice uppercut there from Linhares.
Linhares throws a low kick but Pulkkinen moves out of range easily.
Linhares avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Linhares uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pulkkinen.
Linhares lands a slapping body shot.
Linhares gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen lands a glancing blow to the side of Linhares's head.
Linhares lands a really nice looking cross but Pulkkinen seems unphased.
Pulkkinen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pulkkinen misses the shot to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Linhares!
Linhares misses with a low kick.
Pulkkinen was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Linhares avoids the body shot from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen looks to throw the jab but Linhares is out of range.
Pulkkinen moves out of range of the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linhares throws a half hearted mid kick.
Despite the aggression on Pulkkinen's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Linhares 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.
Pulkkinen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pulkkinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Pulkkinen misses with an uppercut. Linhares saw that one coming.
Linhares looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Linhares motions for Pulkkinen to come forward. Linhares throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice side step and Pulkkinen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pulkkinen moves out of range as Linhares throws a body kick.
Linhares throws a good cross that connects.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Linhares - that will leave a mark!
Pulkkinen throws a big shot that misses.
Pulkkinen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Linhares connects with a solid leg kick.
A left lands for Pulkkinen.
Linhares uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pulkkinen.
Pertti Pulkkinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Linhares. Beautiful body shot.
Linhares connects with a single shot there.
Linhares throws a wild body kick that Pulkkinen sees coming a mile off.
Pulkkinen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pulkkinen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Pulkkinen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Pulkkinen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pulkkinen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pulkkinen was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Linhares cracks Pulkkinen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pulkkinen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Linhares. That one must have hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Linhares thuds a left hand into Pulkkinen's body.
Pulkkinen misses with a straight right.
A bone on bone clash there as Pulkkinen blocks the leg kick.
Pulkkinen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pulkkinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Linhares.
Pulkkinen throws a looping overhand right but Linhares ducks down to avoid it.
Pulkkinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pulkkinen looks for the body kick but Linhares saw that one coming.
Linhares throwing a counter right hand but Pulkkinen manages to avoid it.
Linhares fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Linhares looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pulkkinen connects with a right hand. Linhares shakes it off.
Linhares shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pulkkinen misses with a leg kick
and Linhares makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pulkkinen throws a looping overhand right but Linhares ducks down to avoid it.
No joy there for Linhares, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Linhares misses with a body shot.
Pulkkinen throws a sloppy head kick and Linhares moves out of range easily.
Linhares uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen misses with a left hand
and Linhares cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luis Carlos Linhares showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Linhares has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luis Carlos Linhares!
Our winner, Luis Carlos Linhares, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.