PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seifer Almasy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerard Link (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Link has chosen Mr. Trololo as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Almasy
vs
Link

188 cm
24
215 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

200 cm
21
216 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158

CEC Nutrition Q160

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seifer Almasy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gerard Link!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Link.
Almasy tries to clinch there but Link circles away.
Almasy closes the distance looking to clinch
and Link counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Almasy thinking.
Link checks the leg kick nicely there.
Almasy fails in his attempt to clinch.

Almasy drives through and clinches with Link against the cage.
Almasy prevents Link from breaking the clinch.
Almasy stalling the fight.
Link tries to break free but Almasy pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Link tries to break free but Almasy pushes him back against the cage.
Almasy tries a knee to the head but Link blocks it.
Link is trying to push Almasy away but Almasy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Link tries to circle away but Almasy has him pinned against the cage.
Almasy landing knees to the head.

It looks like Gerard Link has been cut.
Link is trying to force a seperation but Almasy has the dominant position.
Link tries to break free but Almasy pushes him back against the cage.

Almasy breaks the clinch.
Link circles away from the clinch attempt.
Almasy throws out a leg kick but Link moves out of range and Almasy only half commits.
Seifer Almasy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Link throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Almasy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Link lands a right hand.
Almasy is pushing Link up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Almasy manages to break the clinch.
Almasy tries to clinch but Link is having none of it.
Almasy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Link swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Almasy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Almasy has Link up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almasy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Link wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Link wants to break free but Almasy has control.
Link wants to break the clinch but can't.
Link working hard to break the clinch.
Almasy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Link tries to circle away but Almasy has him pinned against the cage.
Link wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Almasy keeps control of Link as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Link tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Almasy stalling the fight.
Almasy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Link's efforts to push away.
Almasy missing with knees to the body.
Almasy has Link pressed against the cage, preventing Link from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Link is trying to break free.
Almasy keeps control of Link as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Link wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Almasy tries to land a knee to the head but Link blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Gerard Link will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gerard Link's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Almasy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Almasy wants to clinch up but Link keeps it at a distance.
Link shoots in but Almasy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Almasy tries to clinch up.

Almasy pushes Link up against the cage in a clinch.
Almasy stalling.
Link is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Almasy.

Almasy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Almasy tries to clinch but Link is having none of it.
Link checks a low kick from Almasy.
Almasy tries to clinch there but Link circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Almasy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Almasy moves in looking to clinch but Link pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Link will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Almasy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Link manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Link misses with a two punch combination.
Almasy has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Link misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Almasy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Link wants to break the clinch but can't.
Link wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Almasy has him pressed against the cage.
Link is trying to push Almasy away but Almasy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Almasy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Link's efforts to push away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almasy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Link avoids it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Almasy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Almasy tries to clinch there but Link circles away.
Almasy avoids a kick to the body.
Almasy 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almasy tries to clinch but Link moves out of range.
Almasy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Link swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Link tries for a takedown but Almasy circles away easily

and Almasy moves into the clinch.
Link looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Link wants to break the clinch but can't.

Almasy breaks the clinch.
Almasy tries to clinch but Link is having none of it.
Almasy tries to clinch but Link moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seifer Almasy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gerard Link's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Almasy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Almasy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Almasy doesn't manage to clinch there - Link circles away.
Almasy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Almasy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Almasy moves to clinch but Link breaks away
and Link counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Link swats away the attempt to clinch by Almasy.

Almasy clinches with his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Link wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Almasy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Link blocks it with crossed arms.
Link looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Almasy controlling the action here for a moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Link is trying to break the clinch but Almasy has him pressed against the cage.
Link is trying to push Almasy away but Almasy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Link wants to break free but Almasy has control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Link wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Almasy has him pressed against the cage.
Link wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Link is trying to push Almasy away but Almasy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Almasy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Almasy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Link.
Link wants to get back to striking at distance but Almasy won't allow it.
Almasy stalling against the cage.
Almasy seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
A frustrated look appears on Link's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almasy has Link pressed against the cage, preventing Link from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Link tries to circle away but Almasy has him pinned against the cage.
Almasy connects with a knee to the head.
Link has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Link's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Link is trying to break free.

Almasy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Link tries to land a front kick but Almasy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Link tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Almasy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Link throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Almasy counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Almasy.

Almasy breaks from the clinch.
Link misses with a kick to the body

and Almasy counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Almasy.

Almasy breaks from the clinch.
Almasy tries to clinch up.
Almasy wants to clinch
and Link counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Seifer Almasy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Link takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gerard Link comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Link has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Gerard Link!
After the big win, Gerard Link made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors CEC Nutrition Q160 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.