That is from HIS perspective. In the game, I got no echo that he lost link. I had no idea for several rounds after that point. By the time I did realize he was linkdead, he WAS tigerclawed and was significantly more hurt. And at the point I realized it, it look from my perspective that he dropped link when he was (again) seriously losing the fight. Which is suspicious, to say the least.
So.. I did what every other person would have done. Nobody here is going to let someone get away, when they drop link in the middle of a fight, especially a fight that they're easily losing. You'll either pray about it, or you'll finish them off. I'm no exception.