PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Folignus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Lin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Folignus comes to the cage accompanied by Laces Out. Bruce Lin has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Nick Folignus's chin.

Folignus
vs
Lin

186 cm
21
197 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

177 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)
Malicious Intent Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nick Folignus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bruce Lin!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Lin. Folignus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Folignus closes the distance and clinches up with Lin, looking for a takedown. Folignus pushes Lin against the cage but Lin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Folignus manages to avoid it.
Lin takes a swing at Folignus's ribcage but misses.
Folignus attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Lin rushes Folignus and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Folignus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Folignus lands a good knee to the midsection. Lin won't want to take too many of those.
Lin tries to land knees in the clinch but Folignus avoids the damage to the body.
Folignus taking a breather.
Maybe Folignus would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Folignus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Folignus.
Lin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Folignus avoids it.
Lin missing with knees to the body.
Folignus is trying to stall.
Lin tries to land knees in the clinch but Folignus avoids the damage to the body.
Lin missing with knees to the body.
Lin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Folignus avoids it.
Folignus is trying to maintain a safe position but Lin gets an underhook and turns Folignus into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Folignus avoiding damage as Lin throws knees to the body.
Lin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Folignus avoids it.
Folignus lands a nice knee to the body.
Lin looks gassed!
Folignus is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Folignus is trying to drag Lin to the mat but Lin just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lin trying to land knees to the body.
Lin tries to land knees in the clinch but Folignus avoids the damage to the body.
Folignus trying to stall but Lin improves his position.
Folignus is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lin is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Folignus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Folignus lands a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Folignus.
Folignus with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Folignus.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Folignus connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lin's face.
Folignus is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lin blocks an elbow strike from Folignus.
Lin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Folignus.
Folignus struggles to land a body shot inside as Lin controls his hands.
Lin tries to land knees in the clinch but Folignus avoids the damage to the body.
Folignus has Lin pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lin blocks a body shot from Folignus.
Folignus is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Folignus tries to work over Lin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Folignus putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Folignus wants to stall.
Folignus seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Lin is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Nick Folignus.
Lin slips a jab and a cross from Folignus.

Lin moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Folignus utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lin tries to land knees in the clinch but Folignus avoids the damage to the body.

Folignus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Folignus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Folignus throws a chopping leg kick but Lin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nice takedown defense from Lin. No joy for Folignus on that attempt.

Lin moves into the clinch.
Folignus crunches a lovely knee into Lin's ribcage.
Lin trying to land knees to the body.
Folignus stalling in the clinch but Lin improves position.
Folignus is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Folignus is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lin gets underhooks to prevent Folignus's takedown attempt.
Folignus managing to block the knees to the body from Lin.
Lin tries to land knees in the clinch but Folignus avoids the damage to the body.
Folignus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Folignus avoiding damage as Lin throws knees to the body.
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!
Folignus looking to stall.
Lin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Folignus is defending well for now.

Folignus breaks the clinch.
Folignus tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lin swivels and escapes.

Lin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Folignus putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Folignus avoiding damage as Lin throws knees to the body.
Folignus crunches a lovely knee into Lin's ribcage.
Lin blocks a body shot from Folignus.
Folignus is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Folignus is trying to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Folignus goes for a takedown attempt but Lin pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Folignus tries to clinch but Lin is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Folignus 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.

Lin misses the shot to the body.
Bruce Lin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lin misses with a body shot.
Lin thows a body shot but no joy.

Lin closes the distance and clinches.
Lin missing with knees to the body.
Folignus with a knee to the head.
Folignus looking to stall.
Lin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Folignus is defending well for now.
Folignus managing to block the knees to the body from Lin.

Folignus ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Folignus no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Folignus looking to control.
Folignus wants to sweep here but Lin controlling him for the moment.
Lin wants to stand and escape but instead Folignus has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Folignus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Folignus trying to control the position from guard on top but Lin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lin wants to stand but Folignus is controlling the position.
Folignus wants to control from the top but Lin keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Nick Folignus wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Folignus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Folignus tries a head kick but it misses.

Lin clinches with his opponent.
Folignus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Folignus wants to stall.
Lin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Folignus avoids it.
Lin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Folignus avoids it.
Lin tries to land knees in the clinch but Folignus avoids the damage to the body.
Lin is breathing heavily.
Lin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Folignus avoids it.

Folignus gets control of Lin's arms and successfully pulls guard. Folignus will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Lin wants to stand but Folignus is controlling his posture from full guard.
Lin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Folignus manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lin manages to get himself to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Folignus trying to control but Lin is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Nick Folignus wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Lin misses with a body shot.
Folignus misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Folignus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lin.

Lin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lin missing with knees to the body.
Nick Folignus has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Folignus is defending well for now.
Lin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Folignus.
Lin trying to land knees to the body.

Folignus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Folignus dives in and grabs Lin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lin pushes down on Folignus's head and hops out.
Folignus looks to throw the jab but Lin is out of range.
Folignus tries to clinch up.
Folignus tries for a takedown but Lin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Folignus manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Folignus gets the takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Folignus wants to control but Lin is keeping him busy.
Lin tries to escape but Folignus is in control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Folignus dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

A left lands for Folignus.

Lin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lin tries to land knees in the clinch but Folignus avoids the damage to the body.
Folignus lands a good knee to the midsection. Lin won't want to take too many of those.
Folignus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Folignus jumps guard but Lin turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Folignus managing to block the knees to the body from Lin.
Folignus avoiding damage as Lin throws knees to the body.
Folignus lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Folignus trying to stall but Lin improves his position.
Folignus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lin.
Lin tries to land knees in the clinch but Folignus avoids the damage to the body.
Lin missing with knees to the body.
Folignus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Folignus avoiding damage as Lin throws knees to the body.
Lin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Folignus avoids it.
Folignus landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees in the clinch landing for Folignus.
Folignus has Lin pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Folignus landing knees to the body.
Folignus tries a body shot but Lin blocks it.
Folignus wants a takedown.
Folignus crunches a lovely knee into Lin's ribcage.
Lin prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Folignus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Folignus lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Folignus tries to stall but Lin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Folignus pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Folignus managing to block the knees to the body from Lin.
Folignus wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lin has him pressed against the cage.
Folignus crunches a lovely knee into Lin's ribcage.
Folignus wants to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Folignus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Lin rushes Folignus and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Folignus managing to block the knees to the body from Lin.
Lin missing with knees to the body.
Lin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Folignus is defending well for now.
Folignus avoiding damage as Lin throws knees to the body.
Lin trying to land knees to the body.

Folignus is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Lin can't fight it off and eventually Folignus manages to take the fight to the floor. Lin looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lin keeping moving, preventing Folignus from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Folignus won't allow Lin to get back to his feet.
Folignus trying to control the position from guard on top but Lin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Nick Folignus just wasn't active enough.

Lin closes the distance and clinches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Folignus - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Folignus lands a knee to the body.
Folignus lands a good knee to the midsection. Lin won't want to take too many of those.
Lin tries to land knees in the clinch but Folignus avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Folignus lands a good knee to the midsection. Lin won't want to take too many of those.
Nick Folignus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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!

Folignus gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Lin wants to get back to his feet.
Folignus is keen to just control but Lin is a slippery customer.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Nick Folignus just wasn't active enough.
Lin slaps away a takedown attempt from Folignus, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Folignus tries to keep at a distance but Lin has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lin trying to land knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Folignus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Folignus, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Folignus!
Nick Folignus was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.