PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Ludher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Folignus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ludher kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Shook Ones Part II - by Mobb Deep. Folignus is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Laces Out. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ludher
vs
Folignus

185 cm
27
202 lbs
12 - 13 - 0

186 cm
27
193 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Fury Nutrition Inc.

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 12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, David Ludher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nick Folignus!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Columbo Gatti and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ludher misses with a head kick.
Folignus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ludher.
Ludher throws an off balance right hand
and Folignus counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ludher is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Folignus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Folignus takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ludher throws a wild body kick that Folignus sees coming a mile off.
Folignus takes one on the button.
Ludher thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ludher avoids a kick to the body.
A jab from Ludher misses.
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 throws a head kick that misses.
Ludher misses with a left hand
and Folignus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ludher throws the left hand but Folignus avoids the punch easily.
Folignus lands a nice hook to Ludher's body. Ludher takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Folignus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ludher fails with a takedown attempt.
Folignus thows a leg kick but Ludher checks it
letting Ludher counter with a right hand.
Ludher misses with a double jab.
Folignus looks to score with a jab to the body but Ludher is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Ludher misses the target.
Ludher thows a leg kick but Folignus checks it
and Folignus counters with a head kick. That will keep Ludher thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ludher throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick from Folignus lands but Ludher takes it in his stride.
David Ludher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Folignus takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ludher fails to land with a series of punches.
Folignus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ludher looks to land a right hand but Folignus moved out of range.
Folignus ducks under a wild hook from Ludher.
Folignus moves away from the strike by Ludher.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Folignus checks a leg kick.
Folignus listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Folignus takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ludher rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Folignus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ludher checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Folignus lands with a slapping head kick.
Ludher pivots, looking for a leg kick but Folignus is out of range and Ludher settles back down.
The crowd cheers as Ludher lands an impressive looking overhand right. Folignus doesn't seem phased though.
Folignus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ludher throws out the jab.
Folignus connects with an inside leg kick.

Ludher gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Folignus to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Folignus trying to control the position from guard on top but Ludher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Folignus wants to pass the guard but Ludher is keeping the position.

Ludher is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Folignus stays in close to Ludher's body and controls the position.

Ludher looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ludher looking for a sweep. Not yet Ludher, not yet.
Folignus slips nicely into half guard.
Ludher moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Folignus wants to control from the top but Ludher keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Folignus avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ludher keeping moving, preventing Folignus from controlling successfully.
Ludher tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Folignus thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Ludher is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Folignus advances position into side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Folignus looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Folignus is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ludher has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nice uppercut there from Ludher.
Ludher avoids the head kick by Folignus.
Donk. Ludher catches Folignus right on the button with a cross.
Folignus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Folignus fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ludher checks it well.
Ludher tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Folignus. That snapped Ludher's head back.
Good work by Ludher as he checks the leg kick.
Folignus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Folignus delivers a nice body kick.
Ludher throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Folignus counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ludher throws a poor cross that misses
and Ludher takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Folignus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ludher has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ludher loads up on a big right hand but Folignus slips the punch.
Folignus slips a jab and a cross from Ludher.
Folignus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ludher throws a big shot that misses.
Ludher blocks a head kick by Folignus.
Folignus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ludher.
A telegraphed right hand from Ludher misses the target.
Folignus throws a big shot that misses.
Ludher throws a shot from downtown. Folignus moves away and avoids it.
Ludher throws a big shot that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Folignus stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Folignus lands the left hand.
Ludher misses with an uppercut. Folignus saw that one coming.
Folignus blocks a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Ludher as he connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ludher misses the jab.
Ludher misses with a double jab.
Folignus feints and then cracks Ludher's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ludher down.
A head kick misses from Folignus.
Ludher throws a series of punches but Folignus avoids them all with ease.
Ludher swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Folignus counters with a stiff right hand.
Ludher's jab looks to have found its range, popping Folignus under the eye.
Ludher throws a hook but Folignus avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ludher misses with a looping right.
Folignus ducks under a wild hook from Ludher.
Ludher thows a leg kick but Folignus checks it
and Folignus counters with a head kick. That will keep Ludher thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Ludher is rocked!
Ludher fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Folignus avoids it really well and circles away.
Oh Ludher is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ludher throws a nice looking combination but Folignus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ludher seems to have got his legs back now.
Ludher tries to work over Folignus's front leg with a kick but Folignus checks it.
Folignus misses the jab.
Folignus moves out of range of the strikes.
Ludher is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Folignus uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ludher has time to react.
Ludher misses with a double jab

and Folignus counters with a big uppercut that knocks Ludher off his feet! Folignus dives into side control looking to finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ludher tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Folignus is trying to get an arm triangle but Ludher is defending well.
Folignus wants to control but Ludher is keeping him busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ludher is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Folignus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Ludher is trying hard to land a takedown here. Folignus sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Folignus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ludher throws a right hand that misses
and Folignus counters with a stiff right hand.
Ludher throws a series of punches but Folignus avoids them all with ease.
Ludher throws a low kick but Folignus moves out of range easily.
Good leg kick by Ludher there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Folignus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ludher with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Folignus to score with a decent uppercut.
Folignus tried to score with a low kick but Ludher checks it.
Ludher throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A jab from Ludher misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Folignus checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ludher throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Folignus counters with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ludher chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Folignus can pounce on him.
Ludher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Folignus.
Nice defenses there by Folignus.
A head kick misses from Folignus.
Folignus fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Folignus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nick Folignus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ludher walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Folignus checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Folignus tries a head kick but it misses.
Folignus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ludher swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ludher jabs Folignus right on the nose. Folignus blinks but takes it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Ludher, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ludher pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ludher misses with a low kick.
Folignus lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ludher's sensitive parts.
Folignus dodges the punch combination from Ludher.
Ludher jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Folignus knocks Ludher to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?

It looks like David Ludher has been cut.

Folignus tries for a kimura but Ludher is defending well.

Folignus is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ludher has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Folignus tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ludher is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Folignus's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ludher is not content to let Folignus control the position.
Ludher is looking for a sweep. Folignus is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Ludher looking for submissions off his back.
Folignus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ludher keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Folignus trying to mount his opponent but Ludher defends it.

Folignus looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Ludher looking for submissions off his back.
Nick Folignus has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Folignus is trying to control the action in half guard but Ludher is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Folignus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Folignus has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Folignus!
In his post fight interview, Nick Folignus started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.