PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaylin Linwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicolas Amyot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Linwood
vs
Amyot

186 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

193 cm
18
200 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jaylin Linwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nicolas Amyot!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linwood throws a series of strikes that have Amyot backpedaling.

Amyot gets tackled into the cage by Linwood. Linwood maintains the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Linwood has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.

Linwood manages to break the clinch.
Linwood tries to close the distance and clinch but Amyot swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Amyot tries to counter with a clinch but Linwood shakes him off and moves away.
Amyot circles away from the clinch attempt.
As Linwood backs off Amyot throws a huge counter combo but Linwood manages to avoid it all.
Amyot looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jaylin Linwood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Linwood wants to clinch up but Amyot keeps it at a distance.

Linwood pushes Amyot up against the cage in a clinch.

Linwood breaks from the clinch.
Amyot looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Amyot tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Amyot slips a jab and a cross from Linwood.
Linwood lands with a nice combination. Amyot backs away looking to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Amyot moves in looking to clinch but Linwood pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Linwood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Linwood clinches.

Linwood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Linwood clinches up against the cage.
Linwood throws a knee to the head but misses.
Amyot is trying to stall.
Linwood gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Amyot.
Amyot looking to slow down the pace here.
Linwood can't break the clinch.

Linwood breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Linwood throws a right and a left that Amyot avoids nicely.
Amyot lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

Linwood closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Linwood with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Linwood is trying to break the clinch but Amyot is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Amyot breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Amyot shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Linwood seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Linwood fails in his attempt to clinch.
Amyot swats away the attempt to clinch by Linwood.
Amyot with the counter takedown but Linwood avoids it easily.

Linwood gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Linwood wants to break free but Amyot has control.
Amyot tries to score a body lock takedown but Linwood shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jaylin Linwood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicolas Amyot.

Linwood breaks from the clinch.
Amyot swats away the attempt to clinch by Linwood.
Amyot steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Linwood.
Amyot attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Linwood lands a high kick!

Amyot tries to keep at a distance but Linwood has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Linwood breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linwood tries to close the distance and clinch up but Amyot swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Linwood wants to clinch up but Amyot keeps it at a distance.
Linwood tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Linwood doesn't manage to clinch there - Amyot circles away.
Amyot wants to counter with a clinch but Linwood pushes him away.
Linwood tries to close the distance and clinch but Amyot swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Linwood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Linwood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Linwood moves into the clinch.

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

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Amyot tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Linwood just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linwood tries to break the clinch but Amyot is controlling the position.
Amyot prevents Linwood from breaking the clinch.
A body shot lands from Linwood.
A nice left hand lands by Linwood.
Amyot tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Linwood smiles and moves away.
Amyot misses with a takedown attempt - Linwood sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Linwood went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Linwood closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Linwood tries to close the distance and clinch but Amyot swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Amyot fails to land the takedown.
Amyot tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Linwood defends well and Amyot ends up having to push Linwood into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Amyot looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Amyot forces Linwood back against the cage and clinches.

Amyot works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaylin Linwood dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Amyot avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Linwood as Amyot shoots in.
Linwood throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Linwood is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Amyot can do to turn this around?
Linwood tries to clinch up but Amyot circles away and keeps his distance.
Linwood doesn't manage to clinch there - Amyot circles away.
Amyot shoots in but Linwood avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Linwood pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Amyot back to the cage. Linwood follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Linwood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Amyot paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jaylin Linwood is winning the standup battle so far.
Linwood closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Linwood tries to clinch there but Amyot circles away.
Amyot has a takedown stuffed.
Jaylin Linwood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicolas Amyot.
Amyot is breathing heavily.
Amyot keeps the fight on the outside.
Linwood fails with an attempt to clinch.
Amyot has a takedown stuffed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linwood tries to close the distance and clinch up but Amyot swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Linwood tries to clinch but Amyot moves away

and Amyot counters with a single leg into guard. Linwood didn't expect that.
Linwood wants to get back to his feet but Amyot is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Linwood keeping moving, preventing Amyot from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Linwood is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amyot postures up in Linwood's guard and throws a big left but Linwood blocks it.
Amyot loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Amyot missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Amyot looks for a takedown but Linwood sprawls well.

Amyot gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Linwood tries a knee to the head but Amyot blocks it.
Linwood tries to break the clinch but Amyot is controlling the position.
Linwood tries to break the clinch but Amyot is controlling the position.
Amyot wants a takedown but no success here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Linwood breaks from the clinch.
Linwood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Amyot paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Amyot looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Linwood wants to stand up but Amyot is controlling him.
Amyot loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Amyot trying to control the position from guard on top but Linwood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Linwood is looking to stand up but Amyot isn't so interested in that idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amyot trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Amyot tries for a takedown but Linwood circles away easily
and Linwood makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Amyot really felt that one!
Linwood fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Linwood tries to close the distance and clinch but Amyot swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jaylin Linwood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Amyot tries to keep at a distance but Linwood has taken the fight into the clinch.
Linwood tries to break the clinch but Amyot is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jaylin Linwood will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Amyot is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Linwood.
Amyot fails with the takedown.
Linwood doesn't manage to clinch there - Amyot circles away.
Linwood tries to clinch there but Amyot circles away.

Linwood rushes Amyot and presses him up against the cage.
Amyot keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Linwood's efforts to push away.
Linwood wants to break free but Amyot has control.

Amyot escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Amyot. Linwood does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Linwood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Linwood has taken the fight to the clinch.
Linwood avoiding damage as Amyot throws knees to the body.
Amyot looking for a takedown.
Amyot working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amyot misses with a hook to the ribs.
Linwood is trying to force a seperation but Amyot has the dominant position.
Amyot goes for a takedown attempt but Linwood pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jaylin Linwood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicolas Amyot.
Amyot takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Amyot swats away the attempt to clinch by Linwood.
Jaylin Linwood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice straight punches there by Linwood. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Linwood.
Jab, jab by Linwood - just one landing.
Linwood is looking to clinch.

Linwood moves into the clinch.
Linwood is trying to break the clinch but Amyot has him pressed against the cage.
Amyot pushes off an throws an elbow but Linwood leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Linwood lands a hook to the side of the head.

Linwood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Linwood lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Linwood.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linwood tries to clinch there but Amyot circles away.
Amyot is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Linwood.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Amyot avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Linwood throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Amyot is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Linwood wants to clinch up but Amyot keeps it at a distance.
Linwood looks to land a combination but Amyot avoids it well.
Amyot has a takedown stuffed.
Amyot avoids the head kick by Linwood.
Amyot misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Amyot circles away from the clinch attempt.
Amyot circles away from the clinch attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Amyot is defended easily by Linwood.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linwood lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Amyot backs up against the cage.
Linwood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Amyot paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Linwood moves in looking to clinch but Amyot pushes him off.
Amyot tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Linwood paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Linwood fails with an attempt to clinch.
Linwood slaps away a takedown attempt from Amyot, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Linwood lands a head kick!
Linwood moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amyot takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Linwood pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Amyot back to the cage. Linwood follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Linwood fails with an attempt to clinch.
Linwood is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Amyot shapes to counter with a head kick.

Linwood moves into the clinch.
Amyot is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Linwood to keep the fight standing.
Jaylin Linwood has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Linwood is looking to break free of the clinch but Amyot has double underhooks.
Amyot wants a takedown.

Linwood pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Linwood lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nicolas Amyot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jaylin Linwood is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Linwood wants to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jaylin Linwood showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Linwood, 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaylin Linwood!