PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ma Lina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nick Fury has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Fury
vs
Lina

180 cm
21
190 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

184 cm
23
193 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Heavy handed

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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ma Lina!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fury shoots in for a takedown but Lina shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fury looks to land a combination but Lina avoids it well.
Fury misses with a head kick.
Fury throws a leg kick but Lina sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lina avoids the head kick by Fury.
Fury throws a leg kick but Lina checks it.

Fury decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Lina wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Fury seems to be working for a kimura but Lina defends the submission attempt.
Lina has hold of Fury's hands but Fury slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lina is trying to stand back up but Fury is controlling him

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury wants to pass the guard but Lina is defending well.

Fury wants to work for an arm triangle but Lina is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lina looks like he's trying to stand up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lina can do anything to dispel that myth.

Fury seems to be looking for submissions.
Fury slows the pace down in half guard.
Lina is trying to stand up here but Fury is controlling him well.
Nice strikes from Fury there.
Lina is trying to stand back up but Fury is controlling him

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lina looks like he's trying to stand up.
Fury wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lina keeps working.

Fury is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lina has managed to free his arm - good work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fury is keen to just control but Lina is a slippery customer.

Fury is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Fury sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lina defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lina is trying to stand up here but Fury is controlling him well.

Fury is looking for a kimura here.
Lina keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lina wants to get back to his feet.
Fury wants to pass to mount but Lina is defending the position.

Fury is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lina doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Fury.

Lina makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury connects with a leg kick. Lina looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lina misses with a takedown

and Fury counters with a head kick that drops Lina!

Lina is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fury trying to control the position from guard on top but Lina is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fury throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fury trying to control but Lina is working from the bottom.
Fury throwing strikes from guard but Lina blocks nicely.

Lina has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Fury off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Fury dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Fury tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fury misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lina is defended easily by Fury.
Fury lands with an uppercut that bounces Lina off the cage and back into range.
Lina walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lina avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fury throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lina.
Fury scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fury throws a wild body kick that Lina sees coming a mile off.
Fury misses with a few strikes there.
Fury misses with a head kick.
Nick Fury is winning the standup battle so far.
Fury tries a head kick but it misses.
Fury throws a series of punches but Lina moves out of range.
Fury throws a right and a left that Lina avoids nicely.
Lina fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fury avoids it really well and circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Fury.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fury sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Lina to the ground! Fury dives into full mount looking to finish!
Lina is still in real trouble! Can Fury finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fury unloads with some shots from mount but Lina bucks and avoids them well.
Lina wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Lina seems to have recovered his senses.
Nick Fury overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fury tries to control but Lina wriggling away.
Lina is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Fury lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Lina is breathing heavily.

Fury looking to secure an arm triangle but Lina defends it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fury looking to secure an arm triangle but Lina defends it well.
Lina is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Lina blocking the ground and pound.
Fury is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lina can do to turn this around?
Poor strikes thrown by Fury there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Fury lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lina hang on?
Lina wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Fury.
Lina squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Fury can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lina is looking to escape.
Lina really wants to buck Fury off and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fury looking to control but Lina is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Fury is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Lina can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lina is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Lina is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The referee warns Lina that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lina is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Fury controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Fury dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Fury misses with a head kick.
A solid body kick from Fury.
Fury lands with a kick to the ribs.
Fury swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fury.
A head kick misses from Fury.
Fury scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fury swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury tries a head kick but it misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lina.
Fury misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lina shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fury as he jumps to the side.
Fury misses with a head kick.
Fury feints a jab promting Lina to slip. Fury then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lina slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Fury throws a head kick that misses.
Nick Fury is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury cracks the inside of Lina's front leg.
Fury throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fury misses with a double jab.
Fury pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fury moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fury fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lina showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fury.
Fury tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lina's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lina shoots and misses
and Fury counters with a good low kick that Lina was not able to check.
Nick Fury has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ma Lina.
Fury throws a combination that misses

and Lina counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Lina is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Fury not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lina preventing the sweep.
Fury trying to keep a closed guard but Lina is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Nick Fury just wasn't active enough.
Fury throws a head kick that misses.
Nick Fury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fury works over Lina's head and body with a nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lina avoids the body shot from Fury.
Lina misses with a takedown attempt - Fury sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Some wild striking there from Fury.
Ma Lina has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lina takes one on the button.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Fury showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fury has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Fury!
After the big win, Nick Fury made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.