PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eugene Of Savoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Of Savoy comes to the cage accompanied by We are the Champions- Queen. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Of Savoy
vs
Couture

188 cm
19
143 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
22
143 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Asphyxiation Ltd. 14.99-24.99 (CBK)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eugene Of Savoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Couture!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Bruno Lombardi and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Of Savoy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Of Savoy wants to clinch up but Couture keeps it at a distance.

Of Savoy closes the distance and clinches.
Of Savoy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Of Savoy trying to land knees to the body.
Of Savoy tries for a takedown but Couture manages to get underhooks.
Of Savoy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Couture tries to pull guard but Of Savoy won't allow it.
Of Savoy tries to circle away but Couture has him pinned against the cage.

Of Savoy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Couture leaves Of Savoy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eugene Of Savoy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Of Savoy misses with a head kick.
Of Savoy has a takedown stuffed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Savoy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Couture as he jumps to the side.
Of Savoy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Of Savoy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Of Savoy misses with a takedown

and Couture counters with a shoot takedown. Of Savoy fights it but they end up in guard.
Couture pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Of Savoy is keeping the position for now.

Couture drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Couture jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Couture is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Couture drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Couture jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Couture thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Couture drops back looking for a leg! Of Savoy is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Of Savoy manages to kick Couture off! Couture jumps back into Of Savoy's guard.
Couture looks gassed!
Of Savoy looking to control.
Couture trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Couture is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Of Savoy working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Couture postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Of Savoy wants to sweep here but Couture controlling him for the moment.
Of Savoy working a defensive guard here.
Couture throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Of Savoy wants to stand and escape but Couture is having none of it.

We're going to have a standup here because Eugene Of Savoy wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Of Savoy misses with a takedown attempt

and Couture counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Couture.
Couture passes Of Savoy's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Couture is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Couture is working for a kimura but Of Savoy is defending it quite comfortably.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Of Savoy trying to control here.

Couture is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Of Savoy sees it coming and defends easily.

Couture is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Of Savoy doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Couture.
Of Savoy is trying to maintain the position but Couture is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Of Savoy misses with a takedown

and Couture counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Of Savoy's guard now.
Couture pushes down on Of Savoy's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Couture seems to be working for a kimura but Of Savoy defends the submission attempt.

Couture is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Couture trying to pass the guard but Of Savoy defending well.
Of Savoy is looking to escape.

Couture is looking for a kimura here.
Couture is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture prevents Of Savoy from improving his position.
Of Savoy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Of Savoy is in trouble now - Couture has advanced to mount!

Couture is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Of Savoy has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Couture throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Of Savoy because Couture loaded up on that one.
Of Savoy wants to control but Couture is having none of it.
Couture connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Of Savoy is trying to escape the mount.
Couture avoids the attempt from Of Savoy to control.
Couture prevents Of Savoy from getting the reversal.

Couture is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Of Savoy is surviving well by controlling Couture's body position as best he can.
Couture avoids the attempt from Of Savoy to control.
Of Savoy is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Of Savoy is desperately trying to improve his position but Couture has a good base and remains in mount.

Couture working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Of Savoy is trying to escape the mount.
Of Savoy tries to hold on but Couture postures up.
Couture throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Of Savoy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Of Savoy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Couture throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Of Savoy is looking to improve his position but Couture isn't that keen on the idea.
Couture misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Of Savoy blocking the ground and pound.

Couture is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Of Savoy to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Of Savoy shrugs it off.
Couture avoids the attempt from Of Savoy to control.
Of Savoy is working to get back to half guard.
Couture pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Couture avoids the attempt from Of Savoy to control.
Couture throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Of Savoy's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Of Savoy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Of Savoy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Couture 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. This is the final round!

Of Savoy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Of Savoy shoots and misses

and Couture counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Couture not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Couture thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Of Savoy's head.
Of Savoy tries to get to full guard but Couture has control of the leg.

Couture is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Couture is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Couture takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Of Savoy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Couture is working away from the top position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Of Savoy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Of Savoy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Couture on the ground.
Couture works his foot free and advances to mount.
Couture misses with a head shot.
Couture throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

Couture working for a guillotine from mount but Of Savoy is in no mood to give up.
Couture throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

Couture working for a guillotine from mount but Of Savoy is in no mood to give up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Of Savoy wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Couture.
Couture avoids the attempt from Of Savoy to control.
Couture punching from mount but Of Savoy doing a good job of avoiding damage.

Couture is working for a guillotine from mount but Of Savoy frees his head quite easily.
Of Savoy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Couture unloads with some shots from mount but Of Savoy bucks and avoids them well.
Of Savoy is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Couture there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Of Savoy holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Couture tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Of Savoy can't escape the position.
Of Savoy tries to hold on but Couture postures up.
Couture throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Of Savoy because Couture loaded up on that one.
Couture misses with a head shot.
Of Savoy avoids a series of strikes thrown by Couture.
Couture prevents Of Savoy from getting the reversal.
Of Savoy tries to hold on but Couture postures up.
Couture looking to finish with strikes here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Of Savoy wants to control but Couture is having none of it.
Couture scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ryan Couture is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Couture working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Of Savoy is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Couture has control of Of Savoy's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Of Savoy regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Of Savoy wants to hold on but Couture pushes him away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Couture comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Couture winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Couture!