PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Howard Yuen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Tout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Yuen
vs
Tout

190 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
20
200 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Very confident

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Howard Yuen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Tout!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Franklyn Lucas and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yuen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yuen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tout stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yuen.
Tout takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yuen throws a head kick but Tout moves out of range.
Tout fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A big left from Tout misses.
Tout throws a head kick but Yuen moves out of range.
Yuen ducks under a wild hook from Tout.
Yuen throws a head kick that half lands.
The fighters circling - Tout throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tout throws a jab when Yuen was well out of range.
Yuen throws a low kick but Tout avoids it.
Yuen throws a lazy head kick
and Tout counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yuen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tout.
Yuen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tout is out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Yuen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tout plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Yuen misses with a low kick as Tout jumps back.
Tout scores with a one two! Yuen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Tout fails to land with a series of punches.
Tout lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yuen circles away quickly and effectively.
Tout chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yuen can pounce on him.
Yuen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tout's hands.
Yuen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tout blocks the body kick.
Tout throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yuen counters with a body kick that stops Tout in his tracks momentarily.
Tout tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tout walks forward, straight into a front kick from Yuen.
Tout looks gassed!
Yuen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
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!
Yuen lands with a kick to the temple. Tout shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Yuen lands a head kick!
Yuen throws a sloppy head kick and Tout moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuen staying out of range there.
Tout walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Yuen scores with a nice body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yuen. That's going to slow Tout down.
Tout takes a kick to the side of the head.
Yuen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tout's head.
Tout takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Yuen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tout.
Some bone on bone action there as Yuen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yuen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Yuen lands with a slapping head kick.
Tout throws a shot from downtown. Yuen moves away and avoids it.
Tout blocks a head kick by Yuen.
Tout takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Tout.
Max Tout seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yuen throws a sloppy head kick and Tout moves out of range easily.
Nice body kick there by Yuen.
Tout thows a leg kick but Yuen checks it
and Yuen counters with a leg kick.
Tout lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Yuen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tout swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Yuen counters with a low kick, right behind Tout 's knee.
Yuen throws a head kick that misses
and Tout counters with a slapping leg kick.
Yuen lands with a slapping head kick.
Yuen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tout.
Yuen scores with a push kick.
Tout swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yuen counters with a big head kick but Tout shrugs it off.
Yuen scores with a head kick. Tout tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tout falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yuen counters with an outside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by Yuen.
Tout takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Yuen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Tout is rocked!
Yuen thows a body kick. Tout tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A punch combination from Yuen misses.
That kick from Yuen tenderised Tout's leg. Tout is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yuen delivers a nice body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yuen.
Yuen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yuen tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tout misses with a double jab
and Yuen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Yuen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tout will feel that in the morning.
Yuen lands with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Howard Yuen dominated that 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.

Yuen throws a sloppy head kick and Tout moves out of range easily.
Yuen tries to land a front kick but Tout steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
No joy there for Tout, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tout has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Yuen.
Tout misses with a double jab
and Yuen counters with a stiff right hand.
Yuen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Yuen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yuen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tout's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yuen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Tout might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Yuen has got the better of the exchanges.
Yuen slips a straight right by Tout.
Yuen scores with a leg kick.
Yuen scores with a head kick.
Yuen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tout can do to turn this around?
Tout is breathing heavily.
Tout throws a combination that misses
and Yuen counters with a low kick, right behind Tout 's knee.
Yuen throws a sloppy head kick and Tout moves out of range easily.
Yuen lands a head kick. Tout smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuen throws a lazy head kick
and Tout counters with a two punch combo.
Tout pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tout swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yuen counters with a low kick, right behind Tout 's knee.
A head kick from Yuen lands but Tout takes it in his stride.
Yuen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Yuen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tout takes a step back to recover.
Yuen feints and then cracks Tout's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tout down.
Yuen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Yuen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tout chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yuen can pounce on him.
Yuen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tout has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yuen.
Yuen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tout's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both fighters circling a little - Yuen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tout has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tout stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yuen.
Yuen throws a head kick but Tout moves out of range.
Tout blocks a head kick by Yuen.
Tout takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yuen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tout's sensitive parts.
Yuen misses with a head kick.
Yuen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Yuen tries a head kick but it misses.
Yuen connects with an inside leg kick.
Yuen misses with a leg kick.
Tout throws a sloppy head kick and Yuen moves out of range easily.
A low kick from Tout misses
and Yuen counters with a head kick. That will keep Tout thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Yuen avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tout throws a combination that misses
and Yuen counters with a good, hard body kick but Tout shrugs it off.
Yuen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Howard Yuen is winning the standup battle so far.
Yuen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tout's sensitive parts.
Yuen fakes the leg kick and cracks Tout in the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yuen.
Good shot there by Yuen.
Yuen throws a head kick that misses
and Tout counters with a right hand to the body.
Yuen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yuen throws a leg kick which misses Tout's front leg but catches the back leg as Tout tries to avoid it.
Yuen lands a front kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yuen, right into the meat.
Yuen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tout's sensitive parts.
Yuen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Touts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Max Tout is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yuen works Tout's body with a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tout on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Yuen lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yuen, right into the meat.
Yuen throws a leg kick which misses Tout's front leg but catches the back leg as Tout tries to avoid it.
Yuen scores with a kick to the body.
Yuen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tout takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yuen.
Yuen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That kick from Yuen tenderised Tout's leg. Tout is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tout takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yuen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tout has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tout tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A head kick misses from Yuen.
Yuen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Howard Yuen dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Yuen scores with a head kick. Tout tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tout misses with a double jab
and Yuen counters with a nice leg kick.
Tout tries to work over Yuen's front leg with a kick but Yuen checks it.
Good leg kick by Yuen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A low kick from Tout misses
and Yuen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Yuen moves away from the strike by Tout.
Yuen thows a body shot but no joy.
Yuen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yuen throws a solid leg kick but Tout takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yuen.
A solid body kick from Yuen.
Yuen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tout throws a combination that misses
and Yuen counters with a nice body kick.
Tout digs a good hook to Yuen's body.
Tout takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tout fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tout sizes up Yuen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Crunch! Yuen slams his shin into Tout's torso.
Yuen throws a head kick that misses.
Yuen tries to land a front kick but Tout steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yuen lands with a nice body kick.
Tout stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yuen.
Tout throws a combination that misses
and Yuen counters with a left to the body.
Tout throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A head kick misses from Tout.
Yuen jabs Tout to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tout takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yuen thumps Tout with a low kick.
Yuen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tout takes a step back to recover.
Tout swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yuen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Howard Yuen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Yuen.
Yuen thows a body kick. Tout tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tout misses with a combination
and Yuen counters with a nice body kick.
Yuen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tout on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Yuen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yuen thumps Tout with a low kick.
Yuen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tout's sensitive parts.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yuen.
Yuen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yuen lands a head kick. Tout smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Yuen cracks the inside of Tout's front leg.
Yuen chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Touts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Yuen connects with a solid leg kick.
Yuen connects with an inside leg kick.
Yuen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tout.
Yuen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yuen scores with a push kick.
Yuen throws a head kick but Tout moves out of range.
Tout takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tout tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yuen misses with a head kick.
Yuen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Yuen scoring well with a low kick there.
Tout has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yuen.
Max Tout has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tout ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yuen moves away.
Yuen cracks the inside of Tout's front leg.
Yuen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tout will feel that in the morning.
Yuen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tout. That did some damage!
Yuen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yuen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yuen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yuen, right into the meat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yuen, right into the meat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yuen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yuen misses with a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tout misses with a hook.
Tout throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yuen counters with a nice leg kick.
Yuen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tout's calf.

And that's the end of the fight!
Howard Yuen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yuen 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:25
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:24
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Howard Yuen!