PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tanner Stout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Royce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Stout
vs
Royce

186 cm
26
235 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

189 cm
26
245 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tanner Stout!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ray Royce!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stout tries to clinch but Royce moves out of range.
Royce wants to clinch but Stout slips to the side

and Stout moves into the clinch.
Stout tries a body shot but Royce blocks it.
Stout misses with a knee to the head.
Stout with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Ray Royce has been cut.
Royce blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Royce jumps guard but Stout stands there with Royce around his waist. Royce gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Stout prevents a body shot from Royce.
Stout tries to land knees in the clinch but Royce avoids the damage to the body.
Stout with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stout tries a knee to the head but Royce blocks it.
Stout missing with knees to the body.
Stout prevents a takedown attempt there.
Stout misses with an elbow strike.
Royce avoiding damage as Stout throws knees to the body.
Royce fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tanner Stout has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Royce.
Stout creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Royce wants a takedown but no success here.
Stout tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Royce avoids it.
Stout prevents the takedown attempt.
Stout prevents a body shot from Royce.
Stout is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Royce is defending well for now.
Knees to the body from Stout.
Royce wants to stall.
Royce looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Royce managing to block the knees to the body from Stout.
Stout missing with knees to the body.
Stout trying to land knees to the body.
Royce avoiding damage as Stout throws knees to the body.
Stout comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stout could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Royce jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Stout walks away with a smile on his face. Royce gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Stout throws a head kick but Royce moves out of range.
Stout darts in trying to clinch
and Royce counters with a head kick.
Royce shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stout sprawls well. Stout wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Royce gets slowly back to his feet.
A head kick by Royce misses

and Stout counters by clinching up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stout lands with a left to the head.
Royce avoids a wild elbow strike from Stout.
Stout scores with a knee to the head.
Royce jumps guard but Stout stands there with Royce around his waist. Royce gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Stout using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stout using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Royce wants a takedown.
Stout lands an elbow just above Royce 's eye.
Stout tries to land a knee to the head but Royce blocks with his arms.
Stout crunches a lovely knee into Royce's ribcage.
Royce has Stout pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Stout manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Stout looking to throw knees to the head but Royce is blocking nicely.
Stout throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stout using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Royce has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Royce jumps guard but Stout stands there with Royce around his waist. Royce gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Royce.
Stout can't find room to land a body shot as Royce controls the action.
Royce wants a takedown.
Stout missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royce missing with knees to the body.
Stout lands an elbow that stopped Royce in his tracks for a moment.
Stout lands a damaging elbow.
Royce blocks the elbow strike.
Stout looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stout throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Royce blocks it with crossed arms.
Royce jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Stout walks away with a smile on his face. Royce gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Royce is defended easily by Stout.
A slapping body kick lands there for Stout.
Royce shoots in looking for a takedown but Stout manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Royce's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Stout misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Royce darts in trying to clinch
and Stout counters with an outside leg kick.

Stout darts in and clinches Royce up against the ropes.
Stout lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Stout.
Stout throws a knee to the head but misses.
Royce tries to pull guard but Stout holds him up against the ropes and eventually Royce drops back down to his feet.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Stout throws an elbow but misses.
Knees to the body from Stout.
Royce is trying to break the clinch but Stout is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tanner Stout dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ray Royce's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Stout throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Royce will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Stout rushes Royce and presses him up against the ropes.
Stout tries to land a knee to the head but Royce blocks with his arms.
Stout throws an elbow but it misses.
Stout lands a nice elbow.
Royce is looking to break free of the clinch but Stout has double underhooks.
Royce tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Good body shot from Stout.
Royce tries to pull guard but Stout holds him up against the ropes and eventually Royce drops back down to his feet.
Tanner Stout has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Royce.
Stout prevents Royce from breaking the clinch.
Royce is trying to break free.
Stout with a knee to the head.

That has opened up Ray Royce's cut even more.
Royce avoids the elbow strike from Stout, against the ropes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stout landing knees to the body.
Stout lands an elbow inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stout comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stout works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stout misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Royce.
Royce avoids the elbow strike from Stout, against the ropes.
Stout landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stout lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stout.
Royce is working for takedown but Stout is calmly controlling the position for now.
Stout misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Royce.

Royce has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Stout uses from the top position.
Royce is trying to control the position but Stout postures up.
Royce is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Stout is controlling him.
Royce trying to strike off his back.

That's two 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.
Royce looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stout is one step ahead there.
Royce is looking to sweep but instead, Stout has passed into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royce makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Royce.
Royce is trying to hold Stout in close to prevent damage but Stout has managed to pass into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Stout controlling the action here.
Royce wants to sweep but Stout has passed to side control!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stout working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tanner Stout dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ray Royce's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Royce fails with the takedown.
A low kick from Royce misses

and Stout counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Stout.
Royce fails to pull guard.
Royce tries to pull guard but Stout won't allow it.
Tanner Stout has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Royce.
Stout with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Royce goes for a takedown attempt but Stout pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Royce shoots in for a double leg but Stout sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stout fails in his attempt to clinch.
Royce takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Stout gets a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Royce wants a takedown but no success here.
Stout landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stout lands a nice elbow.
Stout scores with a knee to the head.
Stout unloads a knee to the mid-section. Royce lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stout looking to throw knees to the head but Royce is blocking nicely.
Royce tries to break the clinch but Stout is controlling the position.
Stout utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Stout is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Royce is defending well for now.
Royce managing to block the knees to the body from Stout.
Nice elbow from Stout.
Stout throws an elbow that misses.

Royce escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Royce darts in trying to clinch

and Stout counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Stout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stout unloads a knee to the mid-section. Royce lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Royce drags the fight down to the ground.
Royce wants to sweep here but Stout controlling him for the moment.
Royce trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royce keeping moving, preventing Stout from controlling successfully.
Stout sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Royce throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Royce looking to control.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Stout throws a sloppy head kick and Royce moves out of range easily.
Stout displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Royce.
Royce tries for a takedown but Stout circles away easily

and Stout moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tanner Stout clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Ray Royce's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Stout clinches up against the ropes.
Stout prevents the takedown attempt.
Stout lands a hook to the side of the head.
Royce tries to score a body lock takedown but Stout shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Knees to the body from Stout.
Stout tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Royce avoids it.
Stout misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Royce.
Stout tries to land knees in the clinch but Royce avoids the damage to the body.
Stout throws an elbow but it misses.
Tanner Stout has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Royce dodges an elbow strike from Stout.
Stout trying to land knees to the body.
Stout working Royce over with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Stout.
Stout misses with a body punch.
Stout lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stout gets underhooks to prevent Royce's takedown attempt.
Tanner Stout has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Royce.
Stout landing knees to the head.
Royce tries to pull guard but Stout holds him up against the ropes and eventually Royce drops back down to his feet.
Stout crunches a lovely knee into Royce's ribcage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stout with a knee to the head.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Stout tries to land knees in the clinch but Royce avoids the damage to the body.
Royce has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Royce looking for a takedown.
Stout tries a knee to the head but Royce blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stout.
Stout tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stout using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Royce has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stout tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Royce avoids it.

Royce pulls guard effortlessly.
Royce thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Royce can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Stout controls the pace.
Royce wants to sweep here but Stout controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Stout controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Royce controls Stout momentarily but Stout frees himself.

Royce throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Stout escapes and throws Royce's legs to the side, diving into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royce tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Stout controlling the pace for now.
Royce'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.

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.
Royce tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Royce is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Royce wants to control but Stout is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tanner Stout had his way with Ray Royce in that round.
The cut man is working on Ray Royce's cut.
That's time! Stout's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Stout forces Royce back against the ropes and clinches.
Stout throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stout throws an elbow that misses.
Stout misses with a knee to the head.
Royce is trying to force a seperation but Stout has the dominant position.
Royce tries to pull guard but Stout holds him up against the ropes and eventually Royce drops back down to his feet.
Royce avoids a wild elbow strike from Stout.
Stout throws an elbow that misses.

Royce ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Royce no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Royce trying to control the position.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Royce has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Stout has passed into side control.
Royce wants to control but Stout postures up.
Royce is trying to improve his position.
Royce is trying to work for a sweep but Stout has mounted him!
Tanner Stout is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Royce working to try and regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stout controlling from mount.
Royce wants to control but Stout is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Stout looking to control and managing it successfully.
Royce wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Ray Royce has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stout controlling his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tanner Stout showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stout 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 50:45
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tanner Stout!
Tanner Stout is the new heavyweight champion!