PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Barry Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Stout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Ryan
vs
Stout

181 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
24
180 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight 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, Barry Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Stout!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, David Schapiro and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stout throws a combination that misses
and Ryan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stout throws a nice looking combination but Ryan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No joy there for Ryan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ryan tries to clinch up but Stout circles away and keeps his distance.
Ryan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sam Stout seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ryan takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Stout thows a body kick. Ryan tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ryan 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.
Stout wants to clinch.

Ryan clinches.
Stout throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ryan managing to block the knees to the body from Stout.
Stout using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ryan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stout connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ryan's face.

It looks like Barry Ryan has been cut.
Stout misses with a knee strike.
Stout tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ryan avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan is trying to break the clinch but Stout has him pressed against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Stout using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stout scores a nice knee to the body.
Ryan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Stout tries to land a knee to the head but Ryan blocks with his arms.
Ryan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Stout just stands there and leans against the cage.
Stout looking to throw knees to the head but Ryan is blocking nicely.
Stout tries to land knees in the clinch but Ryan avoids the damage to the body.
Stout tries to land a knee to the head but Ryan blocks with his arms.
Stout tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ryan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Stout misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ryan.

Stout pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stout throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ryan counters with a two punch combo.
Ryan is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stout fails to land with a series of punches.
Ryan slips a jab and a cross from Stout.
A left and a right from Stout both land. Nice combination.
Stout lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
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!
Ryan slips a jab and a cross from Stout.
Stout misses with a few strikes there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Stout.
A right-left combo lands from Stout.
Stout misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ryan misses with the combination.
Stout swinging wildly here.
Stout wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stout misses with a jab, cross combination.
A shot to the body from Ryan misses
and Stout counters with a solid body kick.
Stout misses with a series of wild punches.
Ryan falls off balance throwing a combination

and Stout holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Stout's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stout throws a series of punches but Ryan moves out of range.
Ryan slips a jab and a cross from Stout.
Ryan throws a right hand that Stout ducks under and follows up with a left that Stout also avoids with ease.
Stout throws a series of strikes that have Ryan backpedaling.
A combination from Stout does no damage.

Stout gets a clinch.

Stout escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stout throws a nice looking combination but Ryan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ryan misses with a body shot.
Stout tries to bum rush Ryan with a series of wild strikes but Ryan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A combination from Stout does no damage.
Stout avoids the body shot from Ryan.
Stout lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Stout swinging wildly here.
Stout throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Stout misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stout looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stout turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Ryan misses.
Stout misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Stout dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Barry Ryan's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A nice combination there by Stout.
Stout avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stout fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Ryan moves into the clinch.
Ryan is trying to push Stout away but Stout has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ryan as Stout tries to tie him up.
Stout pressing his opponent against the cage.
Stout with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ryan swings wildly with an uppercut but Stout uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stout using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ryan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stout leaning his opponent against the cage.
Stout using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ryan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stout landing knees to the head.
Ryan has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

Stout's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ryan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stout.
Stout pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stout.
Stout tries to bum rush Ryan with a series of wild strikes but Ryan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stout on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ryan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Stout throws a right and a left that Ryan avoids nicely.
Ryan misses with a shot to the body
and Stout counters with a body kick.

Stout clinches up with Ryan and pushes him back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Ryan scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stout misses with some punches.
Stout misses with a knee to the head.
Ryan managing to block the knees to the body from Stout.
Stout tries to land knees in the clinch but Ryan avoids the damage to the body.
Stout manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Stout with a knee to the head.
Stout is breathing heavily.
Ryan 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. Ryan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Stout thuds his shin into the meat of Ryan's side.
A combination from Stout does no damage.
Ryan misses with a series of wild punches.
Stout throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ryan throws a left and a right that both miss

and Stout counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ryan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Stout pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Stout clinches.
Ryan wants to break free but Stout has control.

Stout breaks from the clinch.
Stout will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stout moves in looking to clinch but Ryan pushes him off.
Stout moves forwards but Ryan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stout.
Ryan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ryan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Ryan misses.
Nice body kick there by Stout.
Stout scores with a one two! Ryan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sam Stout seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Stout - that will leave a mark!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Stout.

Stout moves into the clinch.
Stout misses with the head strike.
Ryan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stout connects with a knee to the head.
Stout tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stout prevents the takedown attempt.

Stout manages to break the clinch.

Stout closes the distance and pushes Ryan back into the cage.
Stout tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stout throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ryan blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Stout showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Barry Ryan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Stout throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ryan doesn't manage to clinch there - Stout circles away.
Stout cracks the inside of Ryan's front leg.
Stout fails to land with a series of punches.
Stout throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Both fighters circling a little - Stout finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Stout doesn't manage to clinch there - Ryan circles away.
Stout moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Stout falls off balance throwing a combination

and Ryan moves into the clinch.
Stout content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Stout throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Stout controlling the action here for a moment.
Stout looking to slow down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stout scores with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Ryan successfully pulls guard.

Ryan pushes Stout off and gets back to his feet.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Stout.
Ryan misses with a jab, cross combination.

Stout drives through and clinches with Ryan against the cage.
Stout lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ryan backwards.
Stout with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ryan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stout landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ryan misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stout lands a knee to the body.
Stout lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stout landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stout throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ryan blocks it with crossed arms.
Stout with a knee to the head.

Stout manages to break the clinch.
Ryan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Stout counters with a one-two to the body.
Stout moves in looking to clinch but Ryan pushes him off.
Stout scores with a one two! Ryan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Stout rushes Ryan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Stout breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stout swinging wildly here.
Stout staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stout looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stout misses with a series of wild punches.
Stout looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ryan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Stout counters with a nice body kick.
Stout looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ryan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stout.
Ryan slips a jab and a cross from Stout.
Stout swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stout misses with a series of wild punches.
Stout slips a jab and a cross from Ryan.
Stout looks to land a combination but Ryan avoids it well.
Stout throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ryan.

That's four 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.

Stout darts in and clinches Ryan up against the cage.
Come on Stout - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Stout continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Stout landing knees to the head.
Ryan looking for a takedown.
Barry Ryan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stout displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ryan up against the cage.
Sam Stout is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stout with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ryan tries to break free but Stout pushes him back against the cage.
Ryan cracks Stout with a nice body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Stout comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Stout 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 John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Stout!