PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sam Stout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephan Lovkiss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sam Stout has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Stout
vs
Lovkiss

185 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

181 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sam Stout!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stephan Lovkiss!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lovkiss throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Stout gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Lovkiss 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.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Lovkiss wants to sweep but no luck.
Lovkiss is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lovkiss manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lovkiss controlling from the full mount.
Stout on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Stout tries to get out of the position.
Stout is looking to get to half guard.
Lovkiss looking to finish Stout with some ground and pound. This is bad for Stout!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovkiss throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Stout because Lovkiss loaded up on that one.
Lovkiss controlling from mount.
Lovkiss prevents Stout from getting the reversal.
Lovkiss thowing shots but they're missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stout wants to hold on but Lovkiss pushes him away.
Lovkiss raining down hammerfists from mount.
Stout is trying to escape the mount.
Lovkiss takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stout knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lovkiss on the ground.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stout is bucking up trying to escape but Lovkiss cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Stout really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovkiss with the ground and pound from mount.
Lovkiss throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

Lovkiss is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Stout has managed to escape the submission attempt.

Lovkiss is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Stout has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Lovkiss takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lovkiss with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Stout reaches up to try and control the position but Lovkiss seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Stout rolls and tries to escape and now Lovkiss has his back!
Lovkiss is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stout avoids the strikes from Lovkiss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stephan Lovkiss dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lovkiss checks a leg kick.
Lovkiss circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lovkiss doesn't manage to clinch there - Stout circles away.
Stout wants to clinch.
Lovkiss tries to close the distance and clinch but Stout swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stout tries to clinch but Lovkiss moves out of range.
Lovkiss shoots in for a takedown but Stout shows good takedown defense.

Lovkiss instigates a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lovkiss as Stout tries to tie him up.

Lovkiss jumps guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stout controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Stout has gone for a leg lock! Lovkiss slips out almost immediately though and dives into Stout's guard.
Stout wants to stand but Lovkiss is controlling the position.
Lovkiss passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Stout tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Lovkiss trying to control but Stout is having none of it.
Lovkiss looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stout tries to hold on but Lovkiss postures up.
Lovkiss controlling from mount.
Stout is looking to get to half guard.
Lovkiss looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovkiss's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

Lovkiss is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Stout is surviving well by controlling Lovkiss's body position as best he can.
Lovkiss throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

Lovkiss has control of Stout's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Stout regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Stephan Lovkiss has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lovkiss punching from mount but Stout doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Lovkiss scoring with strikes but Stout is staying in there.
Stout holds on to Lovkiss as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Lovkiss tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Lovkiss is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Stout is surviving well by controlling Lovkiss's body position as best he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stout wants to hold on but Lovkiss pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stephan Lovkiss showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Stout tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lovkiss manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stout misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stout jabs at Lovkiss's body.
Lovkiss fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Stout shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lovkiss pinned against the cage. Lovkiss gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lovkiss shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stout as he avoids it easily.
No luck for Lovkiss with that takedown attempt.
Sam Stout has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stephan Lovkiss.
Stout fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lovkiss has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lovkiss tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Stout manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stout shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lovkiss sprawls well. Lovkiss wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Stout gets slowly back to his feet.
Stout closes the distance and clinches up with Lovkiss, looking for a takedown. Stout pushes Lovkiss against the cage but Lovkiss circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lovkiss will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lovkiss takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lovkiss checks a leg kick nicely.
Lovkiss fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stout manages to avoid it.
Nice takedown defense from Stout. No joy for Lovkiss on that attempt.
Sam Stout is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stout walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lovkiss checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stout is defended easily by Lovkiss.
Lovkiss shoots in and drives through. Stout sprawls well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stout looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lovkiss is fending him off so far but Stout persists. Nope, Lovkiss circles away and we're back to standing.

Stout tries to keep at a distance but Lovkiss has taken the fight into the clinch.

Stout's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lovkiss checks a leg kick nicely.
Lovkiss is trying hard to land a takedown here. Stout sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Stout throws a wild body kick that Lovkiss sees coming a mile off.
Stout fails with the takedown.
Stout circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovkiss shoots in for a double leg but Stout sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Stout shoots in looking for a takedown. Lovkiss tries to sprawl out of it but Stout keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lovkiss manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lovkiss tries to score a power double leg takedown but Stout sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lovkiss somewhat.
Lovkiss swats away the attempt to clinch by Stout.
Stout misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lovkiss misses with a two punch combination.

Stout closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Lovkiss's guard.

Lovkiss had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Stout defends it easily.
Lovkiss is trying to control the position but Stout postures up.
Stout has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Stout passes Lovkiss's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stout thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sam Stout has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stephan Lovkiss is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Stout with the ground and pound but Lovkiss uses the opportunity to regain guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Stout showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lovkiss has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stephan Lovkiss!