PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Devin Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Stackhouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stackhouse is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Every Time I Die - Roman Holiday. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Dave Stackhouse enters the cage!

Couture
vs
Stackhouse

187 cm
33
186 lbs
12 - 22 - 0

179 cm
35
186 lbs
22 - 16 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 12 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Devin Couture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Stackhouse!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Couture scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Couture laying and praying for a moment but Stackhouse takes advantage and regains half guard.
Couture knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stackhouse on the ground.
Stackhouse manages to get to full guard.
Stackhouse not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Stackhouse is looking for a triangle but Couture pushes his legs off easily.
Couture throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Couture makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
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!
Couture throws a big right hand that misses.
Couture tries to free his leg and advance position but Stackhouse is retaining full guard.
Couture wants to control from the top but Stackhouse keeps moving.
Couture stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stackhouse swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stackhouse seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture throwing strikes but missing.

Stackhouse is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Couture defends well.
Couture won't allow Stackhouse to sweep him here.
Couture with a flurry of punches that miss.

Stackhouse has his foot on Couture's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Couture works his way back into a safe position though.

Stackhouse looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Couture is defending well. Stackhouse quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Couture has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Stackhouse celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dave Stackhouse!
Our winner, Dave Stackhouse, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.