PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sam Stout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yngve Ingvar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stout comes into the arena with Disturbed - Criminal blaring out of the sound system. 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.

Stout
vs
Ingvar

175 cm
34
168 lbs
29 - 23 - 0

180 cm
29
173 lbs
22 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 29 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sam Stout!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Yngve Ingvar!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ingvar scores with a hook.

It looks like Sam Stout has been cut.
Ingvar tries to land a front kick but Stout steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stout lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ingvar tries to clinch but Stout moves out of range.
Ingvar scoring well with a low kick there.
Stout takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ingvar bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stout's head backwards.

Ingvar has Stout up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ingvar just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stout's brow.
Ingvar lands an elbow that stopped Stout in his tracks for a moment.
Ingvar swings wildly with an uppercut but Stout uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stout working aggressively here.
Ingvar misses with an elbow over the top.
Ingvar pushes off an throws an elbow but Stout leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Stout tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ingvar's elbow.

Stout breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ingvar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stout moves out of range as Ingvar throws a body kick.
Ingvar ducks under a wild hook from Stout.
Stout steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ingvar. That one must have hurt.
Ingvar has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ingvar lands a jab-cross combination.
Ingvar checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ingvar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ingvar throws a jab but it's blocked by Stout.
Stout throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ingvar.
Stout ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stout tries a low kick but Ingvar avoids it.
Nice body kick there by Ingvar.
Stout throws a push kick but Ingvar slaps the foot to one side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stout lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Stout takes one to the side of the head.
Ingvar scores with a kick to the body.
Ingvar throws a head kick but Stout moves out of range.
Ingvar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ingvar throws the kick towards the body but Stout avoids it.
Stout takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ingvar connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ingvar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ingvar lands a high kick!
A shot to the liver by Stout. Beautiful body shot.
Ingvar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stout. That did some damage!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stout looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ingvar connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ingvar connects with a right hand. Stout shakes it off.
Stout throws a leg kick but Ingvar sees it coming and moves out of range.
Stout drops his hands momentarily and Ingvar takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Stout avoids a kick to the body.
A solid body kick from Ingvar.
Ingvar is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Stout had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A head kick by Ingvar misses
and Stout counters with a good low kick that Ingvar was not able to check.
Some wild striking there from Ingvar.
Stout throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ingvar lands with a slapping head kick.
Stout throws a big shot that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ingvar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stout swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stout on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
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!
Ingvar moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ingvar misses with a series of wild punches.
Ingvar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ingvar scores with a head kick.

Sam Stout's cut is getting worse.
Ingvar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stout.
Ingvar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ingvar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ingvar misses with a body kick.
Ingvar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stout counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yngve Ingvar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sam Stout's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ingvar misses with a body kick.
Stout fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ingvar manages to avoid it.
Yngve Ingvar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ingvar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An inside leg kick from Stout misses.
Ingvar lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ingvar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ingvar darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Stout pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ingvar misses with a body kick.
Ingvar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ingvar takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Stout takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ingvar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stout throws a low kick but Ingvar avoids it.
Stout's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ingvar connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stout scrambles back to his feet.
Stout has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Stout tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ingvar was well out of range. Poor timing from Stout.
Ingvar stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ingvar throws a sloppy head kick
and Stout counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ingvar feints and then cracks Stout's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stout down.
Ingvar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ingvar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ingvar misses with a looping right.
Yngve Ingvar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stout scores with the left hand. Ingvar knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ingvar.
Ingvar lands a really nice looking cross but Stout seems unphased.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stout tries to score with a low kick but Ingvar moves his leg out of the way.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Ingvar in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Ingvar throws a sloppy head kick and Stout moves out of range easily.
Ingvar with a nice cross.
Ingvar connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Ingvar darts in and clinches Stout up against the cage.
Ingvar is leaning against Stout and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ingvar is leaning against Stout and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ingvar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stout's defenses.
A head punch on the inside from Ingvar fails to land.
Ingvar struggles to land a body shot inside as Stout controls his hands.
Stout misses with a punch to the body.
Stout scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ingvar blocking some punches.
Stout goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stout swings wildly with an uppercut but Ingvar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ingvar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stout misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Ingvar.
Stout blocking some punches.
Ingvar misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ingvar.

Sam Stout's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Stout lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ingvar backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ingvar throws an elbow but misses.
Stout misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stout.
Stout doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ingvar looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ingvar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ingvar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ingvar pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Stout swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stout working aggressively here.
Stout swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Ingvar on the inside.
Stout lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stout avoids a wild elbow strike from Ingvar.
Stout blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stout misses with a body punch.
Stout misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stout takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stout goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ingvar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Jeez, Sam Stout's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from Stout - that landed with a thud.
Stout softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Stout breaks from the clinch.
Ingvar tries to clinch up but Stout circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yngve Ingvar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sam Stout's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Ingvar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ingvar misses with a looping left.
Stout misses with a low kick.
Ingvar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stout counters with an outside leg kick.
Ingvar throws a right hand that Stout ducks under and follows up with a left that Stout also avoids with ease.
Ingvar takes a swing at Stout's ribcage but misses.
Ingvar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stout throws out the jab.
Ingvar takes a swing at Stout's ribcage but misses.

Ingvar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yngve Ingvar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ingvar gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ingvar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ingvar lands a hook that snaps the head of Stout backwards.
Stout tries to work over Ingvar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stout fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stout tries to work over Ingvar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stout blocks a body shot from Ingvar.
Stout swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stout doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ingvar throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Stout avoids the elbow strike from Ingvar, against the cage.
Ingvar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stout cracks Ingvar with a nice body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ingvar.
Stout working aggressively here.
Stout lands a right hand.
Ingvar misses with a body punch.
Ingvar scores with a hook to the body.
Ingvar misses with an elbow over the top.
Stout takes an elbow to the temple.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sam Stout's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Yngve Ingvar!
A relieved looking Yngve Ingvar thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.