PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lynn Stout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alfredo Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Stout
vs
Stone

162 cm
24
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lynn Stout!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alfredo Stone!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stone wants it to stay on the feet.
Stout takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Stout tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Stone defends well and Stout ends up having to push Stone into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Stout shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stone as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lynn Stout. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stone misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stout was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

Stout gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Stone decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Stout, up you get!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Stone pushes Stout up against the cage in a clinch.
Stout tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Stone just stands there and leans against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stone.
Stout jumps guard but Stone turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stone gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Stone looks winded!

Stout is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Stone pulls his head out easily.
Stone missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Stout looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Stout is trying to maintain the position but Stone is very close to passing his half guard.

Stone decides to return to a standing position.
Stone 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stout misses with a takedown attempt - Stone sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Stone closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Stout is looking to get back to his feet here but Stone is keeping cool and he's managed to take Stout's back.
Stone is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.

Stone looking for the choke from the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Stout wants to escape the position.
Stout staying busy and making it hard for Stone to control.

Stone is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.

Stone is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Stout is defending well though. Stone let's go of the attempt for now.

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 is in bad spot here.

Stone is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Stout is defending well though. Stone let's go of the attempt for now.
Stout wants to control his opponent's hands but Stone gets his hands free.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stone is hanging on to Stout's back as he tries to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alfredo Stone dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Stout tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stout misses the shot to the body.
Stone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A little feinted left hand from Stout on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Stout throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Stone looking to score a takedown here. Stout is defending well but Stone drives through and ends up in Stout's guard.

Stout looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Stone passes into side control.
Stout tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stone is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Stone has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stout is looking for a sweep.
Stout wants to get back to his feet.

Stone decides to stand up, so the ref orders Stout to his feet.

Stone throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Stout tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Stone is in Stout's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Stout has an active guard here but Stone has managed to pass into half guard.
Stout regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Stone.
Alfredo Stone has got the better of the ground game so far.

Stone stands up from Stout's guard - Stone perhaps looking for a knockout.
Lynn Stout is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stout misses with a lunging right hand
and Stone counters with a two punch combo.
No luck for Stout with that takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Stone scores with a takedown into Stout's guard.

Stout is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Stone defends well.
Stone looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Stone trying to control the position from guard on top but Stout is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stout swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stone preventing the sweep.
Stone is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stout keeping full guard, as Stone tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Stout is working an open guard so Stone takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alfredo Stone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Stout fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Stone throws out a counter right but Stout avoids it with no problem.
Stout fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Horrible takedown attempt by Stout or perhaps it was just good defense by Stone, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lynn Stout. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Stone bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stout is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stone blocks the strikes from Stout.
Stone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stout is trying to maintain the position but Stone is very close to passing his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stout looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Stone sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Stout wants to get back to full guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's two 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.

Stone clinches up with Stout and pushes him back against the cage.

Stout has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Stone uses from the top position.
Stone engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Stout not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Stone trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stout being controlled here, momentarily.

Stout is looking for a triangle but Stone pushes his legs off easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone trying to move into half guard but instead Stout has managed to sweep!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Stout got a little sloppy there for a moment and Stone has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Stout has managed to get both his arms back between Stone's legs - danger averted.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stout accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Stone shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Stout manages to escape and get back to his feet!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stout looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stone is fending him off so far but Stout persists. Nope, Stone circles away and we're back to standing.
Stout closes the distance and clinches up with Stone, looking for a takedown. Stout pushes Stone against the cage but Stone circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Stone shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Stout manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Stone keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Lynn Stout has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alfredo Stone is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
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!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stone prevents a takedown attempt there.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lynn Stout.
Well Stone has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alfredo Stone!