PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kirby Stout (ranked 24630 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Gastineau (ranked 6636 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Stout
vs
Gastineau

188 cm
19
214 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

190 cm
19
204 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kirby Stout!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patrick Gastineau!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gastineau fails with the takedown.
Gastineau dives in for a single leg takedown but Stout sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Stout throwing a counter right hand but Gastineau manages to avoid it.
Gastineau shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stout as he avoids it easily.
Kirby Stout has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Gastineau.

Stout darts in and clinches Gastineau up against the cage.

Stout breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Stout shoots in and gets a takedown into Gastineau's guard.
Stout loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stout has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gastineau is trying to keep Stout in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stout won't allow Gastineau to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gastineau avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gastineau is trying to keep Stout in close.
Stout throwing strikes but missing.
Gastineau controls Stout momentarily but Stout frees himself.
Stout scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Gastineau has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Stout is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Gastineau.
Gastineau takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stout working the ground and pound.
Gastineau takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Stout throws an elbow but Gastineau slips to the side and avoids it well.
Stout cracks Gastineau with a big right hand but Gastineau just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Stout throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Stout working away.
Stout working the head and body with strikes.
Stout lands some shots froms side control.
Gastineau tries to buck Stout off but Stout is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stout working away.
Gastineau takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Gastineau taking punishment in the form of punches.
Gastineau looks winded!
Stout scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Gastineau to see if he's OK.
Gastineau is not content to let Stout control the position.
Stout works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Stout has control of an arm but Gastineau manages to advance to Stout's back!

Gastineau is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Stout tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stout wants to hold on but Gastineau pushes him away.
Stout is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gastineau is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Stout flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Stout tries to lock up and control but Gastineau gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Stout manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stout is trying to get back to full guard.
Gastineau is thwarting Stout's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kirby Stout dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Gastineau is looking to clinch.
Gastineau throws a leg kick that is checked
and Stout counters with a head kick.
Patrick Gastineau is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stout looks to clinch
and Gastineau counters with a two punch combo.
Gastineau shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stout as he avoids it easily.
Stout swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

Stout closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Gastineau kicks off Stout and gets to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gastineau shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stout as he avoids it easily.
Stout slaps away a takedown attempt from Gastineau, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kirby Stout has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Gastineau.
Stout looks to score with a jab to the body but Gastineau is just out of range.
Stout connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gastineau is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stout shoots for a takedown but Gastineau saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gastineau drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Stout defends it well.
Gastineau tries for a takedown but Stout sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Stout as Gastineau shoots in.

Stout closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gastineau quickly recovers to half guard.
Stout lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stout scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Stout is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Stout is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kirby Stout overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gastineau on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stout landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Stout scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Stout seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Stout drops an elbow to the side of Gastineau's head.
Gastineau on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stout seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gastineau is trying to stand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gastineau has hold of Stout's hands but Stout slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Stout lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Stout looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gastineau with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Stout working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Gastineau manages to get to full guard.
Stout postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Stout is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stout chips away with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stout working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Stout is in close to Gastineau's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Stout postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Stout scoring with some ground and pound.
Gastineau utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stout throws a big elbow that misses.
Gastineau working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stout.
Stout scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gastineau tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stout accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kirby Stout dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Stout throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gastineau shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Stout defends it nicely.
Gastineau tries a head kick but it misses.
Stout keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Stout was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Horrible takedown attempt by Gastineau or perhaps it was just good defense by Stout, which made it look bad.
Kirby Stout has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Gastineau.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gastineau shoots in looking for a takedown. Stout tries to sprawl out of it but Gastineau keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stout manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gastineau takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gastineau rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stout moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Stout fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Gastineau to the ground. Stout is now in Gastineau's guard.
Stout postures up and lands a big shot to Gastineau's brow.
Stout scoring with some ground and pound.
Stout content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Stout landing with the ground and pound.
Stout postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Stout landing with the ground and pound.
Stout connects with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stout connects with a couple of short punches.

Gastineau is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Stout presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Stout pulls guard effortlessly.
Stout will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Stout is trying to keep Gastineau in close.

Gastineau avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Stout wants to get back to his feet but Gastineau is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gastineau preventing the sweep.
Gastineau prevents Stout from getting back to his feet.
Stout is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Stout throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Stout trying to strike off his back.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gastineau.
Stout shoots and misses
and Gastineau counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gastineau blocks a head kick by Stout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Stout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stout fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Stout circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gastineau fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Stout fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gastineau manages to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gastineau shoots in for a double leg but Stout sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Patrick Gastineau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kirby Stout is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Stout scores with a takedown into Gastineau's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kirby Stout showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stout has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27

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