PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hells No (ranked 1735 p4p, 24535 weight class) and Simon Tout (ranked 235 p4p, 592 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

No
vs
Tout

172 cm
26
155
6 - 4 - 1

178 cm
26
161
0 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Hells No!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Simon Tout!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No throws a hook but Tout avoids it easily.
Tout now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hells No seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tout looks to score with a jab to the body but No is just out of range.
No throws out a loose jab but Tout uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tout ducks down and throws a hook to the body but No moves away.

No closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
No fails to pull guard.
Tout looking to slow down the pace here.
No tries a body shot but Tout blocks it.
Tout slows down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on No's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tout prevents a body shot from No.
No tries to work over Tout's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tout gets underhooks to prevent No's takedown attempt.
No has been working on his balance at Cozad The Island, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Tout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tout doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tout tries to throw a body punch but No avoids it by throwing Tout back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Tout.
Tout working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tout blocking some punches.
Tout blocks an uppercut.
No tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tout's elbow.
No tries a body shot but Tout blocks it.
No misses with a punch to the body.
No misses with a hook to the ribs.
No misses with the head strike.
Tout doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

No pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tout stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. No swivels though and keeps the full guard.

No has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Tout should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, No has tightened it up now! Tout should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Hells No!