PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jaylen Stout (ranked 122 p4p, 67 weight class) and Angus Young (ranked 12 p4p, 7 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Stout
vs
Young

170 cm
27
145
16 - 5 - 0

171 cm
27
139
17 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jaylen Stout!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Angus Young!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jonathan Paton and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stout tries to counter by clinching up but Young breaks away and moves out of range.

Young pushes Stout up against the cage in a clinch.

Young turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Stout manages to get back to half guard.

Stout looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
My spies in KO MMA inform me that Young has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Young wants to pass the guard but Stout is defending well.

Young seems to be working for a kimura but Stout defends the submission attempt.
Young seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Stout does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Stout is squirming around, avoiding Young's attempts to control the action.
Stout is trying desperately to improve position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young takes Stout's back.

Young is persistently looking for the submission but Stout is defending it well.
Young struggling to keep hold of the position.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.

Young looking to break Stout's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Stout remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Young will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!

Young working for a choke but Stout is defending well.

Stout defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Young wants to control but Stout is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stout tries to break free.
Young controlling from the back.
Stout can't escape the position.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Stout preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Young.
Young tries to keep control of the position but Stout is staying busy.

Young is looking for the choke from the back position but Stout is controlling his hands well.
Stout looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stout prevents Young from getting a body triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Young not allowing Stout to control his hands.
Stout tries to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Stout doesn't escape.
Stout tries to roll but Young sticks to his back.
Young doesn't have the hooks in and Stout manages to turn into his guard.

Young had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Stout defends it easily.
Young looking to control.

Young is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young looking to control.

Young isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Stout stacks Young on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Stout!
A control attempt from Young but he's now mounted!
Young wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Stout avoiding Young 's attempts to control his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Angus Young dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Stout throws a jab when Young was well out of range.
Angus Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young tries to clinch there but Stout circles away.
Stout seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch but Stout swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Young is looking to clinch.
Young fails with an attempt to clinch.
Young tries to clinch there but Stout circles away.
Young steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stout.
Young doesn't manage to clinch there - Stout circles away.
Young fails in his attempt to clinch.
Young fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stout throws a shot from downtown. Young moves away and avoids it.
Young doesn't manage to clinch there - Stout circles away.
Young steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stout.
Young tries to counter with a clinch but Stout shakes him off and moves away.
Young has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stout keeps the fight on the outside.
Young doesn't manage to clinch there - Stout circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch but Stout swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fighters circling - Stout throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stout scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Young doesn't seem bothered though.
Young tries to clinch up but Stout circles away and keeps his distance.
Young doesn't manage to clinch there - Stout circles away.
Stout is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Young.
The fight stays on the outside here - Young looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Young moves out of range as Stout strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stout.
Stout throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stout misses with a hook. Young ducked under it nicely.
Young ducks under a wild hook from Stout.
Stout throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stout circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stout tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Young manages to circle out of the way.
Young tries to clinch but Stout moves out of range.
Young fails with an attempt to clinch.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stout paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stout seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.

Young moves into the clinch.
Young stalls.
Young jumps guard but Stout stands there with Young around his waist. Young gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Young taking a breather.

Young pulls Stout into guard.

Young has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stout can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Young trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angus Young has got the better of the ground game so far.
Young is trying to hold Stout in close to prevent damage but Stout has managed to pass into half guard.
Young is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Stout trying to control the action but Young is working from the bottom.
Young trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Stout manages to pass to mount!
Young is trying desperately to improve position.
Stout tries to control but Young wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stout is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Young is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Stout avoids the attempt from Young to control.
Young bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Young trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stout is trying to keep Young in close.

Stout throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Young wants to control from the top but Stout keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stout is keeping the position for now.
Stout trying to keep a closed guard but Young is proving a slippery customer.

Young is sitting in close to Stout's body. Stout has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Young is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Young is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Stout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jaylen Stout!
Jaylen Stout retains his featherweight title!
Jaylen Stout seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.