PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Grant Crouch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Stout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crouch comes to the cage accompanied by Headstrong-Trapt. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Crouch
vs
Stout

170 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

177 cm
24
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Grant Crouch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Stout!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Eddie Farnsworth and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stout rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crouch moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grant Crouch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stout lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stout misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crouch tries to land a front kick but Stout steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
No joy there for Stout, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Crouch punishes Stout's body with a nice straight punch.
Stout throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Crouch.

Grant Crouch's cut is getting worse.
Stout swinging wildly here.
Stout throws a head kick that misses.
Stout rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crouch moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crouch tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Stout manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stout with a nice cross.
Crouch misses with a few strikes there.
Stout misses with a double jab

and Crouch counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Crouch.

Crouch jumps into guard, dragging Stout to the mat.
Stout looking to sit in guard and control but Crouch gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Stout looking to hit a scissor sweep but Crouch is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crouch has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Stout is proving hard to escape from.
Crouch trying to control but Stout is working from the bottom.

Stout looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Crouch trying to control but Stout is working from the bottom.
Crouch is fighting to break Stout's control of his arms but Stout is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

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.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Stout looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Crouch passes into half guard.
Stout is staying active underneath Crouch, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Crouch sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Stout wants to get back to his feet.
Stout is trying to control but can't.
Stout is staying active underneath Crouch, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Grant Crouch.
Stout throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Crouch counters with a nice uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Crouch. Those never looked like landing.
Crouch throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Stout misses with a double jab
and Crouch counters with a two punch combo.

Stout moves into range and clinches up with Crouch.
Crouch wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stout is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crouch is defending well for now.
Stout slowing the pace effectively.

Stout breaks the clinch.
Crouch shoots in but Stout avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Stout has closed the distance and engaged Crouch in a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stout obliges.
Stout throws a knee to the head but misses.

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

Stout instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crouch working hard to break the clinch.
Crouch trying to land knees to the body.
Stout tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Stout's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Stout has closed the distance and engaged Crouch in a clinch.
Stout using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Crouch has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Stout is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Crouch is breathing heavily.
Stout gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Crouch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grant Crouch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stout lands with a right to the head.
Stout landing knees to the body.
Stout putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Crouch in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Stout breaks the clinch.
Stout throws a right and a left that Crouch avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Stout dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Grant Crouch's cut.
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.

Stout swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stout has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Crouch will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Stout misses with a double jab.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Stout taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Stout receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
The crowd are getting on Stout's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Crouch pulls guard effortlessly.
Crouch working a defensive guard here.

Stout gets to his feet - Crouch follows without any prompting.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crouch darts in trying to clinch
and Stout counters with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stout closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Stout connects with a knee to the head.
Stout manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Crouch drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Come on Stout - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Stout misses with a knee to the head.
Stout crunches a lovely knee into Crouch's ribcage.
Crouch wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

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.
Stout leaning his opponent against the cage.
Stout with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stout will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Crouch up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sam Stout.
A head kick misses from Stout.
Stout throws a head kick that Crouch semi-blocks.
Crouch will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grant Crouch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Stout - that will leave a mark!

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

Stout breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Crouch tries to keep at a distance but Stout has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stout has Crouch pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Stout manages to break the clinch.
Stout lets loose with a powerful body kick. Crouch will feel that in the morning.
Some wild striking there from Stout.
Grant Crouch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stout looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Crouch doesn't manage to clinch there - Stout circles away.
Sam Stout is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch combination from Stout misses.
Stout misses with a double jab

and Crouch counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A bit of stalling here from Stout.
Stout working Crouch over with knees to the body.
Crouch takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stout lands an elbow inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Stout manages to break the clinch.
Stout misses with a wild combination.
Stout keeps Crouch at a distance using the push kick.
Stout swinging wildly here.
Crouch tries to clinch up.
Crouch has a takedown stuffed.
Crouch moves in looking to clinch but Stout pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Stout showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Grant Crouch's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Stout slips a jab and a cross from Crouch.
Stout missing with a left hand there. Crouch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Some wild striking there from Crouch.
Crouch misses with an uppercut. Stout saw that one coming.
Crouch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stout throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crouch.
Stout lets loose with a powerful body kick. Crouch will feel that in the morning.
Left hook, right uppercut from Stout.
Stout throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Crouch counters by moving into the clinch.
Stout avoiding damage.
Stout lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stout unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Stout with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stout lands an elbow inside.
Crouch takes an elbow to the temple.
Stout will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Crouch up against the cage.

Stout breaks from the clinch.
Stout circles away from the clinch attempt

and Stout holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Stout using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Stout breaks from the clinch.

Stout gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stout working Crouch over with knees to the body.
Stout is pushing Crouch up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Stout with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Come on Stout - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Stout unloads a knee to the mid-section. Crouch lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Crouch wants to get back to striking at distance but Stout won't allow it.

Stout breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stout scores with a head kick.

Stout moves into the clinch successfully.
Stout with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Stout's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

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

Stout escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stout throws a series of punches but Crouch moves out of range.
Stout throws a left and a right that both miss
and Crouch counters with a three punch combo that has Stout backing up. Stout nods at Crouch to acknowledge the strikes.
Crouch shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stout pinned against the cage. Stout gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Crouch shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stout scores with a three punch combo!
Sloppy strikes from Stout. Those never looked like landing.
Stout throws a series of punches but Crouch avoids them all with ease.
Stout fails to land with a series of punches.
Stout throws a right hand that Crouch ducks under and follows up with a left that Crouch also avoids with ease.
Stout throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stout misses with a wild combination.
Crouch tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Stout counters with a three punch combo that has Crouch backing up. Crouch nods at Stout to acknowledge the strikes.

Crouch takes the fight into the clinch.
Stout landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stout prevents Crouch from breaking the clinch.
Stout putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Crouch in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Grant Crouch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice elbow from Stout.
Stout will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Crouch up against the cage.
Stout putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Crouch in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A knee to the head by Stout.
Stout landing knees to the head.
Sam Stout is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Crouch tries to work over Stout's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Stout comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Stout winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30

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