PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Help Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Eriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Out might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Remember my NAME!. Help Out has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Out
vs
Eriksson

187 cm
21
190 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

188 cm
20
195 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Good low kicks
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Help Out!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, William Eriksson!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Eriksson misses

and Out counters by clinching up.
A shot in the inside from Out.
Eriksson fails to pull guard.
A right handed body shot lands from Out.
Eriksson tries to circle away but Out has him pinned against the cage.
Eriksson goes for a takedown attempt but Out pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Eriksson throws a lazy head kick

and Out counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Out.
Out lands with a left to the head.
Out using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Eriksson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Eriksson tries to break free but Out pushes him back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Out just misses with a elbow thrown towards Eriksson's brow.
Out lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Out content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Out misses with a knee strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Out.
Eriksson working hard to break the clinch.
Out lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Eriksson is looking to break free of the clinch but Out has double underhooks.
Out lands an uppercut.
Out cracks Eriksson with a nice body shot.
Out lands a nice shot to the body.
Eriksson looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Out.
Out stalling in the clinch.
Eriksson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Out walks away with a smile on his face. Eriksson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Help Out has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Eriksson.
Out lands a nice hook to Eriksson's body. Eriksson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Out throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Eriksson's head.
Eriksson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Out displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Out scores with a leg kick.
Out throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Out thumps Eriksson with a low kick.
Out throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
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!
Eriksson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Out throws a head kick that Eriksson semi-blocks.
Eriksson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Eriksson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Out moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Out.
Out lands a body shot in the clinch.
Out cracks Eriksson with a nice body shot.
Out is stalling here.
Out throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Erikssons head.
A nice left hand lands by Out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Out lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Out is working Eriksson over against the cage.
Out makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Out lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Out lands a shot to the body.
Out lands a body shot in the clinch.
Out pushes Eriksson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Out scores with a shot to the side of Eriksson's head.
Out lands a right hand that snaps the head of Eriksson backwards.
Out lands a right hand.
Out makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Out softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Out.
Out softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Out works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Eriksson blocks an elbow strike.
Eriksson takes a knee to the side of the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Out.
Out working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Out taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Out lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Out lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Out.
Out lands with a short shot to the head.
Out pushes Eriksson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Out.
Out lands a nice knee to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Out.
Out lands a good knee to the midsection. Eriksson won't want to take too many of those.
Out manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Out gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Out lands with a left to the head.
Out misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Eriksson.
Out is pushing Eriksson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Out scores with a shot to the side of Eriksson's head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Out throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short body shot lands from Out as the two fighters clinch.
Out lands a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Out.
Out lands a right hand that snaps the head of Eriksson backwards.
Out lands a nice uppercut.
Out lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Out lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Out lands a left hand.
A short left from Out.
A right hand to the body from Out.
Out lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Out pushes Eriksson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Out lands an elbow inside that Eriksson shrugs off.
Out lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Out lands a nice uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Help Out dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Out closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Out gets through Eriksson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Out lands an uppercut.
Out scores with a shot to the side of Eriksson's head.
Out cracks Eriksson with a nice body shot.

Eriksson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Out throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Eriksson.
Out fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Eriksson throws a sloppy head kick

and Out counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Out.
Out is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Eriksson can do to turn this around?
The referee calls for Out to work.
Out lands a hook to the side of the head.
Eriksson takes a shot to the head.
Out lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Out lands a right hand that snaps the head of Eriksson backwards.
Out lands a left hand.
Out lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Eriksson is breathing heavily.
Eriksson is trying to break free.
A short right from Out on the inside.
Eriksson wants to get back to striking at distance but Out won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Out makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Out pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Out lands an uppercut.
Out's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A right handed body shot lands from Out.
Out lands a body shot.
Out lands with a left to the head.
Out working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Out makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Out working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Out lands a hook to the side of the head.
Out softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Out scores with a hook to the body.
Help Out has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Out lands with a short shot to the head.
Out scores with a shot to the side of Eriksson's head.
Out prevents Eriksson from breaking the clinch.
Out lands a hook that snaps the head of Eriksson backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Out.
Out lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Out lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Out obliges.
Out lands a knee to the body.
A shot in the inside from Out.
Out unloads a knee to the mid-section. Eriksson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Out lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Eriksson working hard to break the clinch.
Out lands a right hand.
Out landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Out lands with a light punch inside.
Out lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Eriksson letting Out take a breather here.
Out lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Out scores with a shot to the side of Eriksson's head.
Out lands with a short shot to the head.
Eriksson working hard to break the clinch.
Out presses Eriksson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Eriksson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Eriksson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Out cracks Eriksson with a nice body shot.
Out throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Out softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Out digs a right hand underneath Eriksson's ribcage. Eriksson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Out digs a right hand underneath Eriksson's ribcage. Eriksson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Out softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Eriksson letting Out take a breather here.
Out lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Out creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Out - that landed with a thud.
Out lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Out lands with a short shot to the head.
Out lands a body shot.
Out presses Eriksson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Out lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Eriksson or not.
Out pushes Eriksson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Out avoiding damage.
Eriksson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Out just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Out working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Eriksson is trying to force a seperation but Out has the dominant position.
Out lands a left hand.
Out using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Out comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Out controlling the action here for a moment.
Nice body punch from Out.
Good body shot from Out.
Eriksson is looking to control Out's arms but Out gets an underhook and turns him. Now Eriksson has his back to the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Out.
Eriksson takes an elbow to the temple.
Out lands a body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Out.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Out.
A short uppercut from Out.
Out working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Out scores with a shot to the side of Eriksson's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eriksson tries to circle away but Out has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Help Out dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Out darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Out connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Out throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Eriksson throws a leg kick that misses.
Out throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Eriksson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A head kick by Eriksson misses
and Out counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Eriksson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Eriksson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Out throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Eriksson's head.
Eriksson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Eriksson throws a head kick that misses
and Out counters with a leg kick.
Out throws a nice outside leg kick.

Out gets a clinch.
Out manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A left hand lands to the body for Out.
The referee calls for Out to work.
Nice elbow from Out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Out lands with a left to the head.
Out prevents Eriksson from breaking the clinch.
Eriksson wants to break free but Out has control.
Nice body punch from Out - that landed with a thud.
Good body shot from Out.
Out has Eriksson pushed against the cage.
Out lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Out working Eriksson over with knees to the body.
Eriksson takes a shot to the head.
Out lands an elbow that stopped Eriksson in his tracks for a moment.
Out scores with a shot to the side of Eriksson's head.
Nice elbow from Out.
Out stalling the fight.
Eriksson takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Out.
Out lands with a short shot to the head.
Out stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Out is working Eriksson over against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Out lands a body punch.
A short right from Out on the inside.
A body shot lands from Out.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Out.
Nice body punch from Out - that landed with a thud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Out.
A body shot lands from Out.
A short body shot lands from Out as the two fighters clinch.
Out lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Out scores with a nice hook to the head.
Out lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Out working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Out creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Out stalling.
Eriksson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Out lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Out lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Out creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Out.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Out lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson is looking to break free of the clinch but Out has double underhooks.
Eriksson tries to circle away but Out has him pinned against the cage.
Out misses with a knee to the head.
Out lands a shoulder strike.
Out keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Eriksson's efforts to push away.

Eriksson breaks the clinch.
Eriksson shoots in for a double leg but Out sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Out turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Out connects with a high kick.
Eriksson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Out counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Out forces Eriksson back against the cage and clinches.
Out lands with a right to the head.
Out throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Erikssons head.
Out lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Out is working Eriksson over against the cage.
Out lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Out as the two fighters clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Out pushes Eriksson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Out is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Out lands a hook to the side of the head.
Out lands a nice elbow.
Out creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Eriksson's defenses.
Out lands an elbow that stopped Eriksson in his tracks for a moment.
A body shot lands from Out.
Out lands a body shot.
Out is working Eriksson over against the cage.
Out throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Out lands a body shot.
Out lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Out lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Out.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Out.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Out works on Eriksson's body with a couple of short punches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Out takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Out lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Out lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Help Out clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Out pushes Eriksson away with a front kick.
Eriksson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Out counters with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Out.

Out rushes Eriksson and presses him up against the cage.
Out is working Eriksson over against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Out.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Out creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Out.
Out presses Eriksson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Out makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Out lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Eriksson backwards.
Out is struggling to control the position.
Out lands with a light punch inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Out lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Out.
Out is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A body shot lands from Out.
Out scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Out pushes Eriksson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Out lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Eriksson backwards.
Out lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Out lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Eriksson backwards.
Out leaning his opponent against the cage.
Out throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Out lands a knee to the head.
Eriksson is trying to push Out away but Out has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Eriksson letting Out take a breather here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Out scores with a nice short uppercut.
Eriksson wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Out.

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

Eriksson closes the distance and clinches.
Out lands a right hand.
Knees to the body from Out.
Out digs a right hand into Eriksson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Eriksson's gas tank.
Out lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Eriksson backwards.
Out lands a good knee to the midsection. Eriksson won't want to take too many of those.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Out.
Out lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Eriksson or not.
Out lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Out scores with a shot to the side of Eriksson's head.
Out lands with a right to the head.
Out is leaning against Eriksson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Eriksson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Eriksson tries to pull guard but Out won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Out lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Eriksson.
Out lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Out.
Eriksson tries to break the clinch but Out is controlling the position.
Out is struggling to control the position.
Out lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Out lands a left hand.
Out softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Out pushes Eriksson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Eriksson looking to stall.
Out lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Out works on Eriksson's body with a couple of short punches.
Out presses Eriksson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Out utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Eriksson is trying to push Out away but Out has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Out makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The referee calls for Out to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Out is working Eriksson over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Out - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Out.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Out lands a right hand.
Out has Eriksson pressed against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Out.
Out lands a right hand that snaps the head of Eriksson backwards.
Out prevents Eriksson from breaking the clinch.
Eriksson tries to break the clinch but Out is controlling the position.
A nice left hand lands by Out.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Out lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Out scores with a hook to the body.
Out lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice elbow from Out.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Out creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Help Out had his way with William Eriksson in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Eriksson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Eriksson throws a head kick that misses
and Out counters with a head kick. That will keep Eriksson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Out lands with a kick to the temple. Eriksson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Out throws a head kick but Eriksson moves out of range.
Out connects with a leg kick. Eriksson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
William Eriksson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Out. That's going to slow Eriksson down.

Out closes the distance and clinches.
Eriksson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A body shot lands from Out.
Eriksson is trying to force a seperation but Out has the dominant position.
Eriksson is looking to break free of the clinch but Out has double underhooks.
Out scores with a hook to the body.
Out throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Out lands a body punch.
Eriksson is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A short left from Out.
A short right from Out on the inside.
Out just leaning against Eriksson, taking a breather.
Out throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Out effectively controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Out lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Out scores with a shot to the side of Eriksson's head.
Out lands an elbow inside that Eriksson shrugs off.
Out lands a nice knee to the body.
Out stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A shot in the inside from Out.
Out leaning against his opponent.
Out misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Eriksson.
Eriksson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short uppercut from Out.
Out scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Out.
Eriksson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Out has him pressed against the cage.
Out throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Erikssons head.
Eriksson tries to break free but Out pushes him back against the cage.
Out pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Out lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Out lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Eriksson or not.
Out gets through Eriksson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Out working Eriksson over with knees to the body.
Out landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Out lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Eriksson or not.
A short left from Out.
Out lands an elbow just above Eriksson 's eye.
Eriksson is looking to break free of the clinch but Out has double underhooks.
A short left from Out.
Out lands a right hand.
Out lands a body shot.
Out lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Out throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Erikssons head.
Out lands a nice shot to the body.
Out is working Eriksson over against the cage.
Out lands a nice uppercut.
Out makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Out lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Eriksson backwards.
Out lands a nice elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Out lands an uppercut.
Out lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Out.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Out creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Eriksson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Out just stands there and leans against the cage.
Out lands a left hand.
Out cracks Eriksson with a nice body shot.
Out digs a right hand underneath Eriksson's ribcage. Eriksson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Out lands a nice uppercut.
Out lands a body punch.
Out pushes Eriksson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Out.
Out gets through Eriksson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Out gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Out.
Out lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Out creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Out.
Out lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Eriksson or not.
A right handed body shot lands from Out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Out.
Out tries to land a knee to the head but Eriksson blocks with his arms.
Out fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Out swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Eriksson is looking to break free of the clinch but Out has double underhooks.
Eriksson working hard to break the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Out creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
William Eriksson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eriksson takes an elbow to the forehead.
A frustrated look appears on Eriksson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Out lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Out lands with a right to the head.
Out lands a body punch.
Out scores with a nice hook to the head.
Out lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Eriksson backwards.
Out lands an elbow just above Eriksson 's eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Out stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Eriksson is trying to break the clinch but Out has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Out - that landed with a thud.
Out works on Eriksson's body with a couple of short punches.
Eriksson throws a punch but it's blocked by Out.
Eriksson struggles to land a body shot inside as Out controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Out.

And that's the end of the fight!
Help Out showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Out 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 50:41
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 50:41
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 50:41

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Help Out!
Help Out retains his middleweight title!