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. Grant Crouch is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Crouch
vs
Stout

170 cm
20
170 lbs
1 - 7 - 0

177 cm
26
180 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue 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 1 - 7 - 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 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Stout!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jonathan Paton and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stout displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Crouch.

Stout moves into the clinch.
Crouch wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stout looking to throw knees to the head but Crouch is blocking nicely.
Crouch fails to pull guard.
Stout lands a nice uppercut.
Crouch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crouch avoids a wild elbow strike from Stout.
Stout tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Crouch wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stout lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Grant Crouch has been cut.
Stout tries to land knees in the clinch but Crouch avoids the damage to the body.
Stout tries to land a knee to the head but Crouch blocks with his arms.
Crouch is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Stout to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grant Crouch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stout unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Crouch is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stout throws a knee to the head but misses.
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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stout working Crouch over with knees to the body.
Stout connects with a nasty looking knee right to Crouch's face.
A knee to the head by Stout.
A knee to the head by Stout.
Stout with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stout tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stout pressing his opponent against the cage.
Crouch tries to break the clinch but Stout is controlling the position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stout.
Stout throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Crouch blocks it with crossed arms.
Stout throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stout throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Crouch blocks it with crossed arms.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stout dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Stout throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Crouch is trying to push Stout away but Stout has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Stout working aggressively here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Crouch as Stout tries to tie him up.
Stout with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stout tries a knee to the head but Crouch blocks it.
Stout tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stout misses with a knee strike.
Stout misses with a knee strike.
Crouch is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stout tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Crouch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stout takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Crouch scores with a body shot.
Crouch misses with a head kick.

Crouch shoots in and bounces Stout off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Crouch preventing the sweep.
Stout looking to control.
Crouch looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Crouch won't allow Stout to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crouch won't allow Stout to get back to his feet.
Crouch being controlled here momentarily.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Grant Crouch.
Crouch tries to clinch up but Stout circles away and keeps his distance.
Crouch bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stout's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crouch doesn't manage to clinch there - Stout circles away.
Stout throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crouch comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stout tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Stout instigates a clinch.
Stout lands with a short shot to the head.
Stout trying to land knees to the body.
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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Stout takes the fight into the clinch.
Crouch is trying to force a seperation but Stout has the dominant position.
Crouch is trying to pull guard but Stout has him pressed against the cage.
Sam Stout seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Stout with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Stout scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stout is working Crouch over against the cage.
Crouch tries to circle away but Stout has him pinned against the cage.
Come on Stout - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Stout lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stout obliges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Stout on the inside.
Stout looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stout misses with a knee strike.
Stout with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stout.
Stout lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Crouch manages to break the clinch.
Crouch throws a push kick but Stout slaps the foot to one side.
Crouch feints a jab promting Stout to slip. Crouch then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Stout slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Stout tries a head kick but it misses.
Crouch shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Stout defends it nicely.

Stout takes the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stout lands a right hand.
Stout is trying to stall.
Crouch looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stout working Crouch over with knees to the body.
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!
Stout utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Stout with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stout lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Crouch backwards.
Stout lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stout with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stout tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stout misses with some punches.
Stout misses with a knee to the head.
Crouch blocks an uppercut.
Stout with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stout looking to throw knees to the head but Crouch is blocking nicely.
Crouch tries to pull guard but Stout won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grant Crouch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crouch blocks an elbow strike from Stout.
Crouch tries to break free but Stout pushes him back against the cage.
Crouch looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Crouch managing to block the knees to the body from Stout.
Stout misses with a knee strike.
Crouch is trying to pull guard but Stout turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crouch fails to pull guard.
Stout lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stout misses with an elbow over the top.
Stout throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Crouch blocks it with crossed arms.

Crouch breaks from the clinch.
Crouch throws a low kick, looking for Stout's leg but Stout calmly moves out of range.
Crouch blocks a head kick by Stout.
Stout has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Crouch shoots in looking for a takedown but Stout manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Crouch's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Crouch lands a nice hook to Stout's body. Stout takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Crouch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stout walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stout gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sam Stout is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stout throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Stout clinches with his opponent.
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.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Sloppy strikes from Crouch. Those never looked like landing.
Stout tries a head kick but it misses.
Stout moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Crouch bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Stout.
Crouch lands a head shot.
Crouch shoots for a double leg takedown but Stout sprawls well. He's pushed Crouch's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A head kick misses from Stout.
Crouch misses with a body kick.
Crouch misses with a head kick.
Stout takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Stout rushes Crouch and presses him up against the cage.
Stout lands a nice knee to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Crouch's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stout unloads a knee to the mid-section. Crouch lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stout connects with a nasty looking knee right to Crouch's face.
Stout tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stout using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Crouch has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Crouch breaks the clinch.
Crouch looks to score with a jab to the body but Stout is just out of range.
Stout walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Crouch checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

Stout closes the distance and clinches.
Stout tries to stall but Crouch uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Stout tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Crouch avoids it.
Crouch tries to pull guard but Stout forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Stout lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Crouch backwards.
Stout is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stout keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Crouch's efforts to push away.
Stout with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Crouch tries to break free but Stout pushes him back against the cage.
Stout swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crouch fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grant Crouch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crouch tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Stout lands a right hand.
Stout with a knee to the head.
Crouch tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Stout just stands there and leans against the cage.
Stout swings wildly with an uppercut but Crouch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stout misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crouch is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stout has a couple of punches blocked by Crouch.

Crouch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stout throws a nice looking combination but Crouch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Crouch moves into range and clinches up with Stout.
Stout lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stout trying to control the position but instead, Crouch has worked for underhooks and has pushed Stout into the cage.
Crouch is trying to break the clinch but Stout is controlling him.
Stout creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Stout throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crouch scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Crouch blocks the elbow strike.

Crouch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stout takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Crouch lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Stout just misses with a punch to the body.
Crouch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stout manages to avoid it.
Crouch shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stout pinned against the cage. Stout gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Stout scores with a head kick.
Grant Crouch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sam Stout is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stout misses with a wild combination.
Stout misses with a few strikes there.

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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30

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