PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edward Stout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Evans has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Stout
vs
Evans

198 cm
22
188 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

183 cm
19
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Random Name Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Edward Stout!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Evans!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans closes the distance and clinches up with Stout, looking for a takedown. Evans pushes Stout against the cage but Stout circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Evans looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Stout makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Evans tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stout misses with a takedown
letting Evans counter with a right hand.
Stout lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Evans with a poor takedown

and Stout counters with a nice double leg into side control. Evans won't be happy with that.
Evans pushes Stout away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Stout gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Stout advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Stout is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Evans is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Edward Stout!