PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trey Stout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalyan Kumar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kalyan Kumar told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Stout
vs
Kumar

189 cm
18
200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

200 cm
20
200 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trey Stout!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kalyan Kumar!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jonathan Paton and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kumar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stout avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stout avoids the body shot from Kumar.
Stout shoots in looking for a takedown. Kumar tries to sprawl out of it but Stout keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kumar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Stout moves away from the strike by Kumar.
Stout rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kumar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kumar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stout manages to avoid it.
Kumar scores with a jab to the head.

It looks like Trey Stout has been cut.

Stout scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Stout is working for a kimura but Kumar is defending it quite comfortably.
Stout prevents Kumar from improving his position.
Stout is thwarting Kumar's attempts to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kumar wants to improve his position but Stout is controlling well.
Kumar is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stout works his foot free and advances to mount.
Stout misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Stout thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Stout throws some wild stikes that Kumar manages to avoid easily.
Kumar tries to hold on but Stout postures up.
Kumar trying desperately to get to his feet.
Stout looking to control but Kumar is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kumar is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kumar is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Stout throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Kumar because Stout loaded up on that one.

Stout jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Kumar is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Kumar and Stout has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Stout is breathing heavily.
Stout throwing strikes but Kumar manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kumar working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Stout is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kumar is controlling him well.
Stout is looking to reverse the position.
Stout might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Kumar stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Kumar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stout goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Stout steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kumar.

That's four 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 slips under a jab from Kumar.
Stout misses with a straight left.
Stout closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Stout will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kumar swings widly with a right hand

so Stout counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Stout gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Kumar throws a shot from downtown. Stout moves away and avoids it.
Stout scores with a one two! Kumar had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kumar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stout looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kumar is fending him off so far but Stout persists. Nope, Kumar circles away and we're back to standing.
Stout tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kumar swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trey Stout. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stout shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kumar as he avoids it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Kumar as Stout shoots in.
Kumar takes a swing at Stout's ribcage but misses.
Kumar throws a lazy uppercut

and Stout counters with a single leg into guard. Kumar didn't expect that.
Stout pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kumar is keeping the position for now.
Kumar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trey Stout dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Trey Stout's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Stout throws a series of punches but Kumar moves out of range.
Stout throws a right and a left that Kumar avoids nicely.
Kumar swats away the attempt to clinch by Stout.
Kumar throws a big shot that misses.
Kumar takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kumar slow jab from Stout misses its intended target.
Kumar slow jab from Stout misses its intended target.
Stout goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A right-left combo lands from Stout.
A cross from Kumar lands.
Some wild striking there from Kumar.
Stout throws a one two combo.
Kumar throws a series of punches but Stout moves out of range.
Stout misses with a two punch combination.
Kumar bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Stout misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice shot lands for Kumar.
Kumar has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kumar throws a body punch but Stout moves out of range.
Stout wants to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Kumar. No joy for Stout on that attempt.
Kumar throws a right hand that misses
and Stout counters with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stout uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kumar.
Kumar stuffs the takedown attempt from Stout. Stout gets slowly back to his feet.
Stout pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kumar is out of range and Stout settles back down.
Kumar keeps the fight on the outside.
Stout misses with a wild body shot.
Kumar lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Stout tries to clinch but Kumar moves out of range.
Kalyan Kumar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kumar misses with an uppercut

and Stout counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Stout wants to stand but Kumar has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Stout trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stout throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kumar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stout trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kumar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stout wants to control from the top but Kumar keeps moving.
Kumar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stout tries to clinch but Kumar moves out of range.
Stout lands a head kick. Kumar smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A left and a right from Stout both land. Nice combination.
Stout throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kumar.
Stout fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trey Stout. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stout slips under a jab.
Kumar might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kumar swings for the body but Stout moves out of range.
Trey Stout is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kumar missing with a left hand there. Stout was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stout tries to close the distance and clinch but Kumar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stout slips under a jab from Kumar.
Kumar lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kumar throws a hook to the side of Stout's head but Stout sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kumar is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kumar connects with the punch.
Stout displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kumar misses with a looping left.
Stout uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kumar.
Kumar tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stout swivels and escapes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stout waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Kumar.
Good standup being displayed there by Kumar as he connects with a hook.
Jab by Kumar.
Kumar throws a big shot that misses.
Kumar waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Stout.
The fighters circling - Kumar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stout misses with a double jab.
Kumar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kumar stuns Stout with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stout moves out of range as Kumar strikes.

Stout shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Stout was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Stout lands a nice shot to the head.
Stout thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Stout trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Stout working Kumar over with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kumar is bucking up trying to escape but Stout cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Stout landing strikes from the mount and Kumar is in trouble!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stout lands a big shot there that rocks Kumar but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Stout trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kumar gets back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stout prevents Kumar from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Trey Stout will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Trey Stout's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Kumar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kumar throws a combination. Stout tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Trey Stout's cut is getting worse.
Stout lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kumar's sensitive parts.
Stout slips a jab and a cross from Kumar.
A choreographed right hand from Kumar misses the target.
Stout tries to clinch up.
Kalyan Kumar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stout connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kumar throws a hook but Stout blocks it.
Stout shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kumar but Kumar pushes him off and we're back to square one.
No joy there for Kumar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kumar misses with a looping right.
Stout is looking to clinch but Kumar is avoiding it.
Stout fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stout looks to land a combination but Kumar avoids it well.
Kumar lands a two punch combo.
Kumar throws a series of strikes that have Stout backpedaling.
A jab from Kumar misses.
Kumar swings for the body but Stout moves out of range.
Stout tries to clinch up but Kumar circles away and keeps his distance.
Stout throws a head kick but Kumar moves out of range.
Kumar throws a combination that misses
and Stout counters with a body kick that stops Kumar in his tracks momentarily.
Stout throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stout connects with a nice looking jab.
Stout moves in looking to clinch but Kumar pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stout will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big left from Kumar misses.
Kumar throws a shot from downtown. Stout moves away and avoids it.
Kumar thuds his right hand into Stout's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kumar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stout moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A big right from Kumar misses.
A combination from Kumar does no damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stout looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kumar throws a lazy uppercut

and Stout counters with a takedown into side control.
Stout has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Kumar!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kumar tries to lock up and control but Stout gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Stout throws some wild stikes that Kumar manages to avoid easily.
Stout throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Stout pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Stout there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Poor strikes thrown by Stout there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Kalyan Kumar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stout sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Stout scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Stout has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kumar's face.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stout looking to control but Kumar is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kumar tries to hold on but Stout postures up.
Kumar is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kumar is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kumar slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Kumar moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kumar is trying to keep Stout in close.

Kumar looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Stout passes into half guard.
Stout is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Kumar!
Kumar wants to control but Stout is having none of it.
Stout misses with a head shot.
Kumar avoids a series of strikes thrown by Stout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Stout in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Kumar defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Stout.
Stout throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Stout punishing his opponent with strikes.
Stout is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Stout punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stout misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Stout throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Kumar because Stout loaded up on that one.
Kumar regains half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Trey Stout.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stout, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Trey Stout!