PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Evan Stout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mac Gravy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Stout
vs
Gravy

164 cm
24
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

178 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

1337 ANZAC

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Evan 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, Mac Gravy!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stout connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gravy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Stout's head.
Stout misses with a head kick.
Stout circles away from the clinch attempt
and Stout counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Stout misses with a leg kick.
Stout throws a leg kick but Gravy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gravy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gravy wants to clinch
and Stout counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gravy is looking to clinch.
Gravy is looking to clinch but Stout is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravy throws a nice head kick!
Stout pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big left from Stout misses.
Stout shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gravy sprawls well. Gravy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Stout gets slowly back to his feet.

Stout tries to keep at a distance but Gravy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stout utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Stout scores with a knee to the head.
Stout dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Stout is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gravy pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Stout could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stout avoiding damage as Gravy throws knees to the body.
Gravy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stout is keeping busy.
Stout looking to throw knees to the head but Gravy is blocking nicely.
Stout dodges an elbow strike from Gravy.
Gravy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stout's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Stout pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gravy wants to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gravy is looking to clinch but Stout is avoiding it.
Stout motions for Gravy to come forward. Stout throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gravy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stout sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stout swats away the attempt to clinch by Gravy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravy is looking to clinch but Stout is avoiding it.
Gravy tries to clinch up

and Stout counters with a takedown into side control.
An elbow from Stout crashes against the mat.
A lull in the action here as Stout stalls from top position.
Gravy avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Stout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Stout is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gravy has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gravy struggling a bit here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stout misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Evan Stout will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Gravy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stout's calf.
Gravy blocks a head kick by Stout.
Stout keeps the fight on the outside.
Gravy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stout. Stout obviously looking to wear him down.
Gravy wants to clinch.
Gravy tries to clinch up but Stout circles away and keeps his distance.
Gravy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gravy throws a sloppy head kick and Stout moves out of range easily.
Stout avoids the body shot from Gravy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravy wants to clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gravy checks a leg kick.
Stout steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gravy.
Gravy moves in looking to clinch but Stout pushes him off.
Gravy darts in trying to clinch
and Stout counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mac Gravy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stout tries a head kick but it misses.
Stout shoots in for a double leg but Gravy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gravy is looking to clinch but Stout is avoiding it.
Stout misses with a series of wild punches.
Gravy is looking to clinch but Stout is avoiding it.
Stout shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gravy defends it nicely.
Gravy tries a head kick but it misses.
Gravy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gravy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Stout counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravy is looking to clinch but Stout is avoiding it.
Gravy is looking to clinch.
Gravy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stout swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gravy feints and then cracks Stout's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stout down.
Gravy moves to clinch but Stout breaks away
and Stout counters with a nice body kick.
Gravy wants to clinch.
Gravy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stout.
Gravy tries to clinch up
and Stout counters with an inside leg kick.
Mac Gravy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stout pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gravy is looking to clinch.
Stout shoots in looking for a takedown but Gravy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Stout's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evan Stout. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gravy is looking to clinch but Stout is avoiding it.
Stout finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mac Gravy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!

Gravy is looking to clinch.
Gravy doesn't manage to clinch there - Stout circles away.
Stout tries a head kick but it misses.
Gravy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gravy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gravy.
Stout works over Gravy's head and body with a nice combination.
Gravy 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 swats away the attempt to clinch by Gravy.
Stout throws a sloppy head kick and Gravy moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravy wants to clinch
and Stout counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stout avoids a kick to the body.
Gravy tries to clinch there but Stout circles away.
Stout throws a head kick but Gravy moves out of range.
Gravy blocks a head kick by Stout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gravy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gravy closes the distance looking to clinch
and Stout counters with a good low kick that Gravy was not able to check.
Gravy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gravy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Stout counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Gravy 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 swats away the attempt to clinch by Gravy.
Gravy moves in looking to clinch but Stout pushes him off.
Stout keeps the fight on the outside.
Stout throws a head kick that misses.
Gravy wants to clinch but Stout slips to the side

and Stout counters with a shoot takedown. Gravy fights it but they end up in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stout stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gravy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stout throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravy looking for a sweep. Not yet Gravy, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stout looking to pass the guard.
Stout might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Stout controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gravy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stout. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Evan Stout just wasn't active enough.
Gravy is looking to clinch but Stout is avoiding it.
A head kick from Gravy lands but Stout takes it in his stride.
Stout misses with a head kick.
Gravy is looking to clinch.
Gravy 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 throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gravy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stout. That did some damage!
Gravy tries to close the distance and clinch but Stout swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mac Gravy really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Stout tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stout is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A head kick from Gravy lands but Stout takes it in his stride.
Stout tried to score with a low kick but Gravy checks it.
Stout swats away the attempt to clinch by Gravy.
Gravy walks into a left hand.
Stout misses with a looping right.
Gravy slaps away a takedown attempt from Stout, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gravy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gravy tries to clinch but Stout is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stout throws out the jab.
Stout moves out of range of the leg kick from Gravy.
Gravy is looking to clinch.
Stout fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gravy tries to close the distance and clinch but Stout swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gravy misses with a body kick.
Gravy tries to clinch up but Stout circles away and keeps his distance.

Gravy instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Stout breaks the clinch.

Gravy clinches with his opponent.
Stout has Gravy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gravy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evan Stout. That's going to take a lot out of him.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Gravy is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Gravy missing with knees to the body.
Gravy prevents the takedown attempt.
Gravy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gravy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gravy is trying to stall.
Gravy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stout looking to throw knees to the head but Gravy is blocking nicely.
Stout wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gravy has him pressed against the cage.

Gravy jumps guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stout with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stout trying to control but Gravy is working from the bottom.
Gravy working a defensive guard here.
Gravy keeping moving, preventing Stout from controlling successfully.
Stout is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gravy is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Evan Stout just wasn't active enough.
Nice sprawl there from Gravy as Stout shoots in.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravy tries to clinch there but Stout circles away.
Gravy is looking to slow Stout down with leg kicks.
Stout swats away the attempt to clinch by Gravy.
Gravy tries to clinch there but Stout circles away.
A head kick misses from Gravy.
Stout throws a head kick that Gravy semi-blocks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Stout gets tackled into the cage by Gravy. Gravy maintains the clinch.
Gravy looking to stall.
Stout blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mac Gravy dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Gravy is looking to clinch.
Gravy tries to clinch up but Stout circles away and keeps his distance.
Stout misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stout misses with a head kick.
Gravy checks a leg kick.
Gravy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gravy is looking to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Gravy. No joy for Stout on that attempt.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

Gravy pushes Stout up against the cage in a clinch.
Stout wants to take the fight to the mat but Gravy manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gravy throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravy stalls.
Gravy tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gravy stalling the fight.
Stout is trying to break the clinch but Gravy is controlling him.
Stout tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stout is trying to push Gravy away but Gravy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gravy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Stout just stands there and leans against the cage.

Stout pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gravy tries to clinch there but Stout circles away.
Gravy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gravy is looking to clinch but Stout is avoiding it.
Gravy moves in looking to clinch but Stout pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stout keeps the fight on the outside.
Gravy avoids the head kick by Stout.
Stout swats away the attempt to clinch by Gravy.
Gravy tries to clinch but Stout is having none of it.
Gravy is looking to clinch.
Stout fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evan Stout. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gravy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stout swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gravy tries to close the distance and clinch but Stout swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravy plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gravy tries a head kick but it misses.
Stout avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gravy 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.
Gravy tries to clinch but Stout is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gravy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stout misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gravy wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravy tries to clinch but Stout is having none of it.
Mac Gravy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gravy takes a swing at Stout's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stout is defended easily by Gravy.
Evan Stout has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gravy tries to clinch up but Stout circles away and keeps his distance.

Stout fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gravy, pushing him back against the cage.
Stout blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stout missing with knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mac Gravy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gravy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 46:49
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 46:49
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mac Gravy!