PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between InIt Winit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Stout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Winit
vs
Stout

180 cm
23
135 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

175 cm
19
134 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, InIt Winit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steven Stout!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Stout shoots in and gets a takedown into Winit's guard.

Stout gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Winit gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stout wants to take the fight to the mat but Winit manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Winit tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Winit stops a takedown attempt from Stout.
Stout tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Winit smiles and moves away.
InIt Winit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Stout.
Winit shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Stout defends it nicely.

Winit clinches with his opponent.
Winit using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stout has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winit throws a knee to the head but misses.
Winit tries to land a knee to the head but Stout blocks with his arms.
Stout is trying to pull guard but Winit has him pressed against the cage.
Winit misses with a knee strike.
Stout is trying to pull guard but Winit has him pressed against the cage.
Stout wants to take the fight to the mat but Winit manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Winit throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stout blocks it with crossed arms.
Stout is trying to pull guard but Winit has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winit tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Winit tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stout jumps guard but Winit turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Winit pulls guard effortlessly.

Stout stands up and waves to Winit to follow him.

Winit closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Stout is trying to pull guard but Winit has him pressed against the cage.
Stout has Winit pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Winit manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winit tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stout is trying to pull guard but Winit has him pressed against the cage.
A knee to the head by Winit.
Winit looking to throw knees to the head but Stout is blocking nicely.
Winit prevents Stout from breaking the clinch.
Winit with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stout tries for a takedown but Winit manages to get underhooks.
Winit misses with a knee strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Winit pulls guard effortlessly.
Winit has a closed guard, preventing Stout from standing up.

Winit manages to escape and get back to his feet.

Stout closes the distance and pushes Winit back into the cage.
Stout tries to pull guard but Winit holds him up against the cage and eventually Stout drops back down to his feet.
Stout tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Winit smiles and moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Winit has closed the distance and engaged Stout in a clinch.
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 InIt Winit will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Winit tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Winit landing knees to the body.
Winit misses with a knee strike.
Winit with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Winit tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Winit scores with a knee to the head.
Winit lands a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winit with a knee to the head.
Winit throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stout blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Winit putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Stout in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Winit tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
InIt Winit has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Winit looking to throw knees to the head but Stout is blocking nicely.
Stout jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Winit walks away with a smile on his face. Stout gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Winit rushes Stout and presses him up against the cage.
Winit with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winit using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stout has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Winit tries a knee to the head but Stout blocks it.
Winit connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stout's face.
Winit with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stout jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Winit walks away with a smile on his face. Stout gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Winit enables Stout to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Winit manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Winit is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
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 postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Winit is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Stout, into his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Winit drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Stout dives on top into guard.
Winit really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Winit wants to stand but Stout is controlling the position.

Stout gets to his feet - Winit follows without any prompting.
Steven Stout seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Winit rushes Stout and presses him up against the cage.
Winit with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winit using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stout has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stout jumps guard but Winit stands there with Stout around his waist. Stout gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
InIt Winit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Stout.
Winit tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Winit misses with a knee to the head.
Winit tries to land knees in the clinch but Stout avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Winit tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Winit tries a knee to the head but Stout blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

InIt Winit dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Winit moves into the clinch.
Winit misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stout.
Winit tries a knee to the head but Stout blocks it.
Winit throws a knee to the head but misses.
Winit drops down looking for an ankle pick but Stout pulls his leg out and moves away.
Stout misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Winit fails with an attempt to clinch.
Winit slaps away a takedown attempt from Stout, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Winit wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stout moves into the clinch.
Winit misses with a knee strike.
Stout is trying to break the clinch but Winit is controlling him.
Winit tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stout jumps guard but Winit turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
InIt Winit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Stout.
Winit throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stout blocks it with crossed arms.
Winit looking to throw knees to the head but Stout is blocking nicely.
Stout tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Winit just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winit scores with a knee to the head.
Winit with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
InIt Winit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stout jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Winit walks away with a smile on his face. Stout gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Winit has managed to clinch.
Stout jumps guard but Winit stands there with Stout around his waist. Stout gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Winit connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stout's face.
Stout is trying to pull guard but Winit turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winit scores with a knee to the head.
Winit with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Winit.
Stout is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Winit to keep the fight standing.
Winit landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Winit.
Stout tries to score a body lock takedown but Winit shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Winit misses with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stout fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A frustrated look appears on Stout's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Winit tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Winit scores a nice knee to the body.
Winit using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stout has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Steven Stout has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Winit using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stout has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stout tries to pull guard but Winit holds him up against the cage and eventually Stout drops back down to his feet.
Winit lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

And that's the end of the fight!
InIt Winit showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Winit, 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... InIt Winit!