PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Royce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Stout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stout has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Royce Lee could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sam Stout's chin.

Lee
vs
Stout

180 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Royce Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sam Stout!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee throws a series of strikes that have Stout backpedaling.
Stout looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Lee clinches up against the cage.
Lee tries to pull guard but Stout holds him up against the cage and eventually Lee drops back down to his feet.
Lee tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Stout smiles and moves away.
Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Lee decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Stout is staying active underneath Lee, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lee looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Nice strikes from Lee there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee is trying to control. Stout wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lee throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lee seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lee slips a nice elbow through Stout's hands, connecting with Stout's forehead.
Lee is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lee throwing shots but Stout is blocking nicely.
Lee takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Lee seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Stout throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Lee lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lee throwing shots but Stout is blocking nicely.
Stout has hold of Lee's hands but Lee slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Stout on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lee drops an elbow to the side of Stout's head.
Stout keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lee landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Stout has hold of Lee's hands but Lee slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lee lands a nice short elbow.
Lee missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Lee is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lee is keen to just control but Stout is a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee slips a nice elbow through Stout's hands, connecting with Stout's forehead.
Lee winds up and cracks Stout with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Stout taking some punishment here, with Lee in his half guard.
Stout tries to kick Lee off but Lee keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lee seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Stout does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lee knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stout on the ground.
Lee landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lee slips a nice elbow through Stout's hands, connecting with Stout's forehead.
Lee working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Stout has hold of Lee's hands but Lee slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lee missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lee missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lee is keen to just control but Stout is a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Stout is trying to get back to full guard.
Lee seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Stout does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Stout is defending against the submission attempts here by Lee.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Stout circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stout swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee lands a nice shot to the body.

Lee shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Stout is trying to defend but Lee finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Royce Lee dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Stout takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Stout on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Lee clinches up with Stout and pushes him back against the cage.

Lee pulls guard successfully.
Lee is looking to stand up but Stout isn't so interested in that idea.
Royce Lee overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stout wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Stout is controlling him.
Stout is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee is adopting a defensive guard.

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.
Lee tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lee has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stout trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Stout trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Stout from controlling successfully.
Lee pulls Stout in close to prevent any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Stout won't allow Lee to sweep him here.
Lee is adopting a defensive guard.
Lee on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lee tries to get out of the position.
Lee wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Royce Lee dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Lee jabs at Stout's body.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stout.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lee lands the left hand.
Lee works Stout's body with a nice hook.
Lee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lee lands a nice hook to Stout's body. Stout takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lee lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Stout backs up against the cage.
Lee scores with a jab to the jaw.
Stout keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice uppercut there from Lee.
Lee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stout circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stout takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stout takes one on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee tries to clinch up but Stout circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee scores with a jab. Stout acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lee tries to clinch up.
Lee digs a good hook to Stout's body.
Lee wants to clinch.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lee cracks a nice hook into Stout's ribs.
Stout takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stout doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stout walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lee throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lee scores with a nice right hand.
Lee takes a swing at Stout's ribcage but misses.
Royce Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stout swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Stout takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stout takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lee lands with a cross.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Stout moves out of range easily.
Stout moves out of range of the body kick.
Lee lands with a hook. Stout tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee tries to clinch but Stout is having none of it.
A jab lands there for Lee.
Lee is looking to clinch but Stout is avoiding it.
Lee punishes Stout's body with a nice straight punch.
Lee looks to land a combination but Stout avoids it well.
Lee lands a slapping body shot.
Lee closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stout takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lee slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stout can do to turn this around?

Lee has closed the distance and engaged Stout in a clinch.
Stout looking to stall.
Lee tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Stout smiles and moves away.
Lee throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stout stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lee connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stout doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Lee changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Stout looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Stout takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Lee lands some shots froms side control.

Lee is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Stout knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee scoring with punches from side control.
Stout is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Lee tries for a kimura but Stout is defending well.
Stout tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lee wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Lee wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Stout, who protects the arm well.
Stout regains half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Royce Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lee has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:25
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Royce Lee!