PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jody Stout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deadly Murderer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Deadly Murderer is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Stout
vs
Murderer

173 cm
24
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
145 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jody Stout!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Deadly Murderer!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murderer doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Stout counters with a big head kick but Murderer shrugs it off.
Murderer shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Stout counters with a slapping leg kick.
Murderer shoots in and drives through. Stout sprawls well.
Jody Stout has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Deadly Murderer.

Murderer 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 can't do much from the bottom here.
Stout is not content to let Murderer control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stout can't do much from the bottom here.
Murderer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stout prevents Murderer from improving position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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Murderer slows the pace down.
Stout struggling a bit here.
Murderer trying to control the action but Stout is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Murderer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stout was well out of range. Poor timing from Murderer.
Stout circles away from the clinch attempt.
Murderer misses with a takedown attempt
and Stout counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Deadly Murderer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murderer swats away the attempt to clinch by Stout.
Murderer shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Stout counters with a series of strikes. Murderer will be more careful next time no doubt.
Stout darts in trying to clinch
and Murderer counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Murderer works on Stout's body with a couple of short punches.

Stout is trying to trip Murderer. He has hold of a leg but Murderer is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Stout persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Stout missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stout postures up and lands a big shot to Murderer's brow.
Murderer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stout.
Stout is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Stout landing with the ground and pound.
Murderer has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Cozad Amsterdam. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Stout is in close to Murderer's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Stout has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stout with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stout wants to stand but Murderer is controlling his posture from full guard.

Murderer looking for a guillotine here but Stout defends easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stout preventing the sweep.

Murderer is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Stout presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Stout is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Murderer gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Stout lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Murderer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stout.
Stout sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Murderer defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jody Stout dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Stout stuffs the takedown.
Murderer shoots in but no luck this time.
Murderer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stout pinned against the cage. Stout gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jody Stout has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Deadly Murderer.
Stout swats away the attempt to clinch by Murderer.
Stout tries to clinch up.

Murderer clinches up with Stout and pushes him back against the cage.
Murderer prevents the takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stout ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Stout no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Stout has his hands on Murderer's head, controlling the position.
Murderer throwing strikes but missing.
Stout pulls Murderer in close to his closed guard and prevents Murderer from doing any damage or advancing position.
Stout has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Stout has a closed guard, preventing Murderer from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jody Stout just wasn't active enough.
Murderer tries to clinch but Stout moves away
and Stout counters with a series of strikes. Murderer will be more careful next time no doubt.
Stout has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Murderer tries to clinch but Stout is having none of it.

Murderer clinches.

Stout gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Murderer regains guard.
Stout lands a couple of elbows.
Murderer controls Stout momentarily but Stout frees himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stout working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Stout with a nice head shot there.
Stout postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Murderer looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Murderer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stout postures up in Murderer's guard and throws a big left but Murderer blocks it.
Stout is looking to work some ground and pound but Murderer has wrist control.
Stout connects with a couple of short punches.
Murderer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stout throws a big elbow that misses.
Stout throwing strikes from guard but Murderer blocks nicely.
Stout with a nice head shot there.
Murderer has momentary wrist control but Stout slips an elbow through the middle.
Stout scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Stout postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stout with a nice head shot there.
Stout is looking to work some ground and pound but Murderer has wrist control.
Murderer looking for a sweep. Not yet Murderer, not yet.
Murderer controls Stout momentarily but Stout frees himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stout scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Stout scoring with punches to the head and body.
Stout keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Murderer's head.
Stout throws a strike but Murderer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Murderer wants to control from the top but Stout keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jody Stout dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Stout is looking to clinch.
Murderer fails with the takedown.
Murderer throws a head kick but Stout moves out of range.
Jody Stout is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murderer has his takedown stuffed
enabling Stout to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murderer throws a head kick that misses
letting Stout counter with a right hand.
Murderer misses the shot to the body.
Murderer tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murderer tries to score a power double leg takedown but Stout sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Murderer somewhat.
Jody Stout has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Deadly Murderer.
Murderer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Murderer throws a body shot but no joy.
Stout tries to clinch up

and Murderer moves into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stout creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stout is looking to take this one to the mat.

Stout wants the takedown. Murderer is fighting it off but Stout persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Murderer's guard against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Murderer working for a triangle but Stout defends it easily.
Stout wants to stand but Murderer has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Stout scoring with some ground and pound.
Stout lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Murderer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stout connects with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stout postures up and lands a big shot to Murderer's brow.
Murderer is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Stout is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stout throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stout scoring with punches to the head and body.
Murderer has momentary wrist control but Stout slips an elbow through the middle.
Murderer tries to strike from the bottom.
Stout makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Stout prevents Murderer from getting back to his feet.
Stout is in close to Murderer's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Stout distracts Murderer with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Stout scoring with punches to the head and body.
Stout throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Murderer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stout prevents Murderer from getting back to his feet.
Stout is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Stout scoring with punches to the head and body.
Murderer looking for a sweep. Not yet Murderer, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stout with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Stout connects with a couple of short punches.
Stout working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jody Stout overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stout postures up and lands a big shot to Murderer's brow.
Stout is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Stout decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Murderer, up you get!

Stout gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Stout is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Murderer can't fight it off and eventually Stout manages to take the fight to the floor. Murderer looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Murderer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stout throws a big right hand that misses.
Deadly Murderer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jody Stout is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stout trying to stand up but can't free himself from Murderer's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jody Stout showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jody Stout!