PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Bridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Hastings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bridge
vs
Hastings

175 cm
23
185 lbs
11 - 8 - 1

185 cm
22
195 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, John Bridge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alex Hastings!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hastings misses the shot to the body.
Bridge showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hastings.
Bridge throws a right and a left that Hastings avoids nicely.
Hastings showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bridge.

Bridge looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bridge wants to take a breather but Hastings is having none of it.
Bridge missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bridge thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bridge throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hastings blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bridge.
Bridge is trying to control the action in half guard but Hastings is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Hastings kicks Bridge off and gets back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Bridge.
Hastings throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bridge makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hastings throws a hook but Bridge avoids it easily.
Bridge bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hastings jabs Bridge right on the nose. Bridge blinks but takes it well.

Bridge changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hastings looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bridge sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hastings is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Bridge in side control, throwing shots but Hastings defends.
Bridge 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.
Bridge misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The ground and pound from Bridge seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Bridge misses with the ground and pound.
Bridge looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hastings is avoiding damage well.
Hastings dodges the ground and pound from Bridge.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hastings throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Hastings misses with a combination

and Bridge counters by clinching up.
Hastings looks gassed!

Bridge escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bridge looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bridge throws a one two combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bridge scores with a jab. Hastings acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bridge fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Bridge moves into the clinch successfully.
Bridge lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bridge tries for a takedown but Hastings manages to get underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Bridge scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hastings throws a punch but it's blocked by Bridge.
Hastings tries to throw a body punch but Bridge avoids it by throwing Hastings back against the cage.
Hastings struggles to land a body shot inside as Bridge controls his hands.
Hastings lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hastings misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hastings lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bridge.
Hastings misses with the head strike.

Bridge pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hastings throws a combination that misses
and Bridge counters with a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Bridge.
Alex Hastings is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hastings misses with a hook. Bridge ducked under it nicely.
Hastings throws a sloppy body shot
and Bridge counters with a body kick.

Bridge has closed the distance and engaged Hastings in a clinch.
Hastings tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bridge connects with a knee to the head.

Bridge breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bridge lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hastings showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bridge.
Hastings takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hastings swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bridge counters with a two punch combo.

Hastings is rocked!
Crack! A monster head kick from Bridge and Hastings falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Bridge!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). John Bridge!