PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Hach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gage Bedard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bedard 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! Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Hach
vs
Bedard

175 cm
18
175 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
177 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Bushido Clothing
Boondock Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Quinton Hach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gage Bedard!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hach tries to bum rush Bedard with a series of wild strikes but Bedard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bedard looks gassed!
Hach misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hach misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bedard with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hach counters with a nice uppercut.
Hach will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hach throws a right and a left that Bedard avoids nicely.
Hach lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hach lands a nice looking body shot.
Hach looks to land a combination. Bedard sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Hach scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hach is chipping away with strikes.

Hach is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bedard has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bedard tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bedard being controlled for a moment.
Bedard is looking for a sweep.
Bedard is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Hach tries for a kimura but Bedard is defending well.
Bedard really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hach. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hach working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Bedard is pushing Hach's head away, looking to escape. Hach manages to hold on to the position though.
Bedard is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Hach is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bedard has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bedard is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hach off and has taken his back!
Bedard doesn't have the hooks in and Hach manages to turn into his guard.
Hach advances position into side control!
Hach wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bedard keeps working.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hach advances to mount.
Hach postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bedard looks a forlorn figure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bedard tries to improve his position but Hach has taken his back! Hach has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Bedard tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Hach Pushes Bedard away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Quinton Hach!