PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Grappler Striking (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Claude Bedemar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Striking
vs
Bedemar

174 cm
21
167 lbs
8 - 2 - 1

182 cm
21
165 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grappler Striking!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Claude Bedemar!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bedemar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Striking.
Bedemar moves in looking to clinch but Striking pushes him off.
Bedemar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bedemar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Striking.
Striking cracks a nice hook into Bedemar's ribs.
Nice straight punches there by Striking. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Striking.
Striking throws a hook but Bedemar blocks it.
Bedemar attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bedemar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Striking paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bedemar tries to clinch but Striking is having none of it.
Bedemar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bedemar misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bedemar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bedemar looks for the body kick but Striking saw that one coming.
Bedemar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Striking swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Bedemar closes the distance and clinches.
Bedemar is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Striking is keeping busy.
Bedemar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Striking blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bedemar tries to land knees in the clinch but Striking avoids the damage to the body.
Bedemar tries to land a knee to the head but Striking blocks with his arms.
Bedemar stalling in the clinch.
Striking softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Striking works on Bedemar's body with a couple of short punches.
Bedemar missing with knees to the body.
Striking lands with a left to the head.
Bedemar tries to land a knee to the head but Striking blocks with his arms.

Striking has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Bedemar is trying to keep an underhook but Striking manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Striking throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Striking is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Striking is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bedemar has managed to free his arm - good work.

Striking has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Bedemar defend it? Striking steps over the head and cranks it - Bedemar is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Striking!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Grappler Striking!