PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaken Hgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rauski Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Hgar
vs
Couture

196 cm
19
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
28
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jaken Hgar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rauski Couture!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couture tries to close the distance and clinch but Hgar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Couture looks to clinch
and Hgar counters with a nice uppercut.

Couture rushes Hgar and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Couture swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Couture misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hgar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Couture lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hgar backwards.
Couture working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Couture lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Hgar.

Hgar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hgar fails to land with a series of punches.
Couture doesn't manage to clinch there - Hgar circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Couture tries to clinch
and Hgar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Couture tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hgar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Couture fails with an attempt to clinch.
Couture wants to clinch
and Couture takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hgar circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hgar counters with a nice body shot.
Couture tries to move into range but Hgar moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Couture tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hgar counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Couture thinking.
Couture looks gassed!
Hgar looks to score with a jab to the body but Couture is just out of range.
Hgar swings for the body but Couture moves out of range.
Couture wants to clinch
and Hgar counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hgar throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hgar tries to land a leg kick but Couture saw it coming and moves away.
Rauski Couture seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Couture takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hgar catches Couture with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hgar catches Couture with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Couture walks straight into a right hand from Hgar - that's dropped him! Hgar jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Couture from any more punishment! Couture complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jaken Hgar!