PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Quin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddy Hwang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quin's entrance music is Captain Jack - Iko Iko. A fine choice. This should be a great matchup!

Quin
vs
Hwang

195 cm
22
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
28
184 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Quin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddy Hwang!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Quin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Quin attempts a counter takedown but Hwang avoids it well and moves away.
Quin moves out of range of the body kick.
Quin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Quin misses with the combination.
Hwang fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Quin checks it well.

Quin drives through with a takedown into guard.
Quin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hwang wants to stand but Quin is controlling the position.
Quin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hwang is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quin engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hwang 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.
Hwang preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hwang wants to stand and escape but Quin is having none of it.
Quin stands up over Hwang, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Quin stops Hwang from standing up.
Quin sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hwang keeping moving, preventing Quin from controlling successfully.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Quin swinging wildly here.
Quin throws a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hwang misses with a body kick.
Quin has been working on his balance at Ground Zero, Las Vegas (LOD), so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Hwang.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hwang, right into the meat.
Quin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Quin misses with a straight right.
Hwang throws a push kick but Quin slaps the foot to one side.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Hwang enables Quin to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hwang manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Quin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Quin stops Hwang from standing up.
Hwang can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Quin controls the pace.
Quin passes Hwang's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hwang is staying active underneath Quin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Quin lands a nice short elbow.
Hwang looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hwang is looking to escape.

Quin seems to be working for a kimura but Hwang defends the submission attempt.

Quin is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hwang sees it coming and defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quin controlling the action here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Quin wants to pass to mount but Hwang is defending the position.
Hwang tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Quin manages to move to mount!
Quin lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Quin has control of Hwang's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Hwang regains control of the situation pretty easily.
A nice elbow there by Quin.

Hwang is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hwang wants to get back to his feet.
Quin wants to control the pace but Hwang is squirming around nicely.

Hwang defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Quin.
Quin looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hwang is still in real trouble! Can Quin finish him?
Hwang wants to try and get back to his feet.
Quin controlling from mount.
Hwang seems to have recovered his senses.
Hwang is trying to stand.
Hwang really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Quin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hwang is squirming around, avoiding Quin's attempts to control the action.
Quin takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Quin 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.

Quin checks a leg kick.

Quin fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hwang sprawls well initially but Quin persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Quin prevents Hwang from standing back up.

Quin seems to be working for a kimura but Hwang defends the submission attempt.
Quin keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Quin trying to control from half guard but Hwang is working away.
Quin slows the pace down in half guard.
Quin wants to take a breather but Hwang is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice strikes from Quin there.
Hwang wants to get back to his feet.
Quin wants to take a breather but Hwang is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quin wants to free his trapped foot but Hwang is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hwang wants to get back to his feet.
Quin is trying to control the action in half guard but Hwang is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hwang wants to get back to his feet.
Quin wants to free his trapped foot but Hwang is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Quin seems to be working for a kimura but Hwang defends the submission attempt.
Hwang is trying to stand back up but Quin is controlling him
Quin is nestled in close to Hwang, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Quin wants to work for an arm triangle but Hwang is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Quin is looking to take a break and control but Hwang is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Matt Quin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Quin slows the pace down in half guard.
Quin 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.
Quin passes to full mount!
Hwang is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Quin landing shots from mount.
Quin controlling from the full mount.

Quin jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Hwang manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Quin wants to control but Hwang is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Quin.
Hwang is trying to escape the position but Quin is controlling the position.
Quin working the body and head with strikes.
Hwang is letting Quin control him for a moment.
Quin is looking to take a break and control but Hwang is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Quin takes a little break here. Hwang wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Quin passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Hwang!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hwang's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Quin tries to control but Hwang wriggling away.
Quin controlling the position easily from mount.
Hwang really wants to buck Quin off and get back to his feet.
Quin content just to control the position here.
Quin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hwang can do to turn this around?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Quin working Hwang over with strikes here.
Quin lands a big elbow.
Quin controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Quin dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Quin throws a right hand that Hwang ducks under and follows up with a left that Hwang also avoids with ease.
Quin throws a hook but Hwang blocks it.

Quin forces Hwang back against the cage and clinches.
Quin lands a right hand.
Quin lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Hwang to his knees! Quin keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Quin!