PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alex Quarry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hughie Beauchemin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Quarry
vs
Beauchemin

170 cm
20
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

172 cm
19
161 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Determined

Bad Man Clothing

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alex Quarry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hughie Beauchemin!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Quarry instigates a clinch.
Quarry has Beauchemin pressed against the cage, preventing Beauchemin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Beauchemin is trying to break the clinch but Quarry has him pressed against the cage.
Beauchemin wants to break free but Quarry has control.

Beauchemin breaks from the clinch.
Beauchemin has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Quarry is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Quarry with a lazy takedown attempt
and Beauchemin counters with a head kick.
Quarry closes this distance looking for a takedown but Beauchemin circles away.
Quarry gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Beauchemin counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Quarry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quarry with a lazy takedown attempt
and Beauchemin counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Quarry is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Quarry with a lazy takedown attempt
and Beauchemin counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Quarry is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Quarry is breathing heavily.
Quarry fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quarry fails with the takedown
and Beauchemin counters with a head kick.

Quarry is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quarry with a lazy takedown attempt
and Beauchemin counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Quarry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alex Quarry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quarry dives in for a single leg takedown but Beauchemin sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Beauchemin breaks from the clinch.
Quarry shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Beauchemin counters with a big head kick but Quarry shrugs it off.
Hughie Beauchemin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quarry shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Quarry has his takedown stuffed
and Beauchemin counters with a big head kick but Quarry shrugs it off.
Quarry tries to score a power double leg takedown but Beauchemin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Quarry somewhat.
Quarry dives in and grabs Beauchemin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Beauchemin pushes down on Quarry's head and hops out.
Quarry misses with a takedown
and Beauchemin counters with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quarry rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Beauchemin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Quarry tries for a takedown but Beauchemin circles away easily
and Beauchemin counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Quarry with a lazy takedown attempt
and Beauchemin counters with a big head kick but Quarry shrugs it off.
Quarry has his takedown stuffed
and Beauchemin counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Quarry is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Oh Quarry is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Quarry with a poor takedown
and Beauchemin counters with a head kick.
Quarry with a lazy takedown attempt

and Beauchemin counters with a head kick that drops Quarry!
Beauchemin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Beauchemin wants to stand but Quarry is controlling his posture from full guard.
Quarry seems to have got his legs back now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hughie Beauchemin dominated that round.
That's time! Quarry's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Beauchemin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Quarry.
Quarry doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Beauchemin counters with a head kick. That will keep Quarry thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Quarry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Quarry has his takedown stuffed
and Beauchemin counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Quarry is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Quarry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Quarry throws a lazy head kick
and Beauchemin counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Quarry is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Quarry swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Beauchemin counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Quarry is defended easily by Beauchemin.
Sloppy strikes from Quarry. Those never looked like landing.
Quarry tries to clinch but Beauchemin is having none of it.
Beauchemin keeps the fight on the outside.
Quarry shoots and misses
and Beauchemin counters with a head kick. That will keep Quarry thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Quarry tries for a takedown but Beauchemin circles away easily
and Beauchemin counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quarry has his takedown stuffed
and Beauchemin counters with a head kick.
Quarry misses with a takedown
and Beauchemin counters with a head kick.
Quarry tries for a takedown but Beauchemin circles away easily

and Beauchemin counters with a head kick that drops Quarry!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beauchemin would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Beauchemin stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Quarry misses with a takedown
and Beauchemin counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Quarry closes the distance and clinches up with Beauchemin, looking for a takedown. Quarry pushes Beauchemin against the cage but Beauchemin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Quarry tries to clinch
and Beauchemin counters with a big head kick but Quarry shrugs it off.
Quarry shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Beauchemin counters with a big head kick but Quarry shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quarry shoots in for a takedown but Beauchemin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Quarry tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Beauchemin swivels and escapes.
Quarry darts in looking for a takedown but Beauchemin gets double underhooks and turns Quarry into the cage.

Beauchemin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Quarry with a lazy takedown attempt
and Beauchemin counters with a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beauchemin circles away from the clinch attempt

and Beauchemin counters with a head kick that drops Quarry!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hughie Beauchemin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Quarry misses with a takedown attempt
and Beauchemin counters with a huge head kick that drops Quarry! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hughie Beauchemin!
In his post fight interview, Hughie Beauchemin started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.