PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aristotle Sparbot (ranked 2491 p4p, 2861 weight class) and Harry McQuirre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aristotle Sparbot could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Harry McQuirre's chin.

Sparbot
vs
McQuirre

178 cm
36
155
19 - 9 - 0

178 cm
38
160
31 - 20 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Aristotle Sparbot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harry McQuirre!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

McQuirre closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sparbot struggles to land a body shot inside as McQuirre controls his hands.
Sparbot has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
McQuirre softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McQuirre.
A short left from McQuirre.
Sparbot has a couple of punches blocked by McQuirre.
McQuirre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sparbot's elbow.
Sparbot throws a head punch that misses.
McQuirre scores with a shoulder strike.
Sparbot pushes McQuirre back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McQuirre tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sparbot avoids it.
McQuirre keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sparbot's efforts to push away.
McQuirre throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sparbots head.
Sparbot is trying to break the clinch but McQuirre is controlling him.
Sparbot working aggressively here.
McQuirre working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Sparbot breaks from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McQuirre throws a jab when Sparbot was well out of range.
Jab by McQuirre.
McQuirre feints and then cracks Sparbot's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sparbot down.
Sparbot throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd cheers as McQuirre lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sparbot doesn't seem phased though.

McQuirre has Sparbot up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McQuirre lands a left hand.
McQuirre throws a head punch that misses.
Sparbot misses with a punch on the inside.

Sparbot's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Sparbot pushes McQuirre up against the cage in a clinch.
McQuirre swings wildly with an uppercut but Sparbot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sparbot on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McQuirre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sparbot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sparbot misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sparbot.
Sparbot lands with a left to the head.
Sparbot lands a nice uppercut.

McQuirre escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sparbot just misses with a punch to the body.
Sparbot throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sparbot. McQuirre does a little dance to reset his feet.
McQuirre displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sparbot throws out the jab.
McQuirre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sparbot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Sparbot takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sparbot wants to clinch up but McQuirre keeps it at a distance.
McQuirre blocks a jab.
McQuirre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sparbot.

McQuirre pushes Sparbot up against the cage in a clinch.

McQuirre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sparbot thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sparbot. McQuirre does a little dance to reset his feet.
McQuirre catches Sparbot with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sparbot tries to clinch but McQuirre moves away
and McQuirre counters with a stiff right hand.

McQuirre rushes Sparbot and presses him up against the cage.
McQuirre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McQuirre lands a damaging elbow.
Sparbot wants to get back to striking at distance but McQuirre won't allow it.
Sparbot throws a punch but it's blocked by McQuirre.
Sparbot takes an elbow to the forehead.

Sparbot is rocked!

It looks like Aristotle Sparbot has been cut.
McQuirre lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sparbot backwards.
Oh Sparbot is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head punch on the inside from Sparbot fails to land.
Sparbot tries a body shot but McQuirre blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparbot's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McQuirre has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sparbot seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if McQuirre can turn it around.
Sparbot is looking to break free of the clinch but McQuirre has double underhooks.
Sparbot lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McQuirre backwards.
McQuirre blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McQuirre misses with a punch on the inside.
Sparbot pushes McQuirre back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sparbot wants to break free but McQuirre has control.
Sparbot seems to have got his legs back now.
A head punch on the inside from Sparbot fails to land.
McQuirre lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sparbot.
Sparbot blocks an uppercut.
McQuirre misses with a punch to the body.
McQuirre lands a left hand.
McQuirre gets through Sparbot's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sparbot swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sparbot swings wildly with an uppercut but McQuirre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sparbot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sparbot.
Sparbot swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right hook to the body lands for McQuirre.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparbot has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

McQuirre breaks the clinch.
McQuirre throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sparbot on the side of the head.
McQuirre wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sparbot rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McQuirre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sparbot tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sparbot. McQuirre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sparbot is breathing heavily.
McQuirre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sparbot moves away.
Sparbot throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McQuirre.
Sparbot tries to move into range but McQuirre moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
McQuirre throws a nice outside leg kick.
McQuirre lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McQuirre blocks a jab.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A jab lands there for McQuirre.
McQuirre is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sparbot had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
McQuirre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sparbot.
McQuirre tests Sparbot's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sparbot walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sparbot misses with a hook to the body
and McQuirre counters with a big right hand! Oh Sparbot is in trouble here! McQuirre follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harry McQuirre!
Harry McQuirre was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.