PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brent Squires (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnold Fredriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fredriksson has chosen Hot 'n cold as his entrance music. Brent Squires has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Squires
vs
Fredriksson

173 cm
23
176 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

183 cm
22
176 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

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Takomo

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brent Squires!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arnold Fredriksson!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fredriksson shoots in for a takedown but Squires shows good takedown defense.
Fredriksson swats away the attempt to clinch by Squires.
Fredriksson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Squires is fending him off so far but Fredriksson persists. Nope, Squires circles away and we're back to standing.
Fredriksson scores with a one two! Squires had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fredriksson catches Squires with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fredriksson missing with a left hand there. Squires was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fredriksson connects with the punch.
Squires gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fredriksson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Squires wants to clinch.
Fredriksson lands a nice looking body shot.
Fredriksson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Squires stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fredriksson connects with a looping right hand.
Squires fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fredriksson lands a body shot.

Fredriksson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fredriksson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Squires works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredriksson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Squires works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fredriksson slips nicely into half guard.
Fredriksson is pressing down on Squires's thigh, looking to free his foot. Squires is holding on for now.
Squires keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fredriksson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Squires defending well though.

Fredriksson seems to be looking for submissions.
Fredriksson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Squires defending well though.
Squires is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Fredriksson wants to pass to mount but Squires is defending the position.
Squires on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Squires tries to get out of the position.

Fredriksson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Squires misses the jab.
Squires throws a hook but Fredriksson avoids it easily.
Squires gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Squires looks to land a right hand but Fredriksson moved out of range.
Squires misses the body punch
and Fredriksson counters with a left to the body.
Squires clinches but Fredriksson breaks the clinch

so Fredriksson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fredriksson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fredriksson tries to free his leg and advance position but Squires is retaining full guard.
Squires knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fredriksson on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson throwing strikes from guard but Squires blocks nicely.
Squires utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Fredriksson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Squires looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Squires looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Squires!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fredriksson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Fredriksson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
It looks like Squires is going to stand back up.
Squires is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Fredriksson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fredriksson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Squires's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Squires's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arnold Fredriksson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Squires avoids the body shot from Fredriksson.

Fredriksson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Squires blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fredriksson wants to pass the guard but Squires is defending well.
Fredriksson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fredriksson is looking to advance position but Squires won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Squires manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Squires walks into a stiff left hand from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson thuds a left hand into Squires's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Squires tries to clinch but Fredriksson is having none of it.
Squires goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fredriksson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
No joy there for Squires, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fredriksson swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Squires counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fredriksson tries to pull guard but Squires won't allow it.

Squires breaks the clinch.
Fredriksson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fredriksson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Squires stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fredriksson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Fredriksson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Squires's half guard.

Fredriksson is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Squires has managed to free his arm - good work.
Squires is in trouble now - Fredriksson has advanced to mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Squires defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Fredriksson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fredriksson with the ground and pound from mount.
Fredriksson with a couple of short strikes.
Fredriksson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Squires tries to lock up and control but Fredriksson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Fredriksson is going olschool here, as he tries to force Squires to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Squires shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fredriksson looking to secure an arm triangle but Squires defends it well.
Fredriksson throws some wild stikes that Squires manages to avoid easily.

Fredriksson looking for a guillotine from mount but Squires is having none of it.
Fredriksson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Squires looks a forlorn figure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Fredriksson is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Squires has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Squires!

Fredriksson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Squires is aware though and is defending well.

Fredriksson is looking for a triangle here but Squires uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fredriksson gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arnold Fredriksson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!

Squires throws a combination. Fredriksson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fredriksson swats away the attempt to clinch by Squires.
Fredriksson doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Squires counters by clinching up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Squires creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fredriksson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Squires just stands there and leans against the cage.
Fredriksson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Squires pulls his leg out and moves away.
Brent Squires has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arnold Fredriksson.
Fredriksson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Squires stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fredriksson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Squires rather than just go for the knockout.
Squires swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fredriksson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A big right from Squires misses.
Squires is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Squires's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Squires closes the distance looking to clinch

so Fredriksson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredriksson passes Squires's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Fredriksson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Fredriksson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Fredriksson seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Squires is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Arnold Fredriksson!
Arnold Fredriksson is the new welterweight champion!