PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brent Squires (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Warren Westside (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Westside is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Queen - Another One Bites The Dust. Warren Westside struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Squires
vs
Westside

173 cm
24
176 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

194 cm
24
184 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Win Nutritional

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brent Squires!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Warren Westside!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Westside gets caught flat footed, as Squires shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Westside has momentary wrist control but Squires slips an elbow through the middle.
Squires with a flurry of punches that miss.

Westside throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Westside preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Squires accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Squires throwing strikes but missing.
Westside trying to strike off his back.

Westside working for a triangle but Squires defends it easily.
Squires postures up in Westside's guard and throws a big left but Westside blocks it.
Squires postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Squires stands and throws Westside's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Squires connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Westside some visible discomfort.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Westside wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Westside defending against the ground and pound.
Westside throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.

Squires wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Westside, who protects the arm well.
Squires lands a nice forearm strike.

Squires tries for a kimura but Westside is defending well.
Squires in side control lands a decent elbow.
Squires in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Westside is looking to reverse the position.
Westside sneaks back into half guard.
Westside moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Squires postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Westside looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Westside looks gassed!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Squires accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Westside keeping full guard, as Squires tries to pass.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Squires's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Westside is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Squires thows a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Squires trying to control but Westside is working from the bottom.
Squires distracts Westside with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Squires postures up and lands a big shot to Westside's brow.
Westside has momentary wrist control but Squires slips an elbow through the middle.
Squires throwing strikes from guard but Westside blocks nicely.
Squires postures up and lands a big shot to Westside's brow.
Squires trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Squires trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Squires postures up in Westside's guard and throws a big left but Westside blocks it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Squires pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Westside is keeping the position for now.
Westside is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Westside misses with a takedown attempt

and Squires moves into the clinch.
Squires with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Squires controlling the action here for a moment.

Squires breaks from the clinch.

Squires closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Squires lands a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Westside's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Squires lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Westside wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Squires has him pressed against the cage.
Squires looking to throw knees to the head but Westside is blocking nicely.
A short right from Squires.
Westside wants a takedown but no success here.

Squires pulls guard successfully.
Westside won't allow Squires to sweep him here.
Squires knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Westside on the ground.
Westside trying to control but Squires is working from the bottom.
Westside postures up.
Squires is controlling Westside's posture.
Westside trying to control the position from guard on top but Squires is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Westside clinches but Squires breaks the clinch

and Squires counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Westside is trying to break the clinch but Squires is controlling him.
Squires will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Westside up against the cage.
Westside wants to break the clinch but can't.
Westside tries to circle away but Squires has him pinned against the cage.
Westside stops a takedown attempt from Squires.
Knees to the body from Squires.

Squires wants the takedown. Westside is fighting it off but Squires persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Westside's guard against the cage.
Squires is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Westside throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Westside preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Westside working a defensive guard here.
Westside is breathing heavily.

Westside is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Squires defends well.
Squires is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Squires keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Westside's head.
Squires landing with the ground and pound.
Squires postures up and lands a big shot to Westside's brow.
Squires trying to control the position from guard on top but Westside is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Squires is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Westside is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Squires might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Squires throws a big right hand that misses.
Westside is trying to control the position but Squires postures up.
Westside working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Squires.
Squires landing some decent shots from guard.
Squires wants to control from the top but Westside keeps moving.

Squires is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Westside connects with a single shot there.
Squires is looking to clinch but Westside is avoiding it.
Westside wants to clinch but Squires slips to the side

and Squires moves into the clinch.
Squires misses with a knee to the head.

Squires tightens his grip and picks Westside up, before dumping him to the ground. Westside manages to land in guard.

Westside looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Squires is defending well. Westside quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Squires has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Westside celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Warren Westside!