PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brent Squires (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Madukes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Squires
vs
Madukes

175 cm
21
170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

174 cm
23
162 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brent Squires!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Madukes!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madukes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Squires as he avoids it easily.
Squires fails with the takedown

and Madukes counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Squires is trying to get back to full guard.
Madukes wants to control but Squires is keeping him busy.
Madukes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Madukes not doing much here.
Madukes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Madukes thows a huge punch but Squires dodges it nicely.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Madukes in particular looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Madukes is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Squires reverses the position - he's now on top in Madukes's guard.
Squires content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Madukes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Madukes wants to stand but Squires is controlling the position.
Madukes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Squires stopping the sweep attempt from Madukes.
Madukes wants to stand and escape but Squires is having none of it.
Madukes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Squires.
Madukes wants to get back to his feet but Squires is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Madukes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Madukes wants to sweep here but Squires controlling him for the moment.
Squires loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Squires accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Squires trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Squires is looking to work some ground and pound but Madukes has wrist control.
Squires working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Squires 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.
Madukes trying to control the position.
Squires working some strikes from top position.
Squires wants to pass the guard but Madukes is keeping the position.
Madukes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madukes keeping moving, preventing Squires from controlling successfully.
Squires stopping the sweep attempt from Madukes.
Squires postures up.
Squires trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Squires thows a big elbow that misses.
Madukes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Squires pushes Madukes off looking to stand but Madukes dives back in and keeps control.
Squires is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Squires is refusing to be controlled, as Madukes sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Squires is looking for a sweep. Madukes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Madukes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Madukes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Madukes is controlling the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Madukes dominated that 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.

Madukes with a poor takedown

and Squires counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Madukes's guard now.
Madukes wants to sweep here but Squires controlling him for the moment.
Madukes is wriggling around but Squires manages to pass to half guard.
Squires is thwarting Madukes's attempts to control the position.
Squires throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Madukes tries to kick Squires off but Squires keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Madukes makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

Squires shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Madukes's guard.
Madukes working a defensive guard but Squires passes into half guard.
Squires lands with a punch from half guard.
Madukes is controlling Squires's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Madukes manages to get to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Squires is pushing down on Madukes's leg trying to pass to half guard. Madukes is fighting to maintain full guard but Squires has managed to sneak the leg through.
Squires looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Squires connects with a nice short shot to Madukes's temple.
Madukes wants to improve his position but Squires is controlling well.
Madukes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Squires.
Madukes is looking to control Squires's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Madukes avoid being mounted?
Nice strikes from Squires there.
Madukes has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Squires is working away from the top position though.
Squires passes to side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Squires throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Madukes works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Squires seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Madukes does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Madukes trying to control here.
Squires thows a huge punch but Madukes dodges it nicely.
Squires slips a nice elbow through Madukes's hands, connecting with Madukes's forehead.
Squires lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Madukes blocking the ground and pound attempt from Squires.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madukes tries to roll over but Squires keeps him under control.
Madukes trying to control but Squires postures up.
Squires not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Squires prevents Madukes from improving his position.
Madukes manages to get to full guard.
Squires looking to pass the guard.
Squires loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Madukes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Madukes is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Squires stopping the sweep attempt from Madukes.

Madukes uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Squires misses with a takedown attempt

and Madukes counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Madukes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Squires preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Madukes wants to control from the top but Squires keeps moving.
Madukes passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Squires takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brent Squires dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Madukes doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Squires counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Squires.
Brent Squires overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Madukes is on top in guard.
Squires looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Madukes tries to free his leg and advance position but Squires is retaining full guard.
Madukes throws and elbow that misses. Squires uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Madukes's guard. Nice move by Squires!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Squires's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Madukes is looking for a triangle but Squires pushes his legs off easily.
Madukes keeping moving, preventing Squires from controlling successfully.
Squires is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Madukes is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Squires in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Squires missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Squires missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Squires being controlled here momentarily.
Madukes manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Madukes with shots to the head and body - Squires looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madukes unloading with bombs!
Squires manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Madukes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Madukes lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Madukes thows a huge punch but Squires dodges it nicely.
Madukes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Squires has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Madukes is working away from the top position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madukes thows a huge punch but Squires dodges it nicely.
Madukes passes to full mount!
Madukes landing punches.
Madukes punching from mount but Squires doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Madukes content just to control the position here.

Madukes goes for an armbar but Squires turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Squires.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Squires preventing the sweep.
Squires forces his way into half guard.
Madukes is looking to improve his position.
Madukes trying to control but Squires postures up.
Squires is pressing down on Madukes's thigh, looking to free his foot. Madukes is holding on for now.
Madukes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Madukes kicks off Squires and gets to his feet.
Squires uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Madukes.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Brent Squires.
I think Squires has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a draw!