PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brent Squires (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Wilbur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcus Wilbur has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Squires
vs
Wilbur

175 cm
21
170 lbs
4 - 1 - 1

185 cm
21
185 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

Springfield HW Nutrition

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 4 - 1 - 1, 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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Wilbur!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Squires shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Squires missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wilbur is trying to get back to full guard.
Wilbur keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Squires sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wilbur defending well though.
Wilbur wants to control but Squires is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Squires wants to control but Wilbur is keeping him busy.

Squires is looking for a kimura here.
Squires throwing shots but Wilbur is blocking nicely.
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.
Wilbur is staying active underneath Squires, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Squires thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Squires thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wilbur's head.
Squires not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
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 Wilbur's temple.
Wilbur is looking for a sweep. Squires is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wilbur blocking the ground and pound attempt from Squires.
Squires missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Squires is nestled in close to Wilbur, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Squires missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Squires throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wilbur tries to get to full guard but Squires has control of the leg.
Squires is trying to control. Wilbur wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Squires thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wilbur trying to hold on to Squires's head to control him but Squires postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Squires is nestled in close to Wilbur, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Squires wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wilbur keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Squires thows a huge punch but Wilbur dodges it nicely.
Squires missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wilbur avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Squires.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Squires lands a nice short elbow.
Squires 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.
Wilbur trying to control here.
Squires scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Squires prevents Wilbur from improving his position.
Nice strikes from Squires there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilbur is looking for a sweep. Squires is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Squires sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wilbur defending well though.
Wilbur on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Squires not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Squires takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wilbur has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Squires is working away from the top position though.
Squires tries to pass to full mount but Wilbur defends it.
Squires not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wilbur is looking to control Squires's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wilbur avoid being mounted?
Squires looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wilbur with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Squires sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wilbur defending well though.
Squires is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Wilbur!
Squires fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Squires working Wilbur over with strikes here.
Wilbur can't escape the position.
Wilbur looks gassed!
Squires fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Squires thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The referee warns Wilbur that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilbur is in a horrible position here. Squires smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The referee warns Wilbur that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Squires lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Wilbur hang on?
Wilbur keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
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.

Squires decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Squires is nestled in close to Wilbur, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nice strikes from Squires there.
Wilbur is looking for a sweep. Squires is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Squires lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Squires seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Squires throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Squires missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wilbur is looking to control Squires's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wilbur avoid being mounted?
Squires lands with a punch from half guard.
Wilbur is breathing heavily.
Wilbur taking some punishment here, with Squires in his half guard.
Squires thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Squires seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Squires not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Squires drops an elbow to the side of Wilbur's head.
Squires missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wilbur blocking the ground and pound attempt from Squires.
Squires lands strikes from half guard.
Squires not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Squires is stalling here. Wilbur is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Squires seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Wilbur has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Wilbur trying to control the position but Squires is working away.
Squires can't do much from the bottom here.
Squires is not content to let Wilbur control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Squires tries to buck Wilbur off but Wilbur is having none of it.
Wilbur is looking to take a break and control but Squires is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Squires sneaks back into half guard.
Squires keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Squires has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wilbur is working away from the top position though.
Squires is looking for a sweep. Wilbur is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Squires is pressing down on Wilbur's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Wilbur trying to control the position from guard on top but Squires is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Squires is pulling down on Wilbur's head. It's preventing any offense from Wilbur, at least for the moment.
Squires looking for a sweep. Not yet Squires, not yet.
Squires is pulling down on Wilbur's head to control his posture.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Squires shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Squires closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Wilbur quickly recovers to half guard.
Squires thows a huge punch but Wilbur dodges it nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Squires lands a nice short elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Squires lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Squires landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wilbur regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Squires.
Squires working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wilbur manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Squires manages to get himself to full guard.
Squires keeping moving, preventing Wilbur from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brent Squires dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Squires decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Squires thows a huge punch but Wilbur dodges it nicely.
Squires thows a huge punch but Wilbur dodges it nicely.
Squires missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Squires sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wilbur defending well though.
Wilbur looks like he's trying to stand up.
Wilbur blocking the ground and pound attempt from Squires.
Squires thows a huge punch but Wilbur dodges it nicely.
Squires throwing shots but Wilbur is blocking nicely.
Wilbur wants to get back to full guard.
Squires missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wilbur takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Squires is looking to take a break and control but Wilbur is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Squires seems to be working for a kimura but Wilbur defends the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilbur is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Squires thows a huge punch but Wilbur dodges it nicely.
Squires throwing shots but Wilbur is blocking nicely.
Squires 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.
Wilbur avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Squires.
Squires prevents Wilbur from improving his position.

Squires is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Squires throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wilbur trying to control but Squires postures up.
Wilbur won't allow Squires to pass to mount.
Squires throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Squires sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wilbur defending well though.
Squires thows a huge punch but Wilbur dodges it nicely.
Wilbur avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Squires.
Wilbur keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Squires is looking to pass Wilbur's guard but actually Wilbur recovers to full guard.
Squires is looking to work some ground and pound but Wilbur has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilbur controls Squires momentarily but Squires frees himself.
Squires cracks Wilbur with a solid left hand.
Squires throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wilbur works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Squires throwing strikes from guard but Wilbur blocks nicely.
Squires lands a couple of elbows.
Squires trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Squires wants to control from the top but Wilbur keeps moving.
Squires with a nice head shot there.
Brent Squires is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Squires is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Squires throwing strikes but missing.
Marcus Wilbur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Squires trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Squires preventing the sweep.
Squires wants to control from the top but Wilbur keeps moving.

Brent Squires has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Squires scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Squires in side control, throwing shots but Wilbur defends.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Squires controlling the position.
Wilbur is looking to reverse the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brent Squires showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Squires, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brent Squires!