PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Desrosiers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Long Squires (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Desrosiers
vs
Squires

173 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vincent Desrosiers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Long Squires!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Squires is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Desrosiers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A combination from Squires does no damage.
Desrosiers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Squires swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Squires misses with a jab, cross combination.
Squires misses with a wild combination.
Desrosiers will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Squires moves in looking to clinch but Desrosiers pushes him off.
Squires stuffs the takedown.
Desrosiers dodges the punch combination from Squires.
Squires rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Desrosiers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Squires pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Desrosiers takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Squires tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Desrosiers counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Desrosiers lands a knee to the body.
Squires can't break the clinch.
Squires wants to break the clinch but can't.
Squires is trying to break the clinch but Desrosiers has him pressed against the cage.
Squires is looking to break free of the clinch but Desrosiers has double underhooks.
Desrosiers is working for takedown but Squires is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vincent Desrosiers. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Squires is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Squires is trying to break free.
Squires is trying to break the clinch but Desrosiers has him pressed against the cage.

Desrosiers pulls guard.
Desrosiers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Squires must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Squires really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Desrosiers. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Desrosiers is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Desrosiers is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Squires is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Desrosiers is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Desrosiers tries to strike from the bottom.
Squires prevents Desrosiers from getting back to his feet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Squires is pressed up against the cage. Desrosiers has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Squires down to the mat. Squires avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A combination from Squires does no damage.
Squires stuffs the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Squires throws a right and a left that both miss.
Squires scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Long Squires seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Squires misses with a combination
and Desrosiers counters with a nice leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Squires there.
Squires swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Squires wants to get back to striking at distance but Desrosiers won't allow it.
Desrosiers with a knee to the head.
Squires is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Desrosiers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Squires scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Squires misses with a wild combination.
Desrosiers circles away from the clinch attempt

and Desrosiers counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Squires wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Desrosiers scores with a shoulder strike.

Desrosiers drags the fight down to the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Desrosiers wants to get back to his feet but Squires is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Desrosiers is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Desrosiers is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Squires wanted to stand there but Desrosiers had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Vincent Desrosiers will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Squires falls off balance throwing a combination

and Desrosiers counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Desrosiers keeps control of Squires as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Desrosiers has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Squires uses from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Desrosiers trying to keep a closed guard but Squires is proving a slippery customer.
Desrosiers trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Desrosiers trying to keep a closed guard but Squires is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Desrosiers striking off his back but it's not causing Squires any problems.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Desrosiers is trying to control the position but Squires postures up.
Squires preventing the sweep.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Squires has managed to clinch.
Desrosiers drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Desrosiers is trying to drag Squires to the mat but Squires just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Desrosiers fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vincent Desrosiers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Desrosiers using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Squires has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Desrosiers landing knees to the head.
A body shot lands from Desrosiers.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Squires wants to break the clinch but can't.
Squires is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Desrosiers breaks the clinch.
Desrosiers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Squires paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Desrosiers has Squires up against the cage in a clinch.
Squires stops a takedown attempt from Desrosiers.
Squires is trying to break free.
Squires wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Squires has had enough of the clinch but Desrosiers keeps him there for the moment.
Desrosiers keeps control of Squires as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Desrosiers wants a takedown.

Desrosiers has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Squires uses from the top position.
Squires has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Desrosiers is proving hard to escape from.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Desrosiers looking for a guillotine here but Squires defends easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Desrosiers is trying to keep Squires in close.
Squires wanted to stand there but Desrosiers had control of the position.

That's four 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.
Desrosiers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Desrosiers moves into range and clinches up with Squires.

Desrosiers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good standup being displayed there by Squires as he connects with a hook.
Squires's corner calls for a 1-2. Squires obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Squires tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Desrosiers counters with a big head kick but Squires shrugs it off.
Squires moves into range and connects with a jab.
Squires moves in looking to clinch but Desrosiers pushes him off.
Squires lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nice sprawl there from Squires as Desrosiers shoots in.
Squires connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vincent Desrosiers dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Desrosiers shoots for a double leg takedown but Squires sprawls well. He's pushed Desrosiers's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Squires throws a left and a right that both miss
and Desrosiers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Squires throws a series of strikes that have Desrosiers backpedaling.
Squires scores with a jab. Desrosiers acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Desrosiers wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Squires throws a shot from downtown. Desrosiers moves away and avoids it.
Squires misses with a combination

and Desrosiers decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Squires's guard.
Desrosiers has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Squires is proving hard to escape from.
Squires wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Desrosiers is now in half guard.
Desrosiers missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Squires takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Desrosiers stops Squires from getting back to his feet.
Desrosiers is tying to control. Squires wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Desrosiers wants to free his trapped foot but Squires is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Desrosiers stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Squires shoots for a takedown but Desrosiers saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

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.
Nice sprawl there from Squires as Desrosiers shoots in.
Squires lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Squires stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vincent Desrosiers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Squires is looking to clinch.
Squires swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Desrosiers counters by moving into the clinch.
Squires wants to break free but Desrosiers has control.
Desrosiers unloads a knee to the mid-section. Squires lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Desrosiers looking for a takedown.
Desrosiers goes for a takedown attempt but Squires pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Desrosiers fails in his attempt to clinch.
Squires misses with a double jab
and Desrosiers counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Desrosiers tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Squires swivels and escapes.
Vincent Desrosiers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Squires tries to clinch but Desrosiers moves away

and Desrosiers holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Squires is looking to break free of the clinch but Desrosiers has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Squires has had enough of the clinch but Desrosiers keeps him there for the moment.
Desrosiers trying to land knees to the body.
Squires wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Desrosiers has him pressed against the cage.

Desrosiers gets control of Squires's arms and successfully pulls guard. Desrosiers will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Squires tries to stand but Desrosiers is controlling from the bottom.
Desrosiers wants to stand up but Squires is controlling him.
Desrosiers wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Desrosiers is working hard here to advance position.
Desrosiers is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Squires is controlling him.
Desrosiers wants to sweep here but Squires controlling him for the moment.

Squires avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vincent Desrosiers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Desrosiers has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vincent Desrosiers!