PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gregory O Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Squireson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

O Connor
vs
Squireson

175 cm
20
170 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

180 cm
26
175 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Urban Fighter

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gregory O Connor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Barry Squireson!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jonathan Paton and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from O Connor misses
and Squireson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
O Connor lands with a good body shot.
Squireson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Squireson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
O Connor throws a half hearted mid kick.
A little jabbing left from Squireson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Squireson checks a leg kick.
O Connor throws out a leg kick but Squireson moves out of range and O Connor only half commits.
It seemed like Squireson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
O Connor lands with an uppercut that bounces Squireson off the cage and back into range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Squireson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Connor goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
O Connor throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Squireson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
O Connor throws a series of punches but Squireson moves out of range.
Squireson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Squireson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Squireson throws out a counter right but O Connor avoids it with no problem.
O Connor misses with a body shot
enabling Squireson to counter with a crisp jab.
O Connor throws a jab when Squireson was well out of range.
Squireson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
O Connor misses with a body shot
and Squireson counters with a straight right hand.
O Connor cracks Squireson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Squireson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

O Connor is rocked!
Squireson misses with a left hand
enabling O Connor to counter with a crisp jab.
O Connor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Squireson was well out of range. Poor timing from O Connor.
O Connor is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Squireson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Oh O Connor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Connor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
O Connor seems to have got his legs back now.
O Connor misses with a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Connor throws a leg kick

and Squireson counters with a nice right hand that sends O Connor toppling to the canvas! O Connor scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Squireson finish him?!
O Connor connects with a crisp jab.
O Connor throws a body shot but no joy.
O Connor scores with a push kick.
O Connor tries to land a body kick
enabling Squireson to counter with a crisp jab.
Squireson slips under a jab from O Connor.
Squireson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! O Connor had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
O Connor misses with a straight left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Squireson throws a big shot that misses.
O Connor misses with an uppercut.
Squireson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
O Connor throws a front kick aimed at Squireson's knee but Squireson avoids it well.
A countering left hand to the body from Squireson misses.
O Connor fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Squireson on the side of the head.
O Connor misses with a left hand
and Squireson counters with a right hand to the body.
O Connor throws a left and a right that both miss
and Squireson counters with a left to the body.
Squireson staying out of range there.
O Connor fails to land with a series of punches.
Squireson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from O Connor with a body shot.
O Connor throws a combination that misses
and Squireson counters with a nice uppercut.
Squireson avoids the head kick by O Connor.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Squireson lands a nice shot to the body.
O Connor is breathing heavily.
O Connor throws a body punch but Squireson moves out of range.
Squireson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Squireson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Squireson throws a shot from downtown. O Connor moves away and avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Connor swings away with a body shot that misses
and Squireson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Gregory O Connor has been cut.
Squireson throws a body shot but no joy.
Squireson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
O Connor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Barry Squireson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gregory O Connor's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Squireson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Squireson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
O Connor scores with the left hand. Squireson knows he should have avoided that one.
Squireson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
O Connor misses with a hook to the body
and Squireson counters with a straight right hand.
O Connor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Squireson circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Connor misses with a hook to the body
and Squireson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
O Connor lunges at Squireson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Squireson's hand.

It looks like Barry Squireson has been cut.
O Connor misses with a kick to the body

and Squireson counters with a nice right hand that sends O Connor toppling to the canvas! O Connor scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Squireson finish him?!

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Connor tries to bum rush Squireson with a series of wild strikes but Squireson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Squireson avoids the body shot from O Connor.
Barry Squireson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Squireson looks to land a left hand but O Connor moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. O Connor darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Squireson cracks O Connor with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! O Connor falls to his knees and Squireson doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Barry Squireson!