PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Harry McQuirre (ranked 1054 p4p, 123 weight class) and Edward Conan (ranked 1653 p4p, 186 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

McQuirre
vs
Conan

178 cm
23
160 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

178 cm
23
158 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

BuriedAlive// Fight Gear

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry McQuirre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edward Conan!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conan swings for the body but McQuirre moves out of range.
Conan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McQuirre throws out the jab.
McQuirre has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Arm Breakers/BJJ in the buildup to the fight.
A big left from Conan misses.
Conan slips under a jab from McQuirre.
McQuirre throws a looping overhand right but Conan ducks down to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Conan misses
and McQuirre counters with a straight right hand.
Conan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McQuirre.
Conan misses with a straight right.
Conan blocks a jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from McQuirre.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Conan has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Edward Conan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McQuirre scores with a body shot.
Conan lands a nice hook to McQuirre's body. McQuirre takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McQuirre waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Conan.
Conan dips to his left and cracks McQuirre with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
McQuirre uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Conan.
McQuirre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Conan.
A counter left hand to the body from McQuirre misses its target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conan works over McQuirre's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Harry McQuirre has been cut.
McQuirre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Conan was well out of range. Poor timing from McQuirre.
Conan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McQuirre.

Conan closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. McQuirre quickly recovers to half guard.
McQuirre wants to get back to his feet.
Conan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
McQuirre blocking the ground and pound attempt from Conan.
Conan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McQuirre defending well though.
McQuirre is trying to stand up here but Conan is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Conan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Conan is nestled in close to McQuirre, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Conan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but McQuirre sees it coming and defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McQuirre pushes Conan off looking to stand but Conan dives back in and keeps control.

Conan is looking for a kimura here.
McQuirre pushes Conan off looking to stand but Conan dives back in and keeps control.
Conan passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for McQuirre!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Conan avoids the attempt from McQuirre to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conan is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. McQuirre can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Conan landing shots from mount.
Conan misses with a head shot.
McQuirre is trying to stand up.
McQuirre wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Conan.
McQuirre trying desperately to get to his feet.
Conan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Conan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Conan connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
McQuirre wants to get back to his feet.
McQuirre in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

McQuirre is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Conan working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McQuirre tries to buck Conan off but he can't manage it.
Conan is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Conan wants to finish this one by submission but McQuirre is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Conan.
Conan punching from mount but McQuirre doing a good job of avoiding damage.
McQuirre takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
McQuirre squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
McQuirre is wriggling around trying to escape.
Conan unloading with bombs!
Conan throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edward Conan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harry McQuirre's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Conan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McQuirre manages to avoid it.
Conan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McQuirre.
McQuirre appears to be looking for a big counter.
McQuirre ducks right into an uppercut from Conan.
McQuirre looks to score with a jab to the body but Conan is just out of range.
Conan lands an overhand right.
Edward Conan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McQuirre paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Conan throws a left and a right that both miss
and McQuirre counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Conan thinking.
McQuirre throws a series of punches but Conan avoids them all with ease.
Conan jabs McQuirre right on the nose. McQuirre blinks but takes it well.
Conan walks into a straight right hand from McQuirre.
Conan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McQuirre feints a jab promting Conan to slip. McQuirre then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Conan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McQuirre throws a right and a left that both miss.
Conan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McQuirre slaps away a takedown attempt from Conan, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McQuirre swinging wildly here.
Conan fails to land the takedown.
Conan lands a nice hook to McQuirre's body. McQuirre takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McQuirre misses with a straight left.
Conan looks to land a combination but McQuirre avoids it well.
Conan takes a swing at McQuirre's ribcage but misses.
Conan looks to score with a jab to the body but McQuirre is just out of range.
Harry McQuirre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McQuirre uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A telegraphed right hand from McQuirre misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McQuirre works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Conan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McQuirre as he avoids it easily.
Harry McQuirre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edward Conan.
Conan misses with an uppercut. McQuirre saw that one coming.
Conan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McQuirre defends it nicely.
McQuirre is looking to counter punch.
Conan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McQuirre.
A little jabbing left from Conan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Conan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McQuirre.
Conan with the counter takedown but McQuirre avoids it easily.
McQuirre misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Conan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Conan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McQuirre was well out of range. Poor timing from Conan.
Conan misses with a body shot.
McQuirre with a hook.
McQuirre bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conan moves away from the strike by McQuirre.
McQuirre lands with an overhand left.
Horrible takedown attempt by Conan or perhaps it was just good defense by McQuirre, which made it look bad.
McQuirre slips a straight right by Conan.
Conan ducks under a wild hook from McQuirre.
Conan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McQuirre is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Conan moves away from the strike by McQuirre.
McQuirre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Conan throws a hook but McQuirre blocks it.
Conan dodges the punch combination from McQuirre.
Conan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McQuirre.
Conan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McQuirre throws a jab but it's blocked by Conan.
Conan looks to land a right hand but McQuirre moved out of range.
McQuirre misses with a straight right.
McQuirre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McQuirre misses with a straight right.
Conan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Conan looks to throw the jab but McQuirre is out of range.
Conan throws a poor cross that misses
and McQuirre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Conan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Conan misses.
A big right from McQuirre misses.
McQuirre moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Conan misses with a body shot.
McQuirre comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry McQuirre dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Harry McQuirre's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

McQuirre looks to score with a jab to the body but Conan is just out of range.
Conan throws out a counter right but McQuirre avoids it with no problem.
Conan scores with a crisp jab that stopped McQuirre in his tracks.
McQuirre throws a jab but it's blocked by Conan.
McQuirre lands a jab to the head.
McQuirre misses with a left hand
and Conan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Conan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McQuirre.
Conan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice defenses there by McQuirre.
McQuirre throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Conan on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conan misses with a body punch
and McQuirre counters with a nice uppercut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McQuirre, as that shot connected.
McQuirre scores with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Conan jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McQuirre throws a body punch but Conan moves out of range.
Conan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Conan throws a big shot that misses.
A quick step to the side and McQuirre tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
McQuirre lands a slapping body shot.

Conan shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. McQuirre is trying to defend but Conan finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

McQuirre has one foot on Conan's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
McQuirre missing with a left hand there. Conan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Conan's jab looks to have found its range, popping McQuirre under the eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Conan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McQuirre connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Conan scrambles back to his feet.
Conan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McQuirre was well out of range. Poor timing from Conan.
Conan looks to score with a jab to the body but McQuirre is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conan throws a hook to the side of McQuirre's head but McQuirre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Conan.
Conan swings away with a body shot that misses
and McQuirre counters with a nice uppercut.
Conan misses with a looping right.
Conan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McQuirre at a distance.
McQuirre is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Conan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McQuirre counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Conan is rocked!
McQuirre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Conan changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
McQuirre moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Conan throws a right hand that misses
and McQuirre counters with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McQuirre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Conan.
Conan swings for the body but McQuirre moves out of range.
Conan misses with a few strikes there.
Conan throws a body punch but McQuirre moves out of range.
McQuirre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McQuirre slips a jab from Conan.
Conan misses the body punch
and McQuirre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McQuirre lands with a right hand.
McQuirre ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Conan misses the shot to the body.
Conan blocks a jab.
McQuirre lands a right hook to the body.
Conan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McQuirre.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conan walks into a straight right hand from McQuirre.
McQuirre lands with a right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McQuirre slips under a jab from Conan.
McQuirre scores with a jab. Conan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McQuirre throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Conan on the side of the head.
Conan is still on wobbly legs! Can McQuirre finish him?
McQuirre throws a jab but it's blocked by Conan.
McQuirre slips a straight right by Conan.
Conan seems to have recovered his senses.
McQuirre connects with a crisp jab.
Conan shoots in but no luck this time.
Harry McQuirre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edward Conan.
McQuirre looks to land a combination. Conan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Conan shoots in looking for a takedown but McQuirre manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Conan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
It looked like McQuirre was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Conan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McQuirre scores with the left hand. Conan knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Conan misses with a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harry McQuirre showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McQuirre 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry McQuirre!
Harry McQuirre tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.