PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Harry McQuirre (ranked 1401 p4p, 1752 weight class) and Richard Morrison (ranked 155 p4p, 191 weight class). Harry McQuirre has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

McQuirre
vs
Morrison

178 cm
34
160
29 - 17 - 0

175 cm
27
145
11 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Conquer
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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 29 - 17 - 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 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Richard Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Ron Honeybunn and Ben Hemmingworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Morrison misses the target.
Morrison throws out a loose jab but McQuirre uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by McQuirre. Beautiful body shot.
McQuirre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A kick lands to the mid section there for McQuirre.
Morrison walks into a straight right hand from McQuirre.
Morrison blocks a low kick nicely.
Morrison raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.

McQuirre has Morrison up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McQuirre misses with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Morrison.
Morrison scores with a shot to the side of McQuirre's head.
Morrison misses with a punch on the inside.
Morrison presses McQuirre against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison works on McQuirre's body with a couple of short punches.
Morrison throws a head punch that misses.
McQuirre takes a shot to the head.
Good body shot from Morrison.
Morrison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McQuirre pushes Morrison back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morrison throws a head punch that misses.
McQuirre misses with a short punch on the inside.
Morrison swings wildly with an uppercut but McQuirre uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from McQuirre on the inside.
Morrison misses with a punch to the body.
Morrison scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McQuirre misses with an elbow strike.
Morrison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McQuirre lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Morrison.
I was talking to McQuirre's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Morrison lands a right hand that snaps the head of McQuirre backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morrison throws a head punch that misses.
McQuirre lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Morrison softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McQuirre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Morrison swings wildly with an uppercut but McQuirre uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McQuirre or not.
Morrison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morrison throws a punch but it's blocked by McQuirre.
Morrison digs a right hand into McQuirre's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McQuirre's gas tank.
McQuirre throws a head punch that misses.
Morrison has a couple of punches blocked by McQuirre.
A head punch on the inside from McQuirre fails to land.
McQuirre prevents a body shot from Morrison.
A shot in the inside from Morrison.
McQuirre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McQuirre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Morrison blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McQuirre lands a right hand that snaps the head of Morrison backwards.
Morrison tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McQuirre misses with a short punch on the inside.
McQuirre blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morrison throws a head punch that misses.
Morrison working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from McQuirre.
Morrison swings wildly with an uppercut but McQuirre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morrison's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McQuirre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Morrison misses with a short punch on the inside.
Morrison can't find room to land a body shot as McQuirre controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morrison.
McQuirre blocks an uppercut.
Morrison blocks the elbow strike.
McQuirre lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Morrison backwards.
Morrison tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McQuirre with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Morrison misses with a body punch.
McQuirre lands with a short shot to the head.
Morrison throws a punch but it's blocked by McQuirre.
Morrison misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morrison working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Still in the clinch, McQuirre scores with a nice short uppercut.
McQuirre has a couple of punches blocked by Morrison.
Morrison blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McQuirre throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McQuirre.
McQuirre misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McQuirre has a couple of punches blocked by Morrison.
A shot in the inside from McQuirre.
Morrison tries to throw a body punch but McQuirre avoids it by throwing Morrison back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morrison.
McQuirre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McQuirre lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Morrison is rocked!
McQuirre missing with knees to the body.
McQuirre throws a head punch that misses.
Morrison has a couple of punches blocked by McQuirre.
McQuirre lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Morrison lands a hook to the side of the head.
McQuirre misses with a body punch.
Morrison blocking some punches.
McQuirre blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McQuirre scores with a shot to the side of Morrison's head.
Morrison throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McQuirre.
McQuirre prevents a body shot from Morrison.
Morrison swings wildly with an uppercut but McQuirre uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morrison scores with a shoulder strike.
Morrison blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McQuirre lands a hook that snaps the head of Morrison backwards.
Morrison scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from McQuirre.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Harry McQuirre will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Morrison goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McQuirre circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Morrison drops to the canvas, hurt badly! McQuirre follows Morrison to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harry McQuirre!
A less than humble Harry McQuirre misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.