PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rommel Agomaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and stewart squire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Agomaa
vs
squire

188 cm
18
184 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

192 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rommel Agomaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, stewart squire!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Agomaa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
squire will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Agomaa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but squire moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
squire moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
squire swats away the attempt to clinch by Agomaa.
Agomaa looks to land a combination but squire avoids it well.

squire drives through and clinches with Agomaa against the cage.
Agomaa tries for a takedown but squire manages to get underhooks.
A short left from squire.
Agomaa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but squire gets the underhooks and prevents it.

squire pulls guard.
squire controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
squire is trying to keep Agomaa in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
squire utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Agomaa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for squire on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
squire wants to stand up but Agomaa is controlling him.
Agomaa trying to control the position from guard on top but squire is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
squire 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.
Agomaa trying to control but squire is working from the bottom.
Agomaa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Agomaa falls off balance throwing a combination

and squire counters by moving into the clinch.
squire wants to break the clinch but can't.

squire ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. squire no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
squire is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Agomaa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. squire swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Agomaa being controlled here momentarily.
Agomaa has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Agomaa looking to sit in guard and control but squire gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
squire controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Agomaa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
squire throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Agomaa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agomaa wants to stand up but squire is controlling him.
squire is standing up over Agomaa. Agomaa looks to escape but squire dives into side control.
squire tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Agomaa is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, squire asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Agomaa is being controlled here.
squire wants to control but Agomaa is keeping him busy.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
squire uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Agomaa.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
squire looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Agomaa tries to clinch up.
A shot to the body from Agomaa misses
and squire counters with a three punch combo that has Agomaa backing up. Agomaa nods at squire to acknowledge the strikes.
Agomaa is breathing heavily.
squire throws a combination. Agomaa tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

squire scores with a takedown into Agomaa's guard.

squire decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Agomaa, up you get!
squire slips under a jab.
Some wild striking there from squire.
Left hook, right uppercut from squire.
Agomaa looks to clinch
letting squire counter with a right hand.
squire throws a series of punches but Agomaa avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

stewart squire dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

squire bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Agomaa wants to get back to his feet.

squire stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Agomaa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
squire defending well as Agomaa loads up on a big left hand.
Agomaa falls off balance throwing a combination

and squire counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by squire.

squire breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rommel Agomaa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Agomaa moves into the clinch.

squire drags the fight down to the ground.
Agomaa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Agomaa stops squire from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Agomaa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
squire will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

squire kicks Agomaa off and gets to his feet.
squire misses with a double jab.
squire lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Agomaa at a distance.
Agomaa throws a left and a right that both miss

and squire counters by clinching up.

squire drags the fight down to the ground.
squire manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
squire controlling the pace for now.
squire breaks from Agomaa's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agomaa is in a horrible position here. squire smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
squire is landing with some decent strikes but Agomaa is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
squire trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Agomaa on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Agomaa tries to get out of the position.
squire lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Agomaa hang on?
squire with the ground and pound from mount.
squire looking to control but Agomaa is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
squire landing strikes from the mount.
squire content just to control the position here.
Agomaa is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
A nice elbow there by squire.
squire scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Agomaa?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
squire working the ground and pound effectively.
squire breaks from Agomaa's wrist control and lands an elbow.
squire landing punches.
Agomaa trying desperately to get to his feet.
squire punishing his opponent with strikes.
squire with a couple of short strikes.
squire fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
squire working the ground and pound effectively.
squire content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

stewart squire showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

squire lands a two punch combo.
squire lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Agomaa falls off balance throwing a combination

and squire counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Agomaa goes for a takedown in the clinch but squire prevents it.
squire gets underhooks to prevent Agomaa's takedown attempt.

squire breaks the clinch.

squire gets a clinch.

squire has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Agomaa uses from the top position.
squire managing to control the position.
Agomaa postures up in squire's guard and throws a big left but squire blocks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Agomaa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
squire is pulling down on Agomaa's head to control his posture.

squire uses the cage to get back to his feet.
A jab lands there for squire.
Agomaa looks to clinch

and squire counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Agomaa!
squire scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Agomaa?
squire controlling his opponent.
squire wants to control the pace but Agomaa is squirming around nicely.
squire has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, squire cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

squire swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). stewart squire!