PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raymond Squire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Tressor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruno Tressor has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Raymond Squire's chin.

Squire
vs
Tressor

195 cm
25
280 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

190 cm
26
255 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raymond Squire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruno Tressor!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tressor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Squire cracks Tressor with an open hand slap.

Squire gets a clinch.
Squire tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Squire effectively controlling the action here.
Squire softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Tressor tries to circle away but Squire has him pinned against the ropes.
Tressor managing to block the knees to the body from Squire.
Squire lands an elbow just above Tressor 's eye.
Squire scores a nice knee to the body.
Squire lands an elbow just above Tressor 's eye.
Squire lands a damaging elbow.
Tressor just leaning against Squire, taking a breather.
Squire stalls.
Squire landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short right from Squire.
Squire creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tressor's defenses.
Tressor is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Squire.
Squire with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tressor being controlled against the ropes.
Tressor takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Squire.
Tressor looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Squire lands an elbow inside that Tressor shrugs off.
Squire taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tressor is looking to break free of the clinch but Squire has double underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Squire.
Tressor looks gassed!
Tressor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Squire has him pressed against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Squire tries a knee to the head but Tressor blocks it.
Tressor is trying to break the clinch but Squire has him pressed against the ropes.
Squire slows down the pace here.
Squire unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tressor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Squire creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tressor's defenses.
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!
Nice elbow from Squire.
Squire unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Squire lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Squire putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tressor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Squire.
Squire working Tressor over with knees to the body.
Squire lands a damaging elbow.
Squire lands a body punch.
Squire unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Squire lands a damaging elbow.
Tressor takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Bruno Tressor has been cut.
Squire working Tressor over with knees to the body.
Squire landing knees to the head.
Squire using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Squire is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Squire lands a good knee to the midsection. Tressor won't want to take too many of those.
Squire putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tressor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Squire obliges.
Squire has Tressor pushed against the ropes.
Squire lands a nice knee to the body.
Tressor takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Squire.
Squire utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Squire comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Squire keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tressor's efforts to push away.
Squire displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tressor up against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Squire.
Squire comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Squire is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Squire with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Squire putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tressor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Squire just leaning against Tressor, taking a breather.
Squire landing knees to the body.
Tressor takes an elbow to the temple.
Squire displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tressor up against the ropes.
Squire utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Squire lands a damaging elbow.
Squire is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Squire lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tressor looking to stall.
Squire landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Squire leaning against his opponent.
Tressor tries to break the clinch but Squire is controlling the position.
Tressor has had enough of the clinch but Squire keeps him there for the moment.
Squire landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Squire content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tressor trying to control the position but instead, Squire has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tressor into the ropes.
Squire unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Squire dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Squire landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Squire stalling the fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Raymond Squire.
Squire digs a good hook to Tressor's body.
Tressor looks to land a combination but Squire avoids it well.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

Squire has managed to clinch.
Tressor is trying to stall.
Squire prevents Tressor from breaking the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Squire.
Tressor takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Squire.
Squire lands a knee to the body.
Tressor takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tressor wants to get back to striking at distance but Squire won't allow it.
Squire crunches a lovely knee into Tressor's ribcage.
Squire managing to block the knees to the body from Tressor.
Squire putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tressor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Squire has Tressor pressed against the ropes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tressor takes an elbow to the temple.
Squire leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Squire lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tressor working hard to break the clinch.
Squire landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Squire with a knee to the head.
Tressor takes an elbow to the forehead.
Squire keeps control of Tressor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Squire takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tressor tries to break free but Squire pushes him back against the ropes.
Tressor crunches a lovely knee into Squire's ribcage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Squire as Tressor tries to tie him up.
Squire throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tressors head.
Tressor throws a punch but it's blocked by Squire.
Squire is working Tressor over against the ropes.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Squire lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Squire stalling the fight.
Squire lands a knee to the body.
Squire has Tressor pushed against the ropes.
Squire comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Squire scores a nice knee to the body.
Squire creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tressor's defenses.
Squire keeps control of Tressor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knees to the body from Squire.
Squire gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Squire has Tressor pressed against the ropes.
Tressor tries to break the clinch but Squire is controlling the position.
Squire connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tressor's face.
Squire lands an elbow that stopped Tressor in his tracks for a moment.
Tressor can't break the clinch.
Squire lands an elbow just above Tressor 's eye.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Squire avoids the elbow strike from Tressor, against the ropes.
Squire creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tressor's defenses.
Squire throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tressor blocks it with crossed arms.
Squire is struggling to control the position.
Squire using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tressor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Squire lands a damaging elbow.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Squire.
Squire on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Squire - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tressor is looking to control Squire's arms but Squire gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tressor has his back to the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A frustrated look appears on Tressor's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Come on Squire - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Squire tries to land knees in the clinch but Tressor avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raymond Squire dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruno Tressor's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Tressor throws a series of punches but Squire moves out of range.

Squire closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Tressor's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tressor is trying to stall.
Squire stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Squire working Tressor over with knees to the body.
Squire just leaning against Tressor, taking a breather.
Tressor is looking to control Squire's arms but Squire gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tressor has his back to the ropes.
Tressor takes an elbow to the forehead.
Squire creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tressor's defenses.
Squire misses with a knee strike.
Squire lands an elbow just above Tressor 's eye.
Squire unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Squire displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tressor up against the ropes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tressor is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Squire managing to block the knees to the body from Tressor.
Knees in the clinch landing for Squire.
Squire landing knees to the body.
Tressor being controlled against the ropes.
Squire working Tressor over with knees to the body.
Squire landing knees to the body.
Squire lands a knee to the body.
Squire stalling against the ropes.
Squire lands an elbow inside.
Squire is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tressor can do to turn this around?
Squire landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Squire lands a nice elbow.
Raymond Squire has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knees to the body from Squire.
Nice body punch from Squire - that landed with a thud.
Squire lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Squire lands a knee to the body.
Squire scores with a knee to the head.
Tressor is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Squire is defending well for now.
Squire scores a nice knee to the body.
Squire slows down the pace here.
Tressor misses with a body punch.
Squire lands a good knee to the midsection. Tressor won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from Squire.
Squire has Tressor pushed against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Squire for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Squire avoiding damage as Tressor throws knees to the body.
Tressor is trying to push Squire away but Squire has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Come on Squire - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Raymond Squire.
Tressor wants to clinch but Squire slips to the side
and Squire counters with a low kick, right behind Tressor 's knee.
Tressor falls off balance throwing a combination

and Squire holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Squire creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Squire trying to control the position but instead, Tressor has worked for underhooks and has pushed Squire into the ropes.

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.
Squire lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Tressor pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Squire pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Squire keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tressor's efforts to push away.
Squire with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Squire lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Squire takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Squire gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Squire landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Squire misses with an elbow over the top.
Tressor is looking to break free of the clinch but Squire has double underhooks.
Squire prevents Tressor from breaking the clinch.
Nice elbow from Tressor.
Knees in the clinch landing for Squire.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Squire.
Tressor takes a knee to the side of the body.
Squire crunches a lovely knee into Tressor's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Squire obliges.
Squire gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tressor throws a knee to the head but misses.
Squire creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tressor's defenses.
Squire stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Squire scores a nice knee to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Tressor managing to block the knees to the body from Squire.
Squire putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tressor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tressor trying to land knees to the body.
Squire is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Squire lands a nice elbow.
Squire working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Tressor fails to land.
Tressor with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Squire lands a body punch.
Squire stalling.
Squire lands an elbow just above Tressor 's eye.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Squire has Tressor pressed against the ropes, preventing Tressor from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tressor is trying to push Squire away but Squire has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Tressor looking to slow down the pace here.
Squire scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Squire is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Squire - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tressor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tressor takes an elbow to the forehead.
Squire lands a damaging elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Squire.
Squire avoiding damage.
Squire lands an elbow just above Tressor 's eye.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Squire landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Squire is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Squire lands an elbow inside.
Tressor takes an elbow to the temple.
Tressor avoiding damage as Squire throws knees to the body.
Squire comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Squire content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Squire.
Squire landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tressor takes an elbow to the forehead.
Squire lands an elbow that stopped Tressor in his tracks for a moment.
Squire lands a nice elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Squire.
Tressor looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Squire scores a nice knee to the body.
Squire lands an elbow that stopped Tressor in his tracks for a moment.
Squire landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Squire will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tressor up against the ropes.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Squire unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Squire just leaning against Tressor, taking a breather.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Squire obliges.
Squire lands a knee to the body.
Tressor working hard to break the clinch.
Squire utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Squire taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Squire utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Squire leaning his opponent against the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Squire lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Squire landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Squire.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raymond Squire dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bruno Tressor's cut.
That's time! Squire's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Tressor wants to clinch
and Squire counters with a stiff right hand.
Raymond Squire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tressor wants to clinch
and Squire counters with a nice leg kick.
Squire lands the left hand.
Tressor throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Squire counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tressor is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Squire showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tressor.
Bruno Tressor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tressor tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Squire closes the distance and pushes Tressor back into the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Tressor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Squire taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Squire.
Nice elbow from Squire.
Squire lands a nice elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Squire lands a knee to the body.
Squire lands a nice elbow.
Squire lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Squire landing knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Squire.
Squire lands an elbow just above Tressor 's eye.
Tressor being controlled against the ropes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Squire obliges.
Squire comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Squire is struggling to control the position.
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!
Squire scores a nice knee to the body.
Squire landing knees to the body.
Tressor throws a punch but it's blocked by Squire.
Squire is leaning against Tressor and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Squire is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Squire lands a damaging elbow.
Squire is stalling here.
Squire lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Squire is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Squire controlling the action here for a moment.
Squire lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Squire.
Squire is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Squire lands a nice knee to the body.
Squire scores with a shoulder strike.
Squire scores a nice knee to the body.
Squire slows down the pace here.
Squire lands an elbow that stopped Tressor in his tracks for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Squire just leaning against Tressor, taking a breather.
Squire scores with a knee to the head.
Tressor is trying to force a seperation but Squire has the dominant position.
Squire lands an elbow inside that Tressor shrugs off.
Squire is working Tressor over against the ropes.
Tressor trying to control the position but instead, Squire has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tressor into the ropes.
Squire on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tressor is trying to break the clinch but Squire has him pressed against the ropes.
Squire tries to land knees in the clinch but Tressor avoids the damage to the body.
Tressor tries to circle away but Squire has him pinned against the ropes.
Squire gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Squire is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tressor managing to block the knees to the body from Squire.
Tressor is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.

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 is struggling to control the position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Squire.
The referee calls for Squire to work.
Tressor misses with a punch to the body.
Squire unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Squire creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tressor's defenses.
Squire has Tressor pressed against the ropes, preventing Tressor from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Squire lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Squire has Tressor pushed against the ropes.
Squire lands an elbow inside that Tressor shrugs off.
Tressor avoiding damage as Squire throws knees to the body.
Squire is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Squire putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tressor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tressor takes an elbow to the temple.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Squire lands a knee to the head.
Squire is stalling here.
Squire lands a damaging elbow.
Squire blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Squire tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Squire stalling.
Squire works on Tressor's body with a couple of short punches.
Squire with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Knees to the body from Squire.
Squire stalling.
Squire putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tressor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Squire leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Tressor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Tressor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Squire blocking some punches.
Nice elbow from Squire.
Squire content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tressor avoiding damage as Squire throws knees to the body.
Squire lands a left hand.
Tressor misses with a body punch.
Squire lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Squire trying to land knees to the body.
Squire landing knees to the body.
Tressor tries to break the clinch but Squire is controlling the position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Squire landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Squire has Tressor pressed against the ropes, preventing Tressor from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tressor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tressor can't find room to land a body shot as Squire controls the action.
Squire looking to stall.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Squire takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tressor can't break the clinch.
Tressor tries to stall but Squire uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Squire misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tressor.
Squire tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tressor avoids it.
Squire keeps control of Tressor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Squire scores a nice knee to the body.
Squire's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tressor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Squire stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Squire lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Squire utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Squire lands a damaging elbow.
Tressor tries to circle away but Squire has him pinned against the ropes.
Squire misses with an elbow strike.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Squire connects with a knee to the head.
Squire wants to stall.
Tressor is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Squire cracks Tressor with a nice body shot.
Squire pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Tressor tries to break the clinch but Squire is controlling the position.
Squire lands a knee to the body.
A short right from Squire.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Squire slowing the pace effectively.
Squire blocks an elbow strike.
Squire tries to land a knee to the head but Tressor blocks with his arms.
Squire is struggling to control the position.
Tressor can't break the clinch.
Squire avoiding damage as Tressor throws knees to the body.
Tressor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Squire's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Nice body punch from Squire.
Squire digs a right hand underneath Tressor's ribcage. Tressor let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Squire using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Squire takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Raymond Squire.
Squire throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raymond Squire clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Bruno Tressor's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Squire tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tressor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tressor tries to clinch up.
Squire moves out of range of the body kick from Tressor.

Squire has managed to clinch.
Squire has Tressor pushed against the ropes.
Tressor looking to stall.
The referee is keeping an eye on Squire - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Squire utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Squire.
Squire will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tressor up against the ropes.
Tressor tries to break free but Squire pushes him back against the ropes.
Tressor is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Squire putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tressor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tressor is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Squire lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Squire unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Squire unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Squire landing knees to the body.
Squire effectively controlling the action here.
Squire landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Squire is struggling to control the position.
Knees to the body from Squire.
Squire lands an elbow inside that Tressor shrugs off.
Squire connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tressor's face.
Squire is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Squire using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Squire lands an elbow just above Tressor 's eye.
Squire displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tressor up against the ropes.
A short right from Squire on the inside.
Squire slowing the pace effectively.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Raymond Squire.
Squire tries to clinch up.
Tressor throws a lazy body kick
and Squire counters with a low kick, right behind Tressor 's knee.
Squire circles away from the clinch attempt
and Squire counters with a low kick, right behind Tressor 's knee.
Squire thows a left - swing and a miss!
Squire fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tressor has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Squire moves into range and clinches up with Tressor.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Squire.
Squire working Tressor over with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Squire.
Squire creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tressor's defenses.
Squire displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tressor up against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Squire.
Tressor is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Squire has Tressor pushed against the ropes.
Tressor working hard to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tressor misses with an elbow over the top.
Tressor tries to break free but Squire pushes him back against the ropes.
Squire manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Squire lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Squire scores with a hook to the body.
Come on Squire - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Squire gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tressor stalling in the clinch but Squire improves position.
Squire lands a good knee to the midsection. Tressor won't want to take too many of those.
Squire scores a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Squire utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Squire unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Squire slowing the pace effectively.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Squire blocks a body shot from Tressor.
Squire lands an elbow that stopped Tressor in his tracks for a moment.
Squire's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Squire utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tressor takes an elbow to the forehead.
A shot in the inside from Tressor.
Tressor working hard to break the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Squire.
Tressor misses with a punch on the inside.
Squire utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Squire lands a hook that snaps the head of Tressor backwards.
Tressor takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tressor letting Squire take a breather here.
Tressor tries to circle away but Squire has him pinned against the ropes.
Squire lands an elbow just above Tressor 's eye.
Tressor wants to break free but Squire has control.
The referee is keeping an eye on Squire - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Squire lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Squire creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tressor's defenses.
Tressor takes a knee to the side of the body.
Squire is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Squire.
The referee calls for Squire to work.
Squire creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tressor's defenses.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tressor pushes Squire back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Squire has Tressor pressed against the ropes.
Squire lands a knee to the head.
Squire landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Squire keeps control of Tressor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nice elbow from Squire.
Tressor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Squire has him pressed against the ropes.
Tressor is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Squire comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tressor is trying to force a seperation but Squire has the dominant position.
Squire scores with a shoulder strike.
Squire lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tressor or not.
Tressor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Squire.
Tressor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tressor misses with a punch on the inside.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Tressor is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Tressor letting Squire take a breather here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Squire.
Knees to the body from Squire.
Knees to the body from Squire.
Squire controlling the action here for a moment.
Tressor is trying to break the clinch but Squire is controlling him.
Squire putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tressor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Squire's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Squire utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Squire lands a nice elbow.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Squire manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Squire lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tressor.
Squire lands a nice knee to the body.
Squire lands a nice elbow.
The referee is keeping an eye on Squire - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tressor is trying to push Squire away but Squire has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Tressor takes a knee right on the jaw!
Squire scores a nice knee to the body.
Squire unloads a knee to the mid-section.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Squire lands a left hand.
Squire slowing the pace effectively.
Squire comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Squire controlling the action here for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raymond Squire had his way with Bruno Tressor in that round.
The cut man is working on Bruno Tressor's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Tressor looks to clinch
and Squire makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Squire lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Squire connects with a body shot.

Squire gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Knees to the body from Squire.
Squire tries to land a knee to the head but Tressor blocks with his arms.
Squire has Tressor pressed against the ropes.
Squire lands an elbow that stopped Tressor in his tracks for a moment.
Tressor looking to stall.
Tressor being controlled against the ropes.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Raymond Squire.

Squire drives through and clinches with Tressor against the ropes.
Squire misses with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Squire.
Tressor stalling in the clinch but Squire improves position.
Tressor wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tressor takes an elbow to the temple.
Tressor takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tressor blocks an elbow strike.
Tressor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tressor takes an elbow to the temple.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Squire takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Squire scores with a hook to the body.
Tressor taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Squire lands an elbow just above Tressor 's eye.
Squire is leaning against Tressor and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Squire stalling.
Tressor looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tressor is trying to force a seperation but Squire has the dominant position.
Squire is stalling here.
Squire landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Squire - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tressor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tressor takes an elbow to the forehead.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Squire takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Squire lands a knee to the head.
Squire landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Squire lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Squire.
Squire scores with a knee to the head.
Come on Squire - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tressor throws a knee to the head but misses.
Squire has Tressor pressed against the ropes.
Squire lands an elbow inside that Tressor shrugs off.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Squire working Tressor over with knees to the body.
Squire working Tressor over with knees to the body.
Squire pressing his opponent against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Raymond Squire.
Tressor lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tressor moves to clinch but Squire breaks away
and Squire counters with a straight right hand.
Tressor tries to clinch but Squire moves away

and Squire holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Squire is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tressor is defending well for now.
Tressor is trying to break the clinch but Squire has him pressed against the ropes.
Squire lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Squire scores a nice knee to the body.
Squire landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Squire lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Squire is pushing Tressor up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Squire lands with a short shot to the head.
Squire using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Squire lands an elbow just above Tressor 's eye.
Squire unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tressor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Squire has Tressor pushed against the ropes.
Squire lands a knee to the head.
Tressor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tressor tries to break free but Squire pushes him back against the ropes.
Squire lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Squire landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Squire missing with knees to the body.
Squire dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Squire lands an elbow that stopped Tressor in his tracks for a moment.
Come on Squire - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Raymond Squire.
Squire is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tressor.
Good shot there by Squire.
Tressor tries to clinch up
and Squire counters with a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Squire, right into the meat.
Squire throws a head kick that misses
and Tressor counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Squire thinking.

Squire moves into the clinch.
Squire prevents Tressor from breaking the clinch.
Squire scores with a shoulder strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Squire - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tressor is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Tressor is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Tressor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A bit of stalling here from Squire.
Tressor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Squire has him pressed against the ropes.
Squire using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tressor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tressor tries to stall but Squire uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tressor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tressor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Squire utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Squire lands a nice elbow.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Squire landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Tressor is looking to control Squire's arms but Squire gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tressor has his back to the ropes.
Squire creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tressor's defenses.
A bit of stalling here from Squire.
Squire lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Squire.
Squire lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tressor backwards.
Squire lands with a short shot to the head.
Squire landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Squire.
Stalling in the clinch from Squire.
Squire landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Squire comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Squire.
Squire dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tressor wants to stall.
Tressor is trying to break the clinch but Squire is controlling him.
Raymond Squire is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Squire.
Squire lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Squire lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Squire.
Squire crunches a lovely knee into Tressor's ribcage.
Squire lands a knee to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Squire.
Tressor takes a knee right on the jaw!
Squire lands a good knee to the midsection. Tressor won't want to take too many of those.
Squire with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Squire unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tressor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Squire lands an elbow inside.
Tressor avoiding damage as Squire throws knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tressor stalling.
Squire works on Tressor's body with a couple of short punches.
Squire misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tressor.
Bruno Tressor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Squire stalling the fight.

And that's the end of the fight!
Raymond Squire showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Squire 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Raymond Squire!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Raymond Squire!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Raymond Squire!

Raymond Squire wins by unanimous decision!