PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brent Squires (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DrZawi Hawass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Squires
vs
Hawass

175 cm
22
170 lbs
6 - 1 - 1

170 cm
27
181 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brent Squires!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DrZawi Hawass!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Squires with a poor takedown
and Hawass counters with a left and a right that stings Squires.
Squires showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hawass.
A jab from Hawass misses.
Hawass misses with a two punch combination.
Hawass will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hawass lands with a hook. Squires tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hawass throws a series of punches but Squires avoids them all with ease.
Some wild striking there from Hawass.
Squires shoots for a double leg takedown but Hawass sprawls well. He's pushed Squires's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hawass throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Squires counters with a shoot takedown. Hawass fights it but they end up in guard.
Hawass is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hawass might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Squires kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Squires wants to control from the top but Hawass keeps moving.
Hawass is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hawass really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Squires. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hawass preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Squires engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

The ref stands the fighters back up. DrZawi Hawass was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Hawass lunges at Squires with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Squires's hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Squires tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Squires drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hawass scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hawass misses with a jab, cross combination.
Squires ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hawass throws a right and a left that Squires avoids nicely.
Squires defending well as Hawass loads up on a big left hand.
Hawass defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Squires.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brent Squires. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hawass rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Squires moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Squires tries for a takedown but Hawass sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Squires tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hawass swivels and escapes.
Hawass misses with a double jab.

Squires instigates a clinch.

Hawass breaks from the clinch.
Squires shoots in looking for a takedown. Hawass tries to sprawl out of it but Squires keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hawass manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hawass rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Squires moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Squires tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hawass swivels and escapes.

Squires shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Squires showed some decent athleticism there.
Hawass has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Squires is working away from the top position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Squires sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hawass defending well though.
Hawass tries to kick Squires off but Squires keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Squires looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Squires thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hawass is looking to escape.
Squires sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hawass defending well though.
Hawass looks like he's trying to stand up.
Squires working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Squires not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Squires thows a huge punch but Hawass dodges it nicely.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hawass can do anything to dispel that myth.
Squires lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hawass pushes Squires off looking to stand but Squires dives back in and keeps control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Squires connects with a nice short shot to Hawass's temple.
Hawass taking some punishment here, with Squires in his half guard.
Hawass wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hawass blocking the ground and pound attempt from Squires.
Hawass wants to get back to his feet.
Squires thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hawass's head.
Squires thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hawass has hold of Squires's hands but Squires slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hawass is trying to stand up here but Squires is controlling him well.
Squires not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Squires has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Squires not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Squires scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Squires missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Squires is nestled in close to Hawass, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Squires thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hawass's head.
Hawass is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawass looks gassed!
Squires is trying to control the action in half guard but Hawass is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Squires winds up and cracks Hawass with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Squires not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Squires lands with a punch from half guard.
Hawass pushes Squires off looking to stand but Squires dives back in and keeps control.
Hawass is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Squires thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hawass's head.
Squires takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hawass is doing well to control the position and prevent Squires from advancing to side control.
Hawass blocking the ground and pound attempt from Squires.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawass trying to control from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Squires stands up out of the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brent Squires dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Some wild striking there from Hawass.
Squires uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hawass.
Hawass throws a left and a right that both miss
and Squires counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hawass misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hawass pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A punch combination from Hawass misses.
Hawass throws a right and a left that Squires avoids nicely.
Squires throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hawass's waist but Hawass gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Squires off to one side.
A swing and a miss from Hawass.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hawass throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Hawass gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Squires to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hawass wants to get back to his feet but Squires passes into half guard.
Hawass is trying to stand up here but Squires is controlling him well.
Squires lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hawass is breathing heavily.
Squires sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hawass defending well though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Squires connects with a nice short shot to Hawass's temple.

Squires is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hawass doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Squires.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawass blocking the ground and pound attempt from Squires.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Squires connects with a nice short shot to Hawass's temple.
Hawass taking some punishment here, with Squires in his half guard.
Squires lands strikes from half guard.
Hawass trying to control from the bottom.
Hawass is trying to stand up here but Squires is controlling him well.

Hawass kicks off Squires and gets to his feet.
Squires takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Squires shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hawass but Hawass pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Horrible takedown by Squires or perhaps it was just good defense by Hawass which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brent Squires. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hawass throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Squires.
Hawass keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Squires tries for a takedown but Hawass circles away easily
and Hawass counters with a one-two to the body.
Hawass misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hawass throws a one two combo.
Squires fails with a takedown attempt.
Squires shoots in and drives through. Hawass sprawls well.
Squires shoots in and drives through. Hawass sprawls well.
Hawass lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Squires circles away quickly and effectively.
A right-left combo lands from Hawass.
A punch lands to the side of Squires 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hawass leaves Squires with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Squires is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hawass sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Squires has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hawass throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hawass lands with a right hand.
Hawass throws a nice looking combination but Squires bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Squires shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hawass eats them both and turns towards Squires to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hawass swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hawass throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawass misses with a two punch combination.
Sloppy strikes from Hawass. Those never looked like landing.
Hawass feints a jab promting Squires to slip. Hawass then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Squires slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Squires's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Squires duly obliges.
A punch combination from Hawass misses.
A punch combination from Hawass misses.
Squires moves away from the strike by Hawass.
Squires shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hawass throws a series of strikes that have Squires backpedaling.
Squires ducks right into an uppercut from Hawass.
Squires shoots for a takedown but Hawass saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Squires closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hawass quickly recovers to half guard.
Squires winds up and cracks Hawass with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Squires trying to control from half guard but Hawass is working away.
Squires sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hawass defending well though.
Hawass wants to control but Squires is keeping busy.
Hawass wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawass trying to control from the bottom.
Squires working Hawass over with strikes.
Squires thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nice strikes from Squires there.
Squires wants to pass to mount but Hawass is defending the position.
Squires working Hawass over with strikes.
Hawass controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Squires not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawass is in trouble now - Squires has advanced to mount!
Squires landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brent Squires dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Good shot there by Hawass.
Squires shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hawass defends it nicely.
Hawass swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Squires counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hawass's guard now.
Squires won't allow Hawass to get back to his feet.
Squires in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Squires throws a big right hand that misses.
Squires chips away with some ground and pound.
Squires missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Squires scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hawass is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Squires wants to control from the top but Hawass keeps moving.
Brent Squires overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hawass takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Squires throwing strikes but missing.
Hawass wants to stand but Squires is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Squires throwing strikes but missing.
Squires trying to control but Hawass is working from the bottom.
Squires working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Squires makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Squires's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Squires is looking to work some ground and pound but Hawass has wrist control.
Hawass wants to get back to his feet but Squires passes into half guard.
Squires moves into full mount! Hawass won't be happy about that!
Squires raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawass is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Squires with shots to the head and body - Hawass looks very uncomfortable down there.
BOOM! Squires connects with a massive shot to the dome!
A nice elbow there by Squires.
Squires unloading with bombs!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hawass is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Squires landing strikes from the mount.
Squires landing strikes from the mount.

Hawass is rocked!

It looks like DrZawi Hawass has been cut.
Hawass is in a horrible position here. Squires smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hawass is still in real trouble! Can Squires finish him?
Squires unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Hawass wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Squires celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brent Squires!