PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Freezing Vovchanchyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brent Squires (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Vovchanchyn
vs
Squires

170 cm
18
160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

173 cm
22
176 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Likes ground

Syndicate Drugs

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Freezing Vovchanchyn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brent Squires!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vovchanchyn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Squires.
Vovchanchyn thows a body shot but no joy.
Squires keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vovchanchyn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Squires moves into the clinch successfully.
Vovchanchyn is trying to break free.

Vovchanchyn manages to break the clinch.
Vovchanchyn keeps the fight on the outside.
Vovchanchyn swinging wilding here.
Nice sprawl there from Vovchanchyn as Squires shoots in.
Squires blocks a head kick by Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn cracks Squires with an open hand slap.
Vovchanchyn throws a series of punches but Squires moves out of range.
Vovchanchyn throws a nice looking combination but Squires bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Squires avoids a punch combination nicely.
Squires shoots in and drives through. Vovchanchyn sprawls well.
A combination from Vovchanchyn does no damage.
Vovchanchyn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vovchanchyn misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Squires is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Squires fails with the takedown.
Freezing Vovchanchyn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brent Squires.
A punch combination from Squires misses.
Vovchanchyn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
No joy there for Vovchanchyn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Squires is looking to clinch but Vovchanchyn is avoiding it.
A lazy left from Vovchanchyn finds it's target.

Squires rushes Vovchanchyn and presses him up against the ropes.
Squires drops down looking for an ankle pick but Vovchanchyn pulls his leg out and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Squires looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Squires takes the fight into the clinch.
Vovchanchyn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Vovchanchyn is looking to break free of the clinch but Squires has double underhooks.
Vovchanchyn can't break the clinch.
Vovchanchyn wants to get back to striking at distance but Squires won't allow it.

Vovchanchyn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Squires rushes Vovchanchyn and presses him up against the ropes.
Vovchanchyn has had enough of the clinch but Squires keeps him there for the moment.
Vovchanchyn is looking to break free of the clinch but Squires has double underhooks.
Vovchanchyn is trying to break free.

Squires breaks the clinch.
Squires tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vovchanchyn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vovchanchyn fails to land with a series of punches.
Freezing Vovchanchyn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A combination from Vovchanchyn does no damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Squires looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Squires tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Vovchanchyn paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn thows a body shot but no joy.
Squires tries to clinch there but Vovchanchyn circles away.
Vovchanchyn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vovchanchyn misses with a two punch combination.
Squires misses with a straight right.
Squires closes the distance and clinches up with Vovchanchyn, looking for a takedown. Squires pushes Vovchanchyn against the ropes but Vovchanchyn circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Vovchanchyn fails to land with a series of punches.
Squires tries to clinch but Vovchanchyn is having none of it.
Vovchanchyn staying out of range there.
Squires shoots in for a takedown but Vovchanchyn shows good takedown defense.
Vovchanchyn throws a combination that misses

and Squires counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Squires must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Vovchanchyn is breathing heavily.
Squires postures up and lands a big shot to Vovchanchyn's brow.
Squiresis looking to pass into half guard but Vovchanchyn pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Vovchanchyn is in guard.
Vovchanchyn won't allow Squires to sweep him here.
Squires wants to hit a switch here but Vovchanchyn passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Squires there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Squires is looking to improve his position but Vovchanchyn isn't that keen on the idea.
Vovchanchyn trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Squires is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brent Squires dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Squires looks to land a combination but Vovchanchyn avoids it well.
Squires walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Vovchanchyn slips under a jab.
Squires scores with the left hand. Vovchanchyn knows he should have avoided that one.
Vovchanchyn looks to score with a jab to the body but Squires is just out of range.
Vovchanchyn looks to land a combination but Squires avoids it well.
Squires will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vovchanchyn defending well as Squires loads up on a big left hand.
Vovchanchyn misses with a leg kick.
Vovchanchyn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Squires counters by clinching up.

Squires has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Vovchanchyn clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Vovchanchyn trying to get back to his feet but Squires is in full control for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Squires scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Vovchanchyn is looking for a way out.
Vovchanchyn trying to control the hands but Squires breaks the grip.
Squires scores with punches to the body.
Vovchanchyn takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Vovchanchyn looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Squires missing with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn trying to control but not successfully.
Squires missing with strikes.
Squires lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Squires scores with strikes from the back.
Squires scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Squires is landing with strikes from the back.
Squires cracks Vovchanchyn with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Vovchanchyn from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Squires is punishing Vovchanchyn with strikes - can he finish him?!
Squires is working the ground and pound. Can Vovchanchyn escape?
Squires lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Squires is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Vovchanchyn up.
Squires is punishing Vovchanchyn with strikes - can he finish him?!
Oooh a big shot gets through from Squires. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Squires cracks Vovchanchyn with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Vovchanchyn from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Will Squires go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Vovchanchyn is taking damage to the body and head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Can Vovchanchyn hold on?! Squires is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Vovchanchyn trying to control the hands but Squires breaks the grip.
Squires lands a shot to the head.
Squires scores with punches to the body.
Squires trying to control momentarily.
Squires scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Squires is working the ground and pound. Can Vovchanchyn escape?
Squires punches the canvas rather than the man.
Squires misses with punches from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brent Squires showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Vovchanchyn throws a nice looking combination but Squires bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vovchanchyn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
No joy there for Vovchanchyn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Squires gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Vovchanchyn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Squires is looking to clinch.
Brent Squires seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vovchanchyn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Squires looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Squires rushes Vovchanchyn and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Vovchanchyn has had enough of the clinch but Squires keeps him there for the moment.

Squires breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Squires tries to clinch up.
Vovchanchyn slips under a jab.
Squires looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Squires on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Squires moves in looking to clinch but Vovchanchyn pushes him off.
Squires shoots in but Vovchanchyn avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Freezing Vovchanchyn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Squires changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vovchanchyn tries to avoid it but Squires manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vovchanchyn to the ground. Vovchanchyn escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Freezing Vovchanchyn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brent Squires.
Squires slips a jab and a cross from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Squires cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vovchanchyn throws a nice looking combination but Squires bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Squires stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Vovchanchyn lands a right hook to the body.
Vovchanchyn tries to bum rush Squires with a series of wild strikes but Squires uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Squires clinches with his opponent.
Vovchanchyn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vovchanchyn is looking to break free of the clinch but Squires has double underhooks.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.

Vovchanchyn manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Squires shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Vovchanchyn's guard.
Squires trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vovchanchyn is looking to stand up but Squires isn't so interested in that idea.
Squires scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Squires throws and elbow that misses. Vovchanchyn uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Squires's guard. Nice move by Vovchanchyn!
Vovchanchyn trying to control but Squires is working from the bottom.
Squires tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Squires is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Squires throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Vovchanchyn misses with a body kick.
Squires moves in looking to clinch but Vovchanchyn pushes him off.
Decent striking displayed by Vovchanchyn there.
Squires fails with an attempt to clinch.

Squires moves into range and clinches up with Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn is trying to break free.

Squires turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Squires manages to end up in side control.
Squires with the ground and pound but Vovchanchyn regains half guard under the barage of strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Squires scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Squires thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vovchanchyn's head.
Squires looks to land a strike but Vovchanchyn avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Vovchanchyn is looking to stand up but Squires isn't so interested in that idea.
Freezing Vovchanchyn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Squires stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vovchanchyn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vovchanchyn has momentary wrist control but Squires slips an elbow through the middle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brent Squires comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Squires winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brent Squires!