PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryal Squires (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shitz n Giggles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Squires
vs
n Giggles

180 cm
19
193 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
23
185 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

Forbidden Apple

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryal Squires!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shitz n Giggles!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Squires circles away from the clinch attempt.
Squires keeps the fight on the outside.
n Giggles tries to clinch up but Squires circles away and keeps his distance.
Squires avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Squires avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
n Giggles fails with an attempt to clinch.

Squires changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. n Giggles looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
n Giggles wants to control but Squires postures up.
n Giggles is trying to improve his position.
Squires trying to control the action but n Giggles is working from the bottom.
The referee asks Squires politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Squires prefers to stall for the moment though.
Squires working the head with strikes.
n Giggles tries to get back to half guard but can't.
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.
n Giggles manages to work his way to half guard, despite Squires's best efforts.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
n Giggles is refusing to be controlled, as Squires sits in half guard.

Squires decides to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Squires shoots in and drives through. n Giggles sprawls well.
Squires looks to land a left hand but n Giggles moved out of range nicely.
n Giggles takes one on the chin but seems OK.

It looks like Shitz n Giggles has been cut.
n Giggles slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by n Giggles.
The fight stays on the outside here - n Giggles looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
n Giggles looks for a takedown but Squires sprawls well.
Squires with a poor takedown

and n Giggles counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by n Giggles.
n Giggles trying to control the position from guard on top but Squires is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
n Giggles wants to pass the guard but Squires is keeping the position.

n Giggles drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and n Giggles jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Squires is on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

n Giggles has his foot on Squires's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Squires works his way back into a safe position though.
Squires thows a big elbow that misses.
n Giggles looking to hit a scissor sweep but Squires is one step ahead there.

n Giggles looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
n Giggles looks gassed!

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
n Giggles has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Squires can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

n Giggles has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Squires can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
n Giggles 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Squires is pushing down on n Giggles's leg trying to pass to half guard. n Giggles is fighting to maintain full guard but Squires has managed to sneak the leg through.
Squires is looking to take a break and control but n Giggles is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Squires is looking for a kimura here.

Squires stands up from half guard.
Squires throws a hook to the side of n Giggles's head but n Giggles sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
n Giggles tries to clinch up but Squires circles away and keeps his distance.
Squires shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryal Squires. That's going to take a lot out of him.
n Giggles wants to clinch up but Squires keeps it at a distance.
Squires circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Squires misses with a takedown attempt - n Giggles sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
n Giggles moves in looking to clinch but Squires pushes him off.
Squires dips to his left and cracks n Giggles with an uppercut!

n Giggles closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Squires explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Squires tries to clinch up but n Giggles circles away and keeps his distance.
Squires misses with a wild combination.
Squires lunges at n Giggles with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by n Giggles's hand.
Squires pivots, looking for a leg kick but n Giggles is out of range and Squires settles back down.
n Giggles fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
n Giggles tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
n Giggles tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Squires paws at him with a jab and circles away.
n Giggles fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Squires avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryal Squires dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shitz n Giggles's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

n Giggles is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Squires throws a shot from downtown. n Giggles moves away and avoids it.
n Giggles tries to clinch but Squires moves out of range.
n Giggles staying out of range there.

n Giggles bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

n Giggles tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

n Giggles wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Squires, who protects the arm well.

n Giggles is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Squires knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Squires gets back to half guard.
n Giggles is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

n Giggles is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Squires is just riding it out for now. n Giggles eventually gives up the hold.
Squires makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Squires.

Squires has his foot on n Giggles's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. n Giggles works his way back into a safe position though.

Squires pushes n Giggles off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

Squires scores with a takedown into n Giggles's guard.

n Giggles is looking for a triangle but Squires pushes his legs off easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
n Giggles working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Squires.

n Giggles is looking for a triangle but Squires pushes his legs off easily.
Squires trying to control the position from guard on top but n Giggles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
n Giggles working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Squires.

n Giggles looking for a guillotine here but Squires defends easily.
Squires throwing strikes but missing.
n Giggles tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Squires tests n Giggles's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Squires misses with a takedown

and n Giggles counters with a nice double leg into side control. Squires won't be happy with that.
Squires is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked n Giggles off and has taken his back!
Squires scores with strikes from the back.
Squires misses with an elbow to the head.
Squires is hanging on to n Giggles's back as he tries to escape.
Even with his hooks in, Squires manages to miss with strikes from the back.

Squires is looking for the choke from the back position but n Giggles is controlling his hands well.
n Giggles tries to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Squires is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at n Giggles. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Squires lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
n Giggles looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
n Giggles wants to escape the position.
Squires struggling to land strikes to the head as n Giggles covers up.
n Giggles covering up well and avoiding damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
n Giggles just trying to survive but Squires is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.

Squires is looking for the choke from the back position but n Giggles is controlling his hands well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Squires throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryal Squires dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shitz n Giggles's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Squires throws the kick towards the body but n Giggles avoids it.
Squires fails with a takedown attempt.
n Giggles tries to clinch there but Squires circles away.
n Giggles tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Squires paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shitz n Giggles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
n Giggles shoots in but Squires avoids the takedown attempt easily.
n Giggles shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Squires pinned against the cage. Squires gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
n Giggles shoots in and drives through. Squires sprawls well.
Ryal Squires has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shitz n Giggles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Squires scores with a hook.
Squires scores with a jab to the jaw.
n Giggles tries to clinch there but Squires circles away.
Squires keeps the fight on the outside.
Squires connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
n Giggles fails with an attempt to clinch.
Squires throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
n Giggles takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Squires throws a shot to the body.

n Giggles gets caught flat footed, as Squires shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

n Giggles is looking for a triangle but Squires pushes his legs off easily.
Squires scoring with punches to the head and body.
Squires is looking to work some ground and pound but n Giggles has wrist control.
n Giggles avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

n Giggles has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Squires can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Squires scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
n Giggles looking to hit a scissor sweep but Squires is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Squires has gone for a leg lock! n Giggles slips out almost immediately though and dives into Squires's guard.
n Giggles wants to pass the guard but Squires is keeping the position.

Squires has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but n Giggles can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Shitz n Giggles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
n Giggles preventing the sweep.

n Giggles thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Squires is trying to keep n Giggles in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
n Giggles trying to control but Squires is working from the bottom.
Ryal Squires is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ryal Squires overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
n Giggles wants to pass the guard but Squires is keeping the position.
Squires keeping moving, preventing n Giggles from controlling successfully.
Squires working a defensive guard here.
n Giggles being controlled here momentarily.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
n Giggles closes the distance but Squires moves to the side

and Squires counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in n Giggles's guard now.
n Giggles keeping moving, preventing Squires from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

n Giggles is looking for a triangle but Squires pushes his legs off easily.
Squires content to stall in guard here.

n Giggles working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Squires doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Squires manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Squires sitting in guard here, content to control.
n Giggles throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
n Giggles keeping full guard, as Squires tries to pass.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryal Squires showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Squires 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

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