PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Finnish Experiment Il (ranked 242 p4p, 405 weight class) and Harry McQuirre (ranked 26 p4p, 48 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Experiment Il
vs
McQuirre

175 cm
37
148
30 - 17 - 0

178 cm
31
160
25 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Conquer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Finnish Experiment Il!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry McQuirre!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McQuirre sizes up Experiment Il with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Experiment Il keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McQuirre looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Experiment Il has closed the distance and engaged McQuirre in a clinch.
McQuirre misses with a hook from the clinch.
Experiment Il using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McQuirre has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Experiment Il misses with a knee to the head.
McQuirre scores with a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from McQuirre.
Experiment Il blocks a body shot from McQuirre.
McQuirre is working Experiment Il over against the cage.
Experiment Il avoiding damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McQuirre.
Experiment Il is struggling to control the position.
McQuirre blocks a body shot from Experiment Il.
Experiment Il lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Harry McQuirre has been cut.
McQuirre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Experiment Il.
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!
McQuirre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Experiment Il's elbow.
Experiment Il lands a nice shot to the body.
Experiment Il tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McQuirre misses with an elbow over the top.
Experiment Il with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McQuirre lands a shot to the body.
McQuirre is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Experiment Il is defending well for now.
Experiment Il lands a nice shot to the body.
A knee to the head by Experiment Il.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McQuirre.
A knee to the head by Experiment Il.
McQuirre scores with a shoulder strike.
Experiment Il misses with a knee to the head.
McQuirre tries to throw a body punch but Experiment Il avoids it by throwing McQuirre back against the cage.
McQuirre has a couple of punches blocked by Experiment Il.
A shot in the inside from McQuirre.
McQuirre misses with a hook to the ribs.
Experiment Il has a couple of punches blocked by McQuirre.
Experiment Il connects with a nasty looking knee right to McQuirre's face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Experiment Il lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Experiment Il tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McQuirre.
McQuirre misses with a hook from the clinch.
Experiment Il lands a right hand.
Experiment Il tries to throw a body punch but McQuirre avoids it by throwing Experiment Il back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McQuirre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Experiment Il misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McQuirre creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

McQuirre breaks the clinch.
Experiment Il uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McQuirre.
A low kick from Experiment Il misses
and McQuirre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McQuirre throws a series of punches but Experiment Il avoids them all with ease.

Experiment Il tries to keep at a distance but McQuirre has taken the fight into the clinch.
McQuirre lands an elbow inside.
Experiment Il lands a nice knee to the body.
McQuirre lands with a short shot to the head.
Experiment Il struggles to land a body shot inside as McQuirre controls his hands.
Experiment Il connects with a nasty looking knee right to McQuirre's face.

McQuirre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McQuirre connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McQuirre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McQuirre is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Experiment Il with a body shot.
Experiment Il misses with a low kick.
McQuirre looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McQuirre works Experiment Il's body with a nice hook.
Harry McQuirre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McQuirre throws the left hand but Experiment Il avoids the punch easily.
Experiment Il scores with a nice right hand.
Experiment Il misses with a jab, cross combination.
A thudding body kick lands there by McQuirre!
McQuirre throws out a leg kick but Experiment Il moves out of range and McQuirre only half commits.
McQuirre pushes Experiment Il away with a front kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McQuirre is looking to clinch.
Experiment Il takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Experiment Il throws a right hand that misses
and McQuirre counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Experiment Il thinking.
McQuirre takes one to the chin there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Experiment Il uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McQuirre.
Experiment Il fires out a quick counter leg kick but McQuirre just manages to avoid it.
Experiment Il gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
McQuirre with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Experiment Il walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Harry McQuirre dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harry McQuirre's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Experiment Il throws a hook but McQuirre blocks it.
Experiment Il avoids the head kick by McQuirre.
McQuirre lands with a slapping head kick.
McQuirre throws a combination that misses
and Experiment Il counters with a nice uppercut.
McQuirre throws a lazy uppercut
and Experiment Il makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
McQuirre misses with an uppercut
and Experiment Il cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McQuirre throws a lazy body kick
and Experiment Il cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That has opened up Harry McQuirre's cut even more.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Experiment Il closes the distance looking to clinch
and McQuirre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Experiment Il rushes McQuirre and presses him up against the cage.
Experiment Il throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McQuirres head.
Experiment Il misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McQuirre.
McQuirre misses with a punch on the inside.
McQuirre working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McQuirre misses with a punch to the body.
Experiment Il trying to stall but McQuirre improves his position.

McQuirre escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Experiment Il bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

McQuirre has closed the distance and engaged Experiment Il in a clinch.
McQuirre tries to throw a body punch but Experiment Il avoids it by throwing McQuirre back against the cage.
McQuirre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Experiment Il scores with a nice short uppercut.
McQuirre misses with a punch to the body.
Experiment Il unloads a knee to the mid-section. McQuirre lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McQuirre tries a body shot but Experiment Il blocks it.
McQuirre misses with a hook to the ribs.
McQuirre throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Experiment Il tries to land knees in the clinch but McQuirre avoids the damage to the body.
McQuirre blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Experiment Il tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Experiment Il lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Experiment Il tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Experiment Il landing knees to the head.
Finnish Experiment Il has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McQuirre blocks an uppercut.
Experiment Il dodges an elbow strike from McQuirre.
McQuirre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Experiment Il misses with a punch on the inside.
Experiment Il tries to stall but McQuirre uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Experiment Il misses with a knee strike.
A short right from McQuirre.

McQuirre breaks the clinch.
Experiment Il throws a sloppy head kick and McQuirre moves out of range easily.
McQuirre throws a sloppy head kick and Experiment Il moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Experiment Il cracks McQuirre with an open hand slap.
A lazy left from McQuirre finds it's target.
McQuirre connects with a high kick.

Experiment Il is rocked!

It looks like Finnish Experiment Il has been cut.
Experiment Il checks the leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for McQuirre.
McQuirre swings widly with a right hand
and Experiment Il counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Experiment Il clinches up with McQuirre and pushes him back against the cage.
Experiment Il looking to throw knees to the head but McQuirre is blocking nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Experiment Il.
A nice right hand lands inside from McQuirre.
Experiment Il lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Experiment Il lands a right hand.
Experiment Il lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
McQuirre tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Experiment Il misses with a knee to the head.
Experiment Il misses with some punches.
Experiment Il is pushing McQuirre up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Experiment Il with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Experiment Il misses with a hook from the clinch.

McQuirre breaks the clinch.
Nice shot by McQuirre.
McQuirre connects with a leg kick.
Experiment Il does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

McQuirre gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Finnish Experiment Il will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

McQuirre smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
McQuirre lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Experiment Il at a distance.
Experiment Il doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Oooooh!!! McQuirre has knocked Experiment Il down with a huge combo! McQuirre steps away and waves a wobbly Experiment Il back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Oh Experiment Il is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Experiment Il gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! McQuirre gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harry McQuirre!
Harry McQuirre decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
In defeat, Finnish Experiment Il stepped up to the mic, saying 'Prkl, stna, vttu..'.