PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brent Squires (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Suriya Pinphet (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
Pinphet

176 cm
21
175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

201 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brent Squires!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Suriya Pinphet!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Pinphet there.
A punch lands to the side of Squires 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pinphet is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pinphet plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Squires darts in looking for a takedown but Pinphet gets double underhooks and turns Squires into the cage.
Squires tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pinphet scores with a hook to the body.
Pinphet scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pinphet lands a nice elbow.
Squires is trying to force a seperation but Pinphet has the dominant position.
Pinphet lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Brent Squires has been cut.
Squires is trying to break free.
Pinphet unloads a knee to the mid-section. Squires lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pinphet lands a hook that snaps the head of Squires backwards.
Squires takes an elbow to the temple.
Pinphet lands a knee to the body.
Pinphet lands an elbow inside that Squires shrugs off.
Squires is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pinphet to keep the fight standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Squires goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pinphet comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pinphet displaying some good clinch control by pressing Squires up against the cage.
Pinphet softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Squires misses with a punch to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pinphet - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Squires definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Pinphet comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pinphet lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pinphet lands an elbow inside.
Pinphet working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pinphet content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Squires fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brent Squires. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinphet leaning his opponent against the cage.
Pinphet lands a nice elbow.
Pinphet lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pinphet dodges an elbow strike from Squires.
Pinphet stalling in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pinphet.
Pinphet lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Squires takes a shot to the head.
Pinphet landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pinphet slows down the pace here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pinphet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinphet lands a knee to the body.
Squires misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pinphet.
Pinphet landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Squires takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nice elbow from Pinphet.
Pinphet lands an elbow inside.
Squires fails to pull guard.
Squires tries to break the clinch but Pinphet is controlling the position.
Pinphet avoiding damage as Squires throws knees to the body.
Pinphet softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pinphet gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pinphet is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pinphet unloads a knee to the mid-section. Squires lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee calls for Pinphet to work.
Pinphet lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Squires or not.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Squires tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pinphet just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pinphet lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pinphet scores a nice knee to the body.
Squires is breathing heavily.
Nice elbow from Pinphet.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nice elbow from Pinphet.
Pinphet lands an elbow inside.
Pinphet controlling the action here for a moment.
Pinphet lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice elbow from Pinphet.
Pinphet lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A nice inside leg kick there by Pinphet. That's going to slow Squires down.
Squires misses with an uppercut. Pinphet saw that one coming.
Squires throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pinphet sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Pinphet gets a clinch.
Squires has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pinphet is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Pinphet lands a knee to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pinphet takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Suriya Pinphet seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pinphet creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Squires's defenses.
Pinphet lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pinphet lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Squires backwards.
Pinphet putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Squires in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinphet lands an elbow inside that Squires shrugs off.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pinphet as Squires tries to tie him up.
Pinphet landing knees to the body.
Pinphet lands a nice shot to the body.
Pinphet lands a nice elbow.
Squires's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pinphet slowing the pace effectively.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pinphet.
Squires takes an elbow to the temple.
Pinphet stalls.
Pinphet lands a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Squires takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pinphet lands a good knee to the midsection. Squires won't want to take too many of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pinphet stops a takedown attempt from Squires.
Squires tries to pull guard but Pinphet won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brent Squires. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pinphet comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pinphet lands an elbow inside that Squires shrugs off.
Pinphet has Squires pushed against the cage.
Pinphet lands an elbow that stopped Squires in his tracks for a moment.
Squires throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pinphet lands an elbow that stopped Squires in his tracks for a moment.
Pinphet lands a shot to the body.
Pinphet unloads a knee to the mid-section. Squires lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pinphet slows down the pace here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinphet lands an elbow just above Squires 's eye.
Pinphet lands a knee to the body.
Squires jumps guard but Pinphet turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Squires trying to control the position but instead, Pinphet has worked for underhooks and has pushed Squires into the cage.
Pinphet controlling the action here for a moment.
Pinphet lands a nice elbow.
Pinphet lands a hook that snaps the head of Squires backwards.
Pinphet lands a hook that snaps the head of Squires backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinphet landing knees to the body.
Squires is trying to break the clinch but Pinphet has him pressed against the cage.
Pinphet lands a nice knee to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Pinphet.
Pinphet has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Squires misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pinphet.
Pinphet lands an elbow inside.

Brent Squires's cut is getting worse.
Squires letting Pinphet take a breather here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pinphet creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pinphet stalling in the clinch.
Pinphet lands a nice knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short right from Pinphet on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Pinphet lands with a left to the head.
Pinphet lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Squires drops his hands momentarily and Pinphet takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That kick from Pinphet tenderised Squires's leg. Squires is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pinphet fakes the leg kick and cracks Squires in the body.
Pinphet fakes the leg kick and cracks Squires in the body.
Pinphet chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pinphet feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Squires's calf.
Squires throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Pinphet makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

Squires clinches up with Pinphet and pushes him back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Pinphet.
Squires tries to pull guard but Pinphet holds him up against the cage and eventually Squires drops back down to his feet.
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!
Pinphet scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice elbow from Pinphet.
Squires drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pinphet lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinphet lands an elbow inside that Squires shrugs off.
A short right from Pinphet on the inside.
Pinphet creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Squires's defenses.
Pinphet lands an elbow that stopped Squires in his tracks for a moment.
Squires wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pinphet has him pressed against the cage.
Pinphet lands an elbow inside that Squires shrugs off.
Pinphet lands a good knee to the midsection. Squires won't want to take too many of those.
Pinphet crunches a lovely knee into Squires's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pinphet.
Squires takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pinphet working Squires over with knees to the body.
Pinphet leaning against his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinphet creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Squires's defenses.
Squires is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pinphet to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brent Squires. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pinphet scores with a shoulder strike.
Squires misses with a body punch.
Squires is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Squires takes an elbow to the temple.
Squires is trying to break the clinch but Pinphet is controlling him.
Pinphet stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Squires takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pinphet comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pinphet takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pinphet lands a good knee to the midsection. Squires won't want to take too many of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinphet digs a right hand into Squires's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Squires's gas tank.
Squires can't break the clinch.
Pinphet lands an elbow inside that Squires shrugs off.
Pinphet comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Squires drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pinphet gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pinphet lands an elbow that stopped Squires in his tracks for a moment.
Suriya Pinphet is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Squires is trying to maintain a safe position but Pinphet gets an underhook and turns Squires into the cage.
Pinphet lands a nice uppercut.
Pinphet is defending well against a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinphet lands an elbow inside that Squires shrugs off.
Nice elbow from Pinphet.
Pinphet creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Squires's defenses.
Pinphet dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Squires stalling in the clinch but Pinphet improves position.
Pinphet lands a nice knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Squires taking a breather.
Brent Squires has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pinphet landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Suriya Pinphet comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pinphet has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Suriya Pinphet!
Suriya Pinphet bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.