Sparring Practice video, any advice?

[packerfan78]

Hello everyone,
Back around June/July I decided to join a local boxing gym.
Today I had my first sparring practice session, with a guy who is an ex-boxer.
If you don't mind, please check the videos and advise me on my form and technique etc. I'm wearing the white UCLA t-shirt (even though I never went to UCLA haha)

It was 2 rounds of 2 minutes. My opponent had an unorthodox southpaw style, and he was going easy on me because I'm a beginner. My strategy was to try and keep on him, get up close and land the punches then, but of course it's easier said than done.

In the video you can hear one of the trainers telling me to "JAB JAB JAB!! You don't have to hit him!" and also telling me to do some combinations instead of just single punches.
After the session my opponent said two things- I need to relax my shoulders (EVERYBODY tells me this and I find it difficult for some reason), and also that with my right hand, I shouldn't be pulling back and punching because he can see it coming a mile away. I need to be punching from the original starting position.
One of my friends suggested that my stance was too wide.

Anyway, please take a look.
1st round: youtube.com/watch?v=VLgFt61lu9M&feature=********
2nd (final) round: youtube.com/watch?v=wpXdOZGxBYU
I was very tired by the 2nd round.

Thanks

EDIT: sorry about the links but I can't post URLs because I'm new here

For your first time sparring you looked pretty good. Everybody looks awkward their first time sparring and considering your sparring with a mobile southpaw it makes things look even more awkward. I would suggest relaxing, head movement and practice throwing a left hook to the body.

[AaronJW]

Thanks a lot!