PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marshall Mathers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre has chosen Numero 1 as his entrance music. Marshall Mathers could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Georges St Pierre's chin.

Mathers
vs
St Pierre

182 cm
20
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
23
185 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marshall Mathers!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Georges St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mathers decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

St Pierre has one foot on Mathers's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
St Pierre's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and St Pierre duly obliges.
Mathers throws a chopping leg kick but St Pierre manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mathers shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mathers tries to clinch there but St Pierre circles away.
St Pierre misses with a double jab.
St Pierre blocks a leg kick.

Mathers clinches with his opponent.
Mathers is trying to break the clinch but St Pierre has him pressed against the cage.
St Pierre wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mathers has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. St Pierre is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mathers fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marshall Mathers. That's going to take a lot out of him.

St Pierre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mathers tries to clinch but St Pierre is having none of it.
Mathers on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mathers fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

St Pierre rushes Mathers and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
St Pierre just leaning against Mathers, taking a breather.

St Pierre manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathers wants to clinch up but St Pierre keeps it at a distance.
St Pierre scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mathers doesn't seem bothered though.
Mathers changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. St Pierre tries to avoid it but Mathers manages to keep hold of a leg and drag St Pierre to the ground. St Pierre escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mathers is breathing heavily.
St Pierre lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mathers circles away quickly and effectively.

St Pierre drives through and clinches with Mathers against the cage.
St Pierre lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mathers.

St Pierre breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
St Pierre scores with a leg kick.
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mathers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
St Pierre scores with a jab to the jaw.
St Pierre connects with a solid leg kick.
St Pierre scores with a leg kick.
St Pierre goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

St Pierre moves into the clinch.

St Pierre breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
St Pierre throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Mathers is rocked!
Mathers looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

St Pierre moves into the clinch.

St Pierre escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
St Pierre throws a head kick that half lands.
Both fighters circling a little - St Pierre finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
St Pierre dips to his left and cracks Mathers with an uppercut!
St Pierre connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

St Pierre closes the distance and pushes Mathers back into the cage.

St Pierre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
St Pierre scores with a kick to the midsection.
St Pierre cracks a nice hook into Mathers's ribs.

St Pierre instigates a clinch.

St Pierre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
St Pierre cracks Mathers with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
St Pierre lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
St Pierre bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Oh Mathers is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Georges St Pierre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
St Pierre thumps Mathers with a low kick.
Mathers seems to have got his legs back now.
St Pierre lands an overhand right.
St Pierre throws a combination. Mathers tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
St Pierre lands a head kick. Mathers smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
St Pierre lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
St Pierre drops Mathers with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Mathers! St Pierre dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Georges St Pierre!
Georges St Pierre is the new middleweight champion!