PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lance St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre comes to the cage accompanied by 16 FEVER. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

St Pierre
vs
Allen

181 cm
20
181 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

184 cm
24
178 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Crippler's Corner
White Gorilla Nutrition

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 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lance St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Carl Allen !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Allen is defended easily by St Pierre.
Allen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
St Pierre lands a right hook to the body.
St Pierre defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Allen .
St Pierre uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Allen .
St Pierre slaps away a takedown attempt from Allen , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lance St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carl Allen .
St Pierre lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Allen throws the left hand but St Pierre avoids the punch easily.
Allen throws a nice looking combination but St Pierre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Allen looks gassed!
A shot to the body from Allen misses
and St Pierre counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Allen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Pierre lands a right hook to the body.
St Pierre lands with a straight right. Allen didn't see that one coming.
St Pierre tries a head kick but it misses.
St Pierre scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Allen doesn't seem bothered though.
St Pierre fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
St Pierre scores with a nice strike.
Allen walks into a stiff left hand from St Pierre.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre lands with a straight right. Allen didn't see that one coming.
Allen is trying desperately to land a takedown but St Pierre is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Allen .
St Pierre connects with a looping right hand.
Allen walks into a jab.
Allen walks into a straight right hand from St Pierre.

St Pierre drops Allen with a beautiful combination! Allen stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - St Pierre is looking for the KO!

Allen is rocked!
St Pierre is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Pierre cracks Allen with an open hand slap.
Allen is still on wobbly legs! Can St Pierre finish him?
Nice uppercut lands for St Pierre. That snapped Allen 's head back.
Allen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. St Pierre darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
St Pierre misses with a jab, cross combination.
Allen seems to have recovered his senses.
St Pierre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Allen misses with a takedown attempt
and St Pierre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Allen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
St Pierre scores with the left hand. Allen knows he should have avoided that one.
St Pierre lands a nice shot that snaps Allen 's head back.
Allen walks into a jab.
St Pierre ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lance St Pierre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Left hook, right uppercut from St Pierre.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre lands a glancing blow to the side of Allen 's head.
St Pierre scores with a jab to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by St Pierre as he connects with a hook.
St Pierre jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice uppercut there from St Pierre.
St Pierre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A head kick misses from St Pierre.
St Pierre jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
St Pierre lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A nice combination there by St Pierre.
St Pierre dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
St Pierre with a body punch. A glancing blow.
St Pierre jabs at Allen 's body.
Nice body punch from St Pierre.
St Pierre scores with a nice strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Allen misses with a takedown attempt
letting St Pierre counter with a right hand.
Nice straight punches there by St Pierre. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of St Pierre.
St Pierre jabs Allen right on the nose. Allen blinks but takes it well.
The fighters circle momentarily. St Pierre darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
St Pierre digs a good hook to Allen 's body.
St Pierre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
St Pierre lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
St Pierre scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
St Pierre lands a nice shot to the body.
St Pierre lands a slapping body shot.
St Pierre looks to land a combination. Allen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Allen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
St Pierre connects with a jab.
St Pierre throws a sloppy head kick and Allen moves out of range easily.
St Pierre uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Allen .
St Pierre lands a jab to Allen 's midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Pierre connects with a right hand. Allen shakes it off.
St Pierre comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
St Pierre moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
St Pierre tests Allen 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
St Pierre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Allen .
St Pierre scores with a jab to the head.
St Pierre lands a with a good body shot.
St Pierre is working the combinations to good effect here.
St Pierre lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Allen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St Pierre listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
St Pierre scores with a crisp jab that stopped Allen in his tracks.
St Pierre connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
St Pierre lands a jab to Allen 's midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lance St Pierre dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Allen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from St Pierre.
Allen misses with a combination
and St Pierre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good standup being displayed there by St Pierre as he connects with a hook.
Allen ducks right into an uppercut from St Pierre.
Allen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Allen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Allen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Allen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Allen ducks right into an uppercut from St Pierre.
St Pierre lands the left hand.
St Pierre lands a jab to Allen 's midsection.
Allen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
St Pierre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Allen can do to turn this around?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
St Pierre lands a jab-cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Pierre scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Allen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and St Pierre counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and St Pierre counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Allen thinking.
Allen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
St Pierre digs a good hook to Allen 's body.
Allen tries to move into range but St Pierre moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A shot to de liver by St Pierre. Beautiful body shot.
Allen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
St Pierre lands a glancing blow to the side of Allen 's head.
St Pierre throws a head kick that misses.
St Pierre scores with a jab. Allen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Allen ducks right into an uppercut from St Pierre.
Carl Allen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
St Pierre fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Allen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice shot lands for St Pierre.
St Pierre throws a head kick but Allen moves out of range.
Allen looks to land a combination but St Pierre avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre lands with a thumping leg kick.
St Pierre lands a head kick!
St Pierre lands a nice shot to the body.
St Pierre scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
St Pierre lands a jab to the head.
St Pierre cracks a nice hook into Allen 's ribs.
Allen fails with the takedown
and St Pierre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lance St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carl Allen .
St Pierre lunges at Allen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Allen 's hand.
Nice body punch from St Pierre.
St Pierre thuds his right hand into Allen 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Allen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Allen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Allen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling St Pierre to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
St Pierre looks to land a combination. Allen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Allen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and St Pierre counters with a nice uppercut.
Allen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and St Pierre counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
St Pierre dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Allen walks into a jab.
Allen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and St Pierre counters with a nice body shot.
Allen misses with a takedown
and St Pierre counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
St Pierre throws a combination. Allen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A big left from Allen misses.
Allen dodges the punch combination from St Pierre.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Allen misses with a takedown
and St Pierre counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
St Pierre scores with a body shot.
Allen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
St Pierre throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Allen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lance St Pierre is winning the standup battle so far.
Allen with a lazy takedown attempt
and St Pierre counters with a left to the body.
St Pierre throws a good cross that connects.
St Pierre cracks Allen with an open hand slap.
St Pierre connects with a body shot.
St Pierre wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
St Pierre throws a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Allen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and St Pierre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Allen with a poor takedown
and St Pierre counters with a right hand to the body.
Allen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lance St Pierre dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

St Pierre connects with a looping right hand.
A combination from St Pierre does no damage.
Allen with a poor takedown
and St Pierre counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Allen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling St Pierre to score with a decent uppercut.
Allen tries for a takedown but St Pierre circles away easily
and Allen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
St Pierre scores with a hook.
St Pierre lands a nice looking body shot.
St Pierre fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Allen on the side of the head.
St Pierre cracks a nice hook into Allen 's ribs.
St Pierre works over Allen 's head and body with a nice combination.
Allen misses with a takedown attempt
and St Pierre counters with a nice body shot.
Lance St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carl Allen .
St Pierre punishes Allen 's body with a nice straight punch.
Allen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
St Pierre fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Allen with a lazy takedown attempt
and St Pierre counters with a left and a right that stings Allen .

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
St Pierre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Allen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A lazy left from St Pierre finds it's target.
St Pierre moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Allen takes one on the chin but seems OK.

St Pierre gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Allen stopping the sweep attempt from St Pierre.
St Pierre being controlled here, momentarily.
St Pierre wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as St Pierre works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
St Pierre wants to stand but Allen is controlling the position.
St Pierre keeping full guard, as Allen tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Allen fails with the takedown
letting St Pierre counter with a right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for St Pierre.
St Pierre connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A left and a right from St Pierre both land. Nice combination.
St Pierre lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
St Pierre looks to land a right hand but Allen moved out of range.
St Pierre fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Allen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Allen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as St Pierre throws out the jab.
Allen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts St Pierre as he jumps to the side.
A head kick misses from St Pierre.
Allen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Allen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
St Pierre scores with a sloppy right hand. Allen should have avoided that one.
St Pierre scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
St Pierre lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Carl Allen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
St Pierre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Allen with a poor takedown
and St Pierre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
St Pierre connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
St Pierre lands a with a good body shot.
St Pierre scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lance St Pierre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
St Pierre keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
St Pierre jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lance St Pierre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for St Pierre, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:25
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:25
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lance St Pierre!