PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Barret Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges StPierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). StPierre has chosen Break- Three Days Grace as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Wallace
vs
StPierre

178 cm
19
170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

175 cm
23
177 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Enjoys gardening

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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Barret Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Georges StPierre!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from StPierre.
StPierre throws a lazy right hand but Wallace sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
StPierre throws a head kick that Wallace semi-blocks.

It looks like Barret Wallace has been cut.
Wallace misses with a few strikes there.
Wallace takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wallace throws a right and a left that StPierre avoids nicely.
Wallace falls off balance throwing a combination
and StPierre counters with a leg kick.
StPierre lands with a kick to the temple. Wallace shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
StPierre fails with the takedown.
Wallace throws a combination but it was largely blocked by StPierre.
StPierre shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wallace pinned against the cage. Wallace gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
StPierre throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wallace's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wallace misses with a few strikes there.
StPierre dodges the punch combination from Wallace.
Wallace swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and StPierre counters with a nice leg kick.
Wallace throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and StPierre counters with a nice double leg into side control. Wallace won't be happy with that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
StPierre tries to score with some ground and pound. Wallace controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
StPierre just content to control the position.
StPierre in side control, throwing shots but Wallace defends.
StPierre misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Wallace takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Wallace managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by StPierre.
Wallace is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, StPierre asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Wallace is trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
StPierre cracks Wallace with a big right hand but Wallace just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
StPierre in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wallace takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
StPierre landing strikes.
Sloppy strikes there by StPierre.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from StPierre crashes against the mat.
StPierre in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
StPierre working the head with strikes.
StPierre throwing shots but missing, from side control.
StPierre working the strikes but Wallace uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wallace is looking to escape.
StPierre missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
StPierre not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
StPierre missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wallace on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wallace tries to get out of the position.
StPierre throws a strike but Wallace avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Wallace lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but StPierre circles away quickly and effectively.
Wallace throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and StPierre counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Wallace manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
StPierre must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wallace is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wallace is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
StPierre looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Georges StPierre dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Barret Wallace's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

StPierre staying out of range there.
The fight stays on the outside here - StPierre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
StPierre shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wallace pinned against the cage. Wallace gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wallace misses with a combination
and StPierre counters with a two punch combo.
Wallace on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Some wild striking there from Wallace.
Wallace ducks under a wild hook from StPierre.
Wallace throws a left and a right that both miss

and StPierre counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Wallace's guard now.
StPierre thows a big elbow that misses.
StPierre thows a big elbow that misses.
StPierre throws and elbow that misses. Wallace uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in StPierre's guard. Nice move by Wallace!

StPierre has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Wallace off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace misses with a jab, cross combination.
StPierre is looking to clinch.
StPierre lands with a kick to the temple. Wallace shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
StPierre cracks Wallace with an open hand slap.
Wallace swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and StPierre counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Wallace swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and StPierre counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
StPierre misses the shot to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Wallace. No joy for StPierre on that attempt.
StPierre throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wallace's waist but Wallace gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing StPierre off to one side.
Barret Wallace has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georges StPierre.
StPierre wants to clinch up but Wallace keeps it at a distance.
Wallace misses with a combination
and StPierre counters with a two punch combo.
StPierre looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wallace is fending him off so far but StPierre persists. Nope, Wallace circles away and we're back to standing.
Barret Wallace is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace stalks StPierre and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into StPierre's face. StPierre staggers backwards, shaken.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
StPierre scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wallace swats away the attempt to clinch by StPierre.
Wallace misses with a double jab
and StPierre finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Wallace throws a hook but StPierre avoids it easily.
StPierre lands with a slapping head kick.
Barret Wallace is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from StPierre.
Wallace falls off balance throwing a combination
and StPierre counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Barret Wallace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
StPierre misses with the combination.
StPierre looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wallace is fending him off so far but StPierre persists. Nope, Wallace circles away and we're back to standing.
StPierre shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wallace as he jumps to the side.
Wallace misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace misses with a combination

and StPierre counters with a nice double leg into side control. Wallace won't be happy with that.
Wallace is trying to get back to his feet.
StPierre advances nicely into full mount.
Wallace is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
StPierre tries to control but Wallace wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace is wriggling around trying to escape.
Wallace squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Wallace is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Wallace holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as StPierre tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Wallace wants to control but StPierre is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
StPierre connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Georges StPierre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Barret Wallace's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

StPierre scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wallace falls off balance throwing a combination
and StPierre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wallace throws a right hand that StPierre ducks under and follows up with a left that StPierre also avoids with ease.
StPierre tries to bum rush Wallace with a series of wild strikes but Wallace uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wallace throws a left and a right that both miss
and StPierre counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Wallace is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Wallace misses with a jab, cross combination.
StPierre looks to land a combination but Wallace avoids it well.
Wallace throws a right and a left that both miss.
StPierre fails with a takedown attempt.
StPierre misses with a series of wild punches.
Wallace throws a left and a right that both miss
and StPierre counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
StPierre tries to clinch up but Wallace circles away and keeps his distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from StPierre.
Wallace throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and StPierre counters with a head kick. That will keep Wallace thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
StPierre avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
StPierre throws a right hand that Wallace ducks under and follows up with a left that Wallace also avoids with ease.
StPierre throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wallace throws a combination that misses
and StPierre counters with a nice uppercut.
StPierre buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
StPierre misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wallace throws a right hand that StPierre ducks under and follows up with a left that StPierre also avoids with ease.
StPierre shoots in and drives through. Wallace sprawls well.
Barret Wallace has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georges StPierre.
Wallace throws a right and a left that both miss.
StPierre has a takedown stuffed.

StPierre gets the takedown into side control.
Wallace is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Wallace avoids any damage from the ground and pound of StPierre.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
StPierre is trying to ground and pound but Wallace uses the momentary lack of control by StPierre to regain half guard.
StPierre misses with a head shot. Wallace uses the momentum to regain guard.

Wallace manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Barret Wallace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace misses with a combination

and StPierre counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
StPierre throws and elbow that misses. Wallace uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in StPierre's guard. Nice move by Wallace!
StPierre has Wallace pulled in close to control his posture.
StPierre looking for a sweep. Not yet StPierre, not yet.
StPierre is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Georges StPierre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wallace stands up and waves to StPierre to follow him.
A jab from Wallace misses.
StPierre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
StPierre misses with a head kick.

StPierre drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wallace lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for StPierre!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
StPierre wants to control but Wallace is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Georges StPierre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well StPierre 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Georges StPierre!