PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Claudio Perbichi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Claudio Perbichi has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Perbichi
vs
St Pierre

180 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

178 cm
19
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Claudio Perbichi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pedro St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perbichi lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Perbichi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
St Pierre tries to clinch but Perbichi moves out of range.
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Perbichi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Perbichi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Perbichi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
St Pierre tries to clinch up but Perbichi circles away and keeps his distance.

St Pierre moves into the clinch.
Perbichi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Perbichi avoids it.
Perbichi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Perbichi is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Perbichi avoiding damage as St Pierre throws knees to the body.
St Pierre putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Perbichi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
St Pierre leaning against his opponent.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. St Pierre obliges.
St Pierre is stalling here.
Perbichi avoiding damage as St Pierre throws knees to the body.
St Pierre lands a nice knee to the body.
St Pierre is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Perbichi is defending well for now.
St Pierre lands an elbow that stopped Perbichi in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Claudio Perbichi has been cut.
Perbichi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Perbichi is trying to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perbichi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
St Pierre putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Perbichi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Perbichi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Perbichi is breathing heavily.
Perbichi takes a knee right on the jaw!
St Pierre utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
St Pierre is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
St Pierre lands a knee to the body.
Come on St Pierre - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

St Pierre decides to pull guard.
St Pierre pulls Perbichi in close to his closed guard and prevents Perbichi from doing any damage or advancing position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if St Pierre can do anything to dispel that myth.
St Pierre wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

St Pierre uses the cage to get back to his feet.
St Pierre misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Perbichi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Perbichi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent St Pierre stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perbichi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Perbichi tries to clinch but St Pierre moves out of range.
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch but Perbichi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Perbichi throws a low kick but St Pierre avoids it.
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch but Perbichi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Claudio Perbichi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
St Pierre is looking to clinch.
Perbichi swinging wilding here.
Perbichi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Perbichi wants it to stay on the feet.
Perbichi is looking to chop away at St Pierre's legs.

St Pierre clinches up against the cage.
Knees to the body from St Pierre.

St Pierre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
St Pierre fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Perbichi avoids it really well and circles away.
Claudio Perbichi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pedro St Pierre.
Perbichi scores with a jab to the jaw.
St Pierre tries to clinch but Perbichi moves out of range.

Perbichi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
St Pierre is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Perbichi is defending well for now.
Perbichi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Perbichi avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre lands a knee to the body.
St Pierre tries to land knees in the clinch but Perbichi avoids the damage to the body.
Perbichi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. St Pierre smiles and moves away.
Perbichi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Perbichi tries to close the distance and clinch up but St Pierre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Perbichi misses with a double jab.
Perbichi swinging wilding here.

St Pierre clinches with his opponent.
St Pierre landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
St Pierre crunches a lovely knee into Perbichi's ribcage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perbichi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Perbichi avoids it.
Perbichi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

St Pierre escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
St Pierre clinches but Perbichi breaks the clinch
and Perbichi counters with a left and a right that stings St Pierre.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pedro St Pierre dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Claudio Perbichi's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Perbichi keeps the fight on the outside.

St Pierre clinches up against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on St Pierre - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
St Pierre utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
St Pierre landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Perbichi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. St Pierre obliges.
St Pierre utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from St Pierre.
Knees in the clinch landing for St Pierre.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perbichi takes a knee right on the jaw!
St Pierre lands a knee to the body.
St Pierre scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
St Pierre stalling against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on St Pierre's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Pedro St Pierre.
Perbichi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

St Pierre clinches with his opponent.
St Pierre is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Perbichi fails to pull guard.
Perbichi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

St Pierre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Claudio Perbichi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two 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.
St Pierre tries to clinch but Perbichi is having none of it.
St Pierre moves in looking to clinch but Perbichi pushes him off.
St Pierre displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Perbichi.
Perbichi throws a one two combo.
Perbichi lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Perbichi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
St Pierre fails in his attempt to clinch.
Perbichi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

St Pierre moves into the clinch successfully.
St Pierre landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
St Pierre landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for St Pierre.
St Pierre putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Perbichi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

St Pierre decides to pull guard.
St Pierre has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

St Pierre kicks Perbichi off and gets to his feet.
Perbichi throws a series of punches but St Pierre avoids them all with ease.

St Pierre forces Perbichi back against the cage and clinches.
St Pierre just leaning against Perbichi, taking a breather.
St Pierre lands an elbow just above Perbichi 's eye.
Perbichi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but St Pierre is keeping busy.
St Pierre utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
St Pierre receives a warning from the referee for stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but Perbichi blocks it.
A bit of stalling here from St Pierre.
Perbichi goes for a takedown in the clinch but St Pierre prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Claudio Perbichi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Pierre is pressed up against the cage. Perbichi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag St Pierre down to the mat. St Pierre avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Perbichi shoots in but no luck this time.
St Pierre tries to clinch up.
Perbichi keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
St Pierre crunches a lovely knee into Perbichi's ribcage.
St Pierre using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
St Pierre using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pedro St Pierre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Claudio Perbichi's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Perbichi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Perbichi tries to bum rush St Pierre with a series of wild strikes but St Pierre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
St Pierre tries to clinch but Perbichi is having none of it.
St Pierre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Perbichi.
St Pierre dives in and grabs Perbichi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Perbichi pushes down on St Pierre's head and hops out.
Perbichi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but St Pierre circles away quickly and effectively.
St Pierre tries to clinch
and Perbichi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Perbichi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from St Pierre.
Perbichi motions for St Pierre to come forward. Perbichi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
St Pierre darts in trying to clinch
and Perbichi counters with a two punch combo.
Perbichi tries to clinch but fails miserably

and St Pierre counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Perbichi is trying to stall.
St Pierre misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Perbichi.
St Pierre lands a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

St Pierre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St Pierre tries to clinch but Perbichi moves out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for St Pierre.
St Pierre wants to clinch.
Perbichi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

St Pierre moves into the clinch successfully.
Perbichi avoiding damage as St Pierre throws knees to the body.
St Pierre misses with a knee to the head.
St Pierre leaning against his opponent.

St Pierre escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

St Pierre gets in close and instigates a clinch.
St Pierre trying to land knees to the body.
Pedro St Pierre seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Perbichi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. St Pierre smiles and moves away.
Perbichi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Perbichi moves in looking to clinch but St Pierre pushes him off.
Perbichi lands a two punch combo.
St Pierre moves in looking to clinch but Perbichi pushes him off.
Perbichi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
St Pierre tries to clinch but Perbichi moves out of range.
Perbichi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Perbichi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
St Pierre takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Perbichi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
St Pierre fails in his attempt to clinch.
Perbichi fails with a takedown attempt.
Perbichi cracks St Pierre with an open hand slap.
Perbichi works St Pierre's body with a nice hook.
Perbichi misses with a takedown attempt - St Pierre sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Claudio Perbichi. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perbichi tries to clinch

and St Pierre holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
St Pierre utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
St Pierre trying to land knees to the body.

St Pierre jumps into guard, dragging Perbichi to the mat.
Perbichi wants to stand but St Pierre has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
St Pierre lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Perbichi!
St Pierre controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perbichi wants to hold on but St Pierre pushes him away.
St Pierre controlling his opponent.
Perbichi is wriggling around trying to escape.
St Pierre controlling the pace for now.
Perbichi is squirming around, avoiding St Pierre's attempts to control the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pedro St Pierre.
I've got St Pierre winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30

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