PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diego St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eugene Mac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

St Pierre
vs
Mac

182 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

179 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Diego St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eugene Mac!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jonathan Paton and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mac.
St Pierre fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
St Pierre fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mac avoids it really well and circles away.
Mac throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mac defends well against a solid takedown attempt from St Pierre.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mac takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

St Pierre darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
St Pierre is just content to waste time from the top position. Mac takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
St Pierre trying to control but Mac is working from the bottom.
St Pierre slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Pierre trying to control but Mac is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mac is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as St Pierre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
St Pierre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mac works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mac keeping moving, preventing St Pierre from controlling successfully.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
St Pierre shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mac pinned against the cage. Mac gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre shoots in for a double leg but Mac sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mac swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice cross by Mac.
Mac looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
St Pierre tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mac swivels and escapes.
Eugene Mac is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
St Pierre throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mac connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mac swinging wilding here.
St Pierre doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mac counters with a stiff right hand.
No joy there for Mac, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
St Pierre shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mac counters with a nice body shot.
St Pierre is breathing heavily.
St Pierre tries to clinch
and Mac counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eugene Mac dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mac throws a nice looking combination but St Pierre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mac misses with a two punch combination.
St Pierre closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mac counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
St Pierre tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mac counters with a left to the body.
Diego St Pierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre looks to clinch
and Mac counters with a left and a right that stings St Pierre.
St Pierre closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mac counters with a series of strikes. St Pierre will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mac scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
St Pierre walks into a stiff left hand from Mac.
St Pierre tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mac counters with a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre misses with a takedown
and Mac counters with a three punch combo that has St Pierre backing up. St Pierre nods at Mac to acknowledge the strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
St Pierre throws a combination that misses
and Mac counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Pierre with a poor takedown
and Mac counters with a left and a right that stings St Pierre.

St Pierre is rocked!
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Mac has cracked St Pierre with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Mac lands another huge swinging hook and St Pierre tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save St Pierre, before Mac can land any more shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Eugene Mac!