PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dom Danky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre has chosen Territoire Hostile as his entrance music. Matt St Pierre has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Danky
vs
St Pierre

200 cm
24
182 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

180 cm
21
186 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
Powerful

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Punishment 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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dom Danky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre slips a straight right by Danky.
St Pierre pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Danky misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
St Pierre walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
St Pierre ducks under a wild hook from Danky.
St Pierre staying out of range there.
St Pierre lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
St Pierre has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Danky finds it's way round the side to connect with St Pierre's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A leg kick checked by St Pierre.
Danky just misses with a punch to the body.
St Pierre looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

St Pierre shoots in and bounces Danky off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Danky will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danky working a defensive guard but St Pierre manages to pass into side control anyway.

St Pierre is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Danky knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
St Pierre looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Danky is avoiding damage well.
Sloppy strikes there by St Pierre.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
St Pierre tries to advance to mount but Danky denies him.
St Pierre creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Danky sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Pierre is looking to take a break and control but Danky is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Danky tries to bench press St Pierre off him but St Pierre keeps the position.
Danky dodges the ground and pound from St Pierre.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
St Pierre moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

St Pierre shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Danky trying to control the position.
Danky preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
St Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Danky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Pierre wants to get up but he can't break Danky's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Danky utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
St Pierre trying to control but Danky is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

St Pierre stands up and waves to Danky to follow him.
St Pierre walks into a straight right hand from Danky.
St Pierre misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Danky counters with a three punch combo that has St Pierre backing up. St Pierre nods at Danky to acknowledge the strikes.
Danky really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
St Pierre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
St Pierre falls off balance throwing a combination
and Danky counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt St Pierre dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Danky connects with a single shot there.
Danky is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Danky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Danky is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by St Pierre.
St Pierre shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Danky defends it nicely.
Danky missing with a left hand there. St Pierre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danky looks to throw the jab but St Pierre is out of range.
St Pierre slips a straight right by Danky.
A slapping leg kick lands for St Pierre.
Dom Danky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Danky.
Danky listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The fighters circling - Danky throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
St Pierre misses with a leg kick.
St Pierre looks to land a body kick but Danky moved away.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown but Danky shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Danky misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St Pierre.
Danky misses with a hook. St Pierre ducked under it nicely.
St Pierre staying out of range there.
Danky takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Matt St Pierre 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 misses with a kick to the body
and Danky counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Danky connects with a right hand. St Pierre shakes it off.
St Pierre throws the kick towards the body but Danky avoids it.
Danky connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between St Pierre's hands.
A telegraphed right hand from Danky misses the target.
Matt St Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Pierre takes one on the button.
St Pierre throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Danky's waist but Danky gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing St Pierre off to one side.
Dom Danky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt St Pierre.
St Pierre slips under a jab.
Danky jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre slips a straight right by Danky.
St Pierre shoots for a double leg takedown but Danky sprawls well. He's pushed St Pierre's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
St Pierre slips under a jab.
St Pierre walks into a stiff left hand from Danky.
St Pierre throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
St Pierre misses with a body kick.
St Pierre fails with the takedown.
St Pierre feints and then cracks Danky's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Danky down.
St Pierre moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Danky blocks a head kick by St Pierre.
Danky swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Danky throws a lazy right hand but St Pierre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
St Pierre takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

St Pierre closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - St Pierre lands in his opponent's guard.
St Pierre tries to stand but Danky is controlling from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
St Pierre working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dom Danky dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

St Pierre looks for the body kick but Danky saw that one coming.
St Pierre tries to move into range but Danky moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Danky lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Danky avoids a punch combination nicely.

St Pierre closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Danky to the mat! Danky manages to get full guard.
St Pierre trying to control but Danky is working from the bottom.
St Pierre is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
St Pierre has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
St Pierre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre throws a big right hand that misses.
St Pierre working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Danky wants to sweep here but St Pierre controlling him for the moment.
Danky is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Danky wants to lay and pray for a moment but St Pierre keeps working.
Danky passes into side control, despite St Pierre's attempt to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
St Pierre tries to bench press Danky off him but Danky keeps the position.
Danky is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Danky is looking to take a break and control but St Pierre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
St Pierre manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre wants to improve his position but Danky is controlling well.
Danky trying to control the action but St Pierre is working from the bottom.
St Pierre pushes Danky off looking to stand but Danky dives back in and keeps control.
St Pierre takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
St Pierre trying to control here.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A lazy body kick from St Pierre
and Danky counters with a straight right hand.

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.
Horrible takedown by St Pierre or perhaps it was just good defense by Danky which made him look bad.
Danky is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by St Pierre.
Danky pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Danky looks to land a left hand but St Pierre moved out of range nicely.
St Pierre misses with a body shot.
A left and a right from Danky both land. Nice combination.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
No luck with that takedown attempt from St Pierre.
A jab from Danky misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dom Danky showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Danky has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dom Danky!