PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Saint Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pierre
vs
Pierre

178 cm
21
170 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

180 cm
24
180 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Experienced

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

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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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Saint Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Damian Pierre!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damian Pierre moves in looking to clinch but Saint Pierre pushes him off.

Damian Pierre closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Saint Pierre did well to prevent Damian Pierre getting side control.

Damian Pierre is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Saint Pierre wants to get back to his feet.

Damian Pierre is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Saint Pierre is controlling Damian Pierre's trapped leg to prevent Damian Pierre from advancing to side control.
Saint Pierre wants to get back to his feet.

Damian Pierre is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Damian Pierre is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saint Pierre makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Saint Pierre.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint Pierre looking to control.
Damian Pierre preventing the sweep.
Saint Pierre is trying to control the position but Damian Pierre postures up.
Damian Pierre controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Saint Pierre wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

Saint Pierre is looking for a triangle but Damian Pierre pushes his legs off easily.
Damian Pierre tries to free his leg and advance position but Saint Pierre is retaining full guard.
Damian Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Saint Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Damian Pierre forces his way into 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.
Saint Pierre desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Damian Pierre trying to control from half guard but Saint Pierre is working away.

Saint Pierre actively working from the bottom here.
Saint Pierre wants to improve his position but Damian Pierre is controlling well.
Saint Pierre won't allow Damian Pierre to pass to mount.
Saint Pierre wants to get back to his feet.
Damian Pierre is looking to take a break and control but Saint Pierre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Saint Pierre keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint Pierre avoids a punch combination nicely.
Damian Pierre looks gassed!
Nice takedown defense from Saint Pierre. No joy for Damian Pierre on that attempt.

Damian Pierre gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Saint Pierre to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Saint Pierre drops back looking for a leg! Damian Pierre is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Damian Pierre manages to kick Saint Pierre off! Saint Pierre jumps back into Damian Pierre's guard.

Saint Pierre avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Saint Pierre keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Damian Pierre's head.
Saint Pierre landing some decent shots from guard.
Saint Pierre distracts Damian Pierre with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint Pierre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Damian Pierre is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Saint Pierre is aware though and is defending well.
Saint Pierre scoring with some ground and pound.
Saint Pierre slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Saint Pierre lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Damian Pierre down.
Damian Pierre tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Saint Pierre wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Damian Pierre on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Damian Pierre takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Saint Pierre in side control lands a decent elbow.
Saint Pierre is putting a hurting on Damian Pierre here, landing some big shots from side control.
Saint Pierre grinds an elbow into Damian Pierre's temple.
Saint Pierre in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Damian Pierre is working to avoid the ground and pound but Saint Pierre connects with a decent elbow.
Saint Pierre connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Damian Pierre some visible discomfort.
Saint Pierre working the head with strikes.
Saint Pierre connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Damian Pierre some visible discomfort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Saint Pierre dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Damian Pierre throws a series of punches but Saint Pierre moves out of range.

Saint Pierre looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Damian Pierre is looking to control Saint Pierre's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Damian Pierre avoid being mounted?

Saint Pierre is looking for a kimura but Damian Pierre is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Saint Pierre to get the leverage.
Damian Pierre has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Saint Pierre is working away from the top position though.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Damian Pierre tries to roll over but Saint Pierre keeps him under control.
Saint Pierre is nestled in close to Damian Pierre, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Damian Pierre is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Saint Pierre's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Saint Pierre's back!
Saint Pierre turns into Damian Pierre and is now in his guard.

Damian Pierre is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Damian Pierre had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Saint Pierre defends it easily.
Saint Pierre is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damian Pierre not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Damian Pierre is breathing heavily.
Saint Pierre advances to half guard.
Saint Pierre lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Saint Pierre is working for a kimura but Damian Pierre is defending it quite comfortably.

Damian Pierre looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Saint Pierre moves nicely into side control.
Saint Pierre working the ground and pound.
Saint Pierre is putting a hurting on Damian Pierre here, landing some big shots from side control.
Saint Pierre looks up at the clock and then as Damian Pierre takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Saint Pierre smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Saint Pierre scoring with punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint Pierre lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Damian Pierre down.
Saint Pierre working the body and head with strikes.

Saint Pierre tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Saint Pierre has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Damian Pierre manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Damian Pierre is stalling here. Saint Pierre is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Damian Pierre seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Saint Pierre has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Damian Pierre tries to improve position but can't.
Damian Pierre can't do much from the bottom here.

Saint Pierre has an Americana. Damian Pierre didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Saint Pierre is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Saint Pierre hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Saint Pierre!