PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Sobral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying St Pierre's choice of entrance music: Blur - Song 2. Jason Sobral has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sobral
vs
St Pierre

180 cm
24
180 lbs
5 - 1 - 1

180 cm
21
178 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

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 5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Sobral!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

St Pierre darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Sobral trying to control here.
St Pierre tries to pass to full mount but Sobral defends it.
Sobral tries to get to full guard but St Pierre has control of the leg.
St Pierre thows a huge punch but Sobral dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre not landing any meaningful shots this time.
St Pierre missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
St Pierre seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sobral does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sobral doesn't succeed with the takedown

and St Pierre counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
St Pierre throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nice strikes from St Pierre there.
Sobral keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
St Pierre not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sobral controlling the position well.
St Pierre is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobral blocking the ground and pound attempt from St Pierre.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Pierre trying to control from half guard but Sobral is working away.
St Pierre is figuring out what he wants to do next.
St Pierre prevents Sobral from improving his position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
St Pierre throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sobral.
Sobral throws a right and a left that St Pierre avoids nicely.
Sobral shoots in for a takedown but St Pierre shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre tries a head kick but it misses.
Jason Sobral seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Pierre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

St Pierre shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sobral napping and manages to drive through into side control!
St Pierre is looking to take a break and control but Sobral is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sobral is looking to regain half guard here but St Pierre keeps moving and retains side control.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
St Pierre decides to stand back up.
Sobral misses with a takedown
and St Pierre counters with a body kick that stops Sobral in his tracks momentarily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Sobral. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sobral is breathing heavily.
St Pierre scores with a kick to the body.
Sobral tries for a takedown but St Pierre circles away easily

and St Pierre holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sobral is fighting off a takedown attempt but St Pierre is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Sobral to the mat. Sobral regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

St Pierre gets to his feet - Sobral follows without any prompting.

St Pierre gets a clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
St Pierre gets through Sobral's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
St Pierre tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sobral tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. St Pierre smiles and moves away.
Sobral takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sobral has his takedown stuffed

and St Pierre counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by St Pierre.

St Pierre is trying to trip Sobral. He has hold of a leg but Sobral is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. St Pierre persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
St Pierre trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Pierre sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sobral trying to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt St Pierre dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

St Pierre closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sobral looking to slow down the pace here.
Sobral fails to pull the fight into his guard.

St Pierre lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Sobral keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
St Pierre is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Sobral manages to get to full guard.
St Pierre stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sobral swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sobral working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre wants to control from the top but Sobral keeps moving.
St Pierre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sobral works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Pierre wants to control from the top but Sobral keeps moving.
Sobral is trying to control the position but St Pierre postures up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

St Pierre has managed to clinch.
Sobral wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sobral tries to pull guard but St Pierre holds him up against the cage and eventually Sobral drops back down to his feet.
St Pierre keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sobral's efforts to push away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sobral is looking to break free of the clinch but St Pierre has double underhooks.

St Pierre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

St Pierre moves into the clinch successfully.

St Pierre manages to break the clinch.

St Pierre closes the distance and clinches.

St Pierre has Sobral pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. St Pierre pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Sobral tumbling to the mat - St Pierre dives into Sobral's guard.
St Pierre throws a strike but Sobral rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
St Pierre controls Sobral momentarily but Sobral frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

St Pierre scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Sobral misses with the combination.
A head kick misses from St Pierre.
Nice body punch from St Pierre.
Sobral throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and St Pierre counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
St Pierre tries a head kick but it misses.
St Pierre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sobral.
Sobral misses with a straight right.
Sobral doesn't succeed with the takedown
and St Pierre counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Sobral. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A good leg kick by St Pierre.

St Pierre shoots in and bounces Sobral off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

St Pierre gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sobral takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sobral misses with a straight left.
St Pierre moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

St Pierre has managed to clinch.

St Pierre wants the takedown. Sobral is fighting it off but St Pierre persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Sobral's guard against the cage.
St Pierre tries to free his leg and advance position but Sobral is retaining full guard.
St Pierre trying to control but Sobral is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt St Pierre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Sobral closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
St Pierre connects with a solid leg kick.
Sobral with a poor takedown
and St Pierre counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sobral takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sobral takes one to the chin there.
Sobral has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
St Pierre lands a body shot.

St Pierre scores a takedown into full mount!
St Pierre controlling the position easily from mount.
St Pierre trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobral is trying to escape the mount.
Sobral takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Sobral is rocked!
Sobral is in a horrible position here. St Pierre smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Oh Sobral is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
St Pierre controlling from the full mount.

St Pierre looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre with shots to the head and body - Sobral looks very uncomfortable down there.
St Pierre working Sobral over with strikes here.
St Pierre unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Sobral wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! St Pierre celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt St Pierre!