PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lance St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nemean Athos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think St Pierre might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to 16 FEVER. Athos has chosen Thundercats as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

St Pierre
vs
Athos

181 cm
23
181 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

180 cm
23
181 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Conviction
Conviction

Conviction
Broken Halo Pride 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 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lance St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nemean Athos!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Athos wants to land a leg kick but St Pierre is out of range.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A jab lands there for Athos.

Athos has taken the fight to the clinch.
Athos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of St Pierre backwards.
St Pierre swings wildly with an uppercut but Athos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Athos is working St Pierre over against the ropes.
Athos tries to throw a body punch but St Pierre avoids it by throwing Athos back against the cage.
St Pierre is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
St Pierre misses with a punch to the body.
Athos lands a body punch.
Athos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
St Pierre tries to circle away but Athos has him pinned against the ropes.
Athos misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Athos misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Athos - that landed with a thud.
Athos tries to break the clinch but St Pierre is controlling the position.
Athos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with St Pierre's elbow.
Athos lands with a light punch inside.
Athos is trying to drag St Pierre to the mat but St Pierre just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
St Pierre tries a body shot but Athos blocks it.
Athos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
St Pierre stalling in the clinch but Athos improves position.
Athos working aggressively here.
Athos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

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

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 misses with a series of wild punches.
St Pierre lands with a straight right. Athos didn't see that one coming.
Athos misses with a low kick.
St Pierre blocks a head kick by Athos.
Athos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Athos falls off balance throwing a combination
and St Pierre counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Athos finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Athos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
St Pierre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Athos lands an impressive looking overhand right. St Pierre doesn't seem phased though.
Athos cracks the inside of St Pierre's front leg.
St Pierre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Athos was well out of range. Poor timing from St Pierre.
Athos tried to score with a low kick but St Pierre checks it.
St Pierre stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Athos.
Athos blocks a leg kick.
St Pierre looks to score with a jab to the body but Athos is just out of range.
St Pierre throws a wild body kick that Athos sees coming a mile off.
Athos connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice shot lands for St Pierre.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre misses with a double jab.
Athos scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Athos lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Athos scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
St Pierre swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Athos tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and St Pierre is able to avoid easily.
St Pierre throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
No joy there for Athos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Athos drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Athos tries to close the distance and clinch but St Pierre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Athos will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nemean Athos dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Athos misses with a low kick.
St Pierre defending well as Athos loads up on a big left hand.
St Pierre jabs Athos right on the nose. Athos blinks but takes it well.
A combination from St Pierre does no damage.
Athos throws a head kick that misses.
Athos lands a nice hook to St Pierre's body. St Pierre takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A head kick by Athos misses
and St Pierre counters with a left to the body.
Athos missing with a left hand there. St Pierre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from St Pierre. Athos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Athos fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but St Pierre is out of range.
Nemean Athos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
St Pierre shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre throws a leg kick
enabling Athos to counter with a crisp jab.
Athos throws a lazy right hand but St Pierre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
St Pierre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Athos wants to clinch but St Pierre slips to the side
and St Pierre makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
St Pierre scores with a hook to the body. Athos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
St Pierre misses with a body shot.
Lance St Pierre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Athos thows a body shot but no joy.
A nice inside leg kick there by Athos. That's going to slow St Pierre down.
Athos throws a shot from downtown. St Pierre moves away and avoids it.
Nemean Athos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
St Pierre walks into a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Athos lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Athos throws a nice looking combination but St Pierre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
St Pierre misses with a shot to the body
and Athos counters with an outside leg kick.
St Pierre misses with an uppercut. Athos saw that one coming.
St Pierre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Athos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A combination from Athos does no damage.
Athos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Athos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Athos tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Athos throws a leg kick
and St Pierre counters with an outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Athos is defended easily by St Pierre.
St Pierre misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
St Pierre misses with a straight right.
St Pierre misses with a body shot
and Athos counters with a left and a right that stings St Pierre.
St Pierre misses with an attempted mid kick.
Athos tries a head kick but it misses.
St Pierre checks a low kick from Athos.
St Pierre waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Athos.
A jab lands there for St Pierre.
St Pierre swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Athos.
Athos throws a left and a right that both miss
and St Pierre counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
St Pierre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Athos.
St Pierre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Athos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Athos throws a low kick, looking for St Pierre's leg but St Pierre calmly moves out of range.
Athos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from St Pierre.
Athos with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Athos blocks the body kick.
St Pierre tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
St Pierre misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nemean Athos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're 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.

Athos throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

Athos instigates a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Athos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Athos digs a right hand underneath St Pierre's ribcage. St Pierre let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Athos scores with a hook to the body.
Athos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Athos digs a right hand into St Pierre's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on St Pierre's gas tank.
St Pierre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
St Pierre blocks an uppercut.
Athos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with St Pierre's elbow.
Athos can't find room to land a body shot as St Pierre controls the action.
Athos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt St Pierre or not.
St Pierre takes a shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Athos.
St Pierre blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Athos.
St Pierre lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Athos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt St Pierre or not.
St Pierre scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Athos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
St Pierre blocks an uppercut.
St Pierre misses with the head strike.
Athos has a couple of punches blocked by St Pierre.
St Pierre tries to throw a body punch but Athos avoids it by throwing St Pierre back against the cage.
Athos has St Pierre pressed against the ropes, preventing St Pierre from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Athos pushes St Pierre back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
St Pierre takes a shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre gets through Athos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Athos lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down St Pierre.
Athos lands a body punch.
St Pierre is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Athos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Athos tries to work over St Pierre's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
St Pierre blocks an uppercut.
St Pierre blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Athos scores with a nice hook to the head.
St Pierre blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Athos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Athos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Athos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lance St Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Athos misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Athos has a couple of punches blocked by St Pierre.
Athos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

St Pierre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
St Pierre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Athos throws a solid leg kick but St Pierre takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Athos.
Athos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling St Pierre to counter with a crisp jab.
Athos tries to clinch up but St Pierre circles away and keeps his distance.
Athos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Athos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Pierre was well out of range. Poor timing from Athos.
Athos misses with a wild body shot.
St Pierre on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Athos. Athos obviously looking to wear him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Athos is looking to clinch.
St Pierre scores with a jab to the head.
Athos tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot by Athos.
Athos moves in looking to clinch but St Pierre pushes him off.
St Pierre throws a right and a left that both miss.
St Pierre fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed right hand from Athos misses the target.
Decent striking displayed by St Pierre there.
Athos lands with a nice combination. St Pierre backs away looking to recover.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nemean Athos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Athos has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nemean Athos!