PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Philadelphia Roll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

St Pierre
vs
Roll

167 cm
22
158 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
20
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Attliction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Philadelphia Roll!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Roll swats him away and circles back towards the center.
St Pierre wants to clinch up but Roll keeps it at a distance.
Roll avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Philadelphia Roll seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Pierre circles away from the clinch attempt

and St Pierre moves into the clinch.
St Pierre looking to throw knees to the head but Roll is blocking nicely.
St Pierre with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Roll tries to break the clinch but St Pierre is controlling the position.
Roll is looking to control St Pierre's arms but St Pierre gets an underhook and turns him. Now Roll has his back to the cage.
St Pierre prevents the takedown attempt.
St Pierre misses with a knee to the head.
Roll has had enough of the clinch but St Pierre keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Pierre lands a knee to the body.
Roll is trying to work for a single leg takedown but St Pierre pulls him back up using the underhooks.
St Pierre is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but Roll blocks it.
The is referee keeping an eye on St Pierre - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre misses with a knee to the head.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
St Pierre missing with knees to the body.
St Pierre using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
St Pierre is trying to maintain a safe position but Roll gets an underhook and turns St Pierre into the cage.

St Pierre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
St Pierre is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Roll.
Roll shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says St Pierre as he avoids it easily.
Jack St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Philadelphia Roll.
St Pierre doesn't manage to clinch there - Roll circles away.
Roll tries to clinch but St Pierre is having none of it.
St Pierre wants to clinch up but Roll keeps it at a distance.
St Pierre closes the distance looking to clinch

and Roll counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roll missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
St Pierre is trying to maintain the position but Roll is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Pierre is refusing to be controlled, as Roll sits in half guard.
Roll slows the pace down in half guard.

St Pierre is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Roll pulls his head out easily.
St Pierre is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

St Pierre looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Roll pushes past his half guard into mount!
Roll really doesn't want to stay on the ground with St Pierre. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Roll postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. St Pierre looks a forlorn figure.
Roll controlling his opponent.
St Pierre is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Roll controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre tries to reverse the position but Roll maintains control.
Roll trying to control but St Pierre is having none of it.
Roll controlling his opponent.
St Pierre's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Roll lands a big elbow.
Roll content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Philadelphia Roll dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Roll misses with a takedown attempt - St Pierre sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
St Pierre looks to clinch
and Roll counters with a nice body shot.
St Pierre tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
St Pierre moves in looking to clinch but Roll pushes him off.
St Pierre throws a sloppy head kick
and Roll cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Horrible takedown by Roll or perhaps it was just good defense by St Pierre which made him look bad.
Roll avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
St Pierre is looking to clinch.

Roll gets a clinch.
Roll is working for takedown but St Pierre is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jack St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Philadelphia Roll.
St Pierre with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
St Pierre is pressed up against the cage. Roll has hold of a leg and is looking to drag St Pierre down to the mat. St Pierre avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
St Pierre throws a lazy head kick
and Roll cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Roll shoots in but St Pierre avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from St Pierre.
Roll shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts St Pierre as he jumps to the side.

St Pierre rushes Roll and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
St Pierre scores with a knee to the head.
St Pierre with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
St Pierre stalling in the clinch.
Roll is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
St Pierre with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Roll tries to pull guard but St Pierre holds him up against the cage and eventually Roll drops back down to his feet.
St Pierre connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Philadelphia Roll has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but Roll blocks with his arms.
St Pierre with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
St Pierre throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Roll blocks it with crossed arms.
Roll is looking to break free of the clinch but St Pierre has double underhooks.
St Pierre with an attempt at a knee that misses.
St Pierre gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Roll.

Roll escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Roll shoots in but no luck this time.
St Pierre circles away from the clinch attempt
and St Pierre counters with a nice low kick that buckles Roll's knee momentarily.
St Pierre tries to clinch up
and Roll counters with a series of strikes. St Pierre will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roll will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
St Pierre shoots in but Roll avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Roll keeps the fight on the outside.
Philadelphia Roll is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Roll throws a sloppy head kick
and St Pierre counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Roll fails to land the takedown.

St Pierre has taken the fight to the clinch.
St Pierre lands a nice knee to the body.
Roll tries to pull guard but St Pierre won't allow it.
St Pierre lands a knee to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Roll just misses with a elbow thrown towards St Pierre's brow.
Roll tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. St Pierre smiles and moves away.
St Pierre wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roll bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of St Pierre's head.
St Pierre moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Roll moves in looking to clinch but St Pierre pushes him off.
Roll shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with St Pierre but St Pierre pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Roll tries to close the distance and clinch but St Pierre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Roll instigates a clinch.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but Roll blocks it.
St Pierre connects with a knee to the head.
St Pierre using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Roll has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jack St Pierre will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Philadelphia Roll's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

St Pierre tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Roll throws a series of punches but St Pierre avoids them all with ease.
Roll moves in looking to clinch but St Pierre pushes him off.
A chopping leg kick lands by Roll.
Roll closes the distance and clinches up with St Pierre, looking for a takedown. Roll pushes St Pierre against the cage but St Pierre circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
St Pierre wants to clinch.
Roll blocks a head kick by St Pierre.
Roll closes the distance looking to clinch
and St Pierre counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Roll is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - St Pierre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Roll swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Roll fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - St Pierre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Roll shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has St Pierre pinned against the cage. St Pierre gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
St Pierre stuffs the takedown.
Jack St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Philadelphia Roll.
Roll tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and St Pierre moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
St Pierre with a knee to the head.
Roll tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. St Pierre smiles and moves away.
Roll tries to clinch up.
Roll tries to clinch but St Pierre moves away

and St Pierre counters by moving into the clinch.

St Pierre breaks the clinch.
Roll shoots in for a double leg but St Pierre sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
St Pierre is looking to clinch but Roll is avoiding it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Roll.
Roll doesn't manage to clinch there - St Pierre circles away.

St Pierre closes the distance and clinches.
Roll fails to pull guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre lands a knee to the head.
St Pierre scores a nice knee to the body.
Roll lands a body shot in the clinch.
Roll fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Knees in the clinch landing for St Pierre.
Roll fails to pull the fight into his guard.
St Pierre misses with a knee to the head.
St Pierre landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
St Pierre is looking to control Roll's arms but Roll gets an underhook and turns him. Now St Pierre has his back to the cage.
St Pierre unloads a knee to the mid-section. Roll lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
St Pierre taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
St Pierre misses with a knee to the head.
St Pierre connects with a nasty looking knee right to Roll's face.
St Pierre with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Roll is looking to break free of the clinch but St Pierre has double underhooks.
Roll wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but St Pierre has him pressed against the cage.
Roll struggles to land a body shot inside as St Pierre controls his hands.
Roll fails to pull guard.
Roll fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Roll goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
St Pierre prevents a takedown attempt there.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roll fails to pull the fight into his guard.
St Pierre with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Roll is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
St Pierre misses with a knee strike.
St Pierre stalling in the clinch but Roll improves position.
Roll on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
St Pierre misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roll.
St Pierre with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Roll goes for a takedown attempt but St Pierre pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Roll misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from St Pierre.
St Pierre doesn't manage to clinch there - Roll circles away.
A jab lands there for Roll.
Roll tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but St Pierre paws at him with a jab and circles away.
St Pierre tries to clinch but Roll moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack St Pierre showed his dominance in that final round.
I think St Pierre 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jack St Pierre!