PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Markus St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sicobo Fratibi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fratibi has chosen AFRICAN UNITE as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

St Pierre
vs
Fratibi

190 cm
23
250 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

203 cm
19
288 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Markus 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 Rio de Janeiro, Sicobo Fratibi!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown but Fratibi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Markus St Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

St Pierre shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Pierre lands strikes from half guard.
St Pierre throwing shots but Fratibi is blocking nicely.

St Pierre is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Fratibi blocking the ground and pound attempt from St Pierre.
Fratibi looks like he's trying to stand up.
St Pierre lands with a punch from half guard.
St Pierre lands with a punch from half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fratibi can do anything to dispel that myth.
St Pierre not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

St Pierre is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Fratibi is trying to stand back up but St Pierre is controlling him
St Pierre not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fratibi pushes St Pierre off looking to stand but St Pierre dives back in and keeps control.

St Pierre seems to be working for a kimura but Fratibi defends the submission attempt.
St Pierre is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.

St Pierre is working for a kimura but Fratibi is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

St Pierre is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fratibi defends it well.
St Pierre is breathing heavily.
Fratibi looks like he's trying to stand up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
St Pierre not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fratibi tries to kick St Pierre off but St Pierre keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

St Pierre shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Fratibi's guard.
St Pierre working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fratibi's head.
St Pierre scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
St Pierre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
St Pierre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
St Pierre won't allow Fratibi to get back to his feet.
St Pierre trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
St Pierre has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fratibi wants to stand but St Pierre is controlling the position.
Fratibi 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.
St Pierre throwing strikes but missing.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A left and a right from Fratibi both land. Nice combination.
St Pierre throws a combination that misses
and Fratibi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Fratibi as he connects with a hook.
St Pierre misses with an uppercut.
St Pierre throws a series of punches but Fratibi avoids them all with ease.
St Pierre thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fratibi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
St Pierre closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fratibi circles away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fratibi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fratibi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fratibi with a nice cross.
Fratibi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Fratibi as he connects with a hook.
Fratibi connects with a single shot there.
Fratibi punishes St Pierre's body with a nice straight punch.
Fratibi lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
St Pierre ducks right into an uppercut from Fratibi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
St Pierre with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fratibi to score with a decent uppercut.
Fratibi misses with a wild combination.
Fratibi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fratibi is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Fratibi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before St Pierre has time to react.
No luck with that takedown attempt from St Pierre.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Markus St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fratibi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. St Pierre looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fratibi throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fratibi lands a nice hook to St Pierre's body. St Pierre takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fratibi lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fratibi lands a nice shot to the body.
Fratibi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fratibi lands a jab-cross combination.
Fratibi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fratibi lunges at St Pierre with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by St Pierre's hand.
St Pierre throws a lazy right hand but Fratibi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fratibi throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
St Pierre has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fratibi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fratibi scores with a hook.
Fratibi tests St Pierre's chin there with a solid looking shot.

St Pierre is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fratibi works the jab nicely.
Oh St Pierre is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fratibi scores with a crisp jab that stopped St Pierre in his tracks.
Fratibi connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt St Pierre! He's out on his feet! Fratibi rushes in and drops St Pierre with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sicobo Fratibi!