PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between matthew St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bear Mins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). matthew St Pierre has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

St Pierre
vs
Mins

175 cm
19
150 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

183 cm
25
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, matthew 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 Sydney, Bear Mins!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Winston Howard and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mins keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Mins gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
St Pierre pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mins is keeping the position for now.
Mins wants to sweep but no luck.

Mins is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mins is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mins pulls St Pierre in close to prevent any damage.
Mins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mins keeping moving, preventing St Pierre from controlling successfully.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
St Pierre fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mins avoids it really well and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
St Pierre wants to clinch up but Mins keeps it at a distance.
Mins with a lazy takedown attempt

and St Pierre counters with a shoot takedown. Mins fights it but they end up in guard.
St Pierre won't allow Mins to sweep him here.
St Pierre passes Mins's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
St Pierre prevents Mins from improving his position.
St Pierre wants to control but Mins is keeping him busy.
St Pierre is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is thwarting Mins's attempts to control the position.
Mins wants to improve his position but St Pierre is controlling well.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mins dives in and grabs St Pierre's left leg, looking for a takedown. St Pierre pushes down on Mins's head and hops out.
Mins keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mins doesn't succeed with the takedown
and St Pierre counters with a body kick that stops Mins in his tracks momentarily.
matthew St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bear Mins.
Horrible takedown by St Pierre or perhaps it was just good defense by Mins which made him look bad.
St Pierre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
St Pierre shoots in for a double leg but Mins sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mins shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says St Pierre as he avoids it easily.
Mins fails with the takedown

and St Pierre counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

matthew St Pierre dominated that round.
That's time! St Pierre's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Mins tries to clinch up.
A bone on bone clash there as St Pierre blocks the leg kick.
Mins has his takedown stuffed
and St Pierre counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mins is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
St Pierre shoots for a takedown but Mins saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
St Pierre misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

St Pierre gets a takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mins manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mins wants to sweep but no luck.
Mins is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mins working a defensive guard here.

Mins has his feet on St Pierre's thighs here. He's pushed St Pierre off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! St Pierre screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bear Mins!