PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George StPierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Dynamite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Dynamite is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

StPierre
vs
Dynamite

180 cm
25
177 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

176 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George StPierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Dynamite!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dynamite fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
StPierre closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dynamite circles away.
Dynamite closes the distance and lands a one-two.
StPierre shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dynamite as he jumps to the side.
StPierre shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George StPierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.

StPierre drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Dynamite controls StPierre momentarily but StPierre frees himself.

StPierre postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Dynamite is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of StPierre, into his guard.

Dynamite gets to his feet. StPierre looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dynamite will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dynamite throws a chopping leg kick but StPierre manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dynamite misses with a low kick.
Dynamite misses with a series of wild punches.

StPierre darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Dynamite tries to roll over but StPierre keeps him under control.
Dynamite is trying to stand back up but StPierre is controlling him

That's two 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.
StPierre has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

StPierre moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Dynamite has worked his arm free - good work by Dynamite!

StPierre tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no StPierre has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

StPierre thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

StPierre tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no StPierre has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

StPierre looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Dynamite really doesn't want to stay on the ground with StPierre. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dynamite struggling a bit here.

StPierre wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dynamite, who protects the arm well.

StPierre thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

StPierre swings around for an armbar but Dynamite sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into StPierre's guard.

StPierre has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Dynamite off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Nice sprawl there from Dynamite as StPierre shoots in.
StPierre shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dynamite sprawls well. Dynamite wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. StPierre gets slowly back to his feet.
Dynamite tries to bum rush StPierre with a series of wild strikes but StPierre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Dynamite, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George StPierre dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Some wild striking there from Dynamite.
Dynamite throws a leg kick but StPierre checks it.
Dynamite misses with a double jab.
StPierre shoots in but Dynamite avoids the takedown attempt easily.
StPierre tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dynamite swivels and escapes.
StPierre shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George StPierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dynamite fails to land with a series of punches.
Dynamite misses with a double jab.

StPierre scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dynamite is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dynamite is trying to stand up here but StPierre is controlling him well.
StPierre is pressing down on Dynamite's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dynamite is holding on for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

StPierre is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

StPierre is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dynamite wants to get back to full guard.
Dynamite is in trouble now - StPierre has advanced to mount!
StPierre prevents Dynamite from getting the reversal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

StPierre jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Dynamite manages to avoid the submission attempt.

StPierre tries for a kimura but Dynamite is defending well.

StPierre tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no StPierre has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dynamite can do anything to dispel that myth.

StPierre is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dynamite knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dynamite is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, StPierre asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

StPierre tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
George StPierre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

StPierre tries for a kimura but Dynamite is defending well.

StPierre looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

StPierre swings around for an armbar but Dynamite sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into StPierre's guard.
Dynamite stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. StPierre swivels though and keeps the full guard.

StPierre kicks Dynamite off and gets to his feet.
Dynamite misses with a two punch combination.
Dynamite throws a lazy right hand but StPierre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dynamite throws a head kick but StPierre moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George StPierre dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

StPierre shoots for a double leg takedown but Dynamite sprawls well. He's pushed StPierre's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dynamite lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dynamite misses with a double jab.
Nice sprawl there from Dynamite as StPierre shoots in.
Dynamite throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dynamite will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dynamite.
Dynamite throws a sloppy head kick and StPierre moves out of range easily.
Dynamite looks to land a combination but StPierre avoids it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dynamite swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Dynamite. No joy for StPierre on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George StPierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
StPierre closes the distance and clinches up with Dynamite, looking for a takedown. StPierre pushes Dynamite against the cage but Dynamite circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dynamite misses with a few strikes there.
A right-left combo lands from Dynamite.
StPierre dodges the punch combination from Dynamite.
Dynamite tries to bum rush StPierre with a series of wild strikes but StPierre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
George StPierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dynamite swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dynamite swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dynamite does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dynamite misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dynamite fails to land with a series of punches.

StPierre drives through with a takedown into guard.

StPierre is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

StPierre drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and StPierre jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

StPierre drops back looking for a leg! Dynamite is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dynamite manages to kick StPierre off! StPierre jumps back into Dynamite's guard.
StPierre stops Dynamite from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

StPierre thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dynamite keeping full guard, as StPierre tries to pass.

StPierre has gone for a leg lock! Dynamite slips out almost immediately though and dives into StPierre's guard.

StPierre wriggles free and stands up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
StPierre avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dynamite defends well against a solid takedown attempt from StPierre.
Dynamite misses with a few strikes there.
Dynamite throws a combination but it was largely blocked by StPierre.
Joe Dynamite has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dynamite throws a low kick but it's checked well by StPierre.
StPierre slips a jab and a cross from Dynamite.
StPierre shoots in for a double leg but Dynamite sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
StPierre shoots in for a double leg but Dynamite sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Dynamite comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think StPierre 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George StPierre!