PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nate Great (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre has chosen "Ca Fait Mal (Remix)" by La Fouine (feat. Sefyu & Soprano) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Nate Great has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Great
vs
St Pierre

185 cm
26
180 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

185 cm
19
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nate Great!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, George St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Skip Squint and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Great throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Great misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St Pierre.
A left lands for Great.
St Pierre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Great thows a body shot but no joy.

St Pierre scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Great is looking for a sweep.
St Pierre trying to control the action but Great is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Great regains half guard.
Great trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Great can't escape the position.
St Pierre content just to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Great is squirming around, avoiding St Pierre's attempts to control the action.
Great is in all sorts of trouble here.
St Pierre looking to finish with strikes here!
Great is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Great is working hard here to advance position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre tries to control but Great wriggling away.
Great slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Great is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of St Pierre's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take St Pierre's back!

Great is looking for the choke from the back position but St Pierre is controlling his hands well.
St Pierre covering up well under a series of strikes from Great.

Great looking for the choke from the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Great is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.

Great looking for the choke from the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Great has got one arm under St Pierre's chin. This could be trouble... St Pierre trying to control the other hand but Great gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, St Pierre has tapped out! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Nate Great!