PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luka Lukacevic (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
Lukacevic

178 cm
21
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
24
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Georges 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 Amsterdam, Luka Lukacevic!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lukacevic misses with a takedown attempt

and St Pierre decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lukacevic's guard.
Lukacevic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
St Pierre wants to control from the top but Lukacevic keeps moving.
St Pierre postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
St Pierre thows a big elbow that misses.
St Pierre wants to control from the top but Lukacevic keeps moving.
St Pierre content to stall in guard here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
St Pierre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lukacevic keeping full guard, as St Pierre tries to pass.
St Pierre has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lukacevic is trying to control the position but St Pierre postures up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lukacevic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and St Pierre counters with a nice double leg into guard.
St Pierre looking to pass the guard.
St Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Lukacevic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lukacevic trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
St Pierre is stalling in the full guard.
St Pierre won't allow Lukacevic to sweep him here.

We're going to have a standup here because Georges St Pierre wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Lukacevic tries to bum rush St Pierre with a series of wild strikes but St Pierre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lukacevic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and St Pierre counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Georges St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luka Lukacevic.
Lukacevic looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is controlling the pace.
St Pierre lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
St Pierre working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Lukacevic's thigh. Lukacevic counters though and makes it back to full guard.
St Pierre is looking to stand up but Lukacevic won't let him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
St Pierre is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Pierre content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
St Pierre postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
St Pierre trying to control but Lukacevic is working from the bottom.
Lukacevic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Georges St Pierre dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lukacevic gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and St Pierre counters with a nice double leg into guard.
St Pierre sitting in guard here, content to control.
St Pierre throws and elbow that misses. Lukacevic uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in St Pierre's guard. Nice move by Lukacevic!
Georges St Pierre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
St Pierre has Lukacevic pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lukacevic is breathing heavily.
St Pierre looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Georges St Pierre just wasn't active enough.
Lukacevic with a lazy takedown attempt

and St Pierre counters with a shoot takedown. Lukacevic fights it but they end up in guard.
St Pierre is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
St Pierre is pushing down on Lukacevic's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lukacevic is fighting to maintain full guard but St Pierre has managed to sneak the leg through.
St Pierre throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
St Pierre is pressing down on Lukacevic's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lukacevic is holding on for now.
St Pierre works his way into full mount!
The referee warns Lukacevic that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre fails to move to back control.
St Pierre looking to control but Lukacevic is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

St Pierre swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Lukacevic is now in St Pierre's guard. A big mistake from St Pierre there, giving up the dominant position!
St Pierre has Lukacevic pulled in close to control his posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
St Pierre looking for a sweep. Not yet St Pierre, not yet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Georges St Pierre.

St Pierre fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lukacevic sprawls well initially but St Pierre persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

St Pierre postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Lukacevic to stand up.
Lukacevic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and St Pierre counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Georges St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luka Lukacevic.
St Pierre wants to control from the top but Lukacevic keeps moving.
St Pierre content to stall in guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lukacevic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
St Pierre stays in close to Lukacevic's body and controls the position.
St Pierre lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Pierre scoring with some ground and pound.
St Pierre is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Georges St Pierre dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

St Pierre digs a good hook to Lukacevic's body.
St Pierre misses with a wild body shot.

St Pierre gets the takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Lukacevic's face as St Pierre controls the position.

St Pierre decides to stand back up. St Pierre steps back and let's Lukacevic get back to his feet.

St Pierre closes the distance and clinches.
St Pierre is trying to break the clinch but Lukacevic is controlling him.
Lukacevic is looking for a takedown up against the cage. St Pierre gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lukacevic goes for a takedown attempt but St Pierre pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Luka Lukacevic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lukacevic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

St Pierre shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. St Pierre showed some decent athleticism there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre is nestled in close to Lukacevic, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

St Pierre is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
St Pierre not doing much here.
St Pierre seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lukacevic for as long as he can get away with.

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.

St Pierre is looking for a kimura but Lukacevic is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for St Pierre to get the leverage.
St Pierre lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

St Pierre seems to be working for a kimura but Lukacevic defends the submission attempt.

St Pierre is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lukacevic defends it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
St Pierre wants to stand up but Lukacevic is controlling the position.
St Pierre controlling the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lukacevic tries to roll over but St Pierre keeps him under control.
Lukacevic is not content to let St Pierre control the position.

St Pierre is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lukacevic has managed to free his arm - good work.
St Pierre trying to mount his opponent but Lukacevic defends it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Georges St Pierre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well St Pierre has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Georges St Pierre!