PBP Commentary

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

Granderson
vs
St Pierre

190 cm
25
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
27
176 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Knockout power

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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 Sydney, Rich Granderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, George St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

St Pierre drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Granderson wants to control but St Pierre postures up.

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

St Pierre goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Granderson rolls with the submission and now he's on top in St Pierre's guard! Nice work there by Granderson!
Granderson wants to control from the top but St Pierre keeps moving.
Granderson prevents St Pierre from getting back to his feet.
Granderson trying to control but St Pierre is working from the bottom.
Granderson is looking to work some ground and pound but St Pierre has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Granderson throws a strike but St Pierre rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

St Pierre drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Granderson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now St Pierre has Granderson in his guard.
Granderson looking to sit in guard and control but St Pierre gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Granderson drops back, looking for a kneebar! St Pierre looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. St Pierre looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from St Pierre!

St Pierre tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

St Pierre is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Granderson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

St Pierre is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Granderson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Granderson regains half guard.

St Pierre is looking for a kimura but Granderson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for St Pierre to get the leverage.
Granderson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for St Pierre on the ground.

St Pierre is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Granderson sees it coming and defends easily.

St Pierre is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Granderson preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

St Pierre is trying to work for a kimura but Granderson is defending well.

St Pierre is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George St Pierre dominated that 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.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Granderson enables St Pierre to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Granderson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

St Pierre has gone for a leg lock! Granderson slips out almost immediately though and dives into St Pierre's guard.
St Pierre keeping moving, preventing Granderson from controlling successfully.
Granderson looking to sit in guard and control but St Pierre gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
St Pierre looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre won't allow Granderson to sweep him here.

St Pierre postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Granderson is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of St Pierre, into his guard.
St Pierre is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Granderson is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two 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.
Granderson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Granderson wants to control from the top but St Pierre keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Granderson throws a strike but St Pierre rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

St Pierre drops back, looking for a kneebar! Granderson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Granderson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Granderson!
Granderson tries to score with some ground and pound. St Pierre controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre tries to escape but Granderson is in control.
Granderson throws an elbow but St Pierre slips to the side and avoids it well.
Granderson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but St Pierre is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Granderson working the strikes but St Pierre uses the opportunity to regain half guard.

Granderson is looking for submissions but instead, St Pierre has regained full guard.
St Pierre keeping moving, preventing Granderson from controlling successfully.

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.
Granderson throwing strikes but missing.
St Pierre keeping moving, preventing Granderson from controlling successfully.
Granderson trying to move into half guard but instead St Pierre has managed to sweep!

St Pierre drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and St Pierre jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
St Pierre passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

St Pierre tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no St Pierre has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George St Pierre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

St Pierre bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

St Pierre is trying to get an arm triangle but Granderson is defending well.

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

St Pierre is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Granderson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

St Pierre is trying to get an arm triangle but Granderson is defending well.

St Pierre goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Granderson has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for St Pierre but great work by Granderson.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Pierre is trying to buck Granderson off.
Granderson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
St Pierre trying to remain calm as Granderson controls from the top position.
George St Pierre has got the better of the ground game so far.
Granderson throwing strikes but St Pierre manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!

St Pierre is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Granderson has escaped the position, nice work there.

St Pierre is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Granderson looks calm but he's in trouble here. St Pierre gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Granderson is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! St Pierre lets go of the hold and Granderson can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). George St Pierre!