PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jean St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenji Mousaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mousaki has chosen I'M Back as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

St Pierre
vs
Mousaki

179 cm
18
179 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

182 cm
18
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jean 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 Helsinki, Kenji Mousaki!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mousaki has a takedown stuffed.
St Pierre doesn't manage to clinch there - Mousaki circles away.

Mousaki fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. St Pierre sprawls well initially but Mousaki persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
St Pierre wants to get back to his feet.

Mousaki seems to be looking for submissions.
St Pierre wants to get back to his feet.
Mousaki lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Mousaki is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, St Pierre has managed to free his arm - good work.

Mousaki is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
St Pierre looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mousaki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

St Pierre kicks Mousaki off and gets back to his feet.
St Pierre keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jean St Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mousaki looks gassed!
Mousaki shoots in looking for a takedown. St Pierre tries to sprawl out of it but Mousaki keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. St Pierre manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jean St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenji Mousaki.

St Pierre rushes Mousaki and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mousaki wants a takedown but no success here.
St Pierre lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mousaki takes a knee right on the jaw!
St Pierre landing some nice looking knees to the body.
St Pierre lands a knee to the head.
St Pierre trying to land knees to the body.
Mousaki tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. St Pierre smiles and moves away.

Mousaki feints and as St Pierre raises his hands in defense, Mousaki changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

St Pierre has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Mousaki off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

Mousaki darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Mousaki is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, St Pierre has managed to free his arm - good work.
St Pierre looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mousaki passes the guard and advances to mount!
Mousaki putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Mousaki is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. St Pierre can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Pierre is squirming around, avoiding Mousaki's attempts to control the action.
Mousaki is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Mousaki putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
You get the feeling that St Pierre really doesn't like being in this position too much.

Mousaki with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Mousaki with the ground and pound from mount.
Mousaki won't let St Pierre get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Mousaki scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mousaki looking to control and managing it successfully.
St Pierre is trying to escape the mount but Mousaki keeps good control and instead manages to take St Pierre's back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Pierre controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

Mousaki has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
St Pierre is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mousaki working for a choke but St Pierre is defending well.
Mousaki is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Mousaki gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Mousaki gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Mousaki apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Mousaki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
St Pierre connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
St Pierre misses with a series of wild punches.
Mousaki circles away from the clinch attempt.
St Pierre fails with an attempt to clinch.
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mousaki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
St Pierre throws a low kick but Mousaki avoids it.
St Pierre tries a head kick but it misses.
St Pierre wants to clinch.
St Pierre fails in his attempt to clinch.
St Pierre tries to clinch up.
St Pierre is looking to clinch.

Mousaki gets a takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mousaki stops St Pierre from getting back to his feet.
St Pierre on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mousaki seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but St Pierre does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

St Pierre kicks Mousaki off and gets back to his feet.
St Pierre fails in his attempt to clinch.

Mousaki fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. St Pierre sprawls well initially but Mousaki persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Mousaki works his foot free and advances to mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Mousaki looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
St Pierre wants to try and get back to his feet.

St Pierre bucks Mousaki off and manages to get back to his feet!
St Pierre is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
St Pierre misses with a wild body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pierre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mousaki moves away.
Mousaki shoots for a double leg takedown but St Pierre sprawls well. He's pushed Mousaki's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
St Pierre throws a right and a left that both miss.
St Pierre throws a sloppy head kick and Mousaki moves out of range easily.
St Pierre is looking to clinch but Mousaki is avoiding it.
Mousaki takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mousaki moves out of range of the body kick from St Pierre.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mousaki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
St Pierre misses with a jab, cross combination.

Mousaki shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Mousaki stops St Pierre from getting back to his feet.

Mousaki is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mousaki trying to pass the guard but St Pierre defending well.
St Pierre is trying to stand.

Mousaki is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, St Pierre has managed to free his arm - good work.
St Pierre wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mousaki has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

St Pierre bucks Mousaki off and manages to get back to his feet!

That's one minute gone in the round.

St Pierre closes the distance and clinches.
St Pierre is pressed up against the cage. Mousaki has hold of a leg and is looking to drag St Pierre down to the mat. St Pierre avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
St Pierre tries to clinch there but Mousaki circles away.
Nice sprawl there from St Pierre as Mousaki shoots in.
A head kick misses from St Pierre.
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch but Mousaki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
St Pierre throws the kick towards the body but Mousaki avoids it.
St Pierre fails in his attempt to clinch.
St Pierre throws a solid leg kick but Mousaki takes the impact on his shin and smiles at St Pierre.
Mousaki moves out of range as St Pierre throws a body kick.
Mousaki shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says St Pierre as he avoids it easily.
Jean St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenji Mousaki.
St Pierre tries to clinch but Mousaki is having none of it.
St Pierre is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
St Pierre tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mousaki has a takedown stuffed.
Mousaki throws a chopping leg kick but St Pierre manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mousaki fails with a takedown attempt.
Mousaki moves out of range as St Pierre throws a body kick.

St Pierre has closed the distance and engaged Mousaki in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Mousaki jumps guard and drags St Pierre to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Mousaki has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but St Pierre can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

St Pierre stands up from Mousaki's guard - St Pierre perhaps looking for a knockout.

Mousaki drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Check out the look on Mousaki's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
St Pierre is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Mousaki asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Mousaki scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at St Pierre to see if he's OK.
Mousaki wants to control but St Pierre is keeping him busy.
Mousaki cracks St Pierre with a big elbow.

Mousaki in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... St Pierre is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kenji Mousaki!