PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and iLL Nasty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

St Pierre
vs
Nasty

178 cm
22
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

179 cm
18
169 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Prefers ground

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George 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 Montreal, iLL Nasty!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

St Pierre shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Nasty working a defensive guard here.
St Pierre trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
St Pierre sitting in guard here, content to control.
St Pierre slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
St Pierre grinds an elbow into Nasty's temple.
St Pierre is chipping away with strikes.
St Pierre lands a decent elbow from side control.
Nasty looks gassed!
St Pierre in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
St Pierre scoring with punches from side control.
Nasty is trying to buck St Pierre off.
St Pierre scoring with punches from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasty taking a bit of punishment here - St Pierre scoring with strikes.
Nasty is being controlled here.
Nasty is looking for a sweep.
A lull in the action here.
St Pierre lands an elbow.
Nasty is letting St Pierre control him for a moment.
Nasty taking a bit of punishment here - St Pierre scoring with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nasty seems a little lost for a moment, as St Pierre dominates the positioning.
St Pierre works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Check out the look on St Pierre's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Nasty is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked St Pierre off and has taken his back!
St Pierre turns into Nasty and is now in his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nasty looking to control.
St Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Nasty is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Pierre has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
St Pierre working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
St Pierre stands and throws Nasty's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Pierre working the ground and pound.
St Pierre staying calm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre lands a decent elbow from side control.
St Pierre is chipping away with strikes.
St Pierre scoring with punches from side control.
Nasty is trying to get back to his feet.
Nasty takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Nasty prevents St Pierre from moving into mount.
St Pierre in side control, just content to control the action for now.
St Pierre cracks Nasty with a big right hand but Nasty just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre working the head with strikes.
St Pierre landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Nasty wants to get back to his feet.
St Pierre lands an elbow.
Nasty is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but St Pierre has just dragged him back down to the mat.
St Pierre taking a breather here.
Nasty taking a bit of punishment here - St Pierre scoring with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George St Pierre dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

St Pierre bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
St Pierre takes a little break here. Nasty wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
St Pierre lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Nasty down.
Nasty takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Nasty trying to remain calm as St Pierre controls from the top position.
St Pierre is putting a hurting on Nasty here, landing some big shots from side control.
Nasty is breathing heavily.
St Pierre cracks Nasty with a big right hand but Nasty just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
St Pierre is chipping away with strikes.
St Pierre works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
St Pierre cracks Nasty with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre cracks Nasty with a big right hand but Nasty just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Nasty is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
St Pierre landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
St Pierre in side control lands a decent elbow.
St Pierre is putting a hurting on Nasty here, landing some big shots from side control.
St Pierre is looking to take a break and control but Nasty is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nasty stops St Pierre from passing to mount.
Nasty tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but St Pierre wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Nasty's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
St Pierre works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Nasty takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Nasty taking punishment in the form of punches.
Nasty takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
St Pierre working the ground and pound from side control.
St Pierre scores with a couple of short elbows.
Nasty seems a little lost for a moment, as St Pierre dominates the positioning.
Nasty is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but St Pierre has just dragged him back down to the mat.
St Pierre lands a few punches from side control.
St Pierre trying to control the position but Nasty is working away.
St Pierre lands a nice forearm strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Nasty to see if he's OK.
St Pierre working away.
St Pierre controlling from side mount.
St Pierre creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
St Pierre connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Nasty some visible discomfort.
St Pierre landing strikes.
Nasty taking punishment in the form of punches.
St Pierre cracks Nasty with a big elbow.
St Pierre lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Nasty down.
St Pierre landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Nasty is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Nasty is trying to escape the position but St Pierre is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre scores with punches from side control.
Nasty is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
St Pierre landing strikes.
Nasty is working to avoid the ground and pound but St Pierre connects with a decent elbow.
St Pierre controlling the position.
Nasty gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
St Pierre raining down shots from the mount!
BOOM! St Pierre connects with a massive shot to the dome!
St Pierre with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George St Pierre dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

St Pierre closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - St Pierre lands in his opponent's guard.
St Pierre controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Nasty keeping full guard, as St Pierre tries to pass.
St Pierre working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
St Pierre is working Nasty over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Nasty keeping full guard, as St Pierre tries to pass.
Nasty takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
St Pierre controlling from the top position.
St Pierre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nasty can do to turn this around?
Nasty keeping full guard, as St Pierre tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre controls from within his opponent's guard.
George St Pierre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
St Pierre with a nice head shot there.
St Pierre content to stall in guard here.
St Pierre cracks Nasty with a solid left hand.
St Pierre is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
St Pierre lands a couple of digs.
St Pierre sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre wants to pass the guard but Nasty is keeping the position.
St Pierre postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nasty wants to sweep here but St Pierre controlling him for the moment.
St Pierre controls from within his opponent's guard.
St Pierre landing with the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre with a nice head shot there.
St Pierre slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
St Pierre advances to half guard.
St Pierre lands with a punch from half guard.
Nasty trying to hold on to St Pierre's head to control him but St Pierre postures up.
St Pierre trying to control the pace.
St Pierre lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from St Pierre there.
iLL Nasty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with St Pierre in particular looking to stall.

The referee stands the fighters back up. George St Pierre just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

St Pierre shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Nasty's guard.
St Pierre wants to pass the guard but Nasty is keeping the position.
St Pierre scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nasty keeping moving, preventing St Pierre from controlling successfully.
Nasty trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
St Pierre slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Nasty working for a triangle but St Pierre defends it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
George 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:26

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