PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jordie St Pietro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mattias Markstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pietro comes to the cage accompanied by GSP TRIBUTE. Jordie St Pietro had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

St Pietro
vs
Markstrom

179 cm
26
170 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

180 cm
27
170 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite 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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jordie St Pietro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mattias Markstrom!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pietro throws a one two combo.
Markstrom has his takedown stuffed

and St Pietro holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

St Pietro lands a takedown into guard.
St Pietro is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
St Pietro wants to pass the guard but Markstrom is keeping the position.
St Pietro is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Markstrom is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and St Pietro defends well.
St Pietro has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Markstrom thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
St Pietro stays in close to Markstrom's body and controls the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jordie St Pietro.
Markstrom gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and St Pietro counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Markstrom!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Pietro controlling his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pietro working Markstrom over with strikes here.
St Pietro with shots to the head and body - Markstrom looks very uncomfortable down there.
St Pietro wants to control the pace but Markstrom is squirming around nicely.
Markstrom is in all sorts of trouble here.
St Pietro pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Pietro looking to control and managing it successfully.
St Pietro scoring with strikes but Markstrom is staying in there.
St Pietro controlling the position easily from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markstrom can't escape the position.
St Pietro content just to control the position here.

St Pietro working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
St Pietro takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
St Pietro tries to control but Markstrom wriggling away.
Markstrom is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
St Pietro landing strikes from the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pietro dominating with strikes here.
St Pietro controlling from the full mount.
Markstrom slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Markstrom is trying to maintain the position but St Pietro is very close to passing his half guard.
St Pietro is nestled in close to Markstrom, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
St Pietro tries to stand and escape but Markstrom actually recovers to full guard.

St Pietro stands up and waves to Markstrom to follow him.
St Pietro blocks a head kick by Markstrom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pietro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Markstrom doesn't succeed with the takedown
and St Pietro counters with a stiff right hand.
Jordie St Pietro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mattias Markstrom.
Markstrom tries to clinch up
and St Pietro counters with a straight right hand.
Markstrom with a lazy takedown attempt
and St Pietro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
St Pietro paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Markstrom takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Markstrom misses with a takedown attempt
and St Pietro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Markstrom fails with the takedown
and St Pietro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Markstrom looks gassed!
St Pietro lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jordie St Pietro dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Markstrom doesn't succeed with the takedown
and St Pietro counters with a stiff right hand.
St Pietro lands a head kick. Markstrom smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Markstrom shoots and misses
and St Pietro counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A head kick misses from St Pietro.
Markstrom gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and St Pietro counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jordie St Pietro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mattias Markstrom.
St Pietro forces his way into half guard.
St Pietro wants to pass to mount but Markstrom is defending the position.
St Pietro scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Markstrom is breathing heavily.
Markstrom is trying to defend against the ground and pound but St Pietro scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

St Pietro is looking for a kimura but Markstrom is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for St Pietro to get the leverage.
St Pietro takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's one minute gone in the round.

St Pietro gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Markstrom has his takedown stuffed
and St Pietro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
St Pietro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Markstrom can do to turn this around?
St Pietro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Markstrom doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting St Pietro counter with a right hand.
Markstrom has his takedown stuffed

and St Pietro counters with a single leg into guard. Markstrom didn't expect that.
St Pietro postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

St Pietro stands up from Markstrom's guard - St Pietro perhaps looking for a knockout.
St Pietro lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markstrom fails with the takedown
and St Pietro counters with a straight right hand.
St Pietro connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
St Pietro throws a shot to the body.
St Pietro uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Markstrom has time to react.
St Pietro fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Markstrom gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and St Pietro counters with a head kick. That will keep Markstrom thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Markstrom misses with a takedown attempt
and St Pietro counters with a left and a right that stings Markstrom.
St Pietro lunges at Markstrom with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Markstrom's hand.
Markstrom is trying desperately to land a takedown but St Pietro is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Markstrom.
Markstrom walks into a jab.
St Pietro lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Markstrom with a poor takedown
and St Pietro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pietro scores with a jab to the jaw.
St Pietro with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jordie St Pietro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
St Pietro displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
St Pietro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Markstrom blocks a head kick by St Pietro.
The fighters circle momentarily. St Pietro darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
St Pietro throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

St Pietro clinches up with Markstrom and pushes him back against the cage.

St Pietro breaks from the clinch.
Mattias Markstrom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Pietro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Markstrom shoots and misses
and Markstrom takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Markstrom takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
St Pietro lands a nice shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pietro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
St Pietro lands a head kick. Markstrom smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nice jab there from St Pietro.
St Pietro misses with a double jab.
St Pietro connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A jab from St Pietro finds it's way through Markstrom's defenses.
Markstrom shoots and misses
and Markstrom takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jordie St Pietro is winning the standup battle so far.
St Pietro moves into range and connects with a jab.
St Pietro uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Markstrom doesn't succeed with the takedown
and St Pietro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Markstrom misses with a takedown attempt

and St Pietro counters with a takedown into side control.
St Pietro working the ground and pound from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jordie St Pietro dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

St Pietro scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Markstrom misses with a takedown attempt
and St Pietro counters with a nice body kick.
St Pietro moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
St Pietro moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Markstrom with a poor takedown
and St Pietro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
St Pietro lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A head kick misses from St Pietro.
St Pietro dips to his left and cracks Markstrom with an uppercut!
St Pietro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
St Pietro lands with a nice body punch.
St Pietro looks to land a combination. Markstrom sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Markstrom takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
St Pietro lands a right hook to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
St Pietro scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pietro getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
St Pietro lands a nice shot that snaps Markstrom's head back.
Markstrom takes a head kick and keeps coming.
St Pietro throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A head kick misses from St Pietro.
Markstrom has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Markstrom on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Markstrom takes a kick to the side of the head.
St Pietro feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Markstroms jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A combination from St Pietro does no damage.

St Pietro shoots in and bounces Markstrom off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

St Pietro stands up from guard. Let's bang!
St Pietro plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pietro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
St Pietro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
St Pietro throws a head kick that half lands.
Markstrom tries for a takedown but St Pietro circles away easily
and St Pietro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jordie St Pietro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mattias Markstrom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A decent looking cross lands there for St Pietro.

Excellent takedown into side control there by St Pietro.

St Pietro stands up and beckons Markstrom to his feet.
Markstrom fails with the takedown
and St Pietro makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
St Pietro thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Markstrom if he has to take too many more of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markstrom dodges the punch combination from St Pietro.
Markstrom has his takedown stuffed
and St Pietro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
St Pietro connects with a nice looking jab.
Markstrom takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Markstrom takes a kick to the side of the head.
Markstrom has his takedown stuffed
and St Pietro counters with a straight right hand.
St Pietro ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Markstrom misses with a takedown attempt
and St Pietro counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
St Pietro scores with a jab.
Markstrom takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jordie St Pietro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pietro sizes up Markstrom with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
St Pietro throws a shot to the body.
St Pietro smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Markstrom falls off balance throwing a combination
and St Pietro makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
St Pietro moves into range and connects with a jab.
Markstrom gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and St Pietro counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice body punch from St Pietro.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jab, jab by St Pietro - just one landing.
Markstrom tries for a takedown but St Pietro circles away easily
and St Pietro counters with a three punch combo that has Markstrom backing up. Markstrom nods at St Pietro to acknowledge the strikes.
Mattias Markstrom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
St Pietro lands a glancing blow to the side of Markstrom's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jordie St Pietro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well St Pietro 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:25
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jordie St Pietro!