PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between George St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jet Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jet Thompson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

St Pierre
vs
Thompson

178 cm
30
180 lbs
23 - 14 - 1

183 cm
28
190 lbs
19 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, George St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jet Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre misses with a lunging right hand
and Thompson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
St Pierre throws a predictable looking body shot
and Thompson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Thompson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in St Pierre's guard.
Thompson throws and elbow that misses. St Pierre uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Thompson's guard. Nice move by St Pierre!
St Pierre thows a big elbow that misses.
Thompson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Thompson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for St Pierre!
St Pierre is in a horrible position here. Thompson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Thompson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Thompson trying to control but St Pierre is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Thompson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Thompson landing strikes, looking to finish!
St Pierre is desperately trying to improve his position but Thompson has a good base and remains in mount.
Thompson tries to control but St Pierre wriggling away.
Thompson looking to ground and pound but St Pierre is blocking nicely.
St Pierre slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Thompson slows the pace down in half guard.
Thompson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Thompson is looking to take a break and control but St Pierre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Thompson drops an elbow to the side of St Pierre's head.
Thompson moves into full mount! St Pierre won't be happy about that!
Thompson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Thompson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for St Pierre because Thompson loaded up on that one.
Thompson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for St Pierre because Thompson loaded up on that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
St Pierre manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by St Pierre, under a barage of strikes from Thompson.
St Pierre is trying to maintain the position but Thompson is very close to passing his half guard.
St Pierre is trying to get back to full guard.
St Pierre avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Thompson.
Thompson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Thompson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Thompson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Thompson trying to control from half guard but St Pierre is working away.
Thompson is pressing down on St Pierre's thigh, looking to free his foot. St Pierre is holding on for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson trying to control the action but St Pierre is working from the bottom.
St Pierre is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Thompson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jet Thompson.
Thompson doesn't manage to clinch there - St Pierre circles away.
Thompson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thompson wants to clinch up but St Pierre keeps it at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thompson. St Pierre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thompson lands with an overhand left.
Thompson wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jet Thompson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Thompson throws a poor cross that misses

and St Pierre counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by St Pierre.
St Pierre missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
St Pierre throws a big right hand that misses.
Thompson is trying to keep St Pierre in close.
Thompson wants to sweep but no luck.
Thompson looking to control.
St Pierre is fighting to break Thompson's control of his arms but Thompson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Jet Thompson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Thompson dives in and scores a takedown into St Pierre's guard.
Thompson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Thompson pushes down on St Pierre's leg and manages to get into half guard.
St Pierre missing with punches from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Thompson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Thompson connects with a nice short shot to St Pierre's temple.
St Pierre tries to roll over but Thompson keeps him under control.
Thompson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Thompson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
St Pierre trying to control from the bottom.
Thompson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Thompson trying to advance position but St Pierre counters by regaining guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is trying to control the position but Thompson postures up.
St Pierre keeping moving, preventing Thompson from controlling successfully.
St Pierre looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thompson is one step ahead there.
Thompson tries to stand but St Pierre is controlling from the bottom.
Thompson tries to free his leg and advance position but St Pierre is retaining full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Thompson lands with an uppercut that bounces St Pierre off the cage and back into rage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson digs a good body shot into St Pierre's ribs.
St Pierre takes a body punch but keeps moving.
St Pierre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thompson.
Thompson lands a body shot.
Thompson looks to land a left hand but St Pierre moved out of range nicely.
Thompson closes the distance but St Pierre moves to the side
and St Pierre counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Thompson rushes St Pierre and presses him up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson lands with a light punch inside.
Thompson lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thompson has St Pierre pressed against the cage, preventing St Pierre from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
St Pierre's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
St Pierre looking for a takedown.
St Pierre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thompson lands a right hand.
Thompson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of St Pierres head.
Thompson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Thompson lands a right hand that snaps the head of St Pierre backwards.
Thompson prevents a takedown attempt there.

Thompson gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, St Pierre regains guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Thompson trying to control the position from guard on top but St Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Pierre avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thompson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Thompson thows a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jet Thompson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Thompson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. St Pierre sees it coming and avoids it easily.
St Pierre throws a combination that misses
and Thompson counters with a straight right hand.
Thompson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thompson tries to clinch up.
St Pierre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thompson.
Thompson swings widly with a right hand
and St Pierre counters with a nice body shot.
Thompson scores with a body shot.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch but St Pierre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St Pierre misses with a body shot
and Thompson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Thompson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre misses with a left hand
and Thompson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thompson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thompson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thompson just misses with a punch to the body.
Thompson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thompson misses with an uppercut

and St Pierre counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by St Pierre.
Thompson pulls St Pierre in to control the position.
Thompson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Thompson trying to control the position.
Thompson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from St Pierre.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre with a flurry of punches that miss.
St Pierre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Thompson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in St Pierre's guard.
St Pierre is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Thompson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of St Pierre's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take St Pierre's back!
St Pierre is trying to break free.
St Pierre covering up well under a barage of strikes.
St Pierre prevents Thompson from getting a body triangle.
Thompson has the hooks in. St Pierre is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. St Pierre is looking for a way out.
Thompson connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for St Pierre to escape the position.
St Pierre looking very determined here, making life difficult for Thompson.
Thompson misses with an elbow to the head.
Thompson misses with a punch to the head.
Thompson avoiding St Pierre 's attempts to control his hands.
St Pierre looking very determined here, making life difficult for Thompson.
Thompson lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
St Pierre is covering up but some of the strikes from Thompson are getting through and doing damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre takes a big shot to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thompson wants to control but St Pierre is keeping busy.
Thompson wants to control the position but St Pierre frees himself and scrambles - Thompson manages to regain control in side control.
You can see the frustration on St Pierre's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Thompson working the ground and pound.
Thompson is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down St Pierre's shoulder. That is not cool.
Thompson working the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Pierre is looking to regain half guard here but Thompson keeps moving and retains side control.
Thompson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
George St Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
St Pierre is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jet Thompson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thompson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jet Thompson!