PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colton Ace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ace's choice of entrance music: Jedi Mind Tricks - I against I feat. Planetary . Georges St Pierre has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

St Pierre
vs
Ace

180 cm
27
170 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

180 cm
28
177 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple 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 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Georges St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Colton Ace!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ace swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ace shoots and misses

and St Pierre counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
St Pierre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ace works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

St Pierre drops back looking for a leg! Ace is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ace manages to kick St Pierre off! St Pierre jumps back into Ace's guard.
St Pierre thows a big elbow that misses.

St Pierre decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ace, up you get!
St Pierre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
St Pierre lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ace takes a step back to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Pierre misses with a two punch combination.
Ace shoots and misses
and St Pierre counters with a head kick.
Ace connects with a good right hand that stumbles St Pierre. St Pierre circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ace blocks a head kick by St Pierre.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from St Pierre - that will leave a mark!
St Pierre has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ace finds it's way round the side to connect with St Pierre's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ace dives in and grabs St Pierre's left leg, looking for a takedown. St Pierre pushes down on Ace's head and hops out.
Georges St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Colton Ace.
Ace thuds a left hand into St Pierre's body.
A slow jab from St Pierre misses its intended target.
St Pierre defending well as Ace loads up on a big left hand.
Ace dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from St Pierre.
St Pierre is breathing heavily.
Ace lands with a shot to the body.
St Pierre tries to bum rush Ace with a series of wild strikes but Ace uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ace shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with St Pierre but St Pierre pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ace misses with a takedown attempt
and St Pierre counters with a left and a right that stings Ace.
Ace lands a straight punch to the body, keeping St Pierre at a distance.
St Pierre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
St Pierre lands a head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

St Pierre shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ace manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Pierre is looking to stand up but Ace won't let him.
St Pierre with a flurry of punches that miss.

Ace is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and St Pierre defends well.
St Pierre trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ace's guard.

Ace had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. St Pierre defends it easily.
Ace preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Ace working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. St Pierre doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Ace is tightening it up a little... St Pierre has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! St Pierre reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! St Pierre taps out! nice BJJ there by Ace!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Colton Ace!