PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Danger Ahead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Ahead
vs
St Pierre

175 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

175 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Charlie Wang's Tattered Rags-$10 or less & Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Danger Ahead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michael St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahead swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ahead throws a series of punches but St Pierre moves out of range.
Ahead misses with a two punch combination.

St Pierre instigates a clinch.

St Pierre breaks the clinch.
St Pierre closes the distance and clinches up with Ahead, looking for a takedown. St Pierre pushes Ahead against the cage but Ahead circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

St Pierre moves into the clinch.

St Pierre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
St Pierre tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ahead manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Ahead misses.
St Pierre fails with the takedown.
St Pierre misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Danger Ahead has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael St Pierre.
Ahead closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ahead lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but St Pierre circles away quickly and effectively.
Ahead tries to bum rush St Pierre with a series of wild strikes but St Pierre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ahead throws a combination. St Pierre tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ahead throws a series of strikes that have St Pierre backpedaling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahead moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ahead lands a two punch combo.
A combination from Ahead does no damage.
A combination from Ahead does no damage.

Ahead gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows St Pierre to score an easy takedown into full guard.

St Pierre gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

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

St Pierre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ahead lands a glancing blow to the side of St Pierre's head.

St Pierre moves into range and clinches up with Ahead.
St Pierre scores a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ahead wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ahead goes for a takedown in the clinch but St Pierre prevents it.
Ahead is breathing heavily.
St Pierre drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ahead gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The referee is keeping an eye on St Pierre - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

St Pierre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ahead lands a jab to the head.
Ahead throws a right and a left that St Pierre avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

St Pierre changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ahead looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ahead dodges the ground and pound from St Pierre.
Ahead is not content to let St Pierre control the position.
Sloppy strikes there by St Pierre.
St Pierre postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
St Pierre tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Sloppy strikes there by St Pierre.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahead is not content to let St Pierre control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Pierre taking a breather here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

St Pierre tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no St Pierre has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ahead throws a lazy right hand but St Pierre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
St Pierre moves forwards but Ahead connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ahead throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Ahead tries to keep at a distance but St Pierre has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from St Pierre.
St Pierre using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ahead has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

St Pierre has Ahead pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. St Pierre pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Ahead tumbling to the mat - St Pierre dives into Ahead's guard.
St Pierre stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ahead swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre throws and elbow that misses. Ahead uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in St Pierre's guard. Nice move by Ahead!
St Pierre looking to control.
Ahead wants to stand and escape but instead St Pierre has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
St Pierre stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ahead swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

St Pierre gets to his feet - Ahead follows without any prompting.

St Pierre gets a takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
St Pierre is nestled in close to Ahead, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

St Pierre is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ahead defends it well.
St Pierre working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is looking to take a break and control but Ahead is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
St Pierre with the ground and pound but Ahead uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Ahead keeping moving, preventing St Pierre from controlling successfully.
St Pierreis looking to pass into half guard but Ahead pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Ahead is in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahead wanted to stand there but St Pierre had control of the position.
St Pierre is trying to control the position from the bottom.
St Pierre lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ahead!
St Pierre throws some wild stikes that Ahead manages to avoid easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Pierre looking to finish with strikes here!
St Pierre throwing strikes but Ahead uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael St Pierre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

St Pierre misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
St Pierre wants to land a leg kick but Ahead is out of range.
Ahead tries to bum rush St Pierre with a series of wild strikes but St Pierre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ahead misses with a two punch combination.

St Pierre changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ahead looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

St Pierre is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ahead is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ahead stops St Pierre from passing to mount.
Ahead is trying to buck St Pierre off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Ahead wants to get back to his feet but St Pierre is dominant here and he's now got Ahead's back!
Ahead prevents St Pierre from getting a body triangle.
What can Ahead do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
St Pierre throwing wild punches that miss their target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.

St Pierre is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Ahead defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

St Pierre is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Ahead knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Ahead for a finish.
St Pierre trying to control momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre lands with a hammerfist to the side of Ahead's head.

St Pierre sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Ahead taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Michael St Pierre!