PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cesar Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

St Pierre
vs
Parker

179 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
25
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

Good wrestler
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

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 0 - 0 - 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, Cesar Parker!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre closes this distance looking for a takedown but Parker circles away.
St Pierre has a takedown stuffed.
St Pierre fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Parker sprawls well. Parker wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. St Pierre gets slowly back to his feet.

Parker looking to score a takedown here. St Pierre is defending well but Parker drives through and ends up in St Pierre's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parker stops St Pierre from standing up.
Parker seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
St Pierre wants to stand up but Parker is controlling him.
Parker sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Parker stands up over St Pierre, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Parker is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Parker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. St Pierre is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

St Pierre is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Parker stalling the fight.

Parker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

St Pierre gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Parker trying to control the position from guard on top but St Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Pierre is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Parker dives into side control.
Parker working the head with strikes.
Parker in side control, just content to control the action for now.
St Pierre pushes Parker away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Parker gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
St Pierre is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
St Pierre is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parker controls the position.
St Pierre is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Parker has just dragged him back down to the mat.
St Pierre takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Parker lands a decent elbow from side control.
St Pierre takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Parker lands a nice forearm strike.
A lull in the action here as Parker stalls from top position.

St Pierre bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Parker shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
St Pierre looks like he's trying to stand up.
St Pierre taking some punishment here, with Parker in his half guard.
St Pierre tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Parker manages to move to mount!
Parker connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Parker fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Parker lands a big elbow.
St Pierre is bucking up trying to escape but Parker cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Parker with a couple of short strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parker content just to control the position here.
Parker postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. St Pierre looks a forlorn figure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker working the ground and pound effectively.
Parker landing punches.
St Pierre wants to try and get back to his feet.
Parker working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Parker can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as St Pierre is looking to escape.
St Pierre is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Parker lands a big shot there that rocks St Pierre but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Parker connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Parker lands a big shot there that rocks St Pierre but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cesar Parker dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Parker closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
St Pierre is trying to stand up here but Parker is controlling him well.
Parker is nestled in close to St Pierre, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Parker trying to control the pace.
Cesar Parker has got the better of the ground game so far.
Parker tries to pass the half guard into mount. St Pierre knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Parker is looking to take a break and control but St Pierre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
St Pierre looks like he's trying to stand up.
St Pierre on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if St Pierre tries to get out of the position.
Parker looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

St Pierre pushes Parker off and gets back to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Parker. No joy for St Pierre on that attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parker dives in and grabs St Pierre's left leg, looking for a takedown. St Pierre pushes down on Parker's head and hops out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre looks for a takedown but Parker sprawls well.

Parker looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Parker slips a nice elbow through St Pierre's hands, connecting with St Pierre's forehead.
Parker is nestled in close to St Pierre, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Parker working over St Pierre with some ground and pound. St Pierre looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Parker drops an elbow to the side of St Pierre's head.
Parker wants to take a breather but St Pierre is having none of it.
St Pierre is trying to stand.
Parker controlling the pace.
Parker 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 two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parker controlling the action here.
Ground and pound from Parker.
Parker seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but St Pierre does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Cesar Parker wasn't active enough on the ground.
St Pierre shoots in and drives through. Parker sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Pierre looks for a takedown but Parker sprawls well.

Parker shoots in and bounces St Pierre off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Parker showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is looking to stand up but Parker isn't so interested in that idea.
Parker postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
St Pierre is looking to stand back up but Parker counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by St Pierre.
Parker seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Parker trying to control the action but St Pierre is working from the bottom.
Parker keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker wants to pass the guard but St Pierre is defending well.
St Pierre is trying to stand back up but Parker is controlling him

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Cesar Parker wasn't active enough on the ground.

Parker shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Parker showed some decent athleticism there.
St Pierre looks like he's trying to stand up.
Parker moves into full mount! St Pierre won't be happy about that!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parker with shots to the head and body - St Pierre looks very uncomfortable down there.
Parker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parker fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Parker won't let St Pierre get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Parker landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cesar Parker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Parker dives in and scores a takedown into St Pierre's guard.
St Pierre is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Parker is looking to work some ground and pound but St Pierre has wrist control.
Parker thows a big elbow that misses.
Parker trying to control the position from guard on top but St Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Parker with a nice head shot there.
St Pierre is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

St Pierre pushes Parker off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Parker stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Parker wants it to stay on the feet.
George St Pierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Parker tries for a takedown but St Pierre sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre closes the distance and clinches up with Parker, looking for a takedown. St Pierre pushes Parker against the cage but Parker circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Parker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Parker shoots for a takedown but St Pierre saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Parker tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but St Pierre swivels and escapes.
George St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cesar Parker.

Parker shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. St Pierre manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
St Pierre has momentary wrist control but Parker slips an elbow through the middle.
Parker working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Parker is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
St Pierre wants to stand and escape but Parker is having none of it.
St Pierre will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Parker lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre wants to stand up but Parker is controlling him.
Parker seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Parker with a nice head shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parker won't allow St Pierre to get back to his feet.
Parker lands a couple of elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker trying to control but St Pierre is working from the bottom.
Parker lands a couple of decent looking shots.
St Pierre is looking to stand back up but Parker counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by St Pierre.
Parker is trying to control the action in half guard but St Pierre is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Parker scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Parker trying to control the pace.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Parker lands a nice short elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre tries to kick Parker off but Parker keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Parker slows the pace down in half guard.
St Pierre is looking to get back to is feet but Parker passes into side control.
Parker cracks St Pierre with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Parker passes to full mount! That's big trouble for St Pierre!
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!
Parker working St Pierre over with strikes here.
Parker landing strikes from the mount and St Pierre is in trouble!
Parker controlling his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pierre's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cesar Parker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Parker 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cesar Parker!
A less than humble Cesar Parker misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.