PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lance St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josie Jo Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre comes to the cage accompanied by 16 FEVER. The crowd seem to be enjoying Ford's choice of entrance music: Mötley Crüe - Wild Side . Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

St Pierre
vs
Jo Ford

181 cm
27
193 lbs
23 - 6 - 0

194 cm
26
198 lbs
18 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Convicted Trap House
Conviction

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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lance St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Josie Jo Ford!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre lands a slapping body shot.
Ford throws out a powerful jab.
Ford misses with an uppercut
and St Pierre counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ford's knee momentarily.
St Pierre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ford moves away.
A solid leg kick lands there for St Pierre.
St Pierre throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Josie Jo Ford has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ford misses with a leg kick.
Ford cracks a nice hook into St Pierre's ribs.
Ford takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
St Pierre lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
St Pierre throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ford's head.
St Pierre throws a low kick, looking for Ford's leg but Ford calmly moves out of range.
St Pierre comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
St Pierre throws the kick towards the body but Ford avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Ford to counter with a crisp jab.
Ford avoids a kick to the body.
St Pierre falls off balance throwing a combination
and St Pierre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
St Pierre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ford manages to avoid it.
St Pierre looks for a takedown but Ford sprawls well.
A looping hook to the body misses from St Pierre. Ford does a little dance to reset his feet.
St Pierre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ford.
Left hook, right uppercut from St Pierre.
St Pierre throws a push kick but Ford slaps the foot to one side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ford manages to avoid it.
St Pierre takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ford throws a quick inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ford walks into a jab.
Ford misses the jab.
Ford throws a hook but St Pierre blocks it.
St Pierre tried to score with a low kick but Ford checks it.
Ford throws a hook but St Pierre avoids it easily.
St Pierre's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ford connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! St Pierre scrambles back to his feet.
Ford takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
St Pierre tries to land a front kick but Ford steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ford pivots, looking for a leg kick but St Pierre is out of range and Ford settles back down.
Ford avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ford connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
St Pierre looks to land a body kick but Ford moved away.
Ford throws a hook but St Pierre blocks it.
Ford scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
St Pierre scoring well with a low kick there.
Ford slips a jab from St Pierre.
A slapping leg kick lands for St Pierre.
Ford scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre throws a body kick the misses
and Ford connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
St Pierre lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from St Pierre - that will leave a mark!
Ford looks gassed!
St Pierre lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Josie Jo Ford is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
St Pierre misses with a body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Ford. No joy for St Pierre on that attempt.
Ford has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
St Pierre wants to clinch.
Ford wants to land a leg kick but St Pierre is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St Pierre on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ford. Ford obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lance St Pierre dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Josie Jo Ford's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

St Pierre throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ford with a hook.
Ford dodges the punch combination from St Pierre.
Ford keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
St Pierre scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ford is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ford throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling St Pierre to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ford. St Pierre does a little dance to reset his feet.
St Pierre throws out a loose jab but Ford uses good head movement to avoid it.
St Pierre thows a body shot but no joy.
Ford walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. St Pierre checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ford throws a head kick but St Pierre moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre takes a swing at Ford's ribcage but misses.
Ford thuds his right hand into St Pierre's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ford blocks a leg kick.
St Pierre scoring well with a low kick there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from St Pierre, right into the meat.
Ford is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by St Pierre.
St Pierre digs a good hook to Ford's body.
Ford is breathing heavily.
St Pierre pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
St Pierre throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ford counters with a left to the body.
St Pierre misses with a right hand
and Ford counters with a nice body shot.
St Pierre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
St Pierre is looking to wear down Ford with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ford swats away the attempt to clinch by St Pierre.
Ford thows a body shot but no joy.
Lance St Pierre is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Pierre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ford.
St Pierre lands a nice hook to Ford's body. Ford takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
St Pierre wants to clinch
and Ford counters with a nice uppercut.
St Pierre lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
St Pierre buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
St Pierre lands a lovely overhand right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
St Pierre throws a push kick but Ford slaps the foot to one side.
St Pierre thuds a left hand into Ford's body.
St Pierre moves out of range of the strikes.
Good exchange - St Pierre coming out on top.
St Pierre lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ford at a distance.
Ford slips under a jab.
St Pierre misses the shot to the body.
St Pierre misses with a jab, cross combination.
St Pierre with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
St Pierre throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre throws a lazy right hand but Ford sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ford lands with an uppercut that bounces St Pierre off the cage and back into range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

St Pierre gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Knees in the clinch landing for St Pierre.
Ford tries a body shot but St Pierre blocks it.
Ford lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with St Pierre's elbow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
St Pierre stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St Pierre tries to work over Ford's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lance St Pierre dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Josie Jo Ford's cut.
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!

Ford comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
St Pierre dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
St Pierre lands a body shot.
St Pierre misses with a low kick as Ford jumps back.
Ford takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
St Pierre throws the kick towards the body but Ford avoids it.
Good leg kick by St Pierre there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ford misses with a wild body shot.
Ford misses with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown but Ford shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ford takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
St Pierre lands with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre misses with an uppercut. Ford saw that one coming.
St Pierre feints and then cracks Ford's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ford down.
St Pierre takes a swing at Ford's ribcage but misses.
St Pierre fakes the leg kick and cracks Ford in the body.
Ford scores with a nice right hand.
St Pierre scores with a jab to the head.
St Pierre just misses with a punch to the body.
St Pierre throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
St Pierre misses with a wild body shot.
St Pierre finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

St Pierre closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ford quickly recovers to half guard.
Josie Jo Ford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ford blocking the ground and pound attempt from St Pierre.
St Pierre thows a huge punch but Ford dodges it nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
St Pierre passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Ford!
St Pierre looking to control and managing it successfully.

St Pierre goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Ford turns into him and now he's in St Pierre's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
St Pierre controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre punching from mount but Ford doing a good job of avoiding damage.
St Pierre looking to ground and pound but Ford is blocking nicely.
St Pierre thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
St Pierre controlling from the full mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pierre trying to control but Ford is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lance St Pierre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well St Pierre 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lance St Pierre!
Lance St Pierre took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Conviction for their support in the buildup to the fight.