PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dylan James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Saint Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jean Saint Pierre is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

James
vs
Saint Pierre

225 cm
18
300 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

200 cm
20
300 lbs
3 - 10 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dylan James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Saint Pierre!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

James tries to keep at a distance but Saint Pierre has taken the fight into the clinch.
James looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Saint Pierre trying to stall but James improves his position.
James connects with a nasty looking knee right to Saint Pierre's face.

It looks like Jean Saint Pierre has been cut.
James putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Saint Pierre in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James scores a nice knee to the body.
James with a knee to the head.
James with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
James lands a nice knee to the body.
James lands a nice elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. James obliges.
James lands a damaging elbow.
James utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
James lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint Pierre takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from James.
Saint Pierre is trying to push James away but James has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
James unloads a knee to the mid-section. Saint Pierre lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
James lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
James is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
James landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from James.
James unloads a knee to the mid-section. Saint Pierre lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A nice glancing elbow lands by James.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Saint Pierre takes a knee to the side of the body.
James lands a nice knee to the body.
James working Saint Pierre over with knees to the body.
James connects with a nasty looking knee right to Saint Pierre's face.
James lands a nice elbow.
James lands a knee to the body.
James landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A knee to the head by James.
James lands a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
James landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
James lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Saint Pierre takes a knee to the side of the body.
James gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
James lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
James comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
James putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Saint Pierre in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
James unloads a knee to the mid-section. Saint Pierre lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
James scores with a knee to the head.
James with a knee to the head.
James landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James landing knees to the body.
James landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. James obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Saint Pierre takes an elbow to the forehead.
Saint Pierre takes a knee right on the jaw!
James landing some nice looking knees to the body.
James unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knees in the clinch landing for James.
James is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Saint Pierre should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
James landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan James dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jean Saint Pierre's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

James tries to keep at a distance but Saint Pierre has taken the fight into the clinch.
Saint Pierre is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
James lands an elbow inside.
A knee to the head by James.

That has opened up Jean Saint Pierre's cut even more.
Saint Pierre tries to break the clinch but James is controlling the position.
James throws an elbow but it's blocked.
James landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
James landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Saint Pierre trying to control the position but instead, James has worked for underhooks and has pushed Saint Pierre into the cage.
James utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James crunches a lovely knee into Saint Pierre's ribcage.
James using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
James landing knees to the head.
James lands a nice elbow.

The cut above Jean Saint Pierre's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
James with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
James is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Saint Pierre can do to turn this around?
James with a knee to the head.
James lands an elbow inside that Saint Pierre shrugs off.
Dylan James has scored more points in the clinch so far.
James scores a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
James landing some nice looking knees to the body.
James using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
James unloads a knee to the mid-section. Saint Pierre lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
James scores with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. James obliges.
Saint Pierre has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saint Pierre takes a knee right on the jaw!
James unloads a knee to the mid-section. Saint Pierre lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
James connects with a knee to the head.
James lands an elbow inside.
James connects with a nasty looking knee right to Saint Pierre's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint Pierre is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but James is keeping busy.
James working Saint Pierre over with knees to the body.
James putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Saint Pierre in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from James.
James working Saint Pierre over with knees to the body.
James landing knees to the head.
James lands a damaging elbow.
James lands a good knee to the midsection. Saint Pierre won't want to take too many of those.
James connects with a knee to the head.
James lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James unloads a knee to the mid-section. Saint Pierre lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Saint Pierre wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
James lands an elbow that stopped Saint Pierre in his tracks for a moment.
Knees to the body from James.
Saint Pierre is trying to maintain a safe position but James gets an underhook and turns Saint Pierre into the cage.
James using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for James.
James with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
James lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
James lands an elbow inside that Saint Pierre shrugs off.
James lands an elbow that stopped Saint Pierre in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan James dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jean Saint Pierre's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

James moves into the clinch.
James lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
James has Saint Pierre pressed against the cage, preventing Saint Pierre from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
James missing with knees to the body.
Saint Pierre is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Saint Pierre is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and James has denied him.
James misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saint Pierre.
James scores with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice glancing elbow lands by James.
James trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint Pierre blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Saint Pierre tries to circle away but James has him pinned against the cage.
James tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saint Pierre avoids it.
Saint Pierre stalling in the clinch but James improves position.
Saint Pierre wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
James crunches a lovely knee into Saint Pierre's ribcage.
James with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Saint Pierre takes a knee to the side of the body.
James landing knees to the head.
James connects with a nasty looking knee right to Saint Pierre's face.
James lands a knee to the head.
Jean Saint Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James lands an elbow inside that Saint Pierre shrugs off.
James lands an elbow inside.
Saint Pierre takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from James.
James utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
James utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James landing knees to the body.
James with a knee to the head.
Saint Pierre trying to control the position but instead, James has worked for underhooks and has pushed Saint Pierre into the cage.
James lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James crunches a lovely knee into Saint Pierre's ribcage.
James landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
James using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by James.
James lands an elbow inside.
James is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
James lands a nice elbow.
James landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
James is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Saint Pierre working hard to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint Pierre is trying to break the clinch but James is controlling him.
James creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Saint Pierre's defenses.
James landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from James.
James lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
James utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Saint Pierre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with James's elbow.
James working Saint Pierre over with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saint Pierre looking to throw knees to the head but James is blocking nicely.
James connects with a nasty looking knee right to Saint Pierre's face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James crunches a lovely knee into Saint Pierre's ribcage.
James lands an elbow inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dylan James showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for James, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:26
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dylan James!