PBP Commentary

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

St Pierre
vs
Diaz

180 cm
24
182 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

186 cm
20
176 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Georges St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
St Pierre shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Diaz defends it nicely.
St Pierre takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Diaz misses with a hook. St Pierre ducked under it nicely.
The crowd cheers as Diaz lands an impressive looking overhand right. St Pierre doesn't seem phased though.
Diaz throws a right and a left that both miss.
A right-left combo lands from Diaz.
Georges St Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Diaz as he avoids it easily.
St Pierre looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Georges St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
St Pierre slips a jab from Diaz.
Diaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
St Pierre displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diaz throws out the jab.
St Pierre has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from St Pierre there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The fighters circling - Diaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

St Pierre drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Diaz wants to sweep here but St Pierre controlling him for the moment.
St Pierre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
St Pierre with a nice head shot there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz wants to stand and escape but St Pierre is having none of it.
Diaz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
St Pierre trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Diaz wants to sweep here but St Pierre controlling him for the moment.
St Pierre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre wants to pass the guard but Diaz is keeping the position.
St Pierre keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Diaz's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Pierre loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
St Pierre pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diaz is keeping the position for now.
St Pierre chips away with some ground and pound.
St Pierre loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
St Pierre wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Diaz wants to stand and escape but St Pierre is having none of it.
St Pierre trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Diaz looking to hit a scissor sweep but St Pierre is one step ahead there.
Diaz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with St Pierre. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
St Pierre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Diaz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Diaz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
St Pierre is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as St Pierre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
St Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as St Pierre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
St Pierre stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diaz swivels though and keeps the full guard.

St Pierre drops back looking for a leg! Diaz is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Diaz manages to kick St Pierre off! St Pierre jumps back into Diaz's guard.
St Pierre stands up over Diaz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as St Pierre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Diaz looking to control.
St Pierre stops Diaz from standing up.
Diaz wants to sweep but no luck.
St Pierre slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
St Pierre scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Diaz to see if he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pierre working the ground and pound.
St Pierre tries to advance to mount but Diaz denies him.
St Pierre cracks Diaz with a big right hand but Diaz just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Georges St Pierre dominated that round.
That's time! St Pierre's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Diaz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Georges St Pierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
St Pierre throws out a powerful jab.
St Pierre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

St Pierre fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Diaz to the ground. St Pierre is now in Diaz's guard.
Diaz has momentary wrist control but St Pierre slips an elbow through the middle.
Diaz wants to get back to his feet but St Pierre is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Diaz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
St Pierre postures up.
St Pierre has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
St Pierre missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
St Pierre working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Diaz's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Pierre throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre throwing strikes from guard but Diaz blocks nicely.
Diaz wants to get back to his feet but St Pierre is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Diaz trying to keep a closed guard but St Pierre is proving a slippery customer.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
St Pierre showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
St Pierre won't allow Diaz to get back to his feet.
St Pierre working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Diaz's head.
St Pierre working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
St Pierre postures up in Diaz's guard and throws a big left but Diaz blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre tries to free his leg and advance position but Diaz is retaining full guard.
Diaz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst St Pierre is controlling him.
St Pierre pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diaz is keeping the position for now.
St Pierre wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Diaz is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Diaz misses with a straight right.
St Pierre misses with the combination.
St Pierre gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nick Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diaz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract St Pierre.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a looping right.
St Pierre will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Diaz might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
St Pierre is trying hard to land a takedown here. Diaz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Diaz works the jab nicely.
Diaz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Georges St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Pierre loads up on a big right hand but Diaz slips the punch.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Diaz throws a series of punches but St Pierre moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Diaz.
St Pierre is trying hard to land a takedown here. Diaz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nick Diaz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
St Pierre tries for a takedown but Diaz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Diaz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
St Pierre takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but St Pierre circles away quickly and effectively.
St Pierre fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Diaz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Diaz lands a head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice cross by Diaz.
St Pierre misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Diaz throws a hook to the side of St Pierre's head but St Pierre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Some wild striking there from Diaz.
St Pierre gets cracked there but stands up to it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz connects with a nice looking jab.
Diaz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches St Pierre on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Nick Diaz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

St Pierre misses with the combination.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown but Diaz shows good takedown defense.
Diaz misses with a hook
and St Pierre counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

St Pierre gets a double leg takedown into Diaz's guard.
Diaz is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Diaz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Diaz might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control St Pierre kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Diaz wants to stand but St Pierre is controlling the position.
St Pierre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Diaz looking for a sweep. Not yet Diaz, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Diaz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
St Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Pierre landing with the ground and pound.
St Pierre looking to pass the guard.
St Pierre postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Diaz is trying to control the position but St Pierre postures up.
St Pierre stopping the sweep attempt from Diaz.
St Pierre throwing strikes from guard but Diaz blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Diaz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Diaz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
St Pierre chips away with some ground and pound.
St Pierre trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Diaz is looking to sweep but instead, St Pierre has passed into half guard.
Diaz wants to improve his position but St Pierre is controlling well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Pierre lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

St Pierre is trying to work for a kimura but Diaz is defending well.
Diaz trying to control but St Pierre postures up.
St Pierre prevents Diaz from standing back up.
Diaz blocking the ground and pound attempt from St Pierre.
St Pierre throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

St Pierre is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Diaz is just riding it out for now. St Pierre eventually gives up the hold.
Diaz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from St Pierre.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

St Pierre seems to be working for a kimura but Diaz defends the submission attempt.
Diaz wants to improve his position but St Pierre is controlling well.
Diaz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from St Pierre.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz wants to get back to his feet.
St Pierre uses his free foot to push down on Diaz's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Diaz.
St Pierre putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

And that's the end of the fight!
Georges St Pierre showed his dominance in that final round.
I think St Pierre has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Georges St Pierre!