PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between George StPierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and May Money (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). StPierre comes to the cage accompanied by Flo Rida - Good Feeling. May Money will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

StPierre
vs
Money

165 cm
19
153 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

220 cm
20
145 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 Los Angeles, George StPierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, May Money!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

StPierre drives through and clinches with Money against the cage.
Money wants to break free but StPierre has control.
Money tries to stall but StPierre uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
StPierre landing knees to the body.
Money managing to block the knees to the body from StPierre.
Money avoiding damage as StPierre throws knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from StPierre.
StPierre tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Money avoids it.
Money is trying to stall.
StPierre prevents a takedown attempt there.
Money blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Money is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Money is looking to take this one to the mat.
Money is trying to pull guard but StPierre has him pressed against the cage.
George StPierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of May Money.
StPierre is stalling here.
StPierre landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Money tries to pull guard but StPierre won't allow it.
Money avoiding damage as StPierre throws knees to the body.
StPierre utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Money tries to land knees in the clinch but StPierre avoids the damage to the body.
Money being controlled against the cage.
StPierre missing with knees to the body.
StPierre lands a good knee to the midsection. Money won't want to take too many of those.
StPierre is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Money is trying to work for a single leg takedown but StPierre pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Money takes a knee to the side of the body.
Money looks gassed!
StPierre missing with knees to the body.

StPierre breaks the clinch.
Money fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Money.
StPierre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Money.
Money keeps the fight on the outside.
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!
StPierre is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Money throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
StPierre tries to clinch but Money is having none of it.

StPierre gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
StPierre is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Money is defending well for now.
StPierre unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Money being controlled against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
StPierre tries to land knees in the clinch but Money avoids the damage to the body.
StPierre is pushing Money up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
StPierre scores a nice knee to the body.

StPierre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Money circles away from the clinch attempt
and Money counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Money fails with a takedown attempt.
George StPierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

StPierre moves into the clinch.
Money managing to block the knees to the body from StPierre.
Knees to the body from StPierre.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. StPierre obliges.
StPierre putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Money in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
StPierre missing with knees to the body.
StPierre is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Money is defending well for now.
StPierre utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
StPierre lands a nice knee to the body.
StPierre using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
StPierre content to slow the pace in the clinch.
StPierre scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from StPierre.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
StPierre crunches a lovely knee into Money's ribcage.
StPierre utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as StPierre takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George StPierre dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

StPierre tries to clinch but Money moves out of range.
Money tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but StPierre swivels and escapes.
Money shoots in for a takedown but StPierre shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
George StPierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
StPierre wants to clinch up but Money keeps it at a distance.
StPierre tries to clinch there but Money circles away.
Money tries to score a power double leg takedown but StPierre sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Money somewhat.
George StPierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of May Money.
StPierre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Money paws at him with a jab and circles away.
StPierre displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Money.
StPierre moves in looking to clinch but Money pushes him off.

StPierre fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Money, pushing him back against the cage.
StPierre crunches a lovely knee into Money's ribcage.
StPierre dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Money is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from StPierre.

StPierre breaks from the clinch.

StPierre has managed to clinch.
Money goes for a takedown attempt but StPierre pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
George StPierre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
StPierre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Money swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Money wants to clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
StPierre misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Money.
StPierre lands a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
StPierre using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
StPierre scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. StPierre obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for StPierre.
StPierre tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Money avoids it.
StPierre scores a nice knee to the body.
StPierre missing with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. StPierre obliges.
Money letting StPierre take a breather here.
StPierre is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Money is defending well for now.
StPierre is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
StPierre scores a nice knee to the body.
A bit of stalling here from StPierre.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
StPierre tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Money avoids it.
StPierre using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from StPierre.
Money managing to block the knees to the body from StPierre.
Money on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
StPierre utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
StPierre avoiding damage.
Money is trying to break free.
Money drops down looking for an ankle pick but StPierre pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
StPierre fails with an attempt to clinch.

StPierre closes the distance and clinches.
Money tries for a takedown. No joy.

StPierre breaks from the clinch.

StPierre closes the distance and clinches.
StPierre unloads a knee to the mid-section. Money lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
StPierre missing with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
StPierre lands a nice knee to the body.
StPierre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Money can do to turn this around?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Money managing to block the knees to the body from StPierre.
StPierre tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Money avoids it.
StPierre is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George StPierre dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

StPierre wants to clinch up but Money keeps it at a distance.
Money tries to close the distance and clinch but StPierre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Money lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and StPierre has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from StPierre and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Money keeps the fight on the outside.
StPierre tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Money counters with a stiff right hand.
StPierre wants to clinch.
Money shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. StPierre defends it nicely.
Money takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Money tries to clinch there but StPierre circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

StPierre closes the distance and clinches.
StPierre stalls.
StPierre lands a knee to the body.
StPierre tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Money avoids it.
Money tries to pull guard but StPierre won't allow it.
Money is looking to take this one to the mat.
George StPierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of May Money.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. StPierre obliges.
StPierre is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
StPierre crunches a lovely knee into Money's ribcage.
StPierre landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
StPierre landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Money managing to block the knees to the body from StPierre.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
StPierre landing some nice looking knees to the body.

StPierre breaks from the clinch.
Money throws a lazy head kick

and StPierre counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
StPierre scores a nice knee to the body.
Money blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
StPierre is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
StPierre content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for StPierre.
StPierre missing with knees to the body.
Money managing to block the knees to the body from StPierre.
StPierre misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Money.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
StPierre tries to land knees in the clinch but Money avoids the damage to the body.

StPierre breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
StPierre tries to clinch there but Money circles away.
StPierre moves in looking to clinch but Money pushes him off.
StPierre tries to clinch but Money is having none of it.
StPierre tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Money manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
StPierre wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Money looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Money shoots in but StPierre avoids the takedown attempt easily.
StPierre takes one to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Money swats away the attempt to clinch by StPierre.

StPierre forces Money back against the cage and clinches.
StPierre tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Money avoids it.
Money on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Money has StPierre pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. StPierre manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
StPierre scores a nice knee to the body.
StPierre utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Money looking to throw knees to the head but StPierre is blocking nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
George StPierre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well StPierre 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George StPierre!
After winning the bout, George StPierre thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.