PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Konsai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Konsai has chosen The dull razor as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

St Pierre
vs
Konsai

187 cm
25
178 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

200 cm
26
175 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Georges St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ken Konsai!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Konsai lands a jab to the head.

It looks like Georges St Pierre has been cut.

Konsai feints and as St Pierre raises his hands in defense, Konsai changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
St Pierre is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Konsai is controlling him.
Konsai throwing strikes but missing.
Konsai looking to sit in guard and control but St Pierre gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
St Pierre sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Konsai is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Pierre might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Georges St Pierre wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

St Pierre clinches up with Konsai and pushes him back against the cage.
St Pierre manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
St Pierre softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for St Pierre.
Konsai lands with a short shot to the head.

St Pierre manages to break the clinch.

Konsai closes the distance and pushes St Pierre back into the cage.
St Pierre tries to land knees in the clinch but Konsai avoids the damage to the body.
Konsai wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Konsai wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but St Pierre has him pressed against the cage.
Konsai wants to get back to striking at distance but St Pierre won't allow it.
Konsai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A right hook to the body lands for St Pierre.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

St Pierre is trying to trip Konsai. He has hold of a leg but Konsai is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. St Pierre persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Pierre 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 has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
St Pierre has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Konsai trying to keep a closed guard but St Pierre is proving a slippery customer.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Georges St Pierre wasn't doing enough on the ground.

St Pierre closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
St Pierre wants to free his trapped foot but Konsai is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
St Pierre tries to pass the half guard into mount. Konsai knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
St Pierre is controlling the pace.
St Pierre seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Konsai for as long as he can get away with.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Georges St Pierre has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Konsai shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches St Pierre napping and manages to drive through into side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Konsai trying to control the action but St Pierre is working from the bottom.
St Pierre is looking for a sweep.
St Pierre knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Konsai on the ground.
St Pierre wants to control but Konsai postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pierre is pushing Konsai's head away, looking to escape. Konsai manages to hold on to the position though.
St Pierre is looking for a sweep.
Konsai prevents St Pierre from escaping the position.
Konsai wants to stand but St Pierre is controlling his arm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Georges St Pierre dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Georges St Pierre's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Konsai has St Pierre up against the cage in a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from St Pierre.
Konsai lands a knee to the body.
Konsai trying to stall but St Pierre improves his position.
St Pierre is trying to force a seperation but Konsai has the dominant position.
Konsai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Konsai managing to block the knees to the body from St Pierre.
St Pierre throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
St Pierre lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short uppercut from St Pierre.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

St Pierre manages to break the clinch.

St Pierre takes the fight into the clinch.

St Pierre is trying to trip Konsai. He has hold of a leg but Konsai is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. St Pierre persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Konsai can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as St Pierre controls the pace.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
St Pierre's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Georges St Pierre.

Konsai rushes St Pierre and presses him up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Konsai successfully pulls guard.
St Pierre controlling from the top position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Georges St Pierre.

St Pierre clinches up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

St Pierre manages to break the clinch.

Konsai has St Pierre up against the cage in a clinch.
St Pierre creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Konsai ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Konsai no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

St Pierre gets to his feet - Konsai follows without any prompting.

Konsai is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in St Pierre's half guard.
Konsai is breathing heavily.
St Pierre is trying to stand.
St Pierre trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Konsai seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
St Pierre is looking to escape.

St Pierre manages to escape and get back to his feet!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

St Pierre clinches.

Konsai pulls guard effortlessly.
St Pierre 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.
Georges St Pierre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
St Pierre looking to pass the guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pierre is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Georges St Pierre dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Georges St Pierre's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

St Pierre instigates a clinch.
Konsai trying to control the position but instead, St Pierre has worked for underhooks and has pushed Konsai into the cage.

St Pierre drags the fight down to the ground.
Konsai prevents St Pierre from getting back to his feet.
Konsai trying to control the position from guard on top but St Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

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

Konsai drives through with a takedown into St Pierre's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre trying to control the position.
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.

St Pierre manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Konsai takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Konsai scores a takedown into full mount!
Konsai prevents St Pierre from getting the reversal.
St Pierre is working hard here to advance position.
Konsai thowing shots but they're missing.
Georges St Pierre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is trying to stand up.
St Pierre holds of for dear life.
St Pierre is trying to escape the mount.
Konsai throwing strikes here but St Pierre is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Konsai unloads with some shots from mount but St Pierre bucks and avoids them well.
St Pierre tries to reverse the position but Konsai maintains control.
St Pierre wants to hold on but Konsai pushes him away.
St Pierre regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is trying to get back to full guard.
Konsai not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
St Pierre is trying to stand.
Konsai prevents St Pierre from improving his position.
St Pierre is not content to let Konsai control the position.
St Pierre has his hands clasped together around Konsai's back. He's all about the action.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

St Pierre drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Konsai struggling a bit here.
St Pierre takes a little break here. Konsai wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Konsai manages to work his way to half guard, despite St Pierre's best efforts.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pierre takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ken Konsai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

St Pierre moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Konsai.

And that's the end of the fight!
Georges St Pierre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for St Pierre, 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27

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