PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Janos Prohaska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre has chosen 16 FEVER as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Prohaska
vs
St Pierre

186 cm
27
195 lbs
17 - 10 - 1

181 cm
29
192 lbs
25 - 7 - 2

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

[CBK] The Smashwear Corporation

Convicted Trap House
Conviction

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 17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Janos Prohaska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lance St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre throws a leg kick which misses Prohaska's front leg but catches the back leg as Prohaska tries to avoid it.
St Pierre swings for the body but Prohaska moves out of range.

Prohaska shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches St Pierre napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
St Pierre is not content to let Prohaska control the position.
Prohaska working the ground and pound.
St Pierre is looking for a sweep.
St Pierre avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Prohaska.
St Pierre can't do much from the bottom here.
St Pierre manages to work his way to half guard, despite Prohaska's best efforts.
Prohaska 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prohaska not doing much here.
Prohaska thows a huge punch but St Pierre dodges it nicely.
St Pierre avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Prohaska.
St Pierre is trying to stand up here but Prohaska is controlling him well.
Prohaska thows a huge punch but St Pierre dodges it nicely.
Prohaska controlling the pace.
St Pierre tries to roll over but Prohaska keeps him under control.
Prohaska trying to mount his opponent but St Pierre defends it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre trying to control but Prohaska postures up.
Prohaska thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Prohaska sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. St Pierre defending well though.
Prohaska not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Prohaska not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
St Pierre is pressing down on Prohaska's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
St Pierre avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Prohaska wants to control from the top but St Pierre keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prohaska throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Prohaska 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 loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
St Pierre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
St Pierre wants to pass the guard but Prohaska is keeping the position.
St Pierre must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre wants to control from the top but Prohaska keeps moving.
Prohaska working a defensive guard here.
St Pierre wants to control from the top but Prohaska keeps moving.
St Pierre looking to sit in guard and control but Prohaska gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Prohaska throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Janos Prohaska dominated that 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.

Prohaska throws a shot from downtown. St Pierre moves away and avoids it.
St Pierre throws a shot to the body.
Prohaska avoids the body shot from St Pierre.
St Pierre lands a head kick. Prohaska smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Janos Prohaska has been cut.
Prohaska misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St Pierre.
Prohaska bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of St Pierre's head.
St Pierre scores with a body shot.
St Pierre takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Pierre moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
St Pierre shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Prohaska shoots in looking for a takedown but St Pierre manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Prohaska's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Prohaska sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
St Pierre throws a half hearted mid kick.
St Pierre tries a head kick but it misses.
St Pierre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for St Pierre.
St Pierre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
St Pierre scores with a leg kick.
St Pierre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Janos Prohaska is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Prohaska on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Prohaska on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Prohaska keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from St Pierre.
Prohaska chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before St Pierre can pounce on him.
Good leg kick by St Pierre there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A combination from Prohaska does no damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Prohaska moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A solid body kick from St Pierre.
St Pierre displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
St Pierre lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre digs a good hook to Prohaska's body.
St Pierre stuffs the takedown.
Prohaska fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St Pierre manages to avoid it.
Prohaska fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St Pierre manages to avoid it.
Prohaska gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
St Pierre scores with a nice strike.
St Pierre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Prohaska.
St Pierre avoids a punch combination nicely.
St Pierre cracks Prohaska with a right hand to the side of the head.
St Pierre lands with a good body shot.
Prohaska stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from St Pierre.

Prohaska drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre parries the strikes from Prohaska easily there. Prohaska is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable St Pierre to escape.
St Pierre can't do much from the bottom here.
Prohaska throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and St Pierre works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Prohaska not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
St Pierre tries to get to full guard but Prohaska has control of the leg.
Prohaska throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing St Pierre to regain full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
St Pierre keeping moving, preventing Prohaska from controlling successfully.
St Pierre preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Prohaska controls from within his opponent's guard.
St Pierre manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Prohaska manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Prohaska is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lance St Pierre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Janos Prohaska's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Prohaska slips a straight right by St Pierre.
St Pierre is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Prohaska rather than just go for the knockout.
A bone on bone clash there as Prohaska blocks the leg kick.
Prohaska attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Prohaska throws a front kick that sends St Pierre stumbling back into the cage.
Prohaska throws a right and a left that St Pierre avoids nicely.
St Pierre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Prohaska.
St Pierre lands a front kick.

St Pierre gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Prohaska to score an easy takedown into full guard.
St Pierre keeping full guard, as Prohaska tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre looking to control but Prohaska passes into half guard.
St Pierre wants to control but Prohaska is keeping busy.
Prohaska not landing any meaningful shots this time.
St Pierre gets back to full guard.
St Pierre trying to control the position.
Prohaska with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prohaska distracts St Pierre with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Prohaska with a nice head shot there.
St Pierre avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Prohaska working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of St Pierre's head.
St Pierre tries to land a sweep but no joy.
St Pierre is trying to keep Prohaska in close.
Prohaska keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of St Pierre's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Prohaska missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Prohaska accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
St Pierre pulls Prohaska in close to his closed guard and prevents Prohaska from doing any damage or advancing position.
Prohaska lands a couple of decent looking shots.
St Pierre can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Prohaska controls the pace.
Prohaska in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prohaska being controlled here momentarily.
Prohaska missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
St Pierre avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Prohaska slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Prohaska darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pierre moves out of range of the body kick from Prohaska.
Prohaska throws a jab but it's blocked by St Pierre.
St Pierre lands a really nice looking cross but Prohaska seems unphased.

And that's the end of the fight!
Janos Prohaska showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Prohaska 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Janos Prohaska!
Janos Prohaska really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that [CBK] The Smashwear Corporation logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.