PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gabe Thurgood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordie St Pietro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pietro has chosen GSP TRIBUTE as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Thurgood
vs
St Pietro

186 cm
29
186 lbs
18 - 10 - 0

179 cm
29
170 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps

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 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gabe Thurgood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jordie St Pietro!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pietro misses with a right hand
and St Pietro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
St Pietro jabs Thurgood right on the nose. Thurgood blinks but takes it well.

It looks like Gabe Thurgood has been cut.
Thurgood connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
St Pietro throws a lazy uppercut
and Thurgood counters with a nice leg kick.
St Pietro misses with a two punch combination.
Thurgood scores with a decent looking hook.
St Pietro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thurgood.
St Pietro scores with a jab to the body.

Thurgood looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
St Pietro wants to get back to his feet but Thurgood is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Thurgood trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Thurgood gets to his feet. St Pietro looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Good leg kick by Thurgood there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
St Pietro fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thurgood lands with a right hand.
Thurgood defending well as St Pietro loads up on a big left hand.
Thurgood fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches St Pietro on the side of the head.

Thurgood pushes St Pietro up against the cage in a clinch.
St Pietro tries a knee to the head but Thurgood blocks it.
St Pietro letting Thurgood take a breather here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A right hand to the body from St Pietro.
Thurgood lands with a short shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Thurgood as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Pietro blocks a body shot from Thurgood.
Thurgood lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thurgood creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thurgood is working St Pietro over against the cage.
St Pietro looks gassed!
St Pietro throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thurgood scores with a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Thurgood.
St Pietro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Thurgood.
Thurgood lands with a light punch inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Thurgood.
Thurgood pushes St Pietro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thurgood lands with a right to the head.
Thurgood softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thurgood gets through St Pietro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

St Pietro is rocked!
Thurgood dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
St Pietro is still on wobbly legs! Can Thurgood finish him?
Thurgood softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thurgood is muscling St Pietro up against the cage and as St Pietro bounces back off, Thurgood cracks him with a huge right hand! St Pietro crumples to the mat - he's out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gabe Thurgood!