PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dane Hoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoy's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, -. Dane Hoy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hoy
vs
St Pierre

190 cm
29
199 lbs
25 - 9 - 0

178 cm
33
180 lbs
28 - 21 - 1

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dane Hoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, George St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
St Pierre misses with a wild body shot.
Hoy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hoy throws a leg kick but St Pierre sees it coming and moves out of range.
St Pierre fails to land with a series of punches.
Hoy throws a low kick but St Pierre avoids it.

St Pierre gets caught napping as Hoy dives in and scores a takedown. St Pierre manages to retain guard.
Hoy trying to control the position from guard on top but St Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hoy throwing strikes from guard but St Pierre blocks nicely.
St Pierre keeping full guard, as Hoy tries to pass.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now St Pierre is on top in guard.
St Pierre pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hoy is keeping the position for now.
St Pierre lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as St Pierre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hoy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hoy is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
St Pierre trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hoy keeping moving, preventing St Pierre from controlling successfully.
Hoy working a defensive guard here.
St Pierre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
St Pierre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hoy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Hoy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
St Pierre missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hoy controls St Pierre momentarily but St Pierre frees himself.
St Pierre must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hoy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. St Pierre manages to get himself to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoy postures up in St Pierre's guard and throws a big left but St Pierre blocks it.
St Pierre looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hoy is one step ahead there.
Hoy wants to control from the top but St Pierre keeps moving.
Hoy throws a big elbow that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Pierre is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
St Pierre utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hoy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
St Pierre is trying to control the position but Hoy postures up.
Hoy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
St Pierre looking for a sweep. Not yet St Pierre, not yet.
Hoy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. St Pierre is keeping the position for now.
Hoy trying to control the position from guard on top but St Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hoy is really struggling to control St Pierre but he's trying to hold on to the position.
St Pierre is adopting a defensive guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hoy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hoy sprawls well. Hoy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. St Pierre gets slowly back to his feet.
Hoy connects with a high kick.
Hoy lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
St Pierre waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hoy.
St Pierre misses with a jab to the body
and Hoy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hoy avoids the body shot from St Pierre.
Hoy dives in and grabs St Pierre's left leg, looking for a takedown. St Pierre pushes down on Hoy's head and hops out.
St Pierre misses with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts St Pierre, as that shot connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Pierre connects with a body shot that sends Hoy's belly button to the back.
St Pierre checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dane Hoy will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

St Pierre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
St Pierre is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hoy rather than just go for the knockout.
St Pierre just misses with a punch to the body.
St Pierre avoids the body shot from Hoy.
Hoy lands with a slapping head kick.
Hoy misses with a jab to the body
and St Pierre counters with a left to the body.
St Pierre defending well as Hoy loads up on a big left hand.
St Pierre tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Hoy closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hoy 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.
Hoy tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Pierre is pushing Hoy's head away, looking to escape. Hoy manages to hold on to the position though.
St Pierre is looking to reverse the position.
Hoy throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hoy scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre is trying to improve his position.
Hoy has knee on belly and moves into mount.
St Pierre tries to lock up and control but Hoy gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
St Pierre is desperately trying to improve his position but Hoy has a good base and remains in mount.

Hoy has control of St Pierre's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and St Pierre regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Hoy thowing shots but they're missing.
St Pierre is trying to escape the mount.
Hoy connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre tries to hold on but Hoy pushes him away.
Hoy postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. St Pierre looks a forlorn figure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Pierre wants to hold on but Hoy pushes him away.
Hoy landing strikes from the mount and St Pierre is in trouble!

St Pierre is rocked!
Hoy loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have St Pierre scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Hoy land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Hoy stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dane Hoy!