PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kris Mahoney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre comes to the cage accompanied by Ca Fait Mal. Mahoney has chosen Stand Up as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

St Pierre
vs
Mahoney

185 cm
25
192 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

180 cm
23
190 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

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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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Georges St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kris Mahoney!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahoney scores with a body shot.
Mahoney misses with a right hand

and St Pierre holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
St Pierre lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Kris Mahoney has been cut.
Mahoney takes an elbow to the temple.
Mahoney trying to control the position but instead, St Pierre has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mahoney into the cage.
St Pierre wants to stall.
Mahoney is trying to maintain a safe position but St Pierre gets an underhook and turns Mahoney into the cage.
Mahoney misses with a knee to the head.
Mahoney wants to get back to striking at distance but St Pierre won't allow it.
Mahoney misses with a knee strike.
St Pierre trying to land knees to the body.
Mahoney is trying to maintain a safe position but St Pierre gets an underhook and turns Mahoney into the cage.
St Pierre lands an elbow that stopped Mahoney in his tracks for a moment.
Mahoney is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. St Pierre is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mahoney.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mahoney just misses with a elbow thrown towards St Pierre's brow.

Mahoney manages to break the clinch.
St Pierre moves out of range as Mahoney strikes.
St Pierre doesn't manage to clinch there - Mahoney circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
St Pierre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mahoney.
Mahoney tries to bum rush St Pierre with a series of wild strikes but St Pierre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mahoney connects with a jab.
St Pierre is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
St Pierre closes the distance but Mahoney moves to the side
and Mahoney counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mahoney swats away the attempt to clinch by St Pierre.

St Pierre forces Mahoney back against the cage and clinches.
St Pierre keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mahoney's efforts to push away.

St Pierre is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Mahoney can't fight it off and eventually St Pierre manages to take the fight to the floor. Mahoney looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Mahoney is working an open guard so St Pierre takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
St Pierre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
St Pierre thuds his right hand into Mahoney's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Pierre defending well as Mahoney loads up on a big left hand.
St Pierre tries to clinch but Mahoney is having none of it.
St Pierre scores with a decent looking hook.
St Pierre tries to clinch up but Mahoney circles away and keeps his distance.
St Pierre misses with a head kick.
Kris Mahoney is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
St Pierre throws out a powerful jab.
St Pierre tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
St Pierre takes one to the side of the head.
St Pierre wants to land a leg kick but Mahoney is out of range.
Mahoney lands a nice shot to the body.
Mahoney misses with a straight right.
St Pierre avoids the head kick by Mahoney.

St Pierre gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
St Pierre throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and St Pierre avoids it.
Mahoney lands a nice shot to the body.
St Pierre has Mahoney pressed against the cage, preventing Mahoney from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mahoney trying to control the position but instead, St Pierre has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mahoney into the cage.
St Pierre misses with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from St Pierre.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mahoney as St Pierre tries to tie him up.
Mahoney takes an elbow to the temple.
Mahoney takes a shot to the head.
St Pierre is trying to stall.
Maybe St Pierre would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Mahoney misses with a punch on the inside.
St Pierre putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mahoney in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mahoney tries to stall but St Pierre uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney has a couple of punches blocked by St Pierre.
Mahoney tries to land a knee to the head but St Pierre blocks with his arms.
St Pierre is looking to control Mahoney's arms but Mahoney gets an underhook and turns him. Now St Pierre has his back to the cage.
St Pierre utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Pierre lands an elbow inside.
St Pierre looking to slow down the pace here.
St Pierre stalling against the cage.
Mahoney managing to block the knees to the body from St Pierre.
Mahoney takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. St Pierre obliges.
St Pierre avoids a wild elbow strike from Mahoney.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stalling in the clinch from St Pierre.
Nice elbow from St Pierre.
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 Kris Mahoney's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

St Pierre tries to clinch but Mahoney is having none of it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
St Pierre has Mahoney pressed against the cage, preventing Mahoney from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
St Pierre wants to take the fight to the mat but Mahoney manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Mahoney misses with a punch to the body.
St Pierre is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
St Pierre with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mahoney doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
St Pierre dodges an elbow strike from Mahoney.
St Pierre scores with a shoulder strike.
St Pierre wants to stall.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but Mahoney blocks with his arms.
Mahoney looking to stall.
Mahoney with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Georges St Pierre has been cut.
St Pierre unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mahoney lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mahoney is trying to break the clinch but St Pierre has him pressed against the cage.
St Pierre lands a nice elbow.
Mahoney lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mahoney stalling.
A short uppercut from St Pierre.
Mahoney with a knee to the head.
Mahoney looks to throw an elbow but misses.
St Pierre takes an elbow to the forehead.
St Pierre softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but Mahoney blocks with his arms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Mahoney breaks from the clinch.
Mahoney connects with a nice looking jab.
A slow jab from Mahoney misses its intended target.
Mahoney throws a hook but St Pierre blocks it.

St Pierre fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mahoney sprawls well initially but St Pierre persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

St Pierre is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
St Pierre prevents Mahoney from improving his position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mahoney can do anything to dispel that myth.

St Pierre seems to be working for a kimura but Mahoney defends the submission attempt.

St Pierre wants to work for an arm triangle but Mahoney is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

St Pierre is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

St Pierre maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Mahoney could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but St Pierre has cracked it and Mahoney is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by St Pierre!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Georges St Pierre!
Our winner, Georges St Pierre, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.