PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nicklas Bendtner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre has chosen Youssoupha (feat. Ärsenik & Mam's) - Ne Compare Pas as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Georges St Pierre will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Bendtner
vs
St Pierre

183 cm
21
186 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

186 cm
25
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very quick

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Determined

Reaper Combatwear

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 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nicklas Bendtner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Georges St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bendtner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Georges St Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bendtner defending well as St Pierre loads up on a big left hand.
Bendtner slips a jab and a cross from St Pierre.
St Pierre fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Bendtner looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for St Pierre!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bendtner blocks St Pierre's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Bendtner with shots to the head and body - St Pierre looks very uncomfortable down there.
St Pierre is looking to get to half guard.
Bendtner with good strikes from the mount here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bendtner lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bendtner with the ground and pound from mount.
St Pierre really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bendtner. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Bendtner working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. St Pierre turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Bendtner off and cradles St Pierre's limp body as Bendtner celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Nicklas Bendtner!