PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George St Peirre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Driver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

St Peirre
vs
Driver

180 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, George St Peirre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Billy Driver!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Driver shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Peirre counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Peirre.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Peirre landing with the ground and pound.
Driver can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Peirre controls the pace.
Peirre content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Driver keeping moving, preventing Peirre from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Peirre's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peirre not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Driver keeping moving, preventing Peirre from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peirre stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Driver swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Driver tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Driver keeping moving, preventing Peirre from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Driver trying to keep a closed guard but Peirre is proving a slippery customer.

The ref stands the fighters back up because George St Peirre just wasn't active enough.
Driver fails with an attempt to clinch.
Peirre fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peirre shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Driver defends it nicely.
Driver keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Peirre shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Peirre slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Peirre misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Peirre 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.
Peirre landing a few strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Peirre tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Peirre has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Driver on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Peirre wants to lay and pray for a moment but Driver keeps working.
Driver avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Peirre.
Driver is trying to get back to half guard.
Peirre in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Peirre looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Driver wants to get back to his feet but Peirre is dominant here and he's now got Driver's back!

Peirre working for a choke but Driver is defending well.

Peirre is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Driver defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peirre lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Driver hold on?!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George St Peirre dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Peirre shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Driver napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Peirre tries for a kimura but Driver is defending well.

Peirre is trying to get an arm triangle but Driver is defending well.

Peirre is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Driver is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Driver is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peirre missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Peirre is keen to just control but Driver is a slippery customer.
Driver is trying to stand.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Peirre wants to lay and pray for a moment but Driver keeps working.
Driver taking some punishment here, with Peirre in his half guard.
Peirre passes the guard and advances to mount!
Driver wants to hold on but Peirre pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peirre working the ground and pound effectively.

Peirre looking for a guillotine from mount but Driver is having none of it.
Peirre lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Driver hang on?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Driver tries to hold on but Peirre pushes him away.
Peirre can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Driver is looking to escape.
Peirre controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peirre trying to control but Driver is having none of it.
Peirre punishing his opponent with strikes.
Peirre controlling his opponent.

Peirre moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Driver has worked his arm free - good work by Driver!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peirre works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Peirre landing a few strikes.
Driver is not content to let Peirre control the position.
Driver is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George St Peirre dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Peirre shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Driver but Driver pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Peirre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Driver can do to turn this around?

Peirre moves into range and clinches up with Driver.
Peirre wants a takedown.

Peirre has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Driver regains guard immediately.
Peirre loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Peirre preventing the sweep.
Peirre pushes down on Driver's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Peirre lands a nice short elbow.
Still in half guard, Peirre seems content to control.
Driver is looking to control Peirre's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Driver avoid being mounted?
Peirre works his way into full mount!
Peirre landing strikes from the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peirre has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Driver's face.
Peirre unloading with bombs!
Peirre cracks Driver with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peirre lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Peirre goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Driver is on top in guard.

Peirre pushes Driver off and gets back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Driver wants to clinch.

Peirre shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Peirre was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Peirre postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Driver looks a forlorn figure.
Driver is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peirre in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Peirre looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Peirre scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Peirre scoring with strikes but Driver is staying in there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peirre is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Driver can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Driver takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Driver is looking to improve his position but Peirre isn't that keen on the idea.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Driver is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

And that's the end of the fight!
George St Peirre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Peirre has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George St Peirre!
George St Peirre decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.