PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Peppu Reiska MacDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George St pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacDonald kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Placebo - Pure Morning. 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.

Reiska MacDonald
vs
St pierre

179 cm
27
161 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

196 cm
30
156 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peppu Reiska MacDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George St pierre!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from St pierre.
St pierre throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and MacDonald makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
St pierre throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent MacDonald stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
MacDonald throws a shot from downtown. St pierre moves away and avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for MacDonald.
St pierre is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
St pierre misses the shot to the body.
MacDonald buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
St pierre cracks MacDonald with a right hand to the side of the head.
MacDonald fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but St pierre is out of range.
MacDonald scores with a body shot.
MacDonald moves away from the strike by St pierre.
St pierre walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. MacDonald checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
St pierre shoots and misses
and MacDonald counters with a straight right hand.
St pierre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. MacDonald sees it coming and avoids it easily.
St pierre misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MacDonald checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice takedown defense from MacDonald. No joy for St pierre on that attempt.
Peppu Reiska MacDonald has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George St pierre.
MacDonald's corner calls for a 1-2. MacDonald obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
MacDonald cracks the inside of St pierre's front leg.
St pierre throws a right and a left that both miss.
MacDonald connects with a right hand. St pierre shakes it off.
A slow jab from MacDonald misses its intended target.
George St pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St pierre moves forwards but MacDonald connects with a nice, crisp jab.
MacDonald lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
MacDonald keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
St pierre throws a left and a right that both miss
and MacDonald counters with a body kick.
MacDonald connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from MacDonald.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacDonald thumps St pierre with a low kick.
MacDonald throws a head kick but St pierre moves out of range.

St pierre drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
St pierre is looking to take a break and control but MacDonald is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
MacDonald holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
MacDonald is trying to control St pierre's posture but St pierre avoids it.
MacDonald tries to buck St pierre off but St pierre is having none of it.

St pierre looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

St pierre tries for a kimura but MacDonald is defending well.
St pierre wants to lay and pray for a moment but MacDonald keeps working.
MacDonald sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

St pierre seems to be looking for submissions.
MacDonald trying to control from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St pierre is trying to control the action in half guard but MacDonald is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
MacDonald is pressing down on St pierre's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
MacDonald manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
St pierre really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
MacDonald lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St pierre is trying to escape the mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St pierre flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
MacDonald tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peppu Reiska MacDonald dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

St pierre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
MacDonald fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and St pierre has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sloppy strikes from St pierre. Those never looked like landing.
MacDonald lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
MacDonald lands a jab to the nose.

St pierre is rocked!
MacDonald throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
St pierre is still on wobbly legs! Can MacDonald finish him?
MacDonald thows a body kick. St pierre tries to catch it but that hurt him.
St pierre seems to have recovered his senses.
St pierre throws a nice looking combination but MacDonald bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
St pierre throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from St pierre. Those never looked like landing.
MacDonald throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St pierre throws a combination that misses
and St pierre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
St pierre is breathing heavily.
A chopping leg kick lands by MacDonald.
St pierre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Peppu Reiska MacDonald is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
St pierre swats away the attempt to clinch by MacDonald.
MacDonald throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
St pierre misses with a combination
and MacDonald counters with a lovely shot to the body.
MacDonald scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
MacDonald scores with a jab. St pierre acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
MacDonald missing with a left hand there. St pierre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A chopping leg kick lands by MacDonald.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
MacDonald doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for St pierre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
George St pierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
MacDonald ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A clash of legs there as St pierre blocks the low kick.
St pierre throws a chopping leg kick but MacDonald manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
St pierre shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says MacDonald as he avoids it easily.
MacDonald tries to clinch up.
Donk. MacDonald catches St pierre right on the button with a cross.
St pierre staying out of range there.
MacDonald throws a shot to the body.
MacDonald throws a nice outside leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from St pierre.
MacDonald cracks St pierre with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacDonald lands a straight punch to the body, keeping St pierre at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from MacDonald. St pierre does a little dance to reset his feet.
St pierre uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from MacDonald.
MacDonald with a jab.
MacDonald throws a right and a left that St pierre avoids nicely.
St pierre throws a series of punches but MacDonald moves out of range.
St pierre blocks a head kick by MacDonald.
MacDonald fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St pierre manages to avoid it.
St pierre throws a series of punches but MacDonald moves out of range.
MacDonald fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and St pierre has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
MacDonald throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St pierre throws a right hand that MacDonald ducks under and follows up with a left that MacDonald also avoids with ease.
MacDonald's corner calls for a 1-2. MacDonald obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
MacDonald lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St pierre sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
St pierre takes a body punch but keeps moving.
St pierre ducks right into an uppercut from MacDonald.
MacDonald scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
St pierre throws a chopping leg kick but MacDonald manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A left lands for MacDonald.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
MacDonald thows a body shot but no joy.
St pierre shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as MacDonald sprawls well. MacDonald wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. St pierre gets slowly back to his feet.
Peppu Reiska MacDonald has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George St pierre.
Nice cross by MacDonald.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peppu Reiska MacDonald dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

St pierre moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
St pierre throws a good cross that connects.

MacDonald rushes St pierre and presses him up against the cage.
MacDonald is leaning against St pierre and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

MacDonald's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
St pierre ducks right into an uppercut from MacDonald.
A head kick misses from MacDonald.
MacDonald throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
MacDonald looks to throw the jab but St pierre is out of range.
St pierre swinging wildly here.
MacDonald throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
MacDonald just misses with a punch to the body.
St pierre takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
St pierre misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.

A momentary lapse in concentration from MacDonald enables St pierre to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. MacDonald manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
MacDonald looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
MacDonald controlling St pierre's posture.
MacDonald is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that St pierre can do to turn this around?
St pierre wants to control from the top but MacDonald keeps moving.
St pierre is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. George St pierre hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A lazy left from St pierre finds it's target.
MacDonald chopping away at his opponent's legs.
St pierre misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice straight punches there by MacDonald. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of MacDonald.
St pierre misses with a two punch combination.
MacDonald connects with a single shot there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
St pierre looks to land a combination but MacDonald avoids it well.
St pierre dodges the punch combination from MacDonald.
MacDonald looks to land a left hand but St pierre moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. St pierre catches MacDonald right on the button with a cross.
MacDonald fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St pierre manages to avoid it.

MacDonald has taken the fight to the clinch.
MacDonald tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
MacDonald throws a blind hook that connects with the side of St pierres head.
A right hand to the body from MacDonald.
MacDonald lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down St pierre.
MacDonald lands with a light punch inside.

MacDonald drops St pierre with a big knee straight up the middle! St pierre is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from St pierre does no damage.
MacDonald throws a monster overhand right that drops St pierre! MacDonald follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peppu Reiska MacDonald!
Peppu Reiska MacDonald took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'do you believe in miracles?!?'.