PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Machida The Coward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Coward comes to the cage accompanied by machida the best. The crowd seem to be enjoying St Pierre's choice of entrance music: Ca Fait Mal. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

The Coward
vs
St Pierre

170 cm
34
192 lbs
32 - 4 - 0

185 cm
27
192 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

ANABOLIC 160Q and LAUNDRY 90%

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Machida The Coward!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Georges St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

St Pierre drives through and clinches with The Coward against the cage.
The Coward scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The Coward has a couple of punches blocked by St Pierre.
St Pierre with an attempt at a knee that misses.
St Pierre throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but The Coward blocks it with crossed arms.
The Coward misses with a knee to the head.
St Pierre with an attempt at a knee that misses.
St Pierre trying to control the position but instead, The Coward has worked for underhooks and has pushed St Pierre into the cage.
The Coward misses with a punch on the inside.
The Coward presses St Pierre against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
St Pierre with an attempt at a knee that misses.
St Pierre pressing his opponent against the cage.
St Pierre with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but The Coward blocks with his arms.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The Coward avoids it.
The Coward throws a punch but it's blocked by St Pierre.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Coward has St Pierre pressed against the cage.
The Coward fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Coward tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from The Coward fails to land.
St Pierre will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning The Coward up against the cage.
The referee calls for The Coward to work.
St Pierre stalls.
St Pierre with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
St Pierre taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
St Pierre throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stalling in the clinch from The Coward.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but The Coward blocks with his arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by St Pierre as The Coward tries to tie him up.
The Coward lands an uppercut.
St Pierre gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The Coward misses with a body punch.
St Pierre throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but The Coward blocks it with crossed arms.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The Coward avoids it.
The Coward is stalling here.
The Coward takes an elbow to the forehead.
The Coward misses with some punches.
The Coward tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
St Pierre with a knee to the head.
St Pierre slows down the pace here.
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 stalling in the clinch but The Coward improves position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A quick uppercut on the inside from The Coward.
The Coward can't find room to land a body shot as St Pierre controls the action.
The Coward scores with a shoulder strike.
The Coward lands with a right to the head.
The Coward tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A knee to the head by St Pierre.
The Coward throws a blind hook that connects with the side of St Pierres head.
The Coward misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Coward swings away with an uppercut that misses.
St Pierre misses with a knee strike.
The Coward misses with some punches.
St Pierre looking to throw knees to the head but The Coward is blocking nicely.
St Pierre tries to land knees in the clinch but The Coward avoids the damage to the body.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but The Coward blocks with his arms.
The Coward misses with a hook to the ribs.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from The Coward fails to land.
The Coward tries to break the clinch but St Pierre is controlling the position.
St Pierre pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The Coward lands a left hand.
The Coward throws an elbow that misses.
St Pierre manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but The Coward blocks it.
St Pierre letting The Coward take a breather here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Coward misses with a body punch.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Coward doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Coward digs a right hand into St Pierre's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on St Pierre's gas tank.
The Coward gets through St Pierre's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
St Pierre throws a knee to the head but misses.
The Coward tries to throw a body punch but St Pierre avoids it by throwing The Coward back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Machida The Coward dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

The Coward connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
St Pierre fails with the takedown
and The Coward counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
St Pierre avoids the body shot from The Coward.
A low kick from The Coward is predictable there
and St Pierre counters with a big head kick but The Coward shrugs it off.
A head kick by St Pierre misses
and The Coward counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
St Pierre throws a lazy head kick
and The Coward counters with a leg kick.
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!
The Coward looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The Coward lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The Coward avoids the head kick by St Pierre.
The Coward drops St Pierre with a straight right hand, right on the button! The Coward follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Machida The Coward!
Machida The Coward retains his middleweight title!
In his post fight interview, Machida The Coward gave a big smile as he said 'Where at you Tonal?I know you goin duck me. Dont be scared homie!'.