PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steven Shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre St George (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St George is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Beautiful People. 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.

Shields
vs
St George

177 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

171 cm
23
155 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steven Shields!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pierre St George!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Shields tries to keep at a distance but St George has taken the fight into the clinch.
Shields looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
St George tries to land a knee to the head but Shields blocks with his arms.

St George has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Shields uses from the top position.

St George scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Shields tries to clinch there but St George circles away.

St George closes the distance and pushes Shields back into the cage.

St George pulls guard.
St George wants to get back to his feet but Shields is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shields wants to control from the top but St George keeps moving.
St George trying to keep a closed guard but Shields is proving a slippery customer.
St George seems keen to control Shields's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Pierre St George.
Shields misses with a body shot.

St George pushes Shields up against the cage in a clinch.
St George unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shields lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shields drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
St George lands a hook to the side of the head.

St George escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

St George manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Shields on his heels. He'll look to pass Shields's guard now, I'm sure.
St George stopping the sweep attempt from Shields.
St George landing with the ground and pound.
St George scoring with punches to the head and body.
St George lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

St George gets to his feet - Shields follows without any prompting.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

St George has Shields up against the cage in a clinch.
St George connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shields's face.
St George lands an elbow inside.

St George pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

St George moves into range and clinches up with Shields.
St George connects with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as St George takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
St George avoiding damage as Shields throws knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from St George.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St George softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
St George is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Shields is defending well.
St George tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
St George throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shields blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pierre St George dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Shields tries to keep at a distance but St George has taken the fight into the clinch.
St George with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees in the clinch landing for St George.
St George throws a knee to the head but misses.

St George manages to break the clinch.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
St George forces Shields back against the cage and clinches.
St George trying to control the position but instead, Shields has worked for underhooks and has pushed St George into the cage.

St George has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Shields uses from the top position.

St George uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
St George tries to clinch up but Shields circles away and keeps his distance.

St George forces Shields back against the cage and clinches.
St George connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shields's face.
St George manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St George tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shields takes a knee right on the jaw!

St George is trying to trip Shields. He has hold of a leg but Shields is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. St George persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
St George loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
St George wants to stand but Shields is controlling his posture from full guard.

Shields throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! St George escapes and throws Shields's legs to the side, diving into side control!
St George wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shields keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St George in side control lands a decent elbow.
St George looks up at the clock and then as Shields takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, St George smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Shields tries to get back to half guard but can't.
St George connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Shields some visible discomfort.
Shields is looking for a sweep.
Shields tries to escape but St George is in control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St George scoring with punches from side control.
St George is putting a hurting on Shields here, landing some big shots from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

St George decides to stand back up. St George steps back and let's Shields get back to his feet.

St George moves into the clinch.
St George throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shields blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pierre St George showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

St George darts in and clinches Shields up against the cage.

St George manages to pull guard.
St George is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
St George's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
St George has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shields trying to control but St George is working from the bottom.
St George is looking to stand up but Shields isn't so interested in that idea.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

St George looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

St George got a little sloppy there for a moment and Shields has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, St George has managed to get both his arms back between Shields's legs - danger averted.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

St George gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields keeps the fight on the outside.
St George tries to close the distance and clinch but Shields swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
St George tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shields swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shields keeps the fight on the outside.
St George tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
St George feints a jab promting Shields to slip. St George then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Shields slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Shields defends well against a solid takedown attempt from St George.
Shields shoots in for a takedown but St George shows good takedown defense.
Shields dodges the punch combination from St George.

St George moves into the clinch successfully.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shields obliges.
St George taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

St George drags the fight down to the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St George is trying to keep Shields in close.
Pierre St George is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Shields would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

St George manages to escape and get back to his feet.
St George tries to clinch up but Shields circles away and keeps his distance.
St George tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Steven Shields has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pierre St George seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St George tries to clinch up but Shields circles away and keeps his distance.
Steven Shields is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shields circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

St George closes the distance and clinches.
St George with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St George trying to land knees to the body.

St George breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

St George closes the distance and clinches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pierre St George comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well St George has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pierre St George!
A very excited looking Pierre St George made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.