PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Crop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Crop
vs
St Pierre

169 cm
18
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
169 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Heavy handed

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 St Petersburg, Mirko Crop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Georges St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

St Pierre rushes Crop and presses him up against the cage.
Crop trying to land knees to the body.
Crop prevents a takedown attempt there.
St Pierre goes for a takedown attempt but Crop pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

St Pierre clinches.
St Pierre changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Crop fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mirko Crop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georges St Pierre.
St Pierre dives in and grabs Crop's left leg, looking for a takedown. Crop pushes down on St Pierre's head and hops out.
Crop blocks a head kick by St Pierre.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre shoots for a takedown but Crop saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Crop has taken the fight to the clinch.
St Pierre blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
St Pierre avoiding damage as Crop throws knees to the body.
St Pierre trying to land knees to the body.
St Pierre managing to block the knees to the body from Crop.
St Pierre is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Crop is defending well.
Crop lands a good knee to the midsection. St Pierre won't want to take too many of those.
St Pierre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Crop missing with knees to the body.
Crop keeps control of St Pierre as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
St Pierre tries to pull guard but Crop holds him up against the cage and eventually St Pierre drops back down to his feet.
Knees to the body from Crop.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crop is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. St Pierre is defending well for now.
Crop landing some nice looking knees to the body.
St Pierre looks winded!
St Pierre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Crop prevents St Pierre from breaking the clinch.
Crop utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
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!
Crop missing with knees to the body.
Crop tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and St Pierre avoids it.
St Pierre tries to stall but Crop uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
St Pierre avoiding damage as Crop throws knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from St Pierre.
Crop is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. St Pierre is defending well for now.
Crop is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. St Pierre is defending well for now.
St Pierre avoiding damage as Crop throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre avoiding damage as Crop throws knees to the body.
St Pierre looking for a takedown.
Crop tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and St Pierre avoids it.
St Pierre wants to break the clinch but can't.
Crop tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and St Pierre avoids it.
Crop using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
St Pierre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Crop landing knees to the body.
St Pierre blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
St Pierre managing to block the knees to the body from Crop.
Crop missing with knees to the body.
Crop scores a nice knee to the body.
St Pierre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Crop is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. St Pierre is defending well for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre tries to pull guard but Crop holds him up against the cage and eventually St Pierre drops back down to his feet.
Crop tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and St Pierre avoids it.
Crop landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crop landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
St Pierre blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crop unloads a knee to the mid-section.
St Pierre avoiding damage as Crop throws knees to the body.
Crop is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. St Pierre is defending well for now.
Crop tries to land knees in the clinch but St Pierre avoids the damage to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pierre managing to block the knees to the body from Crop.
St Pierre managing to block the knees to the body from Crop.
Crop tries to land knees in the clinch but St Pierre avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mirko Crop dominated that 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.

St Pierre swings widly with a right hand
and Crop counters with a left to the body.
Crop is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crop wants to clinch.
St Pierre shoots in looking for a takedown. Crop tries to sprawl out of it but St Pierre keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Crop manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Pierre shoots for a double leg takedown but Crop sprawls well. He's pushed St Pierre's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Crop as he jumps to the side.
Mirko Crop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georges St Pierre.
St Pierre is breathing heavily.
St Pierre loads up on a big right hand but Crop slips the punch.
Crop fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crop tries to close the distance and clinch up but St Pierre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
St Pierre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crop moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
St Pierre wants to clinch.
Georges St Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

St Pierre shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Crop tries to kick St Pierre off in order to stand up. St Pierre Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Crop wants to get back to his feet.

St Pierre looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Crop knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for St Pierre on the ground.
St Pierre tries to move into full mount but can't pass Crop's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crop tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
St Pierre won't let Crop get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
St Pierre with shots to the head and body - Crop looks very uncomfortable down there.
Crop squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

St Pierre is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by St Pierre!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Georges St Pierre!