PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lance St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre comes to the cage accompanied by 16 FEVER. Lance St Pierre has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

St Pierre
vs
Gracie

181 cm
33
182 lbs
34 - 14 - 3

183 cm
37
185 lbs
29 - 20 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 34 - 14 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lance St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vitor Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by St Pierre as he connects with a hook.

It looks like Vitor Gracie has been cut.

Gracie closes the distance and pushes St Pierre back into the cage.
St Pierre lands an uppercut.
St Pierre tries to work over Gracie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gracie lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gracie tries to work over St Pierre's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
St Pierre blocks a body shot from Gracie.
St Pierre is pressed up against the cage. Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking to drag St Pierre down to the mat. St Pierre avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
St Pierre lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gracie swings for the body but St Pierre moves out of range.
St Pierre throws a leg kick but Gracie moved away.
Gracie takes a swing at St Pierre's ribcage but misses.
Gracie works the jab nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt
and St Pierre counters with a good low kick that Gracie was not able to check.
St Pierre throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Lance St Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from St Pierre.
Gracie moves out of range as St Pierre strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre pushes Gracie away with a front kick.
Gracie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but St Pierre swivels and escapes.
Lance St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vitor Gracie.
Gracie avoids a kick to the body.
St Pierre looks for the body kick but Gracie saw that one coming.
Gracie uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
St Pierre misses with a kick to the body.
St Pierre misses the jab.
St Pierre throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gracie catches St Pierre with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lance St Pierre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
St Pierre pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
St Pierre leaves Gracie with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Gracie drives through with a takedown into St Pierre's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but St Pierre is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Gracie is fighting to break St Pierre's control of his arms but St Pierre is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

We're going to have a standup here because Lance St Pierre wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
St Pierre falls off balance throwing a combination

and Gracie counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre lands with a right to the head.
Gracie can't find room to land a body shot as St Pierre controls the action.
Gracie wants a takedown but no success here.
Gracie misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie misses with a punch on the inside.
St Pierre prevents a body shot from Gracie.
St Pierre blocking some punches.
Gracie content to slow the pace in the clinch.
St Pierre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gracie drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gracie misses with a punch to the body.
St Pierre struggles to land a body shot inside as Gracie controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
St Pierre blocks an uppercut.
Gracie misses with a punch to the body.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from St Pierre fails to land.
St Pierre digs a right hand into Gracie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gracie's gas tank.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gracie.
Gracie lands a nice shot to the body.
Gracie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie misses with a hook to the ribs.
St Pierre scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Pierre lands an uppercut.
Gracie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with St Pierre's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Vitor Gracie will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vitor Gracie's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Gracie lands with a shot to the body.
Gracie misses with a looping right.
St Pierre swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gracie slips under a jab.
St Pierre wants to land a leg kick but Gracie is out of range.
St Pierre misses the body punch

and Gracie counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gracie.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
St Pierre is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

Gracie is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Gracie wants to control from the top but St Pierre keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
St Pierre is pulling down on Gracie's head. It's preventing any offense from Gracie, at least for the moment.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
St Pierre is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gracie swings and misses with a shot to the body
and St Pierre counters with a body kick that stops Gracie in his tracks momentarily.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St Pierre.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lance St Pierre is winning the standup battle so far.
St Pierre misses with a wild combination.

Gracie shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but St Pierre defending well.

Gracie is sneakily working for an arm triangle but St Pierre sees it coming and defends easily.

Gracie is trying to work for a kimura but St Pierre is defending well.
Gracie trying to mount his opponent but St Pierre defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.

St Pierre is defending against the submission attempts here by Gracie.
Gracie is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and St Pierre reverses the position - he's now on top in Gracie's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
St Pierre trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
St Pierre wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
St Pierre is really struggling to control Gracie but he's trying to hold on to the position.

Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gracie wants to control but St Pierre passes easily into half guard.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. St Pierre is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
St Pierre takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie tries to roll over but St Pierre keeps him under control.
St Pierre working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
St Pierre is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vitor Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vitor Gracie's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - 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 hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Gracie works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
St Pierre slips a jab and a cross from Gracie.
St Pierre misses with a combination

and Gracie counters by moving into the clinch.
St Pierre blocking some punches.
Gracie goes for a takedown attempt but St Pierre pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Good standup being displayed there by St Pierre as he connects with a hook.
St Pierre looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Gracie throws a one two combo.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gracie, as that shot connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from St Pierre. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
St Pierre walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gracie checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
St Pierre misses with an uppercut.
St Pierre turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gracie checks the leg kick nicely there.
St Pierre looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
St Pierre swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
St Pierre looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
St Pierre connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gracie throws a shot to the body.
Gracie blocks the body kick.
Gracie dives in and grabs St Pierre's left leg, looking for a takedown. St Pierre pushes down on Gracie's head and hops out.
Gracie blocks a jab.
Lance St Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands with a shot to the body.
St Pierre misses with a low kick.
Gracie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? St Pierre is fending him off so far but Gracie persists. Nope, St Pierre circles away and we're back to standing.
Lance St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vitor Gracie.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St Pierre.
St Pierre plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gracie is defended easily by St Pierre.
St Pierre just misses with a punch to the body.
Vitor Gracie is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
St Pierre throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gracie.
St Pierre throws a leg kick but Gracie sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gracie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
St Pierre looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Gracie. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gracie.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by St Pierre. St Pierre obviously looking to wear him down.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gracie swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by St Pierre.
St Pierre delivers a nice body kick.
St Pierre pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
St Pierre tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
St Pierre with a nice cross.
A head kick misses from St Pierre.
Nice cross by St Pierre.
St Pierre just misses with a punch to the body.
St Pierre throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
St Pierre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Gracie scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Pierre fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gracie.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre clobbers Gracie with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
St Pierre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gracie checks a leg kick.

Gracie rushes St Pierre and presses him up against the cage.
Gracie tries a body shot but St Pierre blocks it.
St Pierre misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from St Pierre - that landed with a thud.
Gracie tries to throw a body punch but St Pierre avoids it by throwing Gracie back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St Pierre working aggressively here.
St Pierre lands a nice uppercut.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lance St Pierre showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gracie has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!