PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Winke Tygesen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George StPierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Winke Tygesen has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Tygesen
vs
StPierre

178 cm
21
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
183 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Prefers standup

Dangerous GnP
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Winke Tygesen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, George StPierre!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

StPierre gets a clinch.
Tygesen is stalling here.
Tygesen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tygesen prevents the takedown attempt.
StPierre avoiding damage as Tygesen throws knees to the body.
Tygesen prevents the takedown attempt.
Tygesen misses with a knee to the head.
Tygesen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tygesen taking a breather.
StPierre wants to take the fight to the mat but Tygesen manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Winke Tygesen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George StPierre.
Tygesen trying to control the position but instead, StPierre has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tygesen into the cage.
Tygesen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tygesen can't find room to land a body shot as StPierre controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tygesen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tygesen pushes off an throws an elbow but StPierre leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tygesen lands an elbow inside that StPierre shrugs off.
Tygesen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but StPierre blocks it with crossed arms.
StPierre is trying to break free.
StPierre drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
StPierre leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tygesen stalling.
Tygesen tries to land a knee to the head but StPierre blocks with his arms.
Tygesen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tygesen prevents StPierre from breaking the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Tygesen.
Tygesen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has StPierre in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tygesen avoiding damage as StPierre throws knees to the body.
StPierre avoiding damage as Tygesen throws knees to the body.
Tygesen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tygesen misses with a punch on the inside.
Tygesen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through StPierre's defenses.
Tygesen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
StPierre blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
StPierre is trying to maintain a safe position but Tygesen gets an underhook and turns StPierre into the cage.
Tygesen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through StPierre's defenses.
Tygesen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
StPierre blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tygesen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
StPierre takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tygesen stops a takedown attempt from StPierre.
Tygesen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but StPierre blocks it with crossed arms.
The referee calls for Tygesen to work.
Tygesen misses with a punch to the body.
StPierre blocks an uppercut.
StPierre tries to circle away but Tygesen has him pinned against the cage.
StPierre tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tygesen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tygesen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
StPierre drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
StPierre is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tygesen is defending well.
Tygesen scores with a knee to the head.
StPierre has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tygesen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
StPierre takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tygesen throws an elbow that misses.
Tygesen looking to throw knees to the head but StPierre is blocking nicely.
Tygesen working aggressively here.
StPierre is working for takedown but Tygesen is calmly controlling the position for now.
StPierre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
StPierre drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tygesen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tygesen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tygesen scores with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tygesen lands an elbow just above StPierre 's eye.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tygesen.
Tygesen scores a nice knee to the body.
Tygesen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Winke Tygesen 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.

StPierre shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tygesen defends it nicely.
StPierre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tygesen manages to avoid it.

Tygesen instigates a clinch.
Tygesen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but StPierre has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
StPierre has Tygesen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tygesen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
StPierre has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tygesen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Winke Tygesen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George StPierre.
StPierre has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tygesen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tygesen tries a body shot but StPierre blocks it.
Tygesen misses with a knee to the head.
StPierre is trying to push Tygesen away but Tygesen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Winke Tygesen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tygesen stops a takedown attempt from StPierre.
StPierre letting Tygesen take a breather here.
StPierre takes a knee to the side of the body.
StPierre has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tygesen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tygesen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tygesen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tygesen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but StPierre blocks it with crossed arms.
Tygesen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through StPierre's defenses.
StPierre swings wildly with an uppercut but Tygesen uses good head movement to avoid it.
StPierre has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
StPierre is trying to break free.
Tygesen scores a nice knee to the body.
Tygesen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but StPierre has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
StPierre tries to land knees in the clinch but Tygesen avoids the damage to the body.
Tygesen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tygesen lands a nice knee to the body.
StPierre blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tygesen avoids the elbow strike from StPierre, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tygesen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tygesen can't find room to land a body shot as StPierre controls the action.
Tygesen trying to land knees to the body.
StPierre looking for a takedown.
Tygesen struggles to land a body shot inside as StPierre controls his hands.
Tygesen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
StPierre takes an elbow to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
StPierre is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tygesen looking to throw knees to the head but StPierre is blocking nicely.
Knees to the body from Tygesen.
Tygesen prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tygesen misses with an elbow over the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Tygesen scores with a nice short uppercut.
StPierre blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tygesen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but StPierre has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tygesen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tygesen throws a punch but it's blocked by StPierre.
Tygesen tries to land a knee to the head but StPierre blocks with his arms.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tygesen prevents the takedown attempt.
Tygesen is trying to stall.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tygesen missing with knees to the body.
StPierre managing to block the knees to the body from Tygesen.
Tygesen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from StPierre.
Tygesen misses with an elbow over the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tygesen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tygesen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
StPierre blocks an elbow strike.
Tygesen landing knees to the head.
StPierre blocks the elbow strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as StPierre takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tygesen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. StPierre is defending well for now.
Tygesen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but StPierre has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
StPierre has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tygesen just misses with a elbow thrown towards StPierre's brow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tygesen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but StPierre blocks it with crossed arms.
Tygesen throws an elbow but it misses.
StPierre has Tygesen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tygesen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
StPierre goes for a takedown attempt but Tygesen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Winke Tygesen 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Tygesen tries to clinch but StPierre is having none of it.
Tygesen is looking to clinch.
Tygesen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but StPierre paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tygesen is looking to clinch but StPierre is avoiding it.
Tygesen tries to clinch up.
StPierre misses the shot to the body.
StPierre looks to score with a jab to the body but Tygesen is just out of range.
Tygesen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tygesen wants to clinch up but StPierre keeps it at a distance.
StPierre misses with a straight left.
Tygesen moves in looking to clinch but StPierre pushes him off.
StPierre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tygesen.
Tygesen tries to close the distance and clinch up but StPierre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tygesen tries to close the distance and clinch but StPierre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tygesen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

StPierre gets tackled into the cage by Tygesen. Tygesen maintains the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
StPierre letting Tygesen take a breather here.
StPierre has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tygesen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tygesen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tygesen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. StPierre is defending well for now.
StPierre blocks an uppercut.
StPierre has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tygesen after a bit of a struggle.
Tygesen with a knee to the head.
Tygesen landing knees to the body.
StPierre looking for a takedown.
Winke Tygesen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George StPierre.
Tygesen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tygesen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tygesen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tygesen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tygesen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and StPierre avoids it.
Tygesen looking to throw knees to the head but StPierre is blocking nicely.
StPierre drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tygesen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tygesen stuffs the takedown attempt from StPierre. StPierre gets slowly back to his feet.
Tygesen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tygesen tries to clinch up.
Tygesen tries to clinch but StPierre moves away
and StPierre counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
StPierre swats away the attempt to clinch by Tygesen.
Tygesen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tygesen tries to close the distance and clinch but StPierre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tygesen tries to clinch up.
StPierre throws out a loose jab but Tygesen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tygesen tries to clinch up but StPierre circles away and keeps his distance.
StPierre misses with a body shot.
StPierre looks to throw the jab but Tygesen is out of range.
Tygesen tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and StPierre counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by StPierre.
StPierre working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
StPierre wants to pass the guard but Tygesen is keeping the position.
StPierre throwing strikes from guard but Tygesen blocks nicely.
StPierre trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
StPierre with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
StPierre works a leg free and moves into half guard.
StPierre wants to take a breather but Tygesen is having none of it.
StPierre trying to mount his opponent but Tygesen defends it.
Tygesen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but StPierre scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
StPierre throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
StPierre content to control rather than advance.
George StPierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
StPierre has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
StPierre drops an elbow to the side of Tygesen's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
George StPierre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tygesen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Winke Tygesen!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Winke Tygesen!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Winke Tygesen!

Winke Tygesen wins by unanimous decision!