PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Peacock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Georges St Pierre acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Peacock
vs
St Pierre

182 cm
24
176 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anderson Peacock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Georges St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peacock has his takedown stuffed

and St Pierre counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
St Pierre with a flurry of punches that miss.
Peacock is looking to stand up but St Pierre isn't so interested in that idea.
St Pierre looking to pass the guard.
St Pierre has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Peacock wants to get back to his feet but St Pierre is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Peacock wants to sweep here but St Pierre controlling him for the moment.
St Pierre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Peacock works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peacock is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Peacock is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Peacock utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Peacock is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst St Pierre is controlling him.
St Pierre's corner is telling him to maintain position.
St Pierre is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Peacock knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for St Pierre on the ground.
St Pierre controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peacock preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Peacock wants to stand up but St Pierre is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peacock looking for a sweep. Not yet Peacock, not yet.
Peacock is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Anderson Peacock has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Peacock lands the left hand.

St Pierre feints and as Peacock raises his hands in defense, St Pierre changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Pierre looking to pass the guard.
St Pierre looks winded!
Peacock tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Peacock wants to get back to his feet but St Pierre is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Peacock working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from St Pierre.
St Pierre lands a couple of digs.
Peacock has momentary wrist control but St Pierre slips an elbow through the middle.
St Pierre missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
St Pierre working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
St Pierre won't allow Peacock to get back to his feet.
St Pierre lands a couple of decent looking shots.
St Pierre trying to control but Peacock is working from the bottom.

St Pierre avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Peacock on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Peacock tries to get out of the position.
St Pierre lands a couple of digs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Peacock's head.
Peacock wants to stand but St Pierre is controlling the position.
Peacock has momentary wrist control but St Pierre slips an elbow through the middle.
St Pierre working some strikes from top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Pierre postures up in Peacock's guard and throws a big left but Peacock blocks it.
St Pierre with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
St Pierre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Peacock works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

St Pierre got a little sloppy there for a moment and Peacock has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, St Pierre has managed to get both his arms back between Peacock's legs - danger averted.
St Pierre with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Georges St Pierre dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Peacock scores with a jab. St Pierre acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Anderson Peacock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Pierre is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Peacock.
Peacock finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Good work by St Pierre as he checks the leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Peacock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Peacock tries to clinch but St Pierre moves out of range.
Peacock lands with a cross.
Peacock misses with a few strikes there.
A head kick misses from Peacock.
Peacock lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
St Pierre is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peacock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but St Pierre circles away quickly and effectively.

St Pierre gets a double leg takedown into Peacock's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peacock utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
St Pierre stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Peacock swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Peacock wants to stand but St Pierre is controlling the position.
St Pierre pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Peacock is keeping the position for now.
St Pierre stops Peacock from standing up.
St Pierre missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
St Pierre lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
St Pierre working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Peacock working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from St Pierre.
St Pierre lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Peacock wants to stand but St Pierre is controlling the position.
St Pierre working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Peacock is looking to stand up but St Pierre isn't so interested in that idea.
St Pierre postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Peacock looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Pierre working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Peacock working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from St Pierre.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peacock is trying to hold St Pierre in close to prevent damage but St Pierre has managed to pass into half guard.
St Pierre working Peacock over with strikes.
Peacock has hold of St Pierre's hands but St Pierre slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
St Pierre takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
St Pierre working over Peacock with some ground and pound. Peacock looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
St Pierre lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
St Pierre is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Peacock wants to get back to his feet.
St Pierre sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Peacock defending well though.
St Pierre throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Peacock with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Peacock taking some punishment here, with St Pierre in his half guard.
Ground and pound from St Pierre.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. St Pierre connects with a nice short shot to Peacock's temple.
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 drops an elbow to the side of Peacock's head.
St Pierre lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
St Pierre missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Peacock is trying to stand back up but St Pierre is controlling him
Peacock taking some punishment here, with St Pierre in his half guard.
Peacock is trying to control but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ground and pound from St Pierre.
St Pierre sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Peacock defending well though.
St Pierre working Peacock over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Georges St Pierre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Some wild striking there from Peacock.
Anderson Peacock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Peacock misses with a double jab.
No luck for Peacock with that takedown attempt.
Peacock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Peacock fails with a takedown attempt.
St Pierre throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St Pierre moves out of range as Peacock throws a body kick.
St Pierre moves out of range of the body kick from Peacock.
Peacock rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but St Pierre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Peacock scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Peacock shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Peacock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peacock tries for a takedown but St Pierre sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
St Pierre throws a looping overhand right but Peacock ducks down to avoid it.
St Pierre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Peacock.
St Pierre swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Peacock tries to bum rush St Pierre with a series of wild strikes but St Pierre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Peacock shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has St Pierre pinned against the cage. St Pierre gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Peacock dodges the punch combination from St Pierre.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre slips a jab and a cross from Peacock.
Left hook, right uppercut from Peacock.
St Pierre misses with an uppercut. Peacock saw that one coming.
Anderson Peacock is winning the standup battle so far.
Peacock ducks under a wild hook from St Pierre.
Left hook, right uppercut from Peacock.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Peacock.
Peacock throws a nice looking combination but St Pierre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Peacock throws a right and a left that St Pierre avoids nicely.
Peacock works over St Pierre's head and body with a nice combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

St Pierre looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Peacock!
Sloppy strikes there by St Pierre.
St Pierre in side control, throwing shots but Peacock defends.
St Pierre prevents Peacock from escaping the position.
Peacock is working to avoid the ground and pound but St Pierre connects with a decent elbow.
Peacock is looking for a sweep.
St Pierre lands a decent elbow from side control.
St Pierre in side control lands a decent elbow.
St Pierre working the body and head with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Peacock some visible discomfort.
Peacock wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Peacock tries to improve position but can't.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Pierre lands a nice forearm strike.
Georges St Pierre is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
St Pierre scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Peacock to see if he's OK.
St Pierre landing strikes.
Peacock is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Georges St Pierre has got the better of the ground game so far.
Peacock is trying to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pierre connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Peacock some visible discomfort.
Anderson Peacock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
St Pierre landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Georges St Pierre.
I've got St Pierre winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Georges St Pierre!