PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wade Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre comes to the cage accompanied by Bouchées Doubles - En ton nom. Wade Wilson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

St Pierre
vs
Wilson

178 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

201 cm
19
170 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Georges St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wade Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps St Pierre's head backwards.
Wilson lands with an uppercut that bounces St Pierre off the cage and back into rage.
St Pierre fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wilson fails to land with a series of punches.
St Pierre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilson moves away.
Wilson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nice sprawl there from Wilson as St Pierre shoots in.
A combination from Wilson does no damage.
St Pierre wants to clinch up but Wilson keeps it at a distance.
Wilson stuffs the takedown attempt from St Pierre. St Pierre gets slowly back to his feet.
Wilson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wilson lands a nice shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Wilson.
St Pierre fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Georges St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilson lands with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wilson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wilson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A nice combination there by Wilson.
Wilson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wilson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wilson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A shot to the body from St Pierre misses
and Wilson counters with a straight right hand.
Wilson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
St Pierre shoots in looking for a takedown. Wilson tries to sprawl out of it but St Pierre keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wilson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
St Pierre is breathing heavily.
St Pierre closes the distance and clinches up with Wilson, looking for a takedown. St Pierre pushes Wilson against the cage but Wilson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wilson!
Wilson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
St Pierre is looking to clinch but Wilson is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wilson throws a combination. St Pierre tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

St Pierre is rocked!
St Pierre closes the distance and clinches up with Wilson, looking for a takedown. St Pierre pushes Wilson against the cage but Wilson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Oh St Pierre is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilson swinging wilding here.
Wilson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
St Pierre seems to have got his legs back now.
St Pierre will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wilson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
St Pierre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wilson stuffs the takedown.
Wilson with a jab.
Wilson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wilson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
St Pierre tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wilson swivels and escapes.
Wilson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wilson counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre has a takedown stuffed.
A cross from Wilson lands.
St Pierre avoids the head kick by Wilson.
Wilson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wilson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
St Pierre throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wilson counters with a stiff right hand.
Wilson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
St Pierre drops his hands momentarily and Wilson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wilson sizes up St Pierre with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wilson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
St Pierre misses with a takedown
and Wilson counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is looking to clinch.
St Pierre fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wilson scores with a three punch combo!
Wilson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wade Wilson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wilson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
St Pierre closes the distance and clinches up with Wilson, looking for a takedown. St Pierre pushes Wilson against the cage but Wilson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wilson misses with an attempted mid kick.
St Pierre takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wilson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wilson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wilson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wilson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but St Pierre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wilson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pierre fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wade Wilson 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.

A head kick misses from Wilson.
Wilson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wilson scores with a one two! St Pierre had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
St Pierre looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wilson stalks St Pierre and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into St Pierre's face. St Pierre staggers backwards, shaken.
St Pierre avoids the head kick by Wilson.
St Pierre closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wilson circles away.
A head kick by Wilson misses

and St Pierre counters with a single leg into guard. Wilson didn't expect that.

Wilson pushes St Pierre off and gets back to his feet.
Wilson throws a nice looking combination but St Pierre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wilson throws a series of strikes that have St Pierre backpedaling.
Danga de danga de dang - Wilson scores with a four punch combination!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
St Pierre shoots in and drives through. Wilson sprawls well.
Wilson scores with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson lands a jab-cross combination.
St Pierre throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Wilson.
Wilson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

St Pierre looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
St Pierre prevents Wilson from getting back to his feet.

Wilson wriggles free and stands up.
Wilson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Georges St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilson lands a two punch combo.
Wilson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
St Pierre tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wilson counters with a left to the body.
St Pierre shoots in looking for a takedown. Wilson tries to sprawl out of it but St Pierre keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wilson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice uppercut there from Wilson.
Georges St Pierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

St Pierre moves into range and clinches up with Wilson.
St Pierre tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wilson smiles and moves away.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wilson but Wilson pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

St Pierre fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Wilson sprawls well initially but St Pierre persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
St Pierre uses his free foot to push down on Wilson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Wilson.
St Pierre takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wilson is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
St Pierre controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson tries to buck St Pierre off but he can't manage it.

Wilson bucks up and throws St Pierre to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Wilson throws a nice looking combination but St Pierre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wilson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wilson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Pierre falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Wilson counter with a right hand.
St Pierre tries to clinch up but Wilson circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Georges St Pierre will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Good shot there by Wilson.
St Pierre throws a head kick that misses
and Wilson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
St Pierre shoots in looking for a takedown. Wilson tries to sprawl out of it but St Pierre keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wilson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wilson lands with a straight right. St Pierre didn't see that one coming.
Wilson throws a front kick aimed at St Pierre's knee but St Pierre avoids it well.
St Pierre fails with a takedown attempt.
St Pierre has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
St Pierre misses with a body punch
and Wilson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wilson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wilson, right into the meat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Wilson both land. Nice combination.
Wilson throws a right hand that St Pierre ducks under and follows up with a left that St Pierre also avoids with ease.
Wilson lands a slapping body shot.
Wilson throws a sloppy head kick

and St Pierre counters with a nice double leg into guard.
St Pierre is looking to work some ground and pound but Wilson has wrist control.
Wilson wants to get back to his feet but St Pierre is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
St Pierre looking to pass the guard.
Wilson wants to stand but St Pierre is controlling the position.
St Pierre is standing up over Wilson. Wilson looks to escape but St Pierre dives into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Wilson is being controlled here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Wilson misses with the combination.
St Pierre takes a head kick and keeps coming.
St Pierre closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wilson circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Georges St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilson throws a combination. St Pierre tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wilson lands a nice looking body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

St Pierre shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wilson wants to get back to his feet.
Georges St Pierre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
St Pierre takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

St Pierre is working for a submission of some sort.
St Pierre trying to control the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is trying to stand.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with St Pierre in particular looking to stall.
St Pierre passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Wilson!
St Pierre with shots to the head and body - Wilson looks very uncomfortable down there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Pierre landing shots from mount.
St Pierre fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

And that's the end of the fight!
Georges St Pierre showed his dominance in that final round.
I think St Pierre 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Wade Wilson!