PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabio Del Mar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

St Pierre
vs
Del Mar

180 cm
26
180 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

180 cm
28
180 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
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 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Georges St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fabio Del Mar!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from St Pierre. Del Mar does a little dance to reset his feet.
St Pierre uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Del Mar.
St Pierre ducks under a wild hook from Del Mar.
Del Mar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Del Mar lands a head kick!

It looks like Georges St Pierre has been cut.
Del Mar doesn't manage to clinch there - St Pierre circles away.

Del Mar instigates a clinch.
Del Mar lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Del Mar taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
St Pierre looking for a takedown.
Del Mar pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Mar trying to land knees to the body.
Del Mar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but St Pierre blocks it with crossed arms.
Del Mar tries a knee to the head but St Pierre blocks it.
Del Mar is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Del Mar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but St Pierre blocks it with crossed arms.
Del Mar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Del Mar is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Del Mar looking to throw knees to the head but St Pierre is blocking nicely.
St Pierre looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Del Mar 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.
Del Mar prevents St Pierre from breaking the clinch.
St Pierre can't break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

St Pierre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
St Pierre takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Del Mar tries to clinch there but St Pierre circles away.
Fabio Del Mar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
St Pierre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Del Mar.
St Pierre takes a kick to the side of the head.
A combination from St Pierre does no damage.
Del Mar connects with a leg kick. St Pierre looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Pierre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Del Mar.
Del Mar is looking to clinch.
St Pierre throws out a loose jab but Del Mar uses good head movement to avoid it.
St Pierre throws a head kick but Del Mar moves out of range.
Del Mar pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Mar tries to clinch up.
St Pierre avoids the head kick by Del Mar.
St Pierre fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Del Mar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Del Mar has taken the fight to the clinch.
Del Mar looking to throw knees to the head but St Pierre is blocking nicely.
Del Mar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
St Pierre is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Georges St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Del Mar is trying to stall.
St Pierre avoiding damage as Del Mar throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Del Mar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Del Mar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Del Mar misses with a knee to the head.
Del Mar taking a breather.
St Pierre managing to block the knees to the body from Del Mar.
Del Mar misses with a knee strike.
Del Mar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but St Pierre has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Del Mar stalls.
St Pierre takes a knee right on the jaw!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Del Mar trying to control the position but instead, St Pierre has worked for underhooks and has pushed Del Mar into the cage.
St Pierre managing to block the knees to the body from Del Mar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fabio Del Mar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Georges St Pierre's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Del Mar throws a sloppy head kick and St Pierre moves out of range easily.

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 Del Mar!
Del Mar tries to improve position but can't.
St Pierre grinds an elbow into Del Mar's temple.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Del Mar tries to get back to half guard but can't.

St Pierre swings around for an armbar but Del Mar sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into St Pierre's guard.
Del Mar tries to free his leg and advance position but St Pierre is retaining full guard.
St Pierre is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
St Pierre tries to land a sweep but no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Pierre keeping moving, preventing Del Mar from controlling successfully.
St Pierre can't keep his opponent in guard - Del Mar advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.

St Pierre kicks off Del Mar and gets to his feet.
St Pierre throws a combination that misses

and Del Mar holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Del Mar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Del Mar misses with a knee to the head.
Del Mar taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
St Pierre looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
St Pierre is trying to push Del Mar away but Del Mar has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
St Pierre has had enough of the clinch but Del Mar keeps him there for the moment.
Del Mar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but St Pierre blocks it with crossed arms.
St Pierre managing to block the knees to the body from Del Mar.
Del Mar throws a knee to the head but misses.
St Pierre blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Del Mar working St Pierre over with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Del Mar - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Del Mar misses with a knee to the head.
St Pierre wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Del Mar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A knee to the head by Del Mar.
Del Mar is pressed up against the cage. St Pierre has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Del Mar down to the mat. Del Mar avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
St Pierre tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Del Mar is looking to clinch.
Del Mar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and St Pierre has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Del Mar wants to clinch up but St Pierre keeps it at a distance.
St Pierre blocks a head kick by Del Mar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Del Mar.
No joy there for Del Mar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
St Pierre swats away the attempt to clinch by Del Mar.
Del Mar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Del Mar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick misses from Del Mar.
Del Mar throws a sloppy head kick and St Pierre moves out of range easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Del Mar.

Del Mar gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Del Mar stalling against the cage.
Del Mar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and St Pierre avoids it.
Del Mar misses with a knee strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Del Mar obliges.
Del Mar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Del Mar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but St Pierre has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

St Pierre gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Del Mar wants to sweep here but St Pierre controlling him for the moment.
Del Mar is trying to control the position but St Pierre postures up.
St Pierre looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fabio Del Mar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Georges St Pierre'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. And we move into the final round!

Del Mar tries a head kick but it misses.
Del Mar throws a right and a left that St Pierre avoids nicely.
Del Mar connects with a leg kick. St Pierre looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Del Mar.
St Pierre throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Del Mar lands a nice leg kick that just misses St Pierre's sensitive parts.

St Pierre shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Del Mar is trying to control the position but St Pierre postures up.
Del Mar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
St Pierre trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

St Pierre drops back looking for a leg! Del Mar is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Del Mar manages to kick St Pierre off! St Pierre jumps back into Del Mar's guard.
St Pierre stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Del Mar swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Del Mar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Pierre stops Del Mar from standing up.
St Pierre won't allow Del Mar to sweep him here.
St Pierre postures up in Del Mar's guard and throws a big left but Del Mar blocks it.
St Pierre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Del Mar trying to control the position.
St Pierre stopping the sweep attempt from Del Mar.
St Pierre wants to control from the top but Del Mar keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Mar lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for St Pierre!
St Pierre working to try and regain half guard.
St Pierre is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

Del Mar goes for an armbar but he's not got it… St Pierre turns into him and now he's in Del Mar's guard.
St Pierre throws a strike but Del Mar rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre trying to control the position.
St Pierre working a defensive guard but Del Mar manages to pass into side control anyway.
St Pierre wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Del Mar is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. St Pierre knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Georges St Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Del Mar trying to control the action but St Pierre is working from the bottom.
Del Mar taking a break here but St Pierre is having none of it and regains half guard.
Fabio Del Mar is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Del Mar wants to take a breather but St Pierre is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Georges St Pierre.
I think Del Mar 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fabio Del Mar!
Fabio Del Mar bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.