PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thirty Pack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thirty Pack has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

St Pierre
vs
Pack

178 cm
20
169 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

180 cm
25
169 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
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 3 - 3 - 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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thirty Pack!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre closes the distance and clinches up with Pack, looking for a takedown. St Pierre pushes Pack against the cage but Pack circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Pack drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pack controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
St Pierre is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pack content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pack's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Let's hope that Pack has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Pack stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. St Pierre swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pack really doesn't want to stay on the ground with St Pierre. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
St Pierre can't keep his opponent in guard - Pack advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Pack trying to control from half guard but St Pierre is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

St Pierre looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pack stalling.
Pack wants to take a breather but St Pierre is having none of it.

St Pierre looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pack wants to advance to full mount but St Pierre doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
St Pierre trying to keep a closed guard but Pack is proving a slippery customer.
Pack lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pack sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed St Pierre's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pack controlling the action here.
St Pierre wants to improve his position but Pack is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
St Pierre is breathing heavily.

Pack is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and St Pierre defends it well.
St Pierre wants to improve his position but Pack is controlling well.
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!
Pack perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Pack looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pack controlling the action here.
Pack's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre taking some punishment here, with Pack in his half guard.
St Pierre is trying to maintain the position but Pack is very close to passing his half guard.

Pack seems to be looking for submissions.
Pack passes to full mount!
Pack tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
St Pierre tries to lock up and control but Pack gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Pack scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish St Pierre?
Pack looking to control but St Pierre is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
St Pierre tries to lock up and control but Pack gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pack controlling the position easily from mount.
Pack pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Pack looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Pack is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But St Pierre has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from St Pierre!
St Pierre stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pack swivels though and keeps the full guard.
St Pierre trying to control but Pack is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thirty Pack dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

St Pierre shoots and misses

and Pack counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Pack lands a nice shot to the body.

Pack is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. St Pierre can't fight it off and eventually Pack manages to take the fight to the floor. St Pierre looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pack looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Pack trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pack postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pack trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pack wants to control from the top but St Pierre keeps moving.

St Pierre is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pack wants to control from the top but St Pierre keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pack is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pack working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Pack drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pack jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Pack's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Pack lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pack controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Pack wants to pass the guard but St Pierre is keeping the position.

St Pierre has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pack can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pack stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. St Pierre swivels though and keeps the full guard.

St Pierre throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pack scoring with punches to the head and body.

Pack avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pack wants to pass the guard but St Pierre is keeping the position.
Pack passes St Pierre's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Pack lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pack not doing much here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pack is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Pack uses his free foot to push down on St Pierre's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for St Pierre.
Thirty Pack has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pack takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pack with good strikes from the mount here!
Pack sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
St Pierre is desperately trying to improve his position but Pack has a good base and remains in mount.
Pack controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pack looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Pack controlling from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

St Pierre defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Pack.
Pack trying to control but St Pierre is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pack controlling his opponent.
St Pierre in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thirty Pack showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Pack dives in and scores a takedown into St Pierre's guard.
Pack is in close to St Pierre's body, working some short punches and elbows.

St Pierre is rocked!
Pack's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Oh St Pierre is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pack must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pack postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
St Pierre trying to keep a closed guard but Pack is proving a slippery customer.
Pack stands up over St Pierre, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Pack 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.
St Pierre can't keep his opponent in guard - Pack advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Pack landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
St Pierre trying to control here.
St Pierre is looking to improve his position.
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!

Pack is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Pack content to control rather than advance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Pack is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so St Pierre is just riding it out for now. Pack eventually gives up the hold.
Pack with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
St Pierre has hold of Pack's hands but Pack slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pack sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Pack is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, St Pierre has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pack lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
St Pierre wants to control but Pack is keeping busy.

St Pierre looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pack lands with a punch from half guard.
Pack moves nicely into side control.
Pack controls the position.
Pack is putting a hurting on St Pierre here, landing some big shots from side control.
Pack working the body and head with strikes.
Pack works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Pack cracks St Pierre with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Pack immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! St Pierre is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Pack!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thirty Pack!