PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between George St pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Kramer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George St pierre could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Damian Kramer's chin.

St pierre
vs
Kramer

196 cm
34
156 lbs
19 - 17 - 0

175 cm
25
168 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George St pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Damian Kramer!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St pierre smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kramer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by St pierre.
St pierre connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice straight punches there by Kramer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kramer.
Kramer fails with an attempt to clinch.
St pierre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kramer.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kramer. St pierre does a little dance to reset his feet.

Kramer closes the distance and clinches.
Kramer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Kramer.

Kramer breaks the clinch.
St pierre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
St pierre slips a straight right by Kramer.
Kramer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from St pierre.
St pierre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kramer.
St pierre swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

St pierre gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kramer to score an easy takedown into full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kramer wanted to stand there but St pierre had control of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kramer engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kramer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

St pierre looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kramer stands and throws St pierre's legs to the side, diving into side control.
St pierre tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kramer wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
St pierre manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kramer's best efforts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kramer wants to stand but St pierre has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Kramer is controlling the pace.
It looks like Kramer is going to stand back up.
St pierre is trying to stand.

St pierre is defending against the submission attempts here by Kramer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kramer sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kramer tries to stand but can't do so whilst St pierre controls his leg.
St pierre is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at >TAPOUT ELITE< that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Kramer trying to control the pace.

Damian Kramer has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
St pierre throws a series of punches but Kramer avoids them all with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Kramer misses the target.
St pierre ducks under a wild hook from Kramer.
St pierre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kramer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kramer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kramer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and St pierre counters with a two punch combo.
Kramer swinging wildly here.
St pierre misses with a two punch combination.
Kramer stuffs the takedown.
A jab from Kramer misses.
Kramer misses with a hook.
St pierre swinging wildly here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kramer throws a series of punches but St pierre moves out of range.
Kramer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
St pierre checks a leg kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damian Kramer dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kramer lands a lovely overhand right.
Kramer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kramer throws a nice looking combination but St pierre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kramer throws a jab when St pierre was well out of range.
St pierre slips a jab and a cross from Kramer.

St pierre closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - St pierre lands in his opponent's guard.
St pierre trying to control but Kramer is working from the bottom.
St pierre stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kramer swivels though and keeps the full guard.

St pierre postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Kramer is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of St pierre, into his guard.
Kramer is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's one minute gone in the round.

St pierre is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kramer is aware though and is defending well.
Kramer slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Kramer avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kramer would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
St pierre wants to get back to his feet but Kramer is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kramer works a leg free and moves into half guard.
St pierre works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kramer pushing down on St pierre's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kramer is controlling the pace.
St pierre gets back to full guard.
Kramer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

St pierre looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kramer passes into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kramer lands a few punches from side control.
St pierre is looking for a sweep.
Kramer wants to stand but St pierre has his arm trapped.
St pierre tries to get back to half guard but can't.
St pierre gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
St pierre works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kramer engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
St pierre looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kramer is one step ahead there.
St pierre looking to control.

St pierre working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kramer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kramer manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

St pierre throws his legs up looking for a submission but Kramer uses it to pass to side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St pierre tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kramer wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
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 George St pierre will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Left hook, right uppercut from Kramer.
Kramer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
St pierre swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kramer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. St pierre looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kramer throws a right hand that St pierre ducks under and follows up with a left that St pierre also avoids with ease.
Kramer takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
St pierre misses with a wild combination.
Kramer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kramer misses with the combination.
Some wild striking there from St pierre.
A swing and a miss from Kramer.
Damian Kramer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kramer misses with a straight right.
Kramer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before St pierre has time to react.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kramer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. St pierre manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
St pierre's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and St pierre duly obliges.
St pierre misses with the combination.
Kramer swinging wildly here.
St pierre fails to land with a series of punches.
St pierre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kramer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kramer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
St pierre misses with a two punch combination.
St pierre looks to land a combination but Kramer avoids it well.
St pierre checks a leg kick.

Kramer moves into the clinch.
St pierre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kramer tries to throw a body punch but St pierre avoids it by throwing Kramer back against the cage.
St pierre is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kramer to keep the fight standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kramer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from St pierre.

Kramer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kramer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to St pierre's calf.
A nice combination there by Kramer.
St pierre really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kramer misses with a right hand
and St pierre counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kramer throws out a loose jab but St pierre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kramer lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kramer doesn't manage to clinch there - St pierre circles away.
St pierre swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kramer thows a left - swing and a miss!
St pierre tries to bum rush Kramer with a series of wild strikes but Kramer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kramer works the jab nicely.
St pierre shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
St pierre throws a series of punches but Kramer avoids them all with ease.
Kramer misses with a looping right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St pierre looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kramer misses with an uppercut. St pierre saw that one coming.
Kramer goes for a double leg but St pierre avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as St pierre continues to drive forward.
St pierre is trying to pull guard but Kramer has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George St pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Kramer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
St pierre slips under a jab.
Kramer misses with a few strikes there.
George St pierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sloppy strikes from Kramer. Those never looked like landing.
St pierre goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kramer scores with a leg kick.
St pierre gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kramer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St pierre misses with a jab, cross combination.
St pierre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
St pierre shoots in for a takedown but Kramer shows good takedown defense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St pierre closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kramer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kramer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kramer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St pierre moves away.
Kramer misses with a few strikes there.
Kramer tries to clinch there but St pierre circles away.
Kramer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kramer stuns St pierre with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
St pierre shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St pierre throws a series of punches but Kramer moves out of range.
St pierre staying out of range there.
Kramer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

And that's the end of the fight!
Damian Kramer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kramer has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damian Kramer!