PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ncolas St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen Dead & Buried as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

St Pierre
vs
Jones

215 cm
22
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
181 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ncolas St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Justin Jones!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws a right and a left that St Pierre avoids nicely.
Justin Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Pierre keeps the fight on the outside.
St Pierre fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
No luck for Jones with that takedown attempt.

St Pierre fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jones, pushing him back against the cage.
Jones tries to break the clinch but St Pierre is controlling the position.

St Pierre manages to break the clinch.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
St Pierre tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jones swivels and escapes.
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.
Jones keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ncolas St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Pierre swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Jones throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around St Pierre's waist but St Pierre gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jones off to one side.
Jones catches St Pierre with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's one minute gone in the round.

St Pierre darts in and clinches Jones up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Jones.
St Pierre cracks Jones with a nice body shot.
Jones prevents the takedown attempt.
Jones works on St Pierre's body with a couple of short punches.

St Pierre escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
St Pierre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

St Pierre clinches with his opponent.
A shot in the inside from Jones.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but St Pierre won't allow it.

Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
St Pierre is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Jones goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Jones shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. St Pierre manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

St Pierre has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jones can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jones lands a couple of elbows.
St Pierre is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
Jones wants to stand but St Pierre has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Jones makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones wanted to stand there but St Pierre had control of the position.

St Pierre is working an open guard so Jones takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones 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.
Jones looks winded!
A good leg kick by St Pierre.
Jones looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
St Pierre is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jones sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jones dives in and grabs St Pierre's left leg, looking for a takedown. St Pierre pushes down on Jones's head and hops out.
St Pierre avoids a punch combination nicely.
St Pierre fails with a takedown attempt.
St Pierre dives in for a single leg takedown but Jones sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

St Pierre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
St Pierre scores with a hook to the body. Jones takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jones misses with the combination.
St Pierre looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jones tries to clinch but St Pierre is having none of it.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones works the jab nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

St Pierre gets in close and instigates a clinch.
St Pierre is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jones to keep the fight standing.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but St Pierre has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Jones dominated that round.
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.

St Pierre darts in looking for a takedown but Jones gets double underhooks and turns St Pierre into the cage.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but St Pierre has him pressed against the cage.

St Pierre manages to break the clinch.
Jones wants to clinch up but St Pierre keeps it at a distance.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Jones 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.
Jones keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
St Pierre stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and St Pierre wants it to stay on the feet.
Jones looks to throw the jab but St Pierre is out of range.
Jones will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jones but Jones pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ncolas St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

St Pierre rushes Jones and presses him up against the cage.

St Pierre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones falls off balance throwing a combination
and St Pierre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones darts in trying to clinch
and St Pierre counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
No luck for St Pierre with that takedown attempt.
Jab by Jones.
St Pierre fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jones dives in for a single leg takedown but St Pierre sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

St Pierre escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Justin Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
St Pierre lands a slapping body shot.
Jones misses with a right hand

and St Pierre counters by clinching up.
Jones tries a knee to the head but St Pierre blocks it.
St Pierre fails to pull the fight into his guard.

St Pierre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
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 misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jones throws a right and a left that St Pierre avoids nicely.

St Pierre moves into range and clinches up with Jones.
St Pierre lands an elbow inside.
Jones is trying to push St Pierre away but St Pierre has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

St Pierre pulls guard effortlessly.
Jones trying to stand up but can't free himself from St Pierre's guard.
St Pierre controlling the position.
St Pierre will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

St Pierre is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
St Pierre is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre has momentary wrist control but Jones slips an elbow through the middle.
Jones cracks St Pierre with a solid left hand.
Jones tries to stand but St Pierre is controlling from the bottom.
Jones wants to control from the top but St Pierre keeps moving.

St Pierre has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Jones is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for St Pierre.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Pierre tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jones 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 Ncolas St Pierre will probably get the nod.
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!

St Pierre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Jones tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but St Pierre defends well and Jones ends up having to push St Pierre into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

St Pierre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but St Pierre circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones throws a series of punches but St Pierre moves out of range.
St Pierre is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jones sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jones throws a head kick but St Pierre moves out of range.
Jones looks for a takedown but St Pierre sprawls well.
Jones takes a head kick and keeps coming.
St Pierre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Horrible takedown by St Pierre or perhaps it was just good defense by Jones which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ncolas St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and St Pierre wants it to stay on the feet.

St Pierre has managed to clinch.
St Pierre jumps guard but Jones turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
St Pierre prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but St Pierre won't allow it.
St Pierre tries for a takedown. No joy.

St Pierre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Jones shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with St Pierre but St Pierre pushes him off and we're back to square one.
St Pierre shoots for a takedown but Jones saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands with a nice combination. St Pierre backs away looking to recover.

St Pierre has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones gets underhooks to prevent St Pierre's takedown attempt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by St Pierre.
St Pierre gets underhooks to prevent Jones's takedown attempt.
Jones misses with the head strike.
St Pierre keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

St Pierre decides to pull guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Jones stands and steps away. St Pierre gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Jones throws a series of punches but St Pierre moves out of range.

Jones shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones not doing much here.
St Pierre is trying to get back to full guard.
Justin Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jones wants to take a breather but St Pierre is having none of it.
St Pierre is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jones landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is looking to improve his position.
St Pierre is not content to let Jones control the position.

St Pierre is defending against the submission attempts here by Jones.
St Pierre landing rabbit punches to the side of Jones's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jones is trying to control. St Pierre wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jones 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Jones!
A relieved looking Justin Jones thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.