PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dave Spiteri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geordie St Pearce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Dave Spiteri has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Spiteri
vs
St Pearce

172 cm
23
178 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

183 cm
20
179 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dave Spiteri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Geordie St Pearce!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Ben Watson and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pearce bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
St Pearce avoids the body shot from Spiteri.
St Pearce misses with a looping left.
St Pearce throws a looping overhand right but Spiteri ducks down to avoid it.
Spiteri tests St Pearce's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Spiteri misses with a few strikes there.
St Pearce lands a nice shot that snaps Spiteri's head back.
St Pearce shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Spiteri as he jumps to the side.
Spiteri has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD-Guts & Glory Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Spiteri wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
St Pearce gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Spiteri.
A slapping leg kick lands for Spiteri.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Pearce on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Spiteri slips under a jab.
Spiteri steps to the side to avoid the strikes from St Pearce.
St Pearce sizes up Spiteri with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Spiteri misses with a looping right.
St Pearce takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Spiteri throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Spiteri uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from St Pearce.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spiteri moves out of range as St Pearce strikes.
No joy there for Spiteri, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

St Pearce scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
You can see the frustration on Spiteri's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
St Pearce working the ground and pound from side control.
Spiteri wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Spiteri isn't going anywhere.
St Pearce has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Spiteri is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Spiteri sneaks back into half guard.
St Pearce throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Spiteri blocking the ground and pound attempt from St Pearce.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Pearce is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Spiteri is looking for a sweep. St Pearce is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Spiteri is trying to defend against the ground and pound but St Pearce scores with a couple of nice shots.
Spiteri is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Spiteri trying to control here.
St Pearce wants to take a breather but Spiteri is having none of it.
St Pearce is thwarting Spiteri's attempts to control the position.
Spiteri is refusing to be controlled, as St Pearce sits in half guard.
Spiteri wants to get back to full guard.
St Pearce thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spiteri moves into full guard.
St Pearce won't allow Spiteri to sweep him here.
Spiteri on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Spiteri tries to get out of the position.
St Pearce slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Spiteri is looking to regain half guard here but St Pearce keeps moving and retains side control.
St Pearce is looking to take a break and control but Spiteri is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
St Pearce in side control, throwing shots but Spiteri defends.
The strikes coming from St Pearce are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Spiteri tries to improve position but can't.
St Pearce wants to lay and pray for a moment but Spiteri keeps working.
St Pearce is putting a hurting on Spiteri here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spiteri wants to control but St Pearce postures up.
Spiteri avoids any damage from the ground and pound of St Pearce.
Spiteri manages to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spiteri slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Pearce loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
St Pearce lands a couple of elbows.
St Pearce trying to control the position from guard on top but Spiteri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

St Pearce 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 Pearce looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dave Spiteri will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

St Pearce tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Spiteri defends well and St Pearce ends up having to push Spiteri into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Spiteri breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Spiteri scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. St Pearce doesn't seem bothered though.
St Pearce defending well as Spiteri loads up on a big left hand.
Spiteri jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Spiteri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
St Pearce lands a nice shot that snaps Spiteri's head back.
Spiteri throws a leg kick which misses St Pearce's front leg but catches the back leg as St Pearce tries to avoid it.
Spiteri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
St Pearce misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spiteri.
St Pearce takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
St Pearce uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spiteri.
St Pearce walks into a stiff left hand from Spiteri.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Decent striking displayed by St Pearce there.
Spiteri throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
St Pearce slips under a jab.
St Pearce throws a predictable looking body shot
and St Pearce takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pearce bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Spiteri moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Spiteri tries to sprawl but St Pearce drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Spiteri is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of St Pearce's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take St Pearce's back!
Spiteri trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure St Pearce doesn't escape.
Geordie St Pearce has got the better of the ground game so far.
Spiteri is not going to allow St Pearce to sit and survive in this position.
St Pearce wants to escape the position.
St Pearce takes a big shot to the side of the head.

Spiteri looking for the choke from the back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spiteri really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for St Pearce.
Spiteri lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Spiteri.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Spiteri.

St Pearce is rocked!
Spiteri is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
St Pearce is still in real trouble! Can Spiteri finish him?
St Pearce rolls, trying to escape but Spiteri keeps control of the position.
Spiteri cracks St Pearce with a big right hand from the back mount! St Pearce immediately covers up and the referee dives in to save him under a barrage of more strikes! Spiteri takes this one by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dave Spiteri!
Dave Spiteri took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, GREEN!160 for their support in the buildup to the fight.