PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Kampmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

St Pierre
vs
Kampmann

178 cm
32
180 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

183 cm
24
167 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Georges St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Martin Kampmann!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Winston Howard and Francis DeMontford.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre checks a leg kick nicely.
Kampmann lands a jab.
Kampmann throws a leg kick but St Pierre sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kampmann pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kampmann jabs St Pierre to the body, keeping him at a distance.
St Pierre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kampmann.
A left and a right from Kampmann both land. Nice combination.

Kampmann takes the fight into the clinch.
Kampmann on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
St Pierre misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kampmann.
Kampmann dodges an elbow strike from St Pierre.
Kampmann takes a shot to the head.
Kampmann tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
St Pierre misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kampmann.
Kampmann throws a blind hook that connects with the side of St Pierres head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Pierre lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kampmann trying to control the position but instead, St Pierre has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kampmann into the cage.
St Pierre throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the cage, St Pierre throws an elbow but misses.
Kampmann blocks the elbow strike.
Kampmann misses with some punches.
St Pierre misses with an elbow over the top.
Kampmann blocking some punches.
Kampmann tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kampmann lands a hook to the side of the head.
St Pierre lands a damaging elbow.
Kampmann misses with a body punch.
Kampmann has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. St Pierre seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kampmann can turn it around.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Good body shot from Kampmann.
St Pierre misses with an elbow over the top.
Kampmann lands with a short shot to the head.
St Pierre looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kampmann is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kampmann takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Martin Kampmann has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kampmann trying to stall but St Pierre improves his position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice glancing elbow lands by St Pierre.
A short right from Kampmann on the inside.
Kampmann avoids the elbow strike from St Pierre, against the cage.
Kampmann looking to stall.
Kampmann tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kampmann avoids a wild elbow strike from St Pierre.
St Pierre lands an elbow inside.
Kampmann has a couple of punches blocked by St Pierre.
Kampmann misses with the head strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, St Pierre throws an elbow but misses.
St Pierre throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, St Pierre creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kampmann struggles to land a body shot inside as St Pierre controls his hands.
St Pierre misses with an elbow over the top.
St Pierre looks to throw an elbow but misses.
St Pierre throws an elbow that misses.
Kampmann lands with a left to the head.
Kampmann misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kampmann tries a body shot but St Pierre blocks it.
St Pierre misses with an elbow strike.
St Pierre throws an elbow but it misses.
Kampmann makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
St Pierre lands an elbow that stopped Kampmann in his tracks for a moment.
Stalling in the clinch from Kampmann.
A short right from Kampmann on the inside.
Kampmann slowing the pace effectively.
St Pierre takes a shot to the head.
Kampmann dodges an elbow strike from St Pierre.
Kampmann avoids the elbow strike from St Pierre, against the cage.
Kampmann pushes St Pierre back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kampmann misses with a hook from the clinch.
St Pierre throws an elbow but it misses.
Kampmann misses with a hook from the clinch.
St Pierre pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short left from Kampmann.
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!
Kampmann is trying to stall.
St Pierre throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kampmann.
Kampmann working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
St Pierre lands a damaging elbow.
St Pierre misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from St Pierre.
St Pierre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kampmann lands a body shot.
Kampmann wants to stall.
St Pierre misses with an elbow over the top.
St Pierre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
St Pierre throws an elbow but it misses.
Kampmann lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
St Pierre gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
St Pierre lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
St Pierre misses with an elbow over the top.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kampmann dodges an elbow strike from St Pierre.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kampmann.
Kampmann lands a body punch in the clinch.
St Pierre lands a damaging elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, St Pierre throws an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martin Kampmann dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Martin Kampmann's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kampmann looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kampmann lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kampmann fails with an attempt to clinch.
St Pierre fails in his attempt to clinch.
St Pierre is looking to clinch.
Kampmann misses with a low kick as St Pierre jumps back.
Georges St Pierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kampmann throws a leg kick that misses.

Kampmann lands a left and a right that send St Pierre crashing to the mat, dazed. Kampmann thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

St Pierre is rocked!

It looks like Georges St Pierre has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kampmann fakes the body blow, causing St Pierre to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! St Pierre goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Martin Kampmann!
Our winner, Martin Kampmann, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.