PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joney Snow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kesigan St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by aint no sunshine. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Snow
vs
St Pierre

184 cm
25
175 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
29
170 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joney Snow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kesigan St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

St Pierre gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Snow jumps guard but St Pierre stands there with Snow around his waist. Snow gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Snow landing knees to the body.
St Pierre with an attempt at a knee that misses.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
St Pierre misses with a knee to the head.
Snow with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Kesigan St Pierre has been cut.
Snow tries a knee to the head but St Pierre blocks it.
St Pierre blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Snow pulls guard successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Snow wants to control the position but St Pierre says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
St Pierre wants to stand up but Snow is controlling the position.
Snow wants to control but St Pierre is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Snow is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of St Pierre's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take St Pierre's back!
St Pierre prevents Snow from getting a body triangle.

Snow has his opponent's back but St Pierre is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Snow.
Snow lands a head kick. St Pierre smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

St Pierre instigates a clinch.
St Pierre misses with a knee strike.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Snow blocks an elbow strike.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but Snow blocks it.
Snow tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Snow trying to land knees to the body.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but Snow blocks it.
Snow lands a nice knee to the body.
St Pierre looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snow throws a knee to the head but misses.
St Pierre throws a knee to the head but misses.
Snow looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Snow landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Snow obliges.
Snow with an attempt at a knee that misses.
St Pierre throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Snow blocks it with crossed arms.

Snow pulls St Pierre into guard.
Snow working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre wants to get up but he can't break Snow's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Snow is trying to keep St Pierre in close.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Joney Snow just wasn't active enough.
Snow fails in his attempt to clinch.
St Pierre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Snow is looking to clinch.
Snow lands with a kick to the temple. St Pierre shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
St Pierre blocks a head kick by Snow.

St Pierre moves into the clinch.
St Pierre throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Snow blocks it with crossed arms.
Snow tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and St Pierre avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snow tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. St Pierre smiles and moves away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

St Pierre moves into the clinch.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but Snow blocks with his arms.
Snow tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. St Pierre just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joney Snow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Pierre throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Snow blocks it with crossed arms.
St Pierre lands an elbow inside.
Snow landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snow misses with a knee to the head.
Snow scores a nice knee to the body.
Snow working St Pierre over with knees to the body.
Snow crunches a lovely knee into St Pierre's ribcage.
Snow fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Snow lands a knee to the head.
St Pierre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Snow tries a knee to the head but St Pierre blocks it.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
St Pierre throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joney Snow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kesigan St Pierre's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Snow scores with a head kick.

St Pierre moves into the clinch.
Snow avoids the elbow strike from St Pierre, against the cage.
St Pierre with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Snow tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. St Pierre smiles and moves away.

St Pierre gets a clinch.
St Pierre throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Snow blocks it with crossed arms.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
St Pierre pressing his opponent against the cage.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but Snow blocks with his arms.
St Pierre misses with a knee strike.
Snow with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Snow landing knees to the body.
Snow lands a knee to the body.
Snow fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Snow tries a knee to the head but St Pierre blocks it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Snow blocks it with crossed arms.
Snow tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but Snow blocks it.
Snow throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but St Pierre blocks it with crossed arms.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
St Pierre takes a knee right on the jaw!
Snow is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables St Pierre to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joney Snow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Pierre using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Snow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Snow landing knees to the head.
St Pierre with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Snow crunches a lovely knee into St Pierre's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Snow obliges.
Snow tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Snow tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
St Pierre with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
St Pierre misses with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Snow.
St Pierre misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Snow.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Snow throws a knee to the head but misses.
St Pierre misses with a knee to the head.
St Pierre with an attempt at a knee that misses.
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!
Snow jumps guard but St Pierre stands there with Snow around his waist. Snow gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
St Pierre with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Snow.
St Pierre connects with a knee to the head.
Snow landing some nice looking knees to the body.
St Pierre with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Snow crunches a lovely knee into St Pierre's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Snow.
St Pierre with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Snow with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre takes a knee right on the jaw!
Snow takes an elbow to the forehead.
Snow missing with knees to the body.
St Pierre looking to throw knees to the head but Snow is blocking nicely.
St Pierre misses with a knee to the head.
St Pierre avoiding damage as Snow throws knees to the body.
St Pierre misses with a knee to the head.
Snow tries to pull guard but St Pierre forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
St Pierre looking to throw knees to the head but Snow is blocking nicely.
Snow connects with a nasty looking knee right to St Pierre's face.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Snow obliges.
St Pierre misses with a knee to the head.
St Pierre with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Snow with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Snow trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre scores with a knee to the head.
Snow landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
St Pierre misses with a knee to the head.
Snow crunches a lovely knee into St Pierre's ribcage.
Snow tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and St Pierre avoids it.
St Pierre misses with a knee strike.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but Snow blocks with his arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Snow.
Snow lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
St Pierre misses with an elbow strike.
Joney Snow has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Pierre looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
St Pierre looking to throw knees to the head but Snow is blocking nicely.
Snow lands a knee to the body.
St Pierre misses with a knee strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Snow trying to land knees to the body.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees in the clinch landing for Snow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Snow obliges.
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 Joney Snow will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kesigan St Pierre's cut.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

St Pierre has Snow up against the cage in a clinch.
St Pierre with an attempt at a knee that misses.
St Pierre throws a knee to the head but misses.
Snow tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and St Pierre avoids it.

Snow pulls guard effortlessly.
Snow working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Snow tries to clinch but St Pierre moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Snow lands a head kick. St Pierre smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

St Pierre closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but St Pierre blocks it with crossed arms.
St Pierre using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Snow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Snow misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from St Pierre.
Snow tries a knee to the head but St Pierre blocks it.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
St Pierre looking to throw knees to the head but Snow is blocking nicely.
St Pierre avoiding damage as Snow throws knees to the body.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but Snow blocks it.
St Pierre throws an elbow but it misses.
St Pierre throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Snow blocks it with crossed arms.
Snow fails to pull guard.
St Pierre gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
St Pierre takes a knee to the side of the body.
St Pierre comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
St Pierre misses with a knee strike.
Snow with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
St Pierre looking to throw knees to the head but Snow is blocking nicely.
With the fighters up against the cage, St Pierre throws an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
St Pierre misses with a knee strike.
Snow jumps guard but St Pierre turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
St Pierre creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
St Pierre connects with a knee to the head.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Snow connects with a nasty looking knee right to St Pierre's face.
St Pierre using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Snow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Snow crunches a lovely knee into St Pierre's ribcage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Snow jumps guard but St Pierre turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joney Snow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Pierre misses with a knee strike.
Snow throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but St Pierre blocks it with crossed arms.
St Pierre with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Snow with an attempt at a knee that misses.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snow misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from St Pierre.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Snow throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but St Pierre blocks it with crossed arms.
St Pierre avoiding damage as Snow throws knees to the body.
Snow with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
St Pierre looking to throw knees to the head but Snow is blocking nicely.
St Pierre misses with a knee strike.
St Pierre with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Snow tries to pull guard but St Pierre holds him up against the cage and eventually Snow drops back down to his feet.
St Pierre looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Snow with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

St Pierre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Snow gets tackled into the cage by St Pierre. St Pierre maintains the clinch.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but Snow blocks with his arms.
Snow tries a knee to the head but St Pierre blocks it.
St Pierre scores with a knee to the head.
Snow tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and St Pierre avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Snow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but Snow blocks with his arms.
Snow jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as St Pierre walks away with a smile on his face. Snow gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

St Pierre pushes Snow up against the cage in a clinch.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Snow tries a knee to the head but St Pierre blocks it.
St Pierre avoiding damage as Snow throws knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Pierre throws an elbow but it misses.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Snow.
St Pierre lands a damaging elbow.
St Pierre with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Snow pulls guard effortlessly.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Snow working a defensive guard but St Pierre passes into half guard.
Kesigan St Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
St Pierre scoring with strikes to the body and head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kesigan St Pierre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Snow has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joney Snow!
Joney Snow spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.