PBP Commentary

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

Stpierre
vs
St Pierre

178 cm
25
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 1

181 cm
19
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Georges Stpierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ayotunde St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre leaves Stpierre with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Stpierre rushes St Pierre and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
St Pierre is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Stpierre gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Stpierre jumps guard.
Stpierre is wriggling around but St Pierre manages to pass to half guard.
St Pierre thows a huge punch but Stpierre dodges it nicely.
St Pierre is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Stpierre is looking to improve his position.
Stpierre flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Pierre winds up and cracks Stpierre with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Pierre is thwarting Stpierre's attempts to control the position.
St Pierre wants to free his trapped foot but Stpierre is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stpierre 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!
Stpierre is hanging on to St Pierre's back as he tries to escape.
St Pierre is still trying to improve position.
St Pierre rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
St Pierre tries to roll over but Stpierre keeps him under control.
St Pierre is looking to control Stpierre's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can St Pierre avoid being mounted?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is refusing to be controlled, as Stpierre sits in half guard.
St Pierre is trying to get back to full guard.
Stpierre thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Stpierre is trying to control the action in half guard but St Pierre is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is looking to get back to full guard here but Stpierre has managed to pass to side control instead.
St Pierre is not content to let Stpierre control the position.
St Pierre regains half guard.
St Pierre is positioning himself well to prevent Stpierre advancing to mount.
St Pierre has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Stpierre is working away from the top position though.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
St Pierre slaps away a takedown attempt from Stpierre, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Stpierre shoots in looking for a takedown but St Pierre manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Stpierre's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Georges Stpierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Stpierre. No joy for St Pierre on that attempt.
Stpierre misses with a double jab

so St Pierre counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Stpierre is breathing heavily.
St Pierre stops Stpierre from standing up.
St Pierre scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
St Pierre trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
St Pierre trying to control but Stpierre is working from the bottom.
St Pierre throwing strikes from guard but Stpierre blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ayotunde St Pierre will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Stpierre moves into the clinch.
St Pierre is trying to drag Stpierre to the mat but Stpierre just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
St Pierre has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Stpierre after a bit of a struggle.
St Pierre is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Stpierre gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Georges Stpierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ayotunde St Pierre.
Stpierre prevents the takedown attempt.
I was talking to Stpierre's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Stpierre drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stpierre prevents a takedown attempt there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Pierre is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Stpierre goes for a takedown attempt but St Pierre pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stpierre shoots in and drives through. St Pierre sprawls well.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stpierre sprawls well. Stpierre wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. St Pierre gets slowly back to his feet.
St Pierre shoots for a takedown but Stpierre saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Georges Stpierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stpierre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
St Pierre has a takedown stuffed.

St Pierre gets tackled into the cage by Stpierre. Stpierre maintains the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre can't get the takedown.
Stpierre has St Pierre pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. St Pierre manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
St Pierre wants a takedown but no success here.
St Pierre wants to take the fight to the mat but Stpierre manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Stpierre is working for takedown but St Pierre is calmly controlling the position for now.
Stpierre tries for a takedown. No joy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Stpierre pulls guard.
St Pierre with a nice head shot there.
St Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Stpierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Pierre must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
St Pierre postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stpierre bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in St Pierre's guard.

Stpierre throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre tries to land a sweep but no joy.
St Pierre is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
St Pierre keeping moving, preventing Stpierre from controlling successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if St Pierre can do anything to dispel that myth.
St Pierre working a defensive guard here.
Ayotunde St Pierre has got the better of the ground game so far.
Stpierre preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
St Pierre wants to improve his position but instead Stpierre has moved into half guard.
St Pierre slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
St Pierre is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Stpierre trying to control but St Pierre is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
St Pierre is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Georges Stpierre dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

St Pierre fails with a takedown attempt.
St Pierre shoots in but Stpierre avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Stpierre looks to land a body kick but St Pierre moved away.
Stpierre misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stpierre as he avoids it easily.
Georges Stpierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ayotunde St Pierre.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Pierre closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stpierre circles away.

St Pierre throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Stpierre tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. St Pierre is in Stpierre's guard.
Stpierre is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Stpierre keeping moving, preventing St Pierre from controlling successfully.
St Pierre throwing strikes but missing.
St Pierre won't allow Stpierre to sweep him here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St Pierre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
St Pierre landing with the ground and pound.
Stpierre preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stpierre.

St Pierre looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Stpierre!
St Pierre working the body and head with strikes.
St Pierre working the ground and pound.
Stpierre is not content to let St Pierre control the position.
St Pierre grinds an elbow into Stpierre's temple.
St Pierre landing a few strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre happy to just control the position for now.
Stpierre is not content to let St Pierre control the position.
St Pierre scoring with punches from side control.
St Pierre works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
St Pierre working the body and head with strikes.
Stpierre is looking to regain half guard here but St Pierre keeps moving and retains side control.
St Pierre wants to control but Stpierre is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Stpierre takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
St Pierre lands a decent elbow from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stpierre sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Stpierre taking some punishment here, with St Pierre in his half guard.
St Pierre wants to control but Stpierre is keeping him busy.
St Pierre throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
St Pierre trying to control from half guard but Stpierre is working away.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
St Pierre fails with a takedown attempt.
Stpierre shoots in but no luck this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ayotunde St Pierre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think St Pierre 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ayotunde St Pierre!