PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Porter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ayotunde St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Porter
vs
St Pierre

184 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

181 cm
19
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Curtis Porter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ayotunde St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from St Pierre.
St Pierre shoots in and drives through. Porter sprawls well.
St Pierre misses with a takedown attempt - Porter sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Curtis Porter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ayotunde St Pierre.
St Pierre shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Porter pinned against the cage. Porter gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Porter looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for St Pierre!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A lull in the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Porter wants to take a breather but St Pierre manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Porter.
St Pierre trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Porter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. St Pierre is keeping the position for now.
Porter controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
St Pierre throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
St Pierre is trying to control the position but Porter postures up.
Porter is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Porter seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down St Pierre for as long as he can get away with.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Porter wants to pass the guard but St Pierre is keeping the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
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 doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
St Pierre tries for a takedown but Porter sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
St Pierre has a takedown stuffed.
St Pierre with a poor takedown

and Porter decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in St Pierre's guard.
St Pierre looking for a sweep. Not yet St Pierre, not yet.
Porter slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Porter has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre wants to get back to his feet but Porter is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Porter trying to control the position from guard on top but St Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Porter stuffs the takedown attempt from St Pierre. St Pierre gets slowly back to his feet.
St Pierre gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Porter counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for St Pierre!
St Pierre can't do much from the bottom here.
St Pierre is looking to reverse the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
St Pierre manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Porter is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
St Pierre lands with a punch from half guard.
St Pierre throwing shots but Porter is blocking nicely.
St Pierre thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Porter's head.
St Pierre sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Porter defending well though.
Porter is trying to control but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
St Pierre throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
St Pierre looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Porter dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from St Pierre.
St Pierre misses with a takedown

and Porter counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Porter.
Porter postures up.
Porter trying to control the position from guard on top but St Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Pierre controls Porter momentarily but Porter frees himself.
Porter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. St Pierre is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Porter content to stall in guard here.
Porter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Porter wants to control from the top but St Pierre keeps moving.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

St Pierre changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Porter looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Porter can't do much from the bottom here.
Sloppy strikes there by St Pierre.
St Pierre lands a decent elbow from side control.
St Pierre tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre cracks Porter with a big right hand but Porter just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
St Pierre scores with a couple of short elbows.
Porter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that St Pierre can do to turn this around?
St Pierre lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Porter tries to improve position but can't.
St Pierre tries to score with some ground and pound. Porter controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Porter is trying to control St Pierre's posture but St Pierre avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
St Pierre throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
St Pierre scores with punches from side control.
St Pierre throws an elbow but Porter slips to the side and avoids it well.
Curtis Porter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
St Pierre working the ground and pound from side control.
We've been informed that St Pierre has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
St Pierre throwing strikes but Porter manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
St Pierre tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Porter wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Porter swings around for an armbar but St Pierre sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Porter's guard.
St Pierre lands a couple of decent looking shots.
St Pierre has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is looking to work some ground and pound but Porter has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as St Pierre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Porter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
St Pierre trying to control but Porter is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Pierre throwing strikes but missing.
St Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Porter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ayotunde St Pierre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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 doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Porter counters with a single leg into guard. St Pierre didn't expect that.
Porter is pushing down on St Pierre's leg trying to pass to half guard. St Pierre is fighting to maintain full guard but Porter has managed to sneak the leg through.
Porter is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and St Pierre reverses the position - he's now on top in Porter's guard.
Porter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
St Pierre is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Pierre postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
St Pierre controlling from the top position.
Porter looking for a sweep. Not yet Porter, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre with a flurry of punches that miss.
Porter is trying to keep St Pierre in close.
Porter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
St Pierre working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
St Pierre trying to control but Porter is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
St Pierre looking to pass the guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
St Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Porter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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

St Pierre feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
St Pierre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
St Pierre trying to control but Porter is working from the bottom.
St Pierre working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre throwing strikes but missing.
St Pierre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
St Pierre with a nice head shot there.
Porter trying to control the position here.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Porter closes the distance and clinches up with St Pierre, looking for a takedown. Porter pushes St Pierre against the cage but St Pierre circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
St Pierre fails with the takedown

and Porter counters by moving into the clinch.

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.
Porter prevents a takedown attempt there.
Curtis Porter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ayotunde St Pierre.
Porter fails to pull guard.
Porter jumps guard but St Pierre turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

St Pierre has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Porter is trying to keep an underhook but St Pierre manages to get the takedown into half guard.
St Pierre throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
St Pierre thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Porter's head.
St Pierre throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Porter is trying to control but can't.
St Pierre is keen to just control but Porter is a slippery customer.
St Pierre sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Porter defending well though.

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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29

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