PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phil Mcracken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ayotunde St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mcracken comes to the cage accompanied by Onra - I Wanna Go Back. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Mcracken
vs
St Pierre

187 cm
36
187 lbs
19 - 8 - 0

181 cm
21
170 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Tends to cut

Project Mayhem
Tokyo United Fightwear

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 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phil Mcracken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ayotunde St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

A momentary lapse in concentration from St Pierre enables Mcracken to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. St Pierre manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
St Pierre wants to sweep here but Mcracken controlling him for the moment.
Mcracken wants to stand but St Pierre is controlling his posture from full guard.
St Pierre working a defensive guard but Mcracken manages to pass into side control anyway.
Mcracken working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Pierre is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Mcracken is staying active.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcracken gets to mount! St Pierre was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
St Pierre is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Pierre wants to control but Mcracken is having none of it.
Mcracken looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
St Pierre wants to hold on but Mcracken pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mcracken wants to stand but St Pierre is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
St Pierre is looking to improve his position but Mcracken isn't that keen on the idea.
St Pierre tries to hold on but Mcracken pushes him away.
Mcracken is looking to stand but St Pierre has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
St Pierre tries to hold on but Mcracken pushes him away.
Mcracken tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
St Pierre is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcracken looking to control and managing it successfully.
St Pierre can't escape the position.
St Pierre wants to control but Mcracken is having none of it.
St Pierre is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
St Pierre keeps trying to improve his position.
Mcracken wants to stand but St Pierre is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
St Pierre working to try and regain half guard.
St Pierre is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
St Pierre tries to lock up and control but Mcracken gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Mcracken dominated that round.
That's time! Mcracken's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Mcracken scores with a takedown into St Pierre's guard.
St Pierre wants to hit a switch here but Mcracken passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for St Pierre there!
St Pierre is desperately trying to improve his position but Mcracken has a good base and remains in mount.
St Pierre wants to control but Mcracken is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Pierre is desperately trying to improve his position but Mcracken has a good base and remains in mount.
Mcracken content just to control the position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre is trying desperately to improve position.
Mcracken is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that St Pierre can do to turn this around?
Mcracken tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mcracken's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
St Pierre tries to hold on but Mcracken pushes him away.

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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mcracken controlling the pace for now.
St Pierre is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mcracken wants to get back to his feet but St Pierre is holding on tight.
St Pierre wants to hold on but Mcracken pushes him away.
St Pierre is looking to improve his position but Mcracken isn't that keen on the idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcracken looking to control and managing it successfully.
St Pierre really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mcracken is looking to stand but St Pierre has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mcracken controlling from the full mount.
St Pierre is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
St Pierre is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
St Pierre is trying to escape the mount.
Mcracken wants to get back to his feet but St Pierre is holding on tight.
Phil Mcracken overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
St Pierre is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Mcracken dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Mcracken scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Mcracken has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Mcracken gets a double leg takedown into St Pierre's guard.
St Pierre throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
St Pierre looking to control but Mcracken passes into half guard.
Mcracken wants to stand but St Pierre has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Pierre wants to improve his position but Mcracken is controlling well.
St Pierre has a hand on Mcracken's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Mcracken takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
St Pierre keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mcracken wants to get back to his feet but St Pierre is holding on tight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
St Pierre is desperately trying to improve his position but Mcracken has a good base and remains in mount.
Mcracken looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mcracken is looking to stand but St Pierre has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
St Pierre is desperately trying to improve his position but Mcracken has a good base and remains in mount.
Mcracken takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
St Pierre can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre tries to lock up and control but Mcracken gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mcracken tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
St Pierre can't escape the position.
Mcracken looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
St Pierre can't escape the position.
Mcracken wants to get back to his feet but St Pierre is holding on tight.
St Pierre is looking to get to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
Phil Mcracken showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mcracken 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phil Mcracken!
In his post fight interview, Phil Mcracken started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.