PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between baldwin stpierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and T Bone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for baldwin stpierre has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

stpierre
vs
Bone

180 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
178 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

Good wrestler
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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, baldwin stpierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, T Bone!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
stpierre swinging wilding here.
stpierre throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Bone closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming stpierre to the mat! stpierre manages to get full guard.
Bone working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bone trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bone postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

stpierre looking for a guillotine here but Bone defends easily.
Bone content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bone scoring with some ground and pound.
Bone trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
stpierre is trying to control the position from the bottom.
stpierre is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bone is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bone has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bone working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bone throws a big right hand that misses.

stpierre had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Bone is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. stpierre Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Bone's back instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone manages to reverse the position and now he's in stpierre's guard. Nice work there by Bone.
Bone lands a couple of digs.
stpierre avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bone with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bone is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bone with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
stpierre has momentary wrist control but Bone slips an elbow through the middle.
Bone chips away with some ground and pound.
stpierre is trying to control the position but Bone postures up.
Bone lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
stpierre is breathing heavily.
stpierre can't keep his opponent in guard - Bone advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
stpierre is trying to control but can't.
Bone looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks stpierre with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bone working the head and body with strikes.
Bone thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bone moves into full mount! stpierre won't be happy about that!
BOOM! Bone connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bone lands a heavy elbow.
Bone breaks from stpierre's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
stpierre is working to get back to half guard.
Bone lands with some strikes.
stpierre is looking to improve his position but Bone isn't that keen on the idea.
Bone lands a heavy elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
stpierre is desperately trying to improve his position but Bone has a good base and remains in mount.
Bone cracks stpierre with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bone fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bone pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bone lands a nice shot to the head.
stpierre is looking to improve his position but Bone isn't that keen on the idea.
Bone cracks stpierre with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bone working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bone with good strikes from the mount here!
Bone has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of stpierre's face.
stpierre taking shots to the head.
Bone lands a big elbow.
Bone scoring with strikes but stpierre is staying in there.
Bone working the ground and pound effectively.
stpierre is trying desperately to improve position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bone lands with some vicious ground and pound - can stpierre hang on?
stpierre is looking to get to half guard.
BOOM! Bone connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bone is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. stpierre can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bone breaks from stpierre's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bone lands a big shot there that rocks stpierre but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
stpierre is trying desperately to improve position.
Bone is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. stpierre can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
stpierre is in a horrible position here. Bone smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bone landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

T Bone dominated that round.
That's time! stpierre's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bone gets the takedown into side control.
stpierre taking a bit of punishment here - Bone scoring with strikes.
T Bone has got the better of the ground game so far.
stpierre struggling a bit here.
stpierre tries to buck Bone off but Bone is having none of it.
stpierre manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bone's best efforts.
stpierre wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
stpierre has hold of Bone's hands but Bone slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bone takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
stpierre is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bone scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bone lands with a punch from half guard.
Bone seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bone has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bone with good strikes from the mount here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone is landing with some decent strikes but stpierre is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bone looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
BOOM! Bone connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bone with a couple of short strikes.
stpierre wants to control but Bone is having none of it.
stpierre is bucking up trying to escape but Bone cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bone postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. stpierre looks a forlorn figure.
Bone fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bone landing strikes from the mount.
Bone punishing his opponent with strikes.
stpierre tries to hold on but Bone postures up.
stpierre is working to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bone scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish stpierre?
Bone lands with some vicious ground and pound - can stpierre hang on?
stpierre is trying to escape the mount.
Bone landing punches.
Bone unloading with bombs!
Bone breaks from stpierre's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bone lands with some vicious ground and pound - can stpierre hang on?
Bone postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. stpierre looks a forlorn figure.
Bone fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
stpierre is working to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Bone connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bone landing strikes, looking to finish!
stpierre keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bone cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bone looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bone landing shots from mount.
stpierre tries to hold on but Bone postures up.
Bone landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bone landing strikes from the mount and stpierre is in trouble!
Bone landing punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bone with a couple of short strikes.
Bone putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
stpierre regains half guard.

stpierre looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bone lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nice strikes from Bone there.
Bone working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bone is thwarting stpierre's attempts to control the position.
Bone scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

T Bone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Bone bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bone landing a few strikes.
Bone lands a decent elbow from side control.
Bone lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
stpierre gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Bone wants to free his trapped foot but stpierre is holding on for dear life with his legs.
stpierre avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bone.
stpierre slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bone throwing strikes but missing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bone's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bone throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone tries to free his leg and advance position but stpierre is retaining full guard.

stpierre throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bone passes stpierre's left leg - he's now in half guard.
stpierre regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bone landing with the ground and pound.
Bone postures up and lands a big shot to stpierre's brow.
stpierre utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bone throws a big right hand that misses.
Bone stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. stpierre swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bone lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bone postures up and lands a big shot to stpierre's brow.
Bone working some strikes from top position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bone looks for a takedown but stpierre sprawls well.
stpierre swinging wilding here.
baldwin stpierre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Bone gets the takedown into side control.
Bone landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bone working the body and head with strikes.
Bone lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Bone scoring with punches from side control.
Bone works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Bone landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
stpierre on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Bone cracks stpierre with a big right hand but stpierre just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bone scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at stpierre to see if he's OK.
stpierre takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
stpierre manages to get back to half guard.
stpierre manages to get to full guard.
Bone is working stpierre over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
stpierre trying to keep a closed guard but Bone is proving a slippery customer.
Bone stands and throws stpierre's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bone working the head and body with strikes.
Bone cracks stpierre with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bone lands a nice forearm strike.
Bone is chipping away with strikes.
Bone working the ground and pound.
stpierre is looking to reverse the position.
Check out the look on Bone's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
baldwin stpierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bone lands a few punches from side control.
stpierre tries to bench press Bone off him but Bone keeps the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Bone closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bone lands in his opponent's guard.
Bone passes stpierre's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bone working stpierre over with strikes.
Bone trying to mount his opponent but stpierre defends it.
T Bone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bone content to control rather than advance.

And that's the end of the fight!
T Bone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bone winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... T Bone!