PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeffrey Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George St Pierre acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Jones
vs
St Pierre

179 cm
23
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

188 cm
22
170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Very confident

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeffrey Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, George St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws a nice looking combination but St Pierre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
St Pierre shoots for a takedown but Jones saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A swing and a miss from Jones.

St Pierre fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jones sprawls well initially but St Pierre persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

St Pierre is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jones is just riding it out for now. St Pierre eventually gives up the hold.
Jones flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Jones is looking to improve his position.
St Pierre wants to stand up but Jones is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Jones looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jones manages to get to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst St Pierre is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jones is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Jones looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
St Pierre controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Jones looking for a guillotine here but St Pierre defends easily.
Jones is breathing heavily.

Jones throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
St Pierre wants to get up but he can't break Jones's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Jones throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
St Pierre preventing the sweep.
St Pierre must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Jones throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
St Pierre really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jones. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
St Pierre is looking to work some ground and pound but Jones has wrist control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

St Pierre closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is trying to control the action in half guard but Jones is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
St Pierre throwing shots but Jones is blocking nicely.
Jones keeping control of the position.

Jones looking for submissions off his back.
Jones is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jones trying to control from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. St Pierre lands a nice short elbow.
Jones moves into full guard.

That's four 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.

Jones looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
St Pierre works over Jones with some ground and pound from guard.
St Pierre preventing the sweep.
St Pierre is working Jones over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
St Pierre postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
St Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Pierre stopping the sweep attempt from Jones.

Jones has his foot on St Pierre's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. St Pierre works his way back into a safe position though.
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but George St Pierre will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

St Pierre closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jones circles away.
Jeffrey Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
St Pierre takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jones throws a right and a left that St Pierre avoids nicely.
St Pierre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice shot by Jones.
A cross from Jones lands.
Jones stuffs the takedown.
Jones scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
St Pierre walks into a stiff left hand from Jones.
St Pierre moves out of range as Jones throws a body kick.
Jones works the jab nicely.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jones lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
St Pierre is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jones.
Jones is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

St Pierre forces Jones back against the cage and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but St Pierre has him pressed against the cage.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
St Pierre prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
St Pierre misses with an elbow strike.

St Pierre breaks the clinch.
Jones keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jeffrey Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George St Pierre.
St Pierre gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
St Pierre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Jones is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
St Pierre shoots in and drives through. Jones sprawls well.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Jones lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
St Pierre fails with a takedown attempt.

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 right-left combo lands from Jones.
No luck for St Pierre with that takedown attempt.
Nice uppercut there from Jones.
A jab lands there for Jones.
Jones connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed St Pierre momentarily.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense.
Jones lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nice defenses there by St Pierre.
St Pierre walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

St Pierre clinches up with Jones and pushes him back against the cage.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but St Pierre has double underhooks.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but St Pierre has him pressed against the cage.
A right hand to the body from St Pierre.
St Pierre leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.

St Pierre breaks from the clinch.
Jones fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
St Pierre closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jones circles away.
St Pierre walks into a straight right hand from Jones.
Jones lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice cross by Jones.
Jones throws the left hand but St Pierre avoids the punch easily.
St Pierre throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jones's waist but Jones gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing St Pierre off to one side.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jones slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

St Pierre clinches with his opponent.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but St Pierre has double underhooks.

Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jones swivels and escapes.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jones.
St Pierre on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones throws a series of punches but St Pierre moves out of range.
St Pierre misses with a takedown attempt - Jones sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jones throws a series of punches but St Pierre avoids them all with ease.
Jeffrey Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Pierre drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jones scores with a sloppy right hand. St Pierre should have avoided that one.

St Pierre looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jones gets full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but St Pierre puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
St Pierre wants to take a breather but Jones is having none of it.
St Pierre is looking to stall here but Jones recovers full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeffrey Jones 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!

St Pierre takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jones keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jones scores with a hook.
St Pierre shoots in but Jones avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jeffrey Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George St Pierre.
A right-left combo lands from Jones.

It looks like George St Pierre has been cut.
Jones cracks St Pierre with an open hand slap.
Jones connects with a right hand. St Pierre shakes it off.
Jones scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

St Pierre is rocked!
Jones bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps St Pierre's head backwards.
St Pierre is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
St Pierre looks up at the clock. Bad move! Jones lands a right hand from hell, dropping St Pierre. Jones pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeffrey Jones!