PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olaf Osiansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Olaf Osiansen is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

St Pierre
vs
Osiansen

180 cm
25
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
177 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Olaf Osiansen!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Reed Andrews and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Osiansen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

St Pierre closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Osiansen tries to roll over but St Pierre keeps him under control.
Osiansen trying to control from the bottom.
St Pierre wants to control but Osiansen is keeping him busy.
St Pierre throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Osiansen is staying active underneath St Pierre, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
St Pierre is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Osiansen is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
St Pierre keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
St Pierre is keen to just control but Osiansen is a slippery customer.

St Pierre is looking for a kimura here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre thows a huge punch but Osiansen dodges it nicely.
Osiansen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
St Pierre thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Osiansen's head.
Ground and pound from St Pierre.
St Pierre missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Osiansen trying to hold on to St Pierre's head to control him but St Pierre postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Pierre moves nicely into side control.
Osiansen tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Osiansen sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Osiansen is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked St Pierre off and has taken his back!
Osiansen has the hooks in. St Pierre is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Osiansen is trying to stick to St Pierre's back but St Pierre is turning into Osiansen. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Osiansen's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by St Pierre.
Osiansen is controlling St Pierre's posture.
St Pierre is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
St Pierre throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Osiansen's head.
St Pierre pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Osiansen is keeping the position for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Osiansen can do anything to dispel that myth.
St Pierre won't allow Osiansen to get back to his feet.
St Pierre stopping the sweep attempt from Osiansen.
Osiansen keeping moving, preventing St Pierre from controlling successfully.
St Pierre landing with the ground and pound.
St Pierre advances position into side control!
St Pierre throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Osiansen sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Osiansen is looking to reverse the position.
St Pierre lands a decent elbow from side control.
St Pierre taking a breather here.
Osiansen taking punishment in the form of punches.
St Pierre throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Osiansen tries to improve position but can't.
St Pierre has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
An elbow from St Pierre crashes against the mat.
St Pierre throws an elbow but Osiansen slips to the side and avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George St Pierre dominated that round.
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 changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Osiansen tries to avoid it but St Pierre manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Osiansen to the ground. Osiansen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Osiansen drops down looking to force a counter takedown but St Pierre defends it well.

St Pierre gets a takedown into half guard.
St Pierre thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Osiansen's head.
St Pierre missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
St Pierre moves nicely into side control.
St Pierre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Osiansen can do to turn this around?
St Pierre working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

St Pierre thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
St Pierre tries to score with some ground and pound. Osiansen controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Osiansen on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Osiansen tries to buck St Pierre off but St Pierre is having none of it.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
St Pierre connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Osiansen some visible discomfort.
Osiansen is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
St Pierre misses with the ground and pound.
St Pierre wants to lay and pray for a moment but Osiansen keeps working.
Osiansen is trying to control St Pierre's posture but St Pierre avoids it.
Osiansen on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre scores with punches from side control.
St Pierre working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Osiansen is breathing heavily.
Sloppy strikes there by St Pierre.
The ground and pound from St Pierre seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
St Pierre cracks Osiansen with a big elbow.
Osiansen is not content to let St Pierre control the position.
Osiansen taking punishment in the form of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Osiansen works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
St Pierre passes to full mount!
St Pierre 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 quite control the action as he would like just now, as Osiansen is looking to escape.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, St Pierre cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
BOOM! St Pierre connects with a massive shot to the dome!
St Pierre with the ground and pound from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre landing punches.
St Pierre with good strikes from the mount here!
Osiansen taking shots to the head.

Osiansen is rocked!
Osiansen holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as St Pierre tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Pierre with shots to the head and body - Osiansen looks very uncomfortable down there.
Osiansen is still in real trouble! Can St Pierre finish him?
St Pierre sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Osiansen seems to have recovered his senses.
St Pierre landing shots from mount.
Osiansen taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George St Pierre dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Excellent takedown into side control there by St Pierre.
St Pierre has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Osiansen!
St Pierre tries to control but Osiansen wriggling away.
Osiansen is wriggling around trying to escape.
Osiansen tries to hold on but St Pierre pushes him away.
St Pierre trying to control but he's not successful this time.
St Pierre thowing shots but they're missing.
George St Pierre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Pierre unloads with some shots from mount but Osiansen bucks and avoids them well.
Osiansen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
St Pierre with the ground and pound from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre trying to control but Osiansen is having none of it.
St Pierre raining down shots from the mount!
St Pierre is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Osiansen can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
St Pierre tries to control but Osiansen wriggling away.
Osiansen is trying to escape the mount.

St Pierre jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Osiansen is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Osiansen and St Pierre has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
St Pierre scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on St Pierre's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

St Pierre tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
St Pierre cracks Osiansen with a big right hand but Osiansen just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

St Pierre tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no St Pierre has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
St Pierre sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Osiansen is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre just content to control the position.
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.
Osiansen avoids any damage from the ground and pound of St Pierre.
St Pierre throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Osiansen works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Osiansen wants to get back to full guard.
St Pierre scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
St Pierre is trying to control the action in half guard but Osiansen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Osiansen wants to improve his position but St Pierre is controlling well.
Osiansen is still trying to improve position.
Still in half guard, St Pierre seems content to control.

St Pierre seems to be working for a kimura but Osiansen defends the submission attempt.
St Pierre controlling the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

St Pierre is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Osiansen is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). George St Pierre!
In his post fight interview, George St Pierre started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.