PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Georges St Pierre (ranked 3452 p4p, 357 weight class) and Derek The Congo Nightmare (ranked 4509 p4p, 449 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

St Pierre
vs
The Congo Nightmare

173 cm
25
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

187 cm
25
168 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Georges 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 The Island, Derek The Congo Nightmare!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Congo Nightmare.

The Congo Nightmare feints and as St Pierre raises his hands in defense, The Congo Nightmare changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The Congo Nightmare controlling from the top position.
The Congo Nightmare wants to pass the guard but St Pierre is keeping the position.

St Pierre manages to escape and get back to his feet.
St Pierre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Pierre defends well against a solid takedown attempt from The Congo Nightmare.
The Congo Nightmare fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
St Pierre lands a nice hook to The Congo Nightmare's body. The Congo Nightmare takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
St Pierre connects with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Pierre dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Congo Nightmare manages to avoid it.
St Pierre cracks The Congo Nightmare with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
St Pierre stuffs the takedown.
St Pierre takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The Congo Nightmare fails to land the takedown.
Georges St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derek The Congo Nightmare.
The Congo Nightmare fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
St Pierre connects with a solid leg kick.
St Pierre thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on The Congo Nightmare if he has to take too many more of those.
The Congo Nightmare looks winded!
A kick lands to the mid section there for St Pierre.
St Pierre thumps The Congo Nightmare with a low kick.

St Pierre bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops The Congo Nightmare! He dives into his guard looking to finish!

The Congo Nightmare is rocked!

It looks like Derek The Congo Nightmare has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

The Congo Nightmare looking for a guillotine here but St Pierre defends easily.
The Congo Nightmare is still in real trouble! Can St Pierre finish him?
St Pierre stays in close to The Congo Nightmare's body and controls the position.
The Congo Nightmare seems to have recovered his senses.
The Congo Nightmare keeping moving, preventing St Pierre from controlling successfully.

St Pierre stands up from The Congo Nightmare's guard - St Pierre perhaps looking for a knockout.
St Pierre avoids the head kick by The Congo Nightmare.
The Congo Nightmare closes this distance looking for a takedown but St Pierre circles away.
St Pierre throws a powerful right kick. The Congo Nightmare tried to block low but the kick was high! The Congo Nightmare was taken right off of his feet! St Pierre jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Georges St Pierre!
A victorious Georges St Pierre thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.