PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gomez Addams (ranked 2669 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges St Pierre (ranked 3473 p4p, 374 weight class). Addams comes to the cage accompanied by Family Vales. This should be fireworks!

Addams
vs
St Pierre

180 cm
20
195 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

173 cm
26
175 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gomez Addams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Georges St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre throws a body shot but no joy.
Addams avoids the head kick by St Pierre.
St Pierre lands a nice shot to the body.
St Pierre throws a sloppy head kick and Addams moves out of range easily.
St Pierre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Addams moves away.
As St Pierre backs away, Addams returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
St Pierre throws a body punch but Addams moves out of range.

Addams closes the distance and clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Addams.

It looks like Georges St Pierre has been cut.
St Pierre looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
St Pierre tries to break free but Addams pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Addams with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
St Pierre missing with knees to the body.
St Pierre avoiding damage as Addams throws knees to the body.
A short uppercut from St Pierre.
Addams throws an elbow but it misses.

Addams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
St Pierre scores with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A shot to the liver by St Pierre. Beautiful body shot.
St Pierre bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
St Pierre misses with an attempted mid kick.
St Pierre tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Addams is able to avoid easily.
St Pierre throws a head kick but Addams moves out of range.
Addams feinted there with a counter leg kick.
St Pierre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
St Pierre misses with a body shot.
Addams is looking to counter punch.
St Pierre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
St Pierre throws a half hearted mid kick.
Addams is looking to counter with head kicks.
Jab by St Pierre.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Addams throws a half hearted mid kick.
St Pierre let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
St Pierre throws a low kick, looking for Addams's leg but Addams calmly moves out of range.
St Pierre throws out a powerful jab.
St Pierre connects with an inside leg kick.

Addams clinches with his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Pierre managing to block the knees to the body from Addams.

St Pierre breaks from the clinch.
St Pierre just misses with a punch to the body.
St Pierre circles away from the clinch attempt.
Addams misses with a straight right.
St Pierre steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
St Pierre walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Addams checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Addams swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
St Pierre lands a high kick!
St Pierre tries a head kick but it misses.
Addams tries to counter by moving into the clinch but St Pierre manages to circle out of the way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as St Pierre blocks the leg kick.
St Pierre tries to land a body kick

and Addams counters by moving into the clinch.
Addams trying to land knees to the body.
Addams using the Thai plumb to throw knees but St Pierre has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but Addams blocks with his arms.

Addams breaks from the clinch.
Addams takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
St Pierre changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
St Pierre is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Addams rather than just go for the knockout.
St Pierre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
St Pierre gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Addams counters with a low kick, right behind St Pierre 's knee.
St Pierre takes a swing at Addams's ribcage but misses.
St Pierre throws a lazy head kick
and Addams counters with a thumping low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre throws a low kick but Addams moves out of range easily.
Addams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Addams throws a quick counter kick to the body but St Pierre avoids it.
Addams takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Addams wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

Addams darts in and clinches St Pierre up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

St Pierre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Addams checks the leg kick.
Addams fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
St Pierre scores with a hook to the body. Addams takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Addams throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and St Pierre counters with a straight right hand.
Addams blocks the body kick.
Addams throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and St Pierre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Georges St Pierre dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Georges St Pierre's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Addams wants to slow St Pierre down by chopping away at his legs.
St Pierre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Addams was well out of range. Poor timing from St Pierre.
St Pierre dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Addams. That did some damage!
A good leg kick by St Pierre.
A low kick from St Pierre misses
and Addams counters with a low kick, right behind St Pierre 's knee.
St Pierre scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
St Pierre misses with a two punch combination.
St Pierre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Addams tried to counter with a leg kick but St Pierre avoided it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Addams avoids the head kick by St Pierre.
Addams misses with a low kick.
Addams blocks a low kick nicely.
St Pierre fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Addams.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from St Pierre. Addams shrugs it off though.
Addams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
St Pierre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Addams moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A shot to the body from St Pierre misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
St Pierre misses with a right hand
and Addams counters with a thumping low kick.
Addams lands a high kick!
Georges St Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Pierre throws a wild body kick that Addams sees coming a mile off.
St Pierre has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Addams looks to land a body kick but St Pierre moved away.
St Pierre lands with a thumping leg kick.
St Pierre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre misses the body punch
and Addams counters with a nice body kick.
Addams tries to clinch but St Pierre is having none of it.
Addams tries to clinch but St Pierre moves away
and St Pierre counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Pierre lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Addams throws a sloppy head kick and St Pierre moves out of range easily.

Addams moves into range and clinches up with St Pierre.
St Pierre blocks the elbow strike.
Addams stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
St Pierre pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
St Pierre connects with a knee to the head.
Addams looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Addams creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Addams throws an elbow but it misses.
St Pierre blocks the elbow strike.
St Pierre lands a left hand.
St Pierre avoids a wild elbow strike from Addams.
Addams has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Knees to the body from Addams.
Addams leaning against his opponent.
St Pierre crunches a lovely knee into Addams's ribcage.
Addams tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and St Pierre avoids it.
Addams using the Thai plumb to throw knees but St Pierre has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Addams lands a nice knee to the body.
St Pierre is breathing heavily.

Addams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
St Pierre misses with a two punch combination.
Addams half committed to a counter leg kick.
St Pierre pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
St Pierre throws a leg kick but Addams sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Addams fires out a quick counter leg kick but St Pierre just manages to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by St Pierre. Beautiful body shot.
Georges St Pierre seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Addams darts in and clinches St Pierre up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Addams pushes off an throws an elbow but St Pierre leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Addams trying to land knees to the body.
Addams looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Addams throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Addams missing with knees to the body.
St Pierre blocks an elbow strike from Addams.
St Pierre misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Addams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
St Pierre swinging wildly here.
Addams tries to counter by clinching up but St Pierre breaks away and moves out of range.
St Pierre feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Addams's calf.

Addams pushes St Pierre up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Georges St Pierre will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Georges St Pierre's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Addams moves out of range of the body kick.
Addams half committed to a counter leg kick.
St Pierre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
St Pierre swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
St Pierre throws a nice inside leg kick.
St Pierre throws a combination that misses

and Addams counters by clinching up.
Addams pushes off an throws an elbow but St Pierre leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Addams lands an elbow inside that St Pierre shrugs off.
St Pierre throws a punch but it's blocked by Addams.
St Pierre gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Addams.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Pierre pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Addams lands an elbow just above St Pierre 's eye.
St Pierre wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

St Pierre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre tries to land a front kick but Addams steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Addams swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
St Pierre throws an overhand right that lands on Addams's shoulder, as Addams tries to avoid the shot.
St Pierre throws a sloppy head kick
and Addams makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. St Pierre really felt that one!
Addams checks a leg kick.
Addams takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
St Pierre throws out a loose jab but Addams uses good head movement to avoid it.
St Pierre lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Addams circles away quickly and effectively.
Addams seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
St Pierre throws a sloppy head kick and Addams moves out of range easily.
St Pierre moves out of range of the body kick from Addams.
St Pierre throws a sloppy head kick and Addams moves out of range easily.
Addams lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gomez Addams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Addams throws a quick counter head kick but St Pierre was just out of range.
St Pierre takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
St Pierre lands with a good body shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from St Pierre. Addams shrugs it off though.
St Pierre throws a head kick but Addams moves out of range.
And Addams counters with a quick kick to the body but St Pierre blocks it.

Addams has closed the distance and engaged St Pierre in a clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Addams comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
St Pierre dodges an elbow strike from Addams.
St Pierre blocks an elbow strike from Addams.
Addams misses with an elbow over the top.
Addams looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Addams creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but Addams blocks with his arms.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, St Pierre just misses with a elbow thrown towards Addams's brow.
Addams creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through St Pierre's defenses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

St Pierre breaks from the clinch.
St Pierre misses with an attempted mid kick.
St Pierre throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Addams misses with an attempted mid kick.
St Pierre throws a low kick but it's checked well by Addams.
Addams tries to clinch but St Pierre moves out of range.
St Pierre lands a nice leg kick that just misses Addams's sensitive parts.
St Pierre misses the jab.
Addams is looking to counter with a body kick.
St Pierre lands a nice looking kick to the body. Addams takes a step back to recover.
St Pierre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
St Pierre goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre throws a sloppy head kick and Addams moves out of range easily.
Addams tries to counter by moving into the clinch but St Pierre manages to circle out of the way.
Addams fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt St Pierre.
Addams misses with a leg kick.
St Pierre misses with the combination.
St Pierre connects with a body shot.
Georges St Pierre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Addams has been working on his balance at ELITE Island Gym - 19 Elite Coaches, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by St Pierre.
St Pierre has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Addams.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Addams takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
St Pierre connects with a good right hand that stumbles Addams. Addams circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Good exchange - Addams coming out on top.

And that's the end of the fight!
Georges St Pierre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got St Pierre 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Georges St Pierre!
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight for Georges St Pierre!
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Georges St Pierre!

Georges St Pierre wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Georges St Pierre, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.