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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Georges St Pierre (ranked 3866 p4p, 393 weight class) and Gabriel Santos Jr (ranked 4438 p4p, 436 weight class). Georges St Pierre has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Basic striking
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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 Montreal, Georges St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gabriel Santos Jr!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos Jr closes the distance and clinches up with St Pierre, looking for a takedown. Santos Jr pushes St Pierre against the cage but St Pierre circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
St Pierre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santos Jr blocks a jab.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Santos Jr as he avoids it easily.
St Pierre sets himself, and Santos Jr steps forward looking for the clinch! St Pierre avoids it this time.
Santos Jr tries to clinch but St Pierre is having none of it.
St Pierre has been working on his boxing with his coaches at whitey's gym in the buildup to the fight.
St Pierre ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
St Pierre gets a double leg takedown into Santos Jr's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Santos Jr holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos Jr is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Santos Jr wants to lay and pray for a moment but St Pierre keeps working.
Santos Jr prevents St Pierre from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Santos Jr tries to pass to full mount but St Pierre defends it.
St Pierre trying to control from the bottom.
Santos Jr is trying to control the action in half guard but St Pierre is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Santos Jr wants to pass the guard but St Pierre is defending well.
Santos Jr is looking to take a break and control but St Pierre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Santos Jr takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
St Pierre is not content to let Santos Jr control the position.
Santos Jr is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Santos Jr tries to pass to full mount but St Pierre defends it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
St Pierre throws a body shot but no joy.
Santos Jr drops down looking to force a counter takedown but St Pierre defends it well.
Santos Jr shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with St Pierre but St Pierre pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Santos Jr tries to score a power double leg takedown but St Pierre sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Santos Jr somewhat.
Georges St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Santos Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos Jr throws a low kick but it's checked well by St Pierre.
Santos Jr throws a body punch but St Pierre moves out of range.
St Pierre throws a body shot but no joy.
Santos Jr looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Santos Jr looking to sit in guard and control but St Pierre gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Santos Jr wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Pierre is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Santos Jr is trying to keep St Pierre in close.
St Pierre looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre controlling from the top position.
St Pierre has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Santos Jr throws his legs up looking for a submission but St Pierre uses it to pass to side control.
St Pierre happy to just control the position for now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
St Pierre in the domination position with Santos Jr hanging on.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Santos Jr trying to remain calm as St Pierre controls from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georges St Pierre dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Santos Jr shoots in and drives through. St Pierre sprawls well.
St Pierre was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Santos Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
St Pierre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santos Jr pushes St Pierre up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
St Pierre stalls.
St Pierre stops a takedown attempt from Santos Jr.
Santos Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Pierre gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Santos Jr.
Georges St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Santos Jr.
Santos Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with St Pierre's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Santos Jr looking to slow down the pace here.
Santos Jr tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Santos Jr is looking for a takedown up against the cage. St Pierre gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Santos Jr looking to stall.
Santos Jr is looking to take this one to the mat.
St Pierre breaks the clinch.
The fighters circling - St Pierre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
St Pierre dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
St Pierre swings for the body but Santos Jr moves out of range.
Santos Jr throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. St Pierre tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Santos Jr is in St Pierre's guard.
Santos Jr is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Santos Jr looking to pass the guard.
St Pierre being controlled here, momentarily.
Santos Jr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. St Pierre swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gabriel Santos Jr has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre controlling Santos Jr's posture.
Santos Jr wants to control from the top but St Pierre keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Santos Jr's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
St Pierre is looking to wear down Santos Jr with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
St Pierre scores with a punch to the head.
St Pierre misses the shot to the body.
St Pierre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santos Jr.
Santos Jr wants to counter the offense by St Pierre and move into the clinch position.
St Pierre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santos Jr tries to clinch but St Pierre moves out of range.
Santos Jr looking to score a takedown here. St Pierre is defending well but Santos Jr drives through and ends up in St Pierre's guard.
St Pierre keeping moving, preventing Santos Jr from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos Jr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. St Pierre swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Santos Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but St Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santos Jr won't allow St Pierre to sweep him here.
Santos Jr wants to pass the guard but St Pierre is keeping the position.
Santos Jr forces his way into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Santos Jr trying to control from half guard but St Pierre is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gabriel Santos Jr will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Santos Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from St Pierre.
St Pierre throws a body punch but Santos Jr moves out of range.
St Pierre misses the shot to the body.
Gabriel Santos Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santos Jr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Santos Jr fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but St Pierre avoids it really well and circles away.
St Pierre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santos Jr can do to turn this around?
St Pierre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santos Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from St Pierre.
Santos Jr tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Nice jab there from St Pierre.
Santos Jr tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and St Pierre counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos Jr looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Santos Jr is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but St Pierre frees his head nicely. Oh but Santos Jr has switched to an armbar! St Pierre is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Gabriel Santos Jr!
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hype
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