PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pierre St Paul (ranked 4303 p4p, 24693 weight class) and Jared Brunson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

St Paul
vs
Brunson

178 cm
25
197
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
21
186
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pierre St Paul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jared Brunson!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brunson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
St Paul keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brunson.
St Paul seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
St Paul misses with a body kick.
St Paul throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
St Paul lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Brunson looks winded!

St Paul rushes Brunson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
St Paul lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brunson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from St Paul.
St Paul lands an uppercut.
St Paul lands a right hand.
St Paul lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Paul lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brunson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. St Paul just stands there and leans against the cage.
Brunson working aggressively here.
St Paul lands with a left to the head.
St Paul could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
St Paul lands a nice shot to the body.
St Paul scores with an uppercut up the middle.
St Paul working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
St Paul gets through Brunson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Paul lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short body shot lands from St Paul as the two fighters clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from St Paul.
St Paul lands with a short punch from the clinch.
St Paul throws a head punch that misses.
St Paul is working Brunson over against the cage.
St Paul lands a left hand.
St Paul scores with a hook to the body.
St Paul lands a left hand.
St Paul lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brunson backwards.
St Paul working some nice short punches in the clinch.
St Paul softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Paul pushes Brunson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from St Paul.
St Paul lands on the inside with an uppercut.
St Paul lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from St Paul - that landed with a thud.
St Paul has had enough of the clinch but Brunson keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Paul lands with a short head shot on the inside.
St Paul tries to break free but Brunson pushes him back against the cage.
St Paul lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
St Paul lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
St Paul stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
St Paul lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from St Paul - that landed with a thud.

St Paul breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crunch! St Paul slams his shin into Brunson's torso.
St Paul moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
St Paul lands a nice shot to the body.

St Paul closes the distance and clinches.
St Paul lands with a short shot to the head.
St Paul lands with a short shot to the head.
St Paul lands a right hand.
St Paul lands with a short shot to the head.
St Paul lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brunson backwards.
St Paul throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Paul scores with a hook to the body.
A nice left hand lands by St Paul.
St Paul lands on the inside with an uppercut.
St Paul pushes Brunson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brunson blocks an uppercut.
Brunson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite St Paul's efforts to push away.
Nice body punch from St Paul - that landed with a thud.
St Paul throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice right hand lands inside from St Paul.
Brunson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but St Paul gets the underhooks and prevents it.
St Paul lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
St Paul scores with a nice hook to the head.
St Paul stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
St Paul gets through Brunson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Paul lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Paul lands a left hand.
A short right from St Paul.
St Paul wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
St Paul scores with an uppercut up the middle.
St Paul digs a right hand underneath Brunson's ribcage. Brunson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
St Paul scores with a nice hook to the head.

St Paul pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brunson moves out of range of the body kick.
St Paul moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Brunson takes one to the chin there.

St Paul darts in and clinches Brunson up against the cage.
St Paul throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Paul scores with a shot to the side of Brunson's head.
St Paul fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
St Paul lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A hook to the body from St Paul.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pierre St Paul dominated that round.
That's time! St Paul's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

The fighters circling - Brunson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brunson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
St Paul getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
St Paul scores with a hook to the body. Brunson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

St Paul pushes Brunson up against the cage in a clinch.
Brunson has St Paul pressed against the cage, preventing St Paul from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
St Paul misses with a hook from the clinch.
A hook to the body from St Paul.
St Paul presses Brunson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Brunson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
St Paul lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
St Paul scores with a shoulder strike.
St Paul throws a head punch that misses.
St Paul has a couple of punches blocked by Brunson.
Brunson is breathing heavily.
St Paul makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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!
St Paul lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pierre St Paul has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short uppercut from St Paul.

Brunson is rocked!
St Paul working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brunson is still on wobbly legs! Can St Paul finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from St Paul - that landed with a thud.
St Paul lands with a light punch inside.
St Paul lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brunson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from St Paul - that landed with a thud.
St Paul softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brunson swings wildly with an uppercut but St Paul uses good head movement to avoid it.
St Paul lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for St Paul.
A short right hand to the side of the head by St Paul.
Brunson blocks an uppercut.
St Paul lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Paul scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, St Paul creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
St Paul is looking to break free of the clinch but Brunson has double underhooks.
St Paul makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
St Paul pushes Brunson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
St Paul gets through Brunson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by St Paul.
Brunson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brunson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Good body shot from St Paul.
Brunson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
St Paul working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
St Paul lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brunson backwards.
St Paul unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Brunson! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but St Paul is unloading with more strikes now! Brunson drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pierre St Paul!