PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hobert Nye (ranked 1359 p4p, 2723 weight class) and Pierre St Paul (ranked 172 p4p, 306 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Nye
vs
St Paul

180 cm
21
197
5 - 1 - 0

178 cm
27
197
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hobert Nye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pierre St Paul!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Steve Montenegro and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nye fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St Paul manages to avoid it.
Nye misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St Paul.
And St Paul responds with a good body kick, but Nye manages to step out the way in time.

St Paul has closed the distance and engaged Nye in a clinch.
St Paul misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Nye fails to land.
Nye lands a damaging elbow.
St Paul scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nye.
Nye is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nye lands a body shot in the clinch.
St Paul tries to throw a body punch but Nye avoids it by throwing St Paul back against the cage.
St Paul lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nye landing knees to the head.
Nye misses with a punch to the body.
St Paul can't find room to land a body shot as Nye controls the action.
St Paul goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
St Paul lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nye backwards.

Nye breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nye takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
St Paul digs a good hook to Nye's body.
Nye takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've been told by Nye's head coaches at Tappelukerho that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
St Paul throws the kick towards the body but Nye avoids it.
Nye was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nye swings for the body but St Paul moves out of range.

Nye moves into range and clinches up with St Paul.
Nye blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
St Paul misses with a hook to the ribs.
St Paul misses with a body punch.

Nye manages to break the clinch.
Nye swinging wildly here.
Nye tries to score with a low kick but St Paul moves his leg out of the way.
St Paul throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

St Paul gets in close and instigates a clinch.
St Paul misses with some punches.
St Paul keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nye's efforts to push away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nye breaks the clinch.
St Paul moves in looking to clinch but Nye pushes him off.
Nye seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nye ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St Paul moves away.
Nice defenses there by St Paul.
St Paul cracks Nye with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

St Paul gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nye lands a damaging elbow.
St Paul lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nye backwards.
St Paul works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch on the inside from St Paul fails to land.
Nye pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
St Paul tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
St Paul misses with a punch to the body.
Nye is working St Paul over against the cage.
St Paul has a couple of punches blocked by Nye.

Nye manages to break the clinch.
Nye moves to clinch but St Paul breaks away
and St Paul counters with an outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Paul takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pierre St Paul is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
St Paul pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nye is out of range and St Paul settles back down.
Hobert Nye seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Paul lands a front kick.
Nye misses the shot to the body.
Nye chopping away at his opponent's legs.
St Paul is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
St Paul moves in looking to clinch but Nye pushes him off.
Nye misses with a hook to the body
and St Paul makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Nye has managed to clinch.
St Paul lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nye backwards.
Nye is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nye misses with an elbow strike.

Nye's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nye moves in looking to clinch but St Paul pushes him off.
A nice side step and St Paul releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Paul scores with a nice head shot.
Nye moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Pierre St Paul has been cut.
Nye is looking to wear down St Paul with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Paul showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nye.
St Paul throws out a powerful jab.
Nye takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nye throws a leg kick
and St Paul counters with a nice leg kick.
Nye scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nye throws a leg kick
and St Paul counters with a leg kick.
Nye throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nye rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and St Paul connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
St Paul takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nye wants to clinch up but St Paul keeps it at a distance.
Nye misses with a jab to the body
and St Paul counters with a right hand to the body.
Nye is breathing heavily.
St Paul uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nye.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Pierre St Paul will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pierre St Paul's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nye moves out of range of the body kick from St Paul.

St Paul pushes Nye up against the cage in a clinch.

Nye breaks from the clinch.
Nye tries to land a leg kick but St Paul saw it coming and moves away.
St Paul lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nye's sensitive parts.
St Paul lands with a good body shot.
Nye is looking to score with low kicks.
St Paul jabs Nye to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nye takes a shot right to the bread basket.
St Paul connects with a body shot.

Nye gets tackled into the cage by St Paul. St Paul maintains the clinch.
Nye misses with an elbow over the top.
St Paul digs a right hand into Nye's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nye's gas tank.
Nye prevents a body shot from St Paul.
St Paul lands a body shot.
Pierre St Paul seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
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!
Nye throws an elbow but it misses.
St Paul misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Paul lands a shoulder strike.
Nye looking to stall.
A right hook to the body lands for St Paul.
St Paul goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
St Paul has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
St Paul blocks an elbow strike from Nye.
St Paul scores with a shoulder strike.
St Paul lands a hook that snaps the head of Nye backwards.
St Paul lands with a light punch inside.
St Paul misses with a hook to the ribs.
St Paul lands a nice shot to the body.
St Paul is leaning against Nye and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
St Paul lands a body punch in the clinch.
St Paul lands on the inside with an uppercut.
St Paul works on Nye's body with a couple of short punches.
St Paul misses with a shot to the kidneys.
St Paul scores with a hook to the body.
St Paul is leaning against Nye and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from St Paul.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Paul lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short uppercut from St Paul.
St Paul makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Nye is rocked!
St Paul swings wildly with an uppercut but Nye uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oh Nye is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
St Paul throws a punch but it's blocked by Nye.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nye.
St Paul has a couple of punches blocked by Nye.
St Paul misses with the head strike.
St Paul works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
St Paul lands a body punch.
St Paul swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nye tried to land a shot to the body but connects with St Paul's elbow.
Nye blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from St Paul fails to land.
Nye blocking some punches.
Nye seems to have got his legs back now.
St Paul lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
St Paul lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for St Paul.
A shot in the inside from St Paul.
A right hook to the body lands for St Paul.
St Paul scores with a nice hook to the head.
St Paul throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
St Paul lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Paul creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Nye with a big uppercut! Nye tries to clinch up but St Paul pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Nye to the mat! Nye covers up and St Paul unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Pierre St Paul!