PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saul Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saul Perez has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Georges St Pierre's chin.

St Pierre
vs
Perez

170 cm
22
175 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

167 cm
20
176 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, 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 Rio de Janeiro, Saul Perez!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Perez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
St Pierre is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Perez is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but St Pierre is surviving well by controlling Perez's body position as best he can.
St Pierre is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
St Pierre is working to get back to half guard.
St Pierre is squirming around, avoiding Perez's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Pierre is trying desperately to improve position.
Perez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish St Pierre?
St Pierre wants to hold on but Perez pushes him away.
St Pierre is desperately trying to improve his position but Perez has a good base and remains in mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez raining down shots from the mount!
St Pierre could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Perez is trying to take his opponent's back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perez looking to control but St Pierre is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Perez blocks St Pierre's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Perez looking to control but St Pierre is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
St Pierre really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Perez moves to take his opponent's back.
St Pierre is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Perez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre looking very determined here, making life difficult for Perez.
Perez wants to control but St Pierre manages to buck him off and is now in Perez's guard! Nice work there by St Pierre!
Perez controls St Pierre momentarily but St Pierre frees himself.
St Pierre throws a big right hand that misses.
St Pierre trying to control but Perez is working from the bottom.
St Pierre missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Perez wants to sweep but no luck.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Perez avoids a kick to the body.
St Pierre misses with a takedown attempt

and Perez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in St Pierre's guard.
St Pierre is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez stands up over St Pierre, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

St Pierre working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Perez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Perez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Perez wants to control from the top but St Pierre keeps moving.
Perez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. St Pierre swivels though and keeps the full guard.
St Pierre bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Perez's guard.
Perez looking for a sweep. Not yet Perez, not yet.

St Pierre drops back, looking for a kneebar! Perez looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Perez looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Perez!
Perez gets to mount! St Pierre was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez prevents St Pierre from getting the reversal.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Perez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Perez trying to control but St Pierre is having none of it.
St Pierre bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Perez working a defensive guard here.
St Pierre scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Saul Perez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

St Pierre closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
St Pierre looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Perez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Perez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from St Pierre.

St Pierre is working for a submission of some sort.
St Pierre sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Perez defending well though.
Perez trying to control from the bottom.
Perez is trying to get back to full guard.
Perez flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Perez clinches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

St Pierre ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. St Pierre no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Perez wants to control from the top but St Pierre keeps moving.

St Pierre has his foot on Perez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Perez works his way back into a safe position though.

St Pierre escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Perez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Perez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Perez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

St Pierre escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Perez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

St Pierre is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Perez is aware though and is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of St Pierre's head.
St Pierre wants to stand and escape but Perez is having none of it.

St Pierre looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

St Pierre is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

St Pierre is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Perez is aware though and is defending well.
Perez is stalling in the full guard.
Perez wants to control from the top but St Pierre keeps moving.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

St Pierre shoots in and bounces Perez off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Perez is proving hard to escape from.
St Pierre postures up.
St Pierre stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Perez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Perez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
St Pierre is in close to Perez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
St Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Perez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Pierre looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
St Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Perez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
St Pierre shoots and misses

and Perez counters with a takedown into side control.
St Pierre can't do much from the bottom here.
St Pierre is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Perez's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

St Pierre looking for submissions off his back.
St Pierre wants to control but Perez is keeping busy and won't allow it.

St Pierre is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Perez pulls his head out easily.
Perez content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Georges St Pierre dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Perez doesn't succeed with the takedown

and St Pierre counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

St Pierre drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and St Pierre jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Perez working for a triangle but St Pierre defends it easily.
St Pierre pushing down on Perez's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

St Pierre is trying for a kimura here. Perez looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! St Pierre wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Georges St Pierre!