PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre comes to the cage accompanied by JT Money Hit Em High, Hit Em Low. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

St Pierre
vs
Stark

179 cm
19
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

178 cm
19
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michael St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Stark!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Stark throws a leg kick but St Pierre checks it.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown but Stark shows good takedown defense.

Stark shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
St Pierre is trying to control the position but Stark postures up.

St Pierre has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stark can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Stark is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
St Pierre is trying to hold Stark in close to prevent damage but Stark has managed to pass into half guard.
Stark slows the pace down in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre is looking to get back to full guard here but Stark has managed to pass to side control instead.
Stark takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Let's hope that Stark has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
St Pierre tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Stark content just to control the position here.
St Pierre wants to hold on but Stark pushes him away.
Stark working St Pierre over with strikes here.
St Pierre is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Stark.
Stark controlling his opponent.
St Pierre tries to hold on but Stark postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark controlling from the full mount.

Despite being in the dominant position, Jason Stark just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
St Pierre shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Stark counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Pierre is breathing heavily.
Stark can't get the takedown.
St Pierre is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
St Pierre tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Stark has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed St Pierre clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Good control from Stark.
St Pierre trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Stark controls the position.
St Pierre just trying to survive but Stark is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Stark is riding his opponent, not letting St Pierre buck him off.
St Pierre trying to control the position but Stark manages to sink in the hooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Stark 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.

St Pierre keeps the fight on the outside.
Stark lands with a nice body punch.

Stark closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
You can see the frustration on St Pierre's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Stark stands up.
St Pierre tries for a takedown but Stark circles away easily
and Stark counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Stark instigates a clinch.
St Pierre using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stark has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stark stops a takedown attempt from St Pierre.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stark wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but St Pierre has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stark manages to pull guard.
Stark can't keep his opponent in guard - St Pierre advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stark keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stark gets full guard.

Stark is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Stark turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
St Pierre gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Stark looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre trying to control here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Stark looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Stark is controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jason Stark has got the better of the ground game so far.
St Pierre trying to control the position.
St Pierre looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Stark gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Michael St Pierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stark misses with the combination.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
St Pierre shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Stark holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Stark has dropped down and is working for a takedown. St Pierre is trying to keep an underhook but Stark manages to get the takedown into half guard.
St Pierre trying to control but Stark postures up.
Stark content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
St Pierre is trying to get back to full guard.
St Pierre is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Stark's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Stark's back!

St Pierre is looking for the choke from the back position but Stark is controlling his hands well.
Stark trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Stark breaks St Pierre's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

St Pierre working for a triangle but Stark defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Stark showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Stark misses with a two punch combination.
St Pierre darts in trying to clinch

and Stark counters with a takedown into side control.
St Pierre tries to improve position but can't.
Stark working away.
Stark takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Still in half guard, Stark seems content to control.
St Pierre is trying to control but can't.
St Pierre moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

St Pierre working for a triangle but Stark defends it easily.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre looking for a sweep. Not yet St Pierre, not yet.
Stark pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. St Pierre is keeping the position for now.

St Pierre has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Stark doesn't defend quickly enough and St Pierre has managed to lock this one up! Can Stark escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to St Pierre on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Michael St Pierre!