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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John St Clair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malakai Dei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Clair comes into the arena with Flypside-Someday blaring out of the sound system. Dei is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kryptonite. Malakai Dei looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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205 lbs
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204 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John St Clair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Malakai Dei!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dei closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Dei is looking to take a break and control but St Clair is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dei sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but St Clair is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The ground and pound from Dei seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
St Clair wants to control but Dei postures up.
St Clair tries to buck Dei off but Dei is having none of it.
Dei avoids the strikes from the bottom by St Clair.
Dei goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, St Clair rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Dei's guard! Nice work there by St Clair!
Dei looks gassed!
Dei 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
St Clair fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dei, pushing him back against the cage.
St Clair gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Dei is refusing to be controlled, as St Clair sits in half guard.
Dei looking for submissions off his back.
St Clair takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. St Clair lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Clair is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dei has managed to free his arm - good work.
St Clair keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
St Clair looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dei tries to roll over but St Clair keeps him under control.
St Clair missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dei is not content to let St Clair control the position.
St Clair is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dei doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time St Clair.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dei trying to control but St Clair postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dei avoiding damage under a succession of punches from St Clair.
Dei wants to improve his position but St Clair is controlling well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
St Clair with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dei counters with a straight right hand.
St Clair shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Dei wants to control but St Clair is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dei really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Dei is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
St Clair has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dei's face.
St Clair controlling from the full mount.
Dei keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John St Clair dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
St Clair looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Dei!
Dei is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
St Clair can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dei is looking to escape.
St Clair scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dei?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dei in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Dei trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Clair trying to control but he's not successful this time.
St Clair working Dei over with strikes here.
St Clair looking to finish Dei with some ground and pound. This is bad for Dei!
Dei is squirming around, avoiding St Clair's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Clair with a couple of short strikes.
St Clair trying to control but he's not successful this time.
St Clair postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dei looks a forlorn figure.
St Clair lands a heavy elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Clair connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
St Clair tries to control but Dei wriggling away.
St Clair is landing with some decent strikes but Dei is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
St Clair working for a guillotine from mount but Dei is in no mood to give up.
St Clair controlling the pace for now.
Dei tries to hold on but St Clair pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Clair trying to control but he's not successful this time.
St Clair controlling the pace for now.
St Clair scoring with strikes but Dei is staying in there.
St Clair fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
St Clair can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dei is looking to escape.
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 Clair with the ground and pound from mount.
St Clair fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Dei tries to lock up and control but St Clair gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dei tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dei wants to hold on but St Clair pushes him away.
St Clair lands with some strikes.
Dei tries to buck St Clair off but he can't manage it.
St Clair controlling from the full mount.
Dei is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John St Clair dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
St Clair keeps the fight on the outside.
Dei gets caught flat footed, as St Clair shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Dei looking to hit a scissor sweep but St Clair is one step ahead there.
Dei tries to strike from the bottom.
St Clair thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dei is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dei is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dei can't keep his opponent in guard - St Clair advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Dei looks like he's trying to stand up.
St Clair perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Dei wants to stand back up but St Clair manages to pass into side control.
St Clair working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Dei takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Dei is looking to regain half guard here but St Clair keeps moving and retains side control.
St Clair tries to move to mount but Dei blocks the move with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
St Clair in side control, just content to control the action for now.
St Clair working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Dei avoids any damage from the ground and pound of St Clair.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dei wants to control but St Clair postures up.
Dei is not content to let St Clair control the position.
John St Clair is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dei gets caught flat footed, as St Clair shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Dei is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
St Clair can't get the takedown.
Dei has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. St Clair avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
St Clair is pressed up against the cage. Dei has hold of a leg and is looking to drag St Clair down to the mat. St Clair avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dei misses with a head kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by St Clair.
You can see the frustration on Dei's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dei tries to bench press St Clair off him but St Clair keeps the position.
Dei is trying to escape the position but St Clair is controlling the position.
Dei is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, St Clair asserts his dominance and retains side control.
John St Clair overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dei wants to control but St Clair postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
John St Clair showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for St Clair, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John St Clair!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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