PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ludo Wayland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaston St Pierre (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.

Wayland
vs
St Pierre

175 cm
24
161 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

178 cm
23
155 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ludo Wayland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gaston St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre misses with a head kick.
St Pierre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
St Pierre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
St Pierre fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wayland throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around St Pierre's waist but St Pierre gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wayland off to one side.
St Pierre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from St Pierre misses.
Wayland shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says St Pierre as he avoids it easily.
Wayland takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wayland has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wayland shoots in for a double leg but St Pierre sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ludo Wayland. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wayland takes a head kick and keeps coming.
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wayland swats him away and circles back towards the center.
St Pierre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
St Pierre misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by St Pierre.
Nice body kick from St Pierre.
Danga de danga de dang - St Pierre scores with a four punch combination!
St Pierre throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gaston St Pierre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from St Pierre, right into the meat.
St Pierre misses with a jab, cross combination.
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch but Wayland swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
St Pierre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
St Pierre tries to clinch up but Wayland circles away and keeps his distance.
St Pierre moves in looking to clinch but Wayland pushes him off.

Wayland feints and as St Pierre raises his hands in defense, Wayland changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
St Pierre is looking to stand up but Wayland isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wayland drops back looking for a leg! St Pierre is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and St Pierre manages to kick Wayland off! Wayland jumps back into St Pierre's guard.
St Pierre wants to get back to his feet but Wayland is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
St Pierre keeping moving, preventing Wayland from controlling successfully.
Wayland prevents St Pierre from getting back to his feet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
St Pierre uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wayland has time to react.
St Pierre throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
St Pierre tries to clinch but Wayland is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wayland at a distance.
St Pierre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
St Pierre lands with a kick to the temple. Wayland shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wayland takes a kick to the side of the head.
St Pierre is looking to clinch but Wayland is avoiding it.
Wayland shoots for a double leg takedown but St Pierre sprawls well. He's pushed Wayland's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
St Pierre looks to land a combination. Wayland sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
St Pierre fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters circling a little - St Pierre finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
St Pierre throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - St Pierre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
St Pierre misses with a two punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre throws a sloppy head kick and Wayland moves out of range easily.
St Pierre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
St Pierre throws a head kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - St Pierre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wayland closes this distance looking for a takedown but St Pierre circles away.
St Pierre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
St Pierre lands a two punch combo.
St Pierre stuffs the takedown.
Wayland is breathing heavily.
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch but Wayland swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gaston St Pierre dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

An inside leg kick lands from St Pierre.
St Pierre works over Wayland's head and body with a nice combination.
Wayland shoots in but no luck this time.
A decent looking body kick lands there for St Pierre.
St Pierre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wayland is on the wrong end of a nice combination from St Pierre.
Wayland takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
St Pierre throws a head kick that half lands.
Wayland looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? St Pierre is fending him off so far but Wayland persists. Nope, St Pierre circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wayland circles away from the clinch attempt.
St Pierre moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from St Pierre.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from St Pierre.
St Pierre stuffs the takedown attempt from Wayland. Wayland gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ludo Wayland. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wayland takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gaston St Pierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
St Pierre lands with a nice combination. Wayland backs away looking to recover.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by St Pierre!
Wayland fails with a takedown attempt.
St Pierre's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and St Pierre duly obliges.
St Pierre's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and St Pierre duly obliges.
A slapping body kick lands there for St Pierre.
Wayland swats away the attempt to clinch by St Pierre.
Wayland tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre throws a one two combo.
St Pierre bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wayland's head.

Wayland is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Pierre connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Oh Wayland is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gaston St Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Pierre goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch but Wayland swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
St Pierre Rushes Wayland and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Wayland is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. St Pierre Piles on the pressure and Wayland crumples to the floor! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gaston St Pierre!