PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ton Lim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geoge ST Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Geoge ST Pierre is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Lim
vs
ST Pierre

176 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

178 cm
19
165 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ton Lim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Geoge ST Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lim scores with a head kick.
Lim throws a right and a left that both miss.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from ST Pierre.
ST Pierre shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lim as he avoids it easily.
ST Pierre is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lim sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ton Lim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Geoge ST Pierre.
Lim looks to throw the jab but ST Pierre is out of range.
ST Pierre shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lim pinned against the cage. Lim gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A big left from Lim misses.
Lim lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
ST Pierre takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

ST Pierre closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - ST Pierre lands in his opponent's guard.
ST Pierre throwing strikes from guard but Lim blocks nicely.
ST Pierre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ST Pierre postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
ST Pierre stops Lim from standing up.
ST Pierre has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
ST Pierre working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
ST Pierre working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
ST Pierre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
ST Pierre with a flurry of punches that miss.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lim scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lim with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A head kick misses from Lim.
ST Pierre shoots in for a takedown but Lim shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lim with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lim lands with a nice combination. ST Pierre backs away looking to recover.
ST Pierre shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lim sprawls well. Lim wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. ST Pierre gets slowly back to his feet.
Lim throws a sloppy head kick and ST Pierre moves out of range easily.
Lim tries to land a front kick but ST Pierre steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lim with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lim shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
ST Pierre avoids the head kick by Lim.
A punch combination from Lim misses.
Lim with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
ST Pierre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lim fakes the leg kick and cracks ST Pierre in the body.
Lim throws a lazy right hand but ST Pierre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
ST Pierre tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lim sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten ST Pierre somewhat.
Lim is looking to chop away at ST Pierre's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lim just misses with a punch to the body.
ST Pierre has a takedown stuffed.
Ton Lim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

ST Pierre shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lim manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lim working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from ST Pierre.
Lim on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lim tries to get out of the position.
ST Pierre prevents Lim from getting back to his feet.
ST Pierre is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
ST Pierre throws a big right hand that misses.
ST Pierre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
ST Pierre trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
ST Pierre keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lim's head.
ST Pierre is in close to Lim's body, working some short punches and elbows.
ST Pierre missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
ST Pierre looks gassed!
ST Pierre landing with the ground and pound.
ST Pierre working some strikes from top position.
ST Pierre postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lim is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Geoge ST Pierre dominated that 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.

Nice takedown defense from Lim. No joy for ST Pierre on that attempt.
ST Pierre takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
ST Pierre shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lim moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lim jabs at ST Pierre's body.
Lim lands with a hook. ST Pierre tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lim throws a head kick that misses.
A big right from Lim misses.
Lim lands a head kick. ST Pierre smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A big right from Lim misses.
ST Pierre will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ton Lim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Geoge ST Pierre.
Lim connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed ST Pierre momentarily.
ST Pierre fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
ST Pierre is breathing heavily.
ST Pierre moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lim jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lim connects with a right hand. ST Pierre shakes it off.
ST Pierre blocks a head kick by Lim.
Lim stuffs the takedown attempt from ST Pierre. ST Pierre gets slowly back to his feet.
ST Pierre avoids the head kick by Lim.
ST Pierre fails to land the takedown.
Lim fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A slow jab from Lim misses its intended target.
Ton Lim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lim throws a shot from downtown. ST Pierre moves away and avoids it.
ST Pierre fails with a takedown attempt.
Lim plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

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.
Lim lands with a cross.
Lim lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but ST Pierre circles away quickly and effectively.
ST Pierre takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
ST Pierre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lim.
ST Pierre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lim looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
ST Pierre shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lim as he avoids it easily.
ST Pierre will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
ST Pierre tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lim swivels and escapes.
Lim throws an overhand right that lands on ST Pierre's shoulder, as ST Pierre tries to avoid the shot.
Nice sprawl there from Lim as ST Pierre shoots in.
Lim catches ST Pierre with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lim throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
ST Pierre ducks right into an uppercut from Lim.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lim lands with a straight right. ST Pierre didn't see that one coming.
Lim scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
ST Pierre takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Good leg kick by Lim there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
No luck for ST Pierre with that takedown attempt.
Lim throws a leg kick which misses ST Pierre's front leg but catches the back leg as ST Pierre tries to avoid it.
Lim bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
ST Pierre changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lim tries to avoid it but ST Pierre manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lim to the ground. Lim escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

ST Pierre scores with a takedown into Lim's guard.
ST Pierre won't allow Lim to get back to his feet.
ST Pierre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lim knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for ST Pierre on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
ST Pierre postures up in Lim's guard and throws a big left but Lim blocks it.
ST Pierre with a nice head shot there.
Lim wants to stand but ST Pierre is controlling the position.
ST Pierre throwing strikes from guard but Lim blocks nicely.
ST Pierre throwing strikes but missing.
ST Pierre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lim works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
ST Pierre shoots in but Lim avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lim catches ST Pierre with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ton Lim dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

ST Pierre takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
ST Pierre shoots in looking for a takedown. Lim tries to sprawl out of it but ST Pierre keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lim manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lim cracks ST Pierre with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lim cracks ST Pierre with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lim lands a head shot.
Lim lands a jab-cross combination.
Lim waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract ST Pierre.
Lim jabs at ST Pierre's body.
Lim digs a good body shot into ST Pierre's ribs.
Lim with a jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lim!
Lim is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lim lands a head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lim lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lim throws a combination. ST Pierre tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lim keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
ST Pierre tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lim moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
ST Pierre has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
ST Pierre shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ton Lim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Geoge ST Pierre.
Lim slaps away a takedown attempt from ST Pierre, before circling back to the center of the mat.
ST Pierre throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lim's waist but Lim gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing ST Pierre off to one side.
ST Pierre's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from ST Pierre.
Nice body kick there by Lim.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ST Pierre staying out of range there.
ST Pierre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lim.
Lim fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches ST Pierre on the side of the head.
Jab, jab by Lim - just one landing.
Lim throws a head kick but ST Pierre moves out of range.
Lim connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice uppercut lands for Lim. That snapped ST Pierre's head back.
ST Pierre moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lim tries to land a leg kick but ST Pierre saw it coming and moves away.
Lim scores with a jab to the head.
ST Pierre looks for a takedown but Lim sprawls well.
ST Pierre shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lim dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ST Pierre shoots in and drives through. Lim sprawls well.
Lim scores with a jab to the jaw.
ST Pierre takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Geoge ST Pierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lim stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lim wants it to stay on the feet.
ST Pierre takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lim wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lim lands a nice shot to the body.
Ton Lim is winning the standup battle so far.
Lim throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lim lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
ST Pierre shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lim defends it nicely.
Lim scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lim with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lim.
ST Pierre shoots for a takedown but Lim saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
ST Pierre is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
ST Pierre fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lim lands with a kick to the temple. ST Pierre shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lim stuffs the takedown attempt from ST Pierre. ST Pierre gets slowly back to his feet.
A punch combination from Lim misses.
ST Pierre takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lim scores with a nice strike.
ST Pierre shoots in for a double leg but Lim sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lim misses with a two punch combination.
Lim lands a front kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ton Lim showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lim has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ton Lim!