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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Georges Saint Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and james black (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.
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Georges Saint Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, james black!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for black with that takedown attempt.
james black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
black has a takedown stuffed.
black changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Saint Pierre tries to avoid it but black manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Saint Pierre to the ground. Saint Pierre escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Georges Saint Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of james black.
Saint Pierre pushes black up against the cage in a clinch.
black keeps control of Saint Pierre as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Saint Pierre successfully pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
black is looking to advance position but Saint Pierre has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Saint Pierre sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Saint Pierre moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, black has worked his arm free - good work by black!
Saint Pierre grinds an elbow into black's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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Saint Pierre tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
black tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Saint Pierre wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Saint Pierre tries to advance to mount but black instead regains half guard.
Saint Pierre wants to work for an arm triangle but black is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
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.
black is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
black manages to get to full guard.
black 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.
black is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Saint Pierre is fighting to break black's control of his arms but black is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
black looking to hit a scissor sweep but Saint Pierre is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint Pierre thows a big elbow that misses.
black manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Saint Pierre is breathing heavily.
black content just to control the position here.
black landing strikes from the mount and Saint Pierre is in trouble!
black is landing with some decent strikes but Saint Pierre is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
black cracks Saint Pierre with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
black looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
black controlling the position easily from mount.
Saint Pierre is trying desperately to improve position.
black is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Saint Pierre can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
black tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
black working for a submission but Saint Pierre is keeping him at bay.
black tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
james black dominated that round.
That's time! Saint Pierre's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
black shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Saint Pierre but Saint Pierre pushes him off and we're back to square one.
black fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from black is defended easily by Saint Pierre.
Georges Saint Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of james black.
black changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Saint Pierre looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Saint Pierre tries to strike but it doesn't land.
black thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Saint Pierre throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint Pierre is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Saint Pierre is looking to regain half guard here but black keeps moving and retains side control.
black scoring with punches from side control.
black looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Saint Pierre tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but black wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
black creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
black lands an elbow.
black working the ground and pound.
black working the head with strikes.
black is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Saint Pierre will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
black working the ground and pound.
black creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
black tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no black has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
black lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint Pierre tries to strike but it doesn't land.
black moves into full mount!
Saint Pierre is looking to improve his position but black isn't that keen on the idea.
Saint Pierre tries to hold on but black pushes him away.
Saint Pierre is bucking up trying to escape but black cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, black cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
black landing shots from mount.
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.
black controlling from the full mount.
black with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, black cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
black tries to control but Saint Pierre wriggling away.
Saint Pierre in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
james black has got the better of the ground game so far.
black controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
james black showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
black looks for a takedown but Saint Pierre sprawls well.
Good exchange - black coming out on top.
Saint Pierre tries for a takedown but black circles away easily
and black counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Saint Pierre's guard now.
black works over Saint Pierre with some ground and pound from guard.
black's corner is telling him to maintain position.
black pushes down on Saint Pierre's leg and manages to get into half guard.
black is pressing down on Saint Pierre's thigh, looking to free his foot. Saint Pierre is holding on for now.
black is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint Pierre has hold of black's hands but black slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
black is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
black lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
black is looking for a kimura here.
Saint Pierre flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
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.
Saint Pierre has hold of black's hands but black slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
black is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Saint Pierre is trying to get back to full guard.
black controlling the pace.
Saint Pierre is trying to defend against the ground and pound but black scores with a couple of nice shots.
Saint Pierre throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Saint Pierre has hold of black's hands but black slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, black seems content to control.
Ground and pound from black.
black looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Saint Pierre with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. black connects with a nice short shot to Saint Pierre's temple.
black not doing much here.
black wants to control but Saint Pierre is keeping him busy.
Saint Pierre is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four 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.
black controlling the action here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. black connects with a nice short shot to Saint Pierre's temple.
Saint Pierre punching from the bottom.
black prevents Saint Pierre from standing back up.
black scoring with strikes to the body and head.
black takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
black working over Saint Pierre with some ground and pound. Saint Pierre looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Georges Saint Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
james black is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
black is trying to work for a kimura but Saint Pierre is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
james black comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got black winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... james black!
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FIGHT
RATING
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