PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Monkey King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as George St Pierre enters the cage!

King
vs
St Pierre

170 cm
22
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 1

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Monkey King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, George St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

St Pierre clinches.

St Pierre escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

King shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
St Pierre wants to control but King is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Pierre can't escape the position.
King can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as St Pierre is looking to escape.

King has hold of St Pierre's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and St Pierre manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
St Pierre wants to hold on but King pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King trying to control but St Pierre is having none of it.

King working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

St Pierre tries to improve his position but King has taken his back! King has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will St Pierre tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! King pushes St Pierre away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Monkey King!