PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Goethe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre comes to the cage accompanied by Break Stuff. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

St Pierre
vs
Goethe

199 cm
18
235 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

200 cm
22
265 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, John St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Henry Goethe!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Steve Montenegro and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goethe displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like John St Pierre has been cut.
Goethe shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts St Pierre as he jumps to the side.

Goethe feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Goethe wants to control from the top but St Pierre keeps moving.
Goethe controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
St Pierre looking for a sweep. Not yet St Pierre, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
St Pierre has his takedown stuffed

and Goethe counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Goethe stalling away here and it's allowed St Pierre to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

St Pierre is looking for a triangle here but Goethe uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
St Pierre struggling a bit here.
St Pierre is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goethe is looking to take a break and control but St Pierre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
St Pierre gets back to half guard.
Goethe with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
St Pierre is looking to control Goethe's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can St Pierre avoid being mounted?
Goethe stalling away here and it's allowed St Pierre to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Goethe puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

St Pierre pushes Goethe off and gets back to his feet.
St Pierre displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Goethe.

Goethe feints and as St Pierre raises his hands in defense, Goethe changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Goethe looking to pass the guard.
Goethe landing some decent shots from guard.
St Pierre trying to strike off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goethe with a nice head shot there.
Goethe wants to control from the top but St Pierre keeps moving.
St Pierre wants to control the position but Goethe says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Goethe is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Goethe is taking a breather. St Pierre says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Pierre trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Goethe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John St Pierre's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Goethe bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goethe sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but St Pierre is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
St Pierre regains half guard.
St Pierre is staying active underneath Goethe, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
St Pierre trying to control here.
St Pierre is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Goethe decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Goethe darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
St Pierre is trying to stand up here but Goethe is controlling him well.
St Pierre is looking to control Goethe's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can St Pierre avoid being mounted?
St Pierre wants to sweep but Goethe has passed to side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre wants to control but Goethe postures up.
St Pierre tries to buck Goethe off but Goethe is having none of it.
St Pierre wants to get back to his feet.
Goethe cracks St Pierre with an elbow. That is naaassty.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Goethe changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. St Pierre looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
You can see the frustration on St Pierre's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
St Pierre is looking to regain half guard here but Goethe keeps moving and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goethe working away.

Goethe tries for a kimura but St Pierre is defending well.
St Pierre is trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
St Pierre is working hard here to advance position.

Goethe stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Goethe gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

St Pierre manages to pull guard.

Goethe gets to his feet. St Pierre looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
St Pierre gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Goethe counters with a shoot takedown. St Pierre fights it but they end up in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goethe won't allow St Pierre to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Goethe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John St Pierre's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Goethe tries to clinch but St Pierre is having none of it.
Goethe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Goethe takes one to the chin there.
Goethe has his takedown stuffed

and St Pierre counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Goethe wants to control but St Pierre is keeping busy and won't allow it.
St Pierre takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Goethe is staying active underneath St Pierre, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
St Pierre looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Goethe is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goethe wants to get back to full guard.
Goethe is trying to stand up here but St Pierre is controlling him well.
Goethe wants to control but St Pierre is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Henry Goethe has got the better of the ground game so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
St Pierre gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Goethe counters with a solid body kick.

Goethe shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Goethe showed some decent athleticism there.

Goethe gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
St Pierre avoids the head kick by Goethe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre misses with a double jab

and Goethe counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Goethe avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
St Pierre wants to sweep here but Goethe controlling him for the moment.
St Pierre wants to stand but Goethe is controlling the position.
Goethe trying to control but St Pierre is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre has a closed guard, preventing Goethe from standing up.
Goethe trying to control the position from guard on top but St Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Goethe chips away with some ground and pound.
Goethe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
St Pierre tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Goethe counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is trying to control but can't.

Goethe is working for a submission of some sort.
Goethe keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
St Pierre tries to get to full guard but Goethe has control of the leg.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Pierre is trying to stand.
John St Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Henry Goethe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
St Pierre is looking for a sweep. Goethe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Henry Goethe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Goethe has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Goethe!