PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Myers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Myers
vs
St Pierre

176 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Very confident

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jason Myers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Georges St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Myers tries to clinch but St Pierre moves out of range.
Myers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from St Pierre.
St Pierre tried to score with a low kick but Myers checks it.
Myers stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Myers wants it to stay on the feet.
St Pierre fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jason Myers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georges St Pierre.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Pierre avoids the body shot from Myers.
Myers throws a hook but St Pierre avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

St Pierre shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Myers is trying to defend but St Pierre finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Myers pushes St Pierre off looking to stand but St Pierre dives back in and keeps control.
St Pierre looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

St Pierre is working for a submission of some sort.
St Pierre slips a nice elbow through Myers's hands, connecting with Myers's forehead.
St Pierre thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Myers's head.

Myers is defending against the submission attempts here by St Pierre.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Myers wants to control but St Pierre is keeping busy and won't allow it.
St Pierre tries to pass the half guard into mount. Myers knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
St Pierre working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
St Pierre not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Myers wants to control but St Pierre is keeping busy.
St Pierre missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
St Pierre wants to pass to mount but Myers is defending the position.
St Pierre thows a huge punch but Myers dodges it nicely.
Myers knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for St Pierre on the ground.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Myers fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St Pierre manages to avoid it.
Myers thows a body shot but no joy.
Myers checks a leg kick.
Myers lands a straight punch to the body, keeping St Pierre at a distance.
Myers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jason Myers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Myers scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
St Pierre misses with a low kick.
Myers wants to clinch up but St Pierre keeps it at a distance.

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.
St Pierre shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Myers defends it nicely.
Myers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Pierre was well out of range. Poor timing from Myers.
Myers moves in looking to clinch but St Pierre pushes him off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Myers. St Pierre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Myers. St Pierre does a little dance to reset his feet.
St Pierre will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Georges St Pierre dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A big left from Myers misses.
Myers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Myers ducks under a wild hook from St Pierre.
Myers blocks a head kick by St Pierre.
Myers ducks under a wild hook from St Pierre.
St Pierre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Myers.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Myers throws a hook but St Pierre avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Myers misses its intended target.
Georges St Pierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Myers just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre avoids the body shot from Myers.
Myers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Myers sprawls well. Myers wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. St Pierre gets slowly back to his feet.
Myers displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from St Pierre.
St Pierre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown but Myers shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jason Myers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georges St Pierre.
Myers stuffs the takedown.
St Pierre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Myers as he avoids it easily.
Myers lands a straight punch to the body, keeping St Pierre at a distance.
St Pierre throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
St Pierre fails to land the takedown.
St Pierre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Myers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myers lands with a straight right. St Pierre didn't see that one coming.
St Pierre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Myers.
St Pierre throws a hook but Myers blocks it.
Jason Myers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Pierre is trying hard to land a takedown here. Myers sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Myers tries to clinch but St Pierre moves out of range.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Myers as he avoids it easily.
St Pierre misses with a wild combination.
Myers just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
St Pierre avoids the body shot from Myers.
Myers tries to clinch but St Pierre moves out of range.
Myers misses with a looping right.
Myers looks to score with a jab to the body but St Pierre is just out of range.
St Pierre throws a head kick but Myers moves out of range.
Myers ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
St Pierre throws a jab when Myers was well out of range.
St Pierre staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Myers dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Myers defends well against a solid takedown attempt from St Pierre.
Myers takes a swing at St Pierre's ribcage but misses.
Myers fails in his attempt to clinch.
Myers with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Myers misses the shot to the body.
Myers thows a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Myers takes a swing at St Pierre's ribcage but misses.
St Pierre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Myers.
A looping hook to the body misses from Myers. St Pierre does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Myers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St Pierre moves away.
Myers wants to clinch up but St Pierre keeps it at a distance.
St Pierre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Myers.
Myers just misses with a punch to the body.
Myers is looking to clinch but St Pierre is avoiding it.
Myers cracks St Pierre with a good jab.
Myers wants to clinch.
Myers blocks a jab.

That's two 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 shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Myers defends it nicely.
Myers swings for the body but St Pierre moves out of range.
Myers stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Myers wants it to stay on the feet.
Jason Myers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georges St Pierre.
Myers misses with the combination.
St Pierre throws a head kick but Myers moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myers tries to bum rush St Pierre with a series of wild strikes but St Pierre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Myers is looking to wear down St Pierre with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown but Myers shows good takedown defense.
St Pierre closes the distance and clinches up with Myers, looking for a takedown. St Pierre pushes Myers against the cage but Myers circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Myers connects with a right hand. St Pierre shakes it off.
Nice sprawl there from Myers as St Pierre shoots in.
Myers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St Pierre.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from St Pierre.

That's four 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.
St Pierre is trying hard to land a takedown here. Myers sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
St Pierre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Myers throws a lazy right hand but St Pierre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
St Pierre misses with a head kick.

St Pierre scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Myers is looking for a sweep.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
St Pierre postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Myers struggling a bit here.
St Pierre in side control, throwing shots but Myers defends.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Myers showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Myers 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Myers!