PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Michael Villeneuve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patryck St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patryck St Pierre is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Villeneuve
vs
St Pierre

187 cm
20
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
23
135 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Villeneuve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Patryck St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Villeneuve tries to avoid it but St Pierre manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Villeneuve to the ground. Villeneuve escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

St Pierre shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. St Pierre showed some decent athleticism there.
Villeneuve has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. St Pierre is working away from the top position though.
St Pierre takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
St Pierre not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Villeneuve is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with St Pierre in particular looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Villeneuve keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ground and pound from St Pierre.
St Pierre trying to control the action but Villeneuve is working from the bottom.
St Pierre content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
St Pierre passes to side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Villeneuve manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
St Pierre trying to control here.
St Pierre tries to roll over but Villeneuve keeps him under control.
St Pierre is refusing to be controlled, as Villeneuve sits in half guard.
St Pierre is trying to maintain the position but Villeneuve is very close to passing his half guard.
Villeneuve is pressing down on St Pierre's thigh, looking to free his foot. St Pierre is holding on for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Villeneuve shoots and misses

and St Pierre counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by St Pierre.
Villeneuve is breathing heavily.

St Pierre decides to pull guard.
St Pierre looking for a sweep. Not yet St Pierre, not yet.
Villeneuve pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. St Pierre is keeping the position for now.
St Pierre trying to keep a closed guard but Villeneuve is proving a slippery customer.
St Pierre is looking to stand back up but Villeneuve counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by St Pierre.

Villeneuve is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Villeneuve really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
St Pierre wants to control but Villeneuve is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Villeneuve will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
St Pierre is not content to let Villeneuve control the position.

St Pierre pushes Villeneuve off and gets back to his feet.

St Pierre looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Villeneuve 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.

St Pierre is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patryck St Pierre dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

St Pierre dives in and grabs Villeneuve's left leg, looking for a takedown. Villeneuve pushes down on St Pierre's head and hops out.
St Pierre fails with the takedown

and Villeneuve counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for St Pierre!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Villeneuve throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
St Pierre working to try and regain half guard.

Villeneuve goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now St Pierre is on top in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
St Pierre content to stall in guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre stands and throws Villeneuve's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
St Pierre working the ground and pound from side control.
St Pierre wants to control but Villeneuve is keeping him busy.
St Pierre controls the position.
St Pierre cracks Villeneuve with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Villeneuve can't do much from the bottom here.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

St Pierre shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Villeneuve takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
St Pierre controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villeneuve is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Villeneuve tries to hold on but St Pierre pushes him away.
St Pierre controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patryck St Pierre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

St Pierre lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
St Pierre fails with the takedown.

St Pierre scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Villeneuve on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
St Pierre remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
St Pierre in side control lands a decent elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre taking a breather here.
Patryck St Pierre has got the better of the ground game so far.
St Pierre scoring with punches from side control.

St Pierre tries for a kimura but Villeneuve is defending well.

St Pierre decides to stand back up. St Pierre steps back and let's Villeneuve get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Villeneuve missing with knees to the body.
St Pierre lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Villeneuve.

St Pierre breaks from the clinch.
Michael Villeneuve is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Villeneuve stuffs the takedown.

St Pierre shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than St Pierre was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Villeneuve tries to hold on but St Pierre pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre punishing his opponent with strikes.
St Pierre tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Michael Villeneuve has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee warns Villeneuve that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
St Pierre takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
St Pierre working the ground and pound effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
St Pierre is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Villeneuve can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Villeneuve in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

St Pierre is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
St Pierre doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Villeneuve decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in St Pierre's guard.
Michael Villeneuve has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patryck St Pierre.
St Pierre working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Villeneuve.

St Pierre looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Patryck St Pierre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Villeneuve throws and elbow that misses. St Pierre uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Villeneuve's guard. Nice move by St Pierre!

And that's the end of the fight!
Patryck St Pierre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well St Pierre 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patryck St Pierre!