PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gurpreet Bains (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bains's entrance music is Mama Said Knock You Out. A fine choice. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bains
vs
St Pierre

179 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Fast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gurpreet Bains!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Martin St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

St Pierre drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
St Pierre wants to pass the guard but Bains is keeping the position.
Bains is pulling down on St Pierre's head. It's preventing any offense from St Pierre, at least for the moment.
St Pierre advances position into side control!
St Pierre working the ground and pound from side control.
Bains manages to work his way to half guard, despite St Pierre's best efforts.
St Pierre wants to pass the guard but Bains is defending well.
Bains slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
St Pierre postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre trying to control but Bains is working from the bottom.

Bains looking for a guillotine here but St Pierre defends easily.
St Pierre lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
St Pierre trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
St Pierre preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Pierre throws a strike but Bains rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
St Pierre keeping moving, preventing Bains from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bains seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Bains trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
St Pierre really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bains. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
St Pierre looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bains is one step ahead there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bains would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

St Pierre gets the takedown into side control.
Bains is breathing heavily.
St Pierre trying to control the position but Bains is working away.
Bains tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bains is working hard here to advance position.
St Pierre scoring with punches from side control.
St Pierre scores with punches from side control.
St Pierre working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Bains tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bains takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
St Pierre working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
St Pierre scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bains to see if he's OK.
Bains is not content to let St Pierre control the position.
St Pierre is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bains is looking to regain half guard here but St Pierre keeps moving and retains side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bains gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
St Pierre is putting a hurting on Bains here, landing some big shots from side control.
Bains gets back to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with St Pierre in particular looking to stall.

Bains pushes St Pierre off and gets back to his feet.
Bains doesn't manage to clinch there - St Pierre circles away.

Bains drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bains fails with the takedown

and St Pierre counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bains!
St Pierre scoring with strikes but Bains is staying in there.

It looks like Gurpreet Bains has been cut.
Bains is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
St Pierre wants to control the action but instead Bains gets a body lock and reverses into St Pierre's guard! Nice work! St Pierre is trying to control the position but Bains postures up.
Bains trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
St Pierre manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
St Pierre landing strikes from the mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
St Pierre has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bains's face.
Bains takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bains squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Bains is looking to get to half guard.
Bains tries to lock up and control but St Pierre gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The referee warns Bains that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bains takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Bains is rocked!
Martin St Pierre has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bains takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Oh Bains is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
St Pierre in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bains is in a horrible position here. St Pierre smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
St Pierre landing strikes from the mount.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bains is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bains wants to hold on but St Pierre pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bains seems to have got his legs back now.
St Pierre connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
St Pierre with shots to the head and body - Bains looks very uncomfortable down there.
A nice elbow there by St Pierre.
Bains tries to lock up and control but St Pierre gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bains keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
St Pierre content just to control the position here.
Bains wants to hold on but St Pierre pushes him away.
St Pierre working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bains wants to hold on but St Pierre pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bains working to try and regain half guard.
Bains is squirming around, avoiding St Pierre's attempts to control the action.
Bains sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
St Pierre is tying to control. Bains wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
St Pierre is nestled in close to Bains, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bains is pressing down on St Pierre's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
St Pierre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bains works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bains pulls St Pierre in close to prevent any damage.
Bains bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in St Pierre's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre looking to control.
St Pierre wants to hit a switch here but Bains passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for St Pierre there!
St Pierre is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bains tries to control but St Pierre wriggling away.
St Pierre tries to reverse the position but Bains maintains control.
St Pierre throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pierre is trying to escape the mount.
St Pierre wants to control but Bains is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martin St Pierre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gurpreet Bains's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

St Pierre feints and as Bains raises his hands in defense, St Pierre changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
St Pierre lands a couple of elbows.
St Pierre cracks Bains with a solid left hand.
St Pierre working some strikes from top position.
St Pierre trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
St Pierre missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
St Pierre throws a strike but Bains rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
St Pierre lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Bains trying to control the position from guard on top but St Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St Pierre looking for a sweep. Not yet St Pierre, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bains controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
St Pierre seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bains can do anything to dispel that myth.
St Pierre has momentary wrist control but Bains slips an elbow through the middle.
Bains content to stall in guard here.
Bains wants to stand but St Pierre has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
St Pierre is pulling down on Bains's head. It's preventing any offense from Bains, at least for the moment.
Bains scoring with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bains sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bains wants to control from the top but St Pierre keeps moving.
Bains advances position into side control!
Bains working the ground and pound.
Bains moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bains gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and St Pierre counters with a single leg into guard. Bains didn't expect that.
St Pierre is in close to Bains's body, working some short punches and elbows.
St Pierre trying to control but Bains is working from the bottom.

Bains looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
St Pierre lands a couple of decent looking shots.
St Pierre advances position into side control!
Bains tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bains is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, St Pierre asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Bains is looking for a sweep.
St Pierre tries to stand but Bains is controlling his head.
St Pierre scoring with punches from side control.
Bains manages to work his way to half guard, despite St Pierre's best efforts.
Gurpreet Bains has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Bains looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Martin 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30

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