PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Dourado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Georges St Pierre has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dourado
vs
St Pierre

200 cm
19
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

170 cm
24
175 lbs
6 - 11 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple 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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelo Dourado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Georges St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dourado with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
St Pierre tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dourado swivels and escapes.
St Pierre dives in and grabs Dourado's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dourado pushes down on St Pierre's head and hops out.
A head kick from Dourado lands but St Pierre takes it in his stride.
St Pierre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dourado.
St Pierre should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
The fight stays on the outside here - St Pierre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dourado throws a quick head kick that skims the top of St Pierre's head.
Dourado throws a leg kick which misses St Pierre's front leg but catches the back leg as St Pierre tries to avoid it.
St Pierre sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dourado.
Dourado turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
St Pierre takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dourado lands a head kick. St Pierre smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Dourado thumps St Pierre with a low kick.
St Pierre looks gassed!
Dourado lands with a slapping head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dourado explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
St Pierre takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dourado plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dourado fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt St Pierre.
Dourado throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dourado scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dourado.
Dourado lands with a kick to the temple. St Pierre shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Georges St Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dourado plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dourado keeps St Pierre at a distance using the push kick.
Dourado dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on St Pierre. That did some damage!
Dourado lands a head kick. St Pierre smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Dourado really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dourado lands a head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Dourado lands but St Pierre takes it in his stride.
Marcelo Dourado is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dourado lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dourado throws a quick head kick that skims the top of St Pierre's head.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dourado!
A slapping leg kick lands for Dourado.
A solid body kick from Dourado.
Dourado throws a front kick that sends St Pierre stumbling back into the cage.
Dourado lets loose with a powerful body kick. St Pierre will feel that in the morning.
Crunch! Dourado slams his shin into St Pierre's torso.
Dourado scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dourado throws a head kick that half lands.
Dourado throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by St Pierre.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dourado throws a nice head kick!
St Pierre takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dourado throws a head kick that half lands.
Dourado scores with a spinning back kick!
Dourado throws a nice outside leg kick.
St Pierre has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Dourado.
Dourado buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dourado with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
St Pierre takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dourado, right into the meat.
Dourado feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to St Pierre's calf.
Dourado lands a high kick!
Dourado thows a body kick. St Pierre tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Pierre has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dourado.
Dourado goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Dourado scores with a head kick.
Dourado buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
St Pierre's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dourado throws a head kick that St Pierre semi-blocks.
Dourado chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dourado throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by St Pierre.
Dourado lands a head kick. St Pierre smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Dourado scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St Pierre takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dourado throws a nice head kick!
An inside leg kick lands from Dourado.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcelo Dourado dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Dourado throws a head kick that St Pierre semi-blocks.
St Pierre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dourado.
Dourado feints and then cracks St Pierre's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow St Pierre down.
Dourado throws a head kick that St Pierre semi-blocks.
Dourado goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Dourado is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that St Pierre can do to turn this around?
Dourado throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
St Pierre takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dourado plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dourado throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dourado lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dourado scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dourado feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to St Pierre's calf.
St Pierre is breathing heavily.
St Pierre takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Dourado connects with a high kick.
Dourado plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dourado lands a head kick. St Pierre smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Dourado throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dourado goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Dourado lands a head kick!
Marcelo Dourado is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick from Dourado lands but St Pierre takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dourado lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dourado throws a nice head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dourado bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Dourado throws a head kick that half lands.
Dourado looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dourado thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on St Pierre if he has to take too many more of those.
Dourado with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dourado pushes St Pierre away with a front kick.

St Pierre changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dourado looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Dourado pushes St Pierre away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, St Pierre gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
St Pierre in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Dourado is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Dourado throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Dourado slams his shin into St Pierre's torso.
Dourado connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dourado throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
St Pierre shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dourado pinned against the cage. Dourado gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dourado lands a nice leg kick that just misses St Pierre's sensitive parts.
Dourado throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Dourado plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dourado lands with a slapping head kick.
Dourado lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
An inside leg kick lands from Dourado.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! St Pierre crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dourado - the referee stops the clock and St Pierre gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dourado. St Pierre manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dourado lands a high kick!
St Pierre takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dourado lands a head kick!
Dourado thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on St Pierre if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dourado throws a nice head kick!
Dourado is looking to slow St Pierre down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcelo Dourado dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

St Pierre fails to land the takedown.
St Pierre is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dourado sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dourado goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
St Pierre takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Marcelo Dourado is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
St Pierre steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dourado. That one must have hurt.
St Pierre takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dourado scores with a nice body kick.
St Pierre takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dourado throws a nice head kick!
Dourado scores with a push kick.
Dourado scores with a nice body kick.
St Pierre takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dourado lands a head kick!
St Pierre takes a head kick and keeps coming.
St Pierre dives in and grabs Dourado's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dourado pushes down on St Pierre's head and hops out.
Marcelo Dourado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georges St Pierre.
St Pierre misses with the combination.
St Pierre on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Dourado scores with a kick to the body.
Good leg kick by Dourado there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dourado, right into the meat.
Dourado scoring well with a low kick there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dourado lands with a kick to the temple. St Pierre shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Dourado throws a quick head kick that skims the top of St Pierre's head.
Dourado thows a body kick. St Pierre tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nice body kick from Dourado.
Dourado connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dourado moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dourado lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dourado scores with a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dourado.
Dourado lands a head kick!
Dourado with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dourado lands with a nice body kick.
Dourado lands with a slapping head kick.
Dourado lands a nice leg kick that just misses St Pierre's sensitive parts.
Dourado throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by St Pierre.
Crunch! Dourado slams his shin into St Pierre's torso.
Marcelo Dourado is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dourado stuffs the takedown.
Dourado throws a nice head kick!
Dourado scores with a spinning back kick!
Good leg kick by Dourado there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dourado lands with a kick to the temple. St Pierre shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
St Pierre takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dourado is looking to slow St Pierre down with leg kicks.
Dourado connects with a high kick.
Dourado scoring well with a low kick there.
St Pierre takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Dourado throws a head kick that half lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dourado scores with a leg kick.
A head kick from Dourado lands but St Pierre takes it in his stride.
St Pierre on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Dourado goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dourado.
St Pierre takes a head kick and keeps coming.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcelo Dourado showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dourado, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:25
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:25
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcelo Dourado!