PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Wasson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre comes to the cage accompanied by Mornier 4 Life. Matt St Pierre has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

St Pierre
vs
Wasson

180 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
20
179 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Larry Wasson!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wasson misses with the combination.

Wasson gets a clinch.
Wasson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
St Pierre changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wasson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Good leg kick by Wasson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
St Pierre changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wasson tries to avoid it but St Pierre manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wasson to the ground. Wasson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Pierre will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wasson. That's going to slow St Pierre down.
Matt St Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wasson throws a sloppy head kick and St Pierre moves out of range easily.

Wasson moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

St Pierre tightens his grip and picks Wasson up, before dumping him to the ground. Wasson manages to land in guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
St Pierre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wasson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
St Pierre stopping the sweep attempt from Wasson.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wasson controls St Pierre momentarily but St Pierre frees himself.
St Pierre throwing strikes from guard but Wasson blocks nicely.
Wasson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Wasson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
St Pierre stops Wasson from standing up.
St Pierre landing some decent shots from guard.
St Pierre working some strikes from top position.
Wasson trying to keep a closed guard but St Pierre is proving a slippery customer.
Wasson looking for a sweep. Not yet Wasson, not yet.
St Pierre throws a big right hand that misses.
St Pierre tries to free his leg and advance position but Wasson is retaining full guard.
Wasson wants to stand but St Pierre is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Wasson holds on and takes a little breather.
Wasson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
St Pierre has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wasson looking to hit a scissor sweep but St Pierre is one step ahead there.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from St Pierre.
St Pierre has a takedown stuffed.
A head kick by St Pierre misses
and Wasson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
St Pierre is breathing heavily.
St Pierre falls off balance throwing a combination

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wasson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wasson taking a breather here.
Wasson grinds an elbow into St Pierre's temple.
Wasson is staying tight to St Pierre's torso, preventing him from escaping.

Wasson stands up and beckons St Pierre to his feet.
St Pierre shoots and misses

and Wasson counters with a takedown into side control.
St Pierre is looking for a sweep.
Wasson is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt St Pierre will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

Wasson stands up and beckons St Pierre to his feet.
Wasson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
St Pierre has his takedown stuffed

and Wasson counters with a shoot takedown. St Pierre fights it but they end up in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wasson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wasson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
St Pierre looking for a sweep. Not yet St Pierre, not yet.
Wasson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
St Pierre keeping moving, preventing Wasson from controlling successfully.
St Pierre trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Wasson lands a head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Pierre misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wasson fails with the takedown

and St Pierre counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Larry Wasson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

St Pierre misses with a takedown attempt
and Wasson counters with a big head kick but St Pierre shrugs it off.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wasson.
St Pierre tries for a takedown but Wasson circles away easily

and Wasson counters by moving into the clinch.

St Pierre drags the fight down to the ground.
Wasson wants to control from the top but St Pierre keeps moving.

Wasson stands and steps away. St Pierre gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
St Pierre has his takedown stuffed
and Wasson counters with a big head kick but St Pierre shrugs it off.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wasson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wasson lands the left hand.
Wasson tries to clinch but St Pierre moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre misses with a takedown attempt

and Wasson moves into the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wasson leaning against his opponent.
A short right from St Pierre on the inside.
St Pierre prevents a takedown attempt there.
Wasson prevents a takedown attempt there.
St Pierre drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wasson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
St Pierre goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wasson prevents it.

Wasson decides to pull guard.

Wasson uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Wasson lands a head kick. St Pierre smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
St Pierre with a lazy takedown attempt

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wasson trying to mount his opponent but St Pierre defends it.
St Pierre tries to roll over but Wasson keeps him under control.
St Pierre gets back to full guard.
Wasson wants to control from the top but St Pierre keeps moving.
St Pierre working a defensive guard here.
Wasson thows a big elbow that misses.
St Pierre controls Wasson momentarily but Wasson frees himself.
Wasson forces his way into half guard.
St Pierre wants to get back to full guard.
St Pierre gets back to full guard.
St Pierre looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
St Pierre throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now St Pierre is on top in guard.
Larry Wasson has got the better of the ground game so far.
St Pierre trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
St Pierre postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
St Pierre is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
St Pierre working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
St Pierre wants to control from the top but Wasson keeps moving.
St Pierre slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Wasson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst St Pierre is controlling him.
St Pierre trying to control but Wasson is working from the bottom.
St Pierre is in close to Wasson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
St Pierre advances position into side control!
St Pierre trying to control the position but Wasson is working away.
St Pierre passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Wasson!
St Pierre with shots to the head and body - Wasson looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre prevents Wasson from getting the reversal.
St Pierre lands a nice shot to the head.

Wasson is rocked!

It looks like Larry Wasson has been cut.
St Pierre lands a big shot there that rocks Wasson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Wasson is still in real trouble! Can St Pierre finish him?

That has opened up Larry Wasson's cut even more.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Larry Wasson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Matt St Pierre!