PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vinces St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Badass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Billy Badass has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Vinces St Pierre's chin.

St Pierre
vs
Badass

225 cm
22
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
20
135 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Bad 2 The Bone MMA
Farr's Better Treats

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 Las Vegas, Vinces St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Badass!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre fails with a takedown attempt.
Badass looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Horrible takedown by St Pierre or perhaps it was just good defense by Badass which made him look bad.

Badass clinches with his opponent.
Badass landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Badass wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
St Pierre pressing his opponent against the cage.
St Pierre has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Badass is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vinces St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Pierre wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Badass has him pressed against the cage.

St Pierre manages to break the clinch.
St Pierre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Badass moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Badass throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and St Pierre counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Badass is lucky that one didn't land flush.
St Pierre shoots for a double leg takedown but Badass sprawls well. He's pushed St Pierre's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

St Pierre closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Badass to the mat! Badass manages to get full guard.
Badass seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Pierre trying to control but Badass is working from the bottom.
St Pierre tries to free his leg and advance position but Badass is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Badass controlling St Pierre's posture.
St Pierre sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Badass wants to stand up but St Pierre is controlling him.
St Pierre works a leg free and moves into half guard.
St Pierre is figuring out what he wants to do next.
St Pierre wants to pass to mount but Badass is defending the position.
Badass tries to get to full guard but St Pierre has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
St Pierre trying to control the pace.
Badass won't allow St Pierre to pass to mount.
Badass is trying to defend against the ground and pound but St Pierre scores with a couple of nice shots.
St Pierre is pressing down on Badass's thigh, looking to free his foot. Badass is holding on for now.
St Pierre wants to take a breather but Badass is having none of it.
Badass wants to sweep but St Pierre has passed to side control!

St Pierre has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Badass stuffs the takedown attempt from St Pierre. St Pierre gets slowly back to his feet.
Badass misses with a takedown
and St Pierre counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badass fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Badass gets caught flat footed, as St Pierre shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Badass looking for a sweep. Not yet Badass, not yet.
Badass is looking to stand up but St Pierre isn't so interested in that idea.
St Pierre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Badass is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst St Pierre is controlling him.
Badass working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from St Pierre.
Badass keeping moving, preventing St Pierre from controlling successfully.

St Pierre thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - St Pierre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre wants to clinch.
No luck for Badass with that takedown attempt.
St Pierre shoots in for a double leg but Badass sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
St Pierre lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by St Pierre.
St Pierre fails with the takedown.
A head kick from St Pierre lands but Badass takes it in his stride.
Badass closes this distance looking for a takedown but St Pierre circles away.
St Pierre with a poor takedown
and Badass counters with a three punch combo that has St Pierre backing up. St Pierre nods at Badass to acknowledge the strikes.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Badass as he avoids it easily.

Badass has closed the distance and engaged St Pierre in a clinch.

St Pierre pulls guard successfully.
St Pierre keeping moving, preventing Badass from controlling successfully.

St Pierre is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vinces St Pierre dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

St Pierre fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Badass but Badass pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Badass changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. St Pierre tries to avoid it but Badass manages to keep hold of a leg and drag St Pierre to the ground. St Pierre escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
St Pierre looks for a takedown but Badass sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vinces St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Badass is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
St Pierre tries for a takedown but Badass sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
St Pierre scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

St Pierre clinches with his opponent.
St Pierre is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Badass pulls him back up using the underhooks.
St Pierre wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
St Pierre really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Badass using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Badass breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
St Pierre lands with a right that hurts Badass. Badass looks to clinch but St Pierre throws a short knee that drops Badass. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Vinces St Pierre!