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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anthony Hernandez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Diego St Pierre's chin.
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190 lbs
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192 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Diego St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Columbo Gatti and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernandez shoots for a double leg takedown but St Pierre sprawls well. He's pushed Hernandez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
St Pierre doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hernandez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
St Pierre is trying to get back to full guard.
Hernandez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks St Pierre with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hernandez is looking to advance position but St Pierre won't allow it.
Hernandez sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Hernandez prevents St Pierre from improving his position.
Hernandez passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for St Pierre!
St Pierre keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez controlling his opponent.
St Pierre is looking to get to half guard.
Hernandez blocks St Pierre's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Pierre is working to get back to half guard.
Hernandez lands a nice shot to the head.
Hernandez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
St Pierre working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hernandez avoids the attempt from St Pierre to control.
St Pierre is looking to improve his position but Hernandez isn't that keen on the idea.
St Pierre tries to lock up and control but Hernandez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
St Pierre is in all sorts of trouble here.
St Pierre is in a horrible position here. Hernandez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
St Pierre tries to lock up and control but Hernandez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hernandez is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, St Pierre has managed to escape the submission attempt.
St Pierre tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez landing shots from mount.
Hernandez looking to finish St Pierre with some ground and pound. This is bad for St Pierre!
Hernandez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hernandez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hernandez is breathing heavily.
St Pierre really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
St Pierre manages to regain half guard. Good work.
St Pierre is not content to let Hernandez control the position.
St Pierre wants to control but Hernandez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
St Pierre wants to control but Hernandez is keeping busy.
St Pierre wants to get back to full guard.
St Pierre is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hernandez pulls his head out easily.
St Pierre is looking for a sweep. Hernandez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hernandez trying to control the pace.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hernandez shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. St Pierre is trying to defend but Hernandez finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hernandez is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Hernandez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hernandez fails with the takedown
and St Pierre counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
St Pierre trying to control the action but Hernandez is working from the bottom.
St Pierre is looking for a kimura here.
St Pierre is controlling the pace.
St Pierre is trying to control the action in half guard but Hernandez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre not landing any meaningful shots this time.
St Pierre wants to control but Hernandez is keeping him busy.
Hernandez looks like he's trying to stand up.
St Pierre seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hernandez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hernandez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. St Pierre sprawls well initially but Hernandez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
St Pierre actively working from the bottom here.
St Pierre gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez preventing the sweep.
St Pierre working a defensive guard here.
Hernandez trying to control the position from guard on top but St Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Pierre bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hernandez's guard.
St Pierre forces his way into half guard.
St Pierre throwing shots but Hernandez is blocking nicely.
Hernandez wants to get back to full guard but St Pierre has mounted him!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Hernandez that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
St Pierre trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hernandez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
St Pierre looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
St Pierre looking to control but Hernandez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hernandez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hernandez tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hernandez avoids a strike by St Pierre and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in St Pierre's guard! Fantastic escape!
St Pierre isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Hernandez stacks St Pierre on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Hernandez!
Hernandez scores with a couple of short elbows.
Hernandez is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt St Pierre will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Hernandez wants to lay and pray for a moment but St Pierre keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego St Pierre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
St Pierre tries to clinch but Hernandez is having none of it.
St Pierre drives through with a takedown into guard.
St Pierre content to stall in guard here.
St Pierre prevents Hernandez from getting back to his feet.
Anthony Hernandez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
St Pierre wants to control from the top but Hernandez keeps moving.
Hernandez has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes St Pierre off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St Pierre darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre decides to stand up.
Hernandez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hernandez has his takedown stuffed
and St Pierre counters by clinching up.
Still in the clinch, Hernandez scores with a nice short uppercut.
St Pierre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
St Pierre is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hernandez is keeping busy.
St Pierre comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
St Pierre is fighting off a takedown attempt but Hernandez is just too persistent for him and manages to trip St Pierre to the mat. St Pierre regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Hernandez is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but St Pierre has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Hernandez is looking to defend but St Pierre has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Hernandez! St Pierre pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Hernandez taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Diego St Pierre!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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