PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre comes to the cage accompanied by Territoire Hostile. Washington has chosen Such a Tragedy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

St Pierre
vs
Washington

180 cm
23
186 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

186 cm
23
189 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Good knees
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Bare Knuckle Clothing [CBK]
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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 9 - 8 - 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 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Washington!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St Pierre moves away.
Tony Washington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

St Pierre closes the distance and pushes Washington back into the cage.
St Pierre misses with a body punch.
Washington is trying to force a seperation but St Pierre has the dominant position.
St Pierre lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Washington or not.
St Pierre prevents Washington from breaking the clinch.
Washington's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
St Pierre leaning his opponent against the cage.
Washington has had enough of the clinch but St Pierre keeps him there for the moment.
St Pierre digs a right hand into Washington's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Washington's gas tank.
Washington tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and St Pierre avoids it.
St Pierre blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from St Pierre.
St Pierre unloads a knee to the mid-section.
St Pierre throws a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Washington's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre lands a right hand.
A short left from St Pierre.
Washington blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Washington takes a shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from St Pierre.
Still in the clinch, St Pierre scores with a nice short uppercut.
St Pierre lands a nice shot to the body.
Washington looks gassed!
St Pierre lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Washington or not.
Washington takes a shot to the head.
St Pierre lands a body punch in the clinch.
Washington on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
St Pierre lands with a right to the head.
St Pierre lands with a light punch inside.
St Pierre is leaning against Washington and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short uppercut from St Pierre.
St Pierre connects with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre misses with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. St Pierre obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Pierre lands on the inside with an uppercut.
St Pierre working Washington over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. St Pierre obliges.
Washington can't break the clinch.
A short right from St Pierre on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for St Pierre.
St Pierre presses Washington against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
St Pierre lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
St Pierre is stalling here.
St Pierre utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
St Pierre lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Washington avoids it.
St Pierre dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A body shot lands from St Pierre.
St Pierre tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Washington just stands there and leans against the cage.

St Pierre is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Washington can't fight it off and eventually St Pierre manages to take the fight to the floor. Washington looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
St Pierre passes easily into side control. Nice work.
St Pierre is looking to take a break and control but Washington is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

St Pierre thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
St Pierre is working Washington over with some ground and pound from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pierre wants to lay and pray for a moment but Washington keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt St Pierre dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Washington throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

St Pierre gets a clinch.
St Pierre stalling the fight.
A hook to the body from St Pierre.
St Pierre connects with a knee to the head.
St Pierre lands a body punch.
Washington takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees to the body from St Pierre.
A right hook to the body lands for St Pierre.
St Pierre works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
St Pierre lands a left hand.
St Pierre lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A hook to the body from St Pierre.
St Pierre scores with a shoulder strike.
Matt St Pierre has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Washington is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre lands a body punch.
A hook to the body from St Pierre.
A right hook to the body lands for St Pierre.
St Pierre lands a good knee to the midsection. Washington won't want to take too many of those.
A hook to the body from St Pierre.
A hook to the body from St Pierre.
St Pierre is leaning against Washington and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
St Pierre utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
St Pierre lands a left hand.
Washington blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
St Pierre will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Washington up against the cage.
St Pierre is working Washington over against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Washington in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Pierre works on Washington's body with a couple of short punches.
St Pierre presses Washington against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Washington can't break the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for St Pierre.

St Pierre has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Washington clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

St Pierre is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.

St Pierre is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Washington is tapping out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Matt St Pierre!