PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying St Pierre's choice of entrance music: Territoire Hostile. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Carter
vs
St Pierre

174 cm
23
187 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

180 cm
23
186 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Powerful

Legal High's - 158+ Recovery And 159+ Stamina $40
Legal High's - 158+ Recovery And 159+ Stamina $40

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 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Dean Styles and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter avoids a punch combination nicely.
A swing and a miss from Carter.
Carter tried to score with a low kick but St Pierre checks it.
Carter takes a swing at St Pierre's ribcage but misses.
Carter's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Carter duly obliges.
St Pierre fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
St Pierre moves out of range as Carter strikes.
Carter lands with a nice body punch.
St Pierre avoids the body shot from Carter.
St Pierre tries to clinch up but Carter circles away and keeps his distance.
St Pierre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carter lands with a good body shot.

St Pierre moves into the clinch successfully.
St Pierre blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A hook to the body from Carter.
St Pierre throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Carter blocks it with crossed arms.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, St Pierre just misses with a elbow thrown towards Carter's brow.

Carter breaks the clinch.
Carter just misses with a punch to the body.
John Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
St Pierre misses with an uppercut.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Carter, right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Pierre scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A jab from Carter misses.
St Pierre jabs at Carter's body.
Some bone on bone action there as Carter checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Carter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carter lands with a shot to the body.
Carter throws a body punch but St Pierre moves out of range.
Carter misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carter. St Pierre does a little dance to reset his feet.
St Pierre connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Good exchange - Carter coming out on top.
St Pierre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
St Pierre tries to land a front kick but Carter steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
St Pierre takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Carter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carter keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Carter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from St Pierre.
St Pierre on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
St Pierre takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
St Pierre looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Carter misses.
St Pierre on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
St Pierre takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Carter throws a leg kick that misses.
Carter loads up on a big right hand but St Pierre slips the punch.
Carter misses with a hook. St Pierre ducked under it nicely.
Carter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt St Pierre.
Carter lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
St Pierre tries to clinch there but Carter circles away.
A slow jab from Carter misses its intended target.
St Pierre wants to slow Carter down by chopping away at his legs.
Carter scores with a nice strike.
Carter is looking to wear down St Pierre with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
St Pierre throws a head kick that misses.
Carter misses with a telegraphed body shot

and St Pierre counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
St Pierre blocks a punch to the side of the head.
St Pierre misses with a punch to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for St Pierre.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Pierre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carter's elbow.
St Pierre's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Carter is looking to break free of the clinch but St Pierre has double underhooks.
Carter wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Carter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carter takes a swing at St Pierre's ribcage but misses.
Carter throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Carter with a jab.
Carter misses with an uppercut. St Pierre saw that one coming.
Carter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by St Pierre!
Carter throws a hook but St Pierre blocks it.
Carter throws a lazy right hand but St Pierre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carter misses with a leg kick

and St Pierre counters with a nice double leg into side control. Carter won't be happy with that.
Carter is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Pierre looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Carter is avoiding damage well.

St Pierre tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no St Pierre has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Carter 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre throws an elbow but Carter slips to the side and avoids it well.

St Pierre thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Carter looks to land a right hand but St Pierre moved out of range.
St Pierre keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Carter scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab from Carter misses.
Carter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carter misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Carter 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.

St Pierre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carter manages to avoid it.
Carter jabs St Pierre right on the nose. St Pierre blinks but takes it well.
Carter lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Carter misses with a straight right.

St Pierre has taken the fight to the clinch.

Carter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
St Pierre uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carter.
Carter tries to bum rush St Pierre with a series of wild strikes but St Pierre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A bone on bone clash there as St Pierre blocks the leg kick.
Carter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by St Pierre.
Carter keeps the fight on the outside.
St Pierre lands with a straight right. Carter didn't see that one coming.
Carter cracks a nice hook into St Pierre's ribs.
St Pierre cracks Carter with an open hand slap.
St Pierre cracks Carter with an open hand slap.
St Pierre with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Carter to score with a decent uppercut.
St Pierre tries to clinch but Carter is having none of it.
A telegraphed right hand from Carter misses the target.
Carter throws a lazy right hand but St Pierre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carter moves away.
John Carter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carter fakes a jab and throws a low kick but St Pierre checks it well.
Carter misses with a two punch combination.
Carter throws out a loose jab but St Pierre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carter with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by St Pierre.
Carter digs a good hook to St Pierre's body.
Carter takes one to the side of the head.
Carter misses with a jab to the body
and St Pierre counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carter throws out a loose jab but St Pierre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jab by St Pierre.
Carter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St Pierre moves away.
Carter throws out a powerful jab.
Carter throws a hook but St Pierre blocks it.
Carter slips a straight right by St Pierre.
Carter falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
St Pierre is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre scores with a head kick.
St Pierre connects with a high kick.
Carter moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
St Pierre has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from St Pierre there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carter loads up on a big right hand but St Pierre slips the punch.
Carter misses with a wild body shot.
St Pierre scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
St Pierre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carter circles away from the clinch attempt.
St Pierre ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Carter digs a good body shot into St Pierre's ribs.
Carter connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
St Pierre tries to clinch but Carter moves out of range.
Carter misses the body punch
and St Pierre counters with an inside leg kick.
Carter throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Carter misses with a hook. St Pierre ducked under it nicely.
St Pierre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre ducks under a wild hook from Carter.
St Pierre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
St Pierre scores with a crisp jab that stopped Carter in his tracks.
Carter checks the leg kick nicely there.
Carter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Carter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from St Pierre.
St Pierre slips under a jab.
Carter throws a jab when St Pierre was well out of range.
Carter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by St Pierre.
St Pierre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carter.
St Pierre swings for the body but Carter moves out of range.
Carter getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
St Pierre slips a jab from Carter.
The fighters circling - St Pierre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carter blocks a head kick by St Pierre.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
St Pierre throws a low kick, looking for Carter's leg but Carter calmly moves out of range.
Carter keeps the fight on the outside.
The fighters circling - Carter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
St Pierre takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
St Pierre moves out of range as Carter strikes.
St Pierre wants to land a leg kick but Carter is out of range.
Carter takes a swing at St Pierre's ribcage but misses.
St Pierre throws a body punch but Carter moves out of range.
Carter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and St Pierre counters with a right hand to the body.
St Pierre walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
St Pierre shoots in but Carter avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Carter looks to land a right hand but St Pierre moved out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carter cracks St Pierre with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
St Pierre drops his hands momentarily and Carter takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Carter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for St Pierre.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt St Pierre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Carter listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
St Pierre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Carter throws a one two combo.
A swing and a miss from Carter.
Carter takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Carter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St Pierre manages to avoid it.
St Pierre digs a good body shot into Carter's ribs.
A head kick from St Pierre lands but Carter takes it in his stride.
St Pierre with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
St Pierre tries to work over Carter's front leg with a kick but Carter checks it.
St Pierre lands with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from St Pierre. Carter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carter is on the wrong end of a nice combination from St Pierre.
Carter throws a big shot that misses.
Nice uppercut lands for St Pierre. That snapped Carter's head back.
John Carter is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from St Pierre.
Carter throws a hook but St Pierre avoids it easily.
Carter is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Carter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. St Pierre sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carter looks to score with a jab to the body but St Pierre is just out of range.
St Pierre takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
St Pierre throws out a loose jab but Carter uses good head movement to avoid it.

St Pierre closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Carter is looking to escape.
Carter scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but St Pierre manages to mount him!
St Pierre landing strikes from the mount and Carter is in trouble!
St Pierre can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Carter is looking to escape.
Carter tries to buck St Pierre off but he can't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter taking shots to the head.
Carter is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
St Pierre looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Carter is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Carter is squirming around, avoiding St Pierre's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter taking shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Pierre is landing with some decent strikes but Carter is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Carter is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
St Pierre landing strikes from the mount and Carter is in trouble!
Carter is trying to stand up.
St Pierre lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Carter hang on?
Carter is in a horrible position here. St Pierre smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
St Pierre raining down shots from the mount!
Carter really wants to buck St Pierre off and get back to his feet.
Carter is squirming around, avoiding St Pierre's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter really wants to buck St Pierre off and get back to his feet.
St Pierre working Carter over with strikes here.
Carter wants to get back to his feet.
St Pierre tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Carter is trying to stand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

St Pierre jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Carter manages to avoid the submission attempt.

St Pierre is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Carter knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matt St Pierre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think St Pierre has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt St Pierre!