PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between George St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Oak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

St Pierre
vs
Oak

220 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
184 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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 Sydney, George St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gary Oak!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre throws a right and a left that both miss.
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.
Oak shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts St Pierre as he jumps to the side.
St Pierre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
St Pierre moves out of range of the body kick.
St Pierre throws a right hand that Oak ducks under and follows up with a left that Oak also avoids with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oak looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oak misses with a straight left.
Oak throws the kick towards the body but St Pierre avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Pierre scores with a one two! Oak had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Oak connects with a high kick.

It looks like George St Pierre has been cut.
St Pierre throws a series of punches but Oak moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oak throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and St Pierre counters with a three punch combo that has Oak backing up. Oak nods at St Pierre to acknowledge the strikes.
St Pierre scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Gary Oak has been cut.
Oak misses with a double jab

and St Pierre counters with a nice double leg into guard.
St Pierre wants to stand but Oak has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
St Pierre looking to pass the guard.
St Pierre slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
St Pierre landing a few strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oak gets back to half guard.
Oak is pressing down on St Pierre's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is looking to advance position but Oak has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Oak wants to control the pace but St Pierre is squirming around nicely.
St Pierre takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Oak trying to control but St Pierre is having none of it.
Oak controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Oak is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but St Pierre is surviving well by controlling Oak's body position as best he can.
Oak tries to control but St Pierre wriggling away.
Oak lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Oak putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oak fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Oak fails to advance to St Pierre's back.
Oak trying to control but St Pierre is having none of it.
Oak looks gassed!

Oak gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Pierre lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Oak as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that George St Pierre will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

St Pierre has Oak up against the cage in a clinch.

St Pierre breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
St Pierre misses with a series of wild punches.
St Pierre looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Oak tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Oak misses.
Oak clinches but St Pierre breaks the clinch

and St Pierre moves into the clinch.

St Pierre escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oak scoring well with a low kick there.
Oak tries for a takedown but St Pierre circles away easily

and St Pierre counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by St Pierre.
Oak tries to pull guard but St Pierre holds him up against the cage and eventually Oak drops back down to his feet.

St Pierre breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oak fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
George St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gary Oak.
Oak thows a leg kick but St Pierre checks it
and St Pierre counters with a left and a right that stings Oak.
Oak dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oak lands a nice leg kick that just misses St Pierre's sensitive parts.
St Pierre avoids the head kick by Oak.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oak with a lazy takedown attempt
and Oak takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oak is breathing heavily.
Oak moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
St Pierre stalks Oak and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Oak's face. Oak staggers backwards, shaken.
Oak clinches but St Pierre breaks the clinch

and St Pierre decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Oak's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Pierre is looking to advance position but Oak has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Oak has hold of St Pierre's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and St Pierre manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
St Pierre tries to buck Oak off but he can't manage it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oak trying to control but St Pierre is having none of it.
Oak controlling his opponent.
Oak wants to control the pace but St Pierre is squirming around nicely.

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.
Oak throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
St Pierre is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
A nice elbow there by Oak.
Oak postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. St Pierre looks a forlorn figure.
A nice elbow there by Oak.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oak working the ground and pound effectively.
Oak tries to control but St Pierre wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that George St Pierre will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Oak misses with a head kick.
St Pierre throws a leg kick
and Oak counters with a body kick.
Oak throws a predictable looking body shot
and St Pierre counters with a three punch combo that has Oak backing up. Oak nods at St Pierre to acknowledge the strikes.
Oak fails with the takedown
and St Pierre counters with a series of strikes. Oak will be more careful next time no doubt.
St Pierre looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
St Pierre scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Oak shoots in for a takedown but St Pierre shows good takedown defense.
Oak throws a left and a right that both miss
and St Pierre counters with a three punch combo that has Oak backing up. Oak nods at St Pierre to acknowledge the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre staying out of range there.
Oak takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
St Pierre stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and St Pierre wants it to stay on the feet.
George St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gary Oak.
St Pierre avoids the head kick by Oak.

St Pierre darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
St Pierre missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Pierre tries to stand and escape but Oak actually recovers to full guard.
St Pierre pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Oak is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Oak is on top in guard.
Oak wanted to stand there but St Pierre had control of the position.
St Pierre wants to stand but Oak is controlling the position.
Oak trying to control but St Pierre is working from the bottom.
Oak throwing strikes from guard but St Pierre blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oak tries to free his leg and advance position but St Pierre is retaining full guard.
Oak looking to sit in guard and control but St Pierre gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

St Pierre stands up and waves to Oak to follow him.

St Pierre has Oak up against the cage in a clinch.
Gary Oak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

St Pierre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oak swinging wildly here.
St Pierre tries to clinch but Oak moves out of range.
Oak gets off balance looking for a body kick
and St Pierre counters with a left and a right that stings Oak.
Oak closes the distance looking to clinch
and St Pierre counters with a two punch combo.

And that's the end of the fight!
George St Pierre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well St Pierre has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... George St Pierre!