PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenneth Bono (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
Bono

178 cm
25
169 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
24
179 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Good kicks
KO power

Dangerous GnP
Dangerous knees
Inexperienced

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Georges 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 Hilo, Kenneth Bono!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bono shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with St Pierre but St Pierre pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bono dives in and grabs St Pierre's left leg, looking for a takedown. St Pierre pushes down on Bono's head and hops out.
Bono misses with a hook.
Bono shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Georges St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenneth Bono.

St Pierre closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bono did well to prevent St Pierre getting side control.
St Pierre controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bono is trying to get back to full guard.
St Pierre looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Bono wants to improve his position but St Pierre is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
St Pierre is thwarting Bono's attempts to control the position.
St Pierre trying to control the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bono is looking to escape.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bono is trying to stand up here but St Pierre is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Georges St Pierre just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Bono scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Bono is trying to get an arm triangle but St Pierre is defending well.
Bono wants to control but St Pierre is keeping him busy.
St Pierre manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

St Pierre is working for a kimura but Bono is defending it quite comfortably.
Bono manages to get to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
St Pierre sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Georges St Pierre dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

St Pierre gets a takedown into half guard.
Bono is looking to control St Pierre's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bono avoid being mounted?
St Pierre content to control rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre working the head and body with strikes.
Bono is trying to get back to full guard.
Bono works his way to full guard. Good work.
St Pierre controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bono looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bono not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
St Pierre wants to pass the guard but Bono is keeping the position.
Bono looking to control but St Pierre passes into half guard.
Bono is trying to stand back up but St Pierre is controlling him
Bono is looking for a sweep. St Pierre is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bono is trying to control but St Pierre manages to pass to mount!
Bono is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bono is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Bono is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bono is desperately trying to improve his position but St Pierre has a good base and remains in mount.
St Pierre content just to control the position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bono tries to reverse the position but St Pierre maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Georges St Pierre dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Bono shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and St Pierre counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bono won't be happy with that.
Bono is looking to reverse the position.
Bono 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.
St Pierre controls the position.
Bono can't do much from the bottom here.
Bono is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but St Pierre is staying active.
Bono is being controlled here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bono struggling a bit here.
Bono looks to move to half guard but instead St Pierre has passed into mount! Damn!
Bono is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bono takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
St Pierre cracks Bono with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
St Pierre controlling his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bono tries to reverse the position but St Pierre maintains control.
Bono tries to hold on but St Pierre postures up.
St Pierre controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre with shots to the head and body - Bono looks very uncomfortable down there.
St Pierre controlling the pace for now.
St Pierre lands with some strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bono is wriggling around trying to escape.
St Pierre controlling the pace for now.
Kenneth Bono has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
St Pierre in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

And that's the end of the fight!
Georges 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

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