|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peter Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ StPierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). StPierre is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Go Ninja- Vanilla Ice. Peter Dixon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 183 cm
18
181 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
|
175 cm
18
169 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
|
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Determined |
|
| |
|
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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter Dixon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, BJ StPierre!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jorge Garcia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dixon throws a wild body kick that StPierre sees coming a mile off.
A big right from Dixon misses.
StPierre drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Dixon looking to control.
Dixon keeping moving, preventing StPierre from controlling successfully.
Dixon had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. StPierre is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Dixon Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take StPierre's back instead.
StPierre covering up well and avoiding damage.
Dixon is trying to stick to StPierre's back but StPierre is turning into Dixon. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Dixon's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by StPierre.
Dixon keeping full guard, as StPierre tries to pass.
StPierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Dixon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
StPierre sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dixon pushes StPierre up against the cage in a clinch.
Dixon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dixon waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract StPierre.
That's one minute gone in the round.
StPierre tries to clinch but Dixon moves out of range.
Dixon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dixon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
StPierre looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
StPierre missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dixon moves into full guard.
StPierre drops back looking for a leg! Dixon is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dixon manages to kick StPierre off! StPierre jumps back into Dixon's guard.
StPierre is pushing down on Dixon's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dixon is fighting to maintain full guard but StPierre has managed to sneak the leg through.
Dixon has a hand on StPierre's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. StPierre takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
StPierre putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Dixon is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dixon stops StPierre from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
StPierre tries to control but Dixon wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dixon tries to improve his position but instead StPierre has taken his back!
Dixon covering up well under a barage of strikes.
StPierre is trying to stick to Dixon's back but Dixon is turning into StPierre. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in StPierre's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Dixon.
Dixon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. StPierre is keeping the position for now.
Dixon has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dixon is breathing heavily.
StPierre is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dixon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dixon lands with an uppercut that bounces StPierre off the cage and back into rage.
Dixon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by StPierre.
Dixon closes the distance and lands a one-two.
StPierre is rocked!
Dixon lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
StPierre is still on wobbly legs! Can Dixon finish him?
Dixon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
StPierre drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Dixon can't do much from the bottom here.
StPierre trying to control the action but Dixon is working from the bottom.
StPierre is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dixon has escaped the position, nice work there.
StPierre seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from StPierre crashes against the mat.
StPierre has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dixon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
StPierre wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dixon keeps working.
Dixon stops StPierre from passing to mount.
StPierre is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Dixon looks calm but he's in trouble here. StPierre gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Dixon is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! StPierre lets go of the hold and Dixon can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). BJ StPierre!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
69% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
