PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and george st nkoi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). st nkoi has chosen number one as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

St Pierre
vs
st nkoi

170 cm
25
175 lbs
6 - 14 - 0

178 cm
23
184 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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 6 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Georges St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, george st nkoi!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
st nkoi lands with a cross.

It looks like Georges St Pierre has been cut.
st nkoi moves in looking to clinch but St Pierre pushes him off.
St Pierre fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
St Pierre keeps the fight on the outside.
St Pierre fails to land the takedown.

st nkoi clinches with his opponent.
st nkoi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Good body shot from st nkoi.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
st nkoi connects with a knee to the head.
St Pierre wants to break free but st nkoi has control.
St Pierre is breathing heavily.
st nkoi is working St Pierre over against the cage.
st nkoi lands with a short shot to the head.
st nkoi connects with a knee to the head.
St Pierre takes a knee right on the jaw!
St Pierre could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
st nkoi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
st nkoi scores a nice knee to the body.
st nkoi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
st nkoi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through St Pierre's defenses.
st nkoi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
st nkoi lands a knee to the head.
st nkoi lands a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.

st nkoi drops St Pierre with a big knee straight up the middle! St Pierre is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

St Pierre is rocked!

st nkoi has St Pierre up against the cage in a clinch.
Oh St Pierre is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
st nkoi connects with a knee to the head.
st nkoi scores with a shoulder strike.
St Pierre seems to have got his legs back now.
st nkoi lands a left hand that snaps the head of St Pierre backwards.
st nkoi lands with a right to the head.
st nkoi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nice body punch from st nkoi - that landed with a thud.
st nkoi avoiding damage.
St Pierre misses with an elbow strike.
A hook to the body from st nkoi.
st nkoi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
St Pierre takes a knee right on the jaw!
st nkoi landing knees to the head.
st nkoi lands a right hand.
st nkoi landing knees to the head.
st nkoi connects with a nasty looking knee right to St Pierre's face.
st nkoi lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for st nkoi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from st nkoi.
st nkoi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
st nkoi unloads a knee to the mid-section. St Pierre lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
st nkoi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
st nkoi landing knees to the head.
st nkoi presses St Pierre against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
st nkoi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
st nkoi lands a damaging elbow.
st nkoi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
st nkoi lands with a short shot to the head.
St Pierre takes a knee right on the jaw!
st nkoi lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from st nkoi on the inside.
st nkoi taking a breather.
St Pierre misses with a body punch.
st nkoi lands an elbow inside that St Pierre shrugs off.
st nkoi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short uppercut from st nkoi.
st nkoi connects with a nasty looking knee right to St Pierre's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from st nkoi.
St Pierre takes a knee to the side of the body.
st nkoi lands with a short shot to the head.
st nkoi pushes St Pierre back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
st nkoi connects with a knee to the head.
st nkoi landing knees to the head.
st nkoi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

st nkoi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
St Pierre takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
No luck for St Pierre with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Georges St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
st nkoi lands an overhand right.

st nkoi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
st nkoi unloads a knee to the mid-section. St Pierre lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
st nkoi gets underhooks to prevent St Pierre's takedown attempt.
st nkoi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of St Pierre backwards.
st nkoi lands a right hand.
st nkoi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through St Pierre's defenses.
st nkoi lands with a light punch inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
st nkoi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
st nkoi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
st nkoi lands a nice knee to the body.
st nkoi crunches a lovely knee into St Pierre's ribcage.

st nkoi breaks from the clinch.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says st nkoi as he avoids it easily.
St Pierre shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. st nkoi defends it nicely.
st nkoi lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by st nkoi.

st nkoi has taken the fight to the clinch.
st nkoi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

st nkoi breaks the clinch.
st nkoi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice takedown defense from st nkoi. No joy for St Pierre on that attempt.

st nkoi moves into the clinch successfully.
Knees to the body from st nkoi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

george st nkoi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Georges St Pierre's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

st nkoi has taken the fight to the clinch.
St Pierre wants a takedown.
St Pierre is trying to work for a single leg takedown but st nkoi pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A knee to the head by st nkoi.
St Pierre takes a knee right on the jaw!
st nkoi is pressed up against the cage. St Pierre has hold of a leg and is looking to drag st nkoi down to the mat. st nkoi avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Georges St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
st nkoi lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by st nkoi.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. st nkoi obliges.
st nkoi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
st nkoi connects with a nasty looking knee right to St Pierre's face.
st nkoi lands a nice uppercut.
st nkoi pushes St Pierre back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
st nkoi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
st nkoi lands a good knee to the midsection. St Pierre won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
st nkoi connects with a nasty looking knee right to St Pierre's face.

st nkoi manages to break the clinch.
st nkoi tries to clinch but St Pierre moves out of range.
st nkoi lands a head kick. St Pierre smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
george st nkoi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
st nkoi wants to clinch up but St Pierre keeps it at a distance.
st nkoi lands with a slapping head kick.

st nkoi clinches with his opponent.
george st nkoi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
St Pierre jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as st nkoi walks away with a smile on his face. St Pierre gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

st nkoi gets a clinch.
st nkoi connects with a nasty looking knee right to St Pierre's face.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from st nkoi.
st nkoi connects with a knee to the head.
st nkoi lands a right hand.
A knee to the head by st nkoi.
st nkoi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, st nkoi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
St Pierre drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
st nkoi scores with a knee to the head.
St Pierre takes a knee right on the jaw!
st nkoi lands with a short shot to the head.
st nkoi with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
st nkoi lands a body shot in the clinch.
st nkoi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
st nkoi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
st nkoi lands with a right to the head.
st nkoi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
st nkoi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
St Pierre is working for takedown but st nkoi is calmly controlling the position for now.
st nkoi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
st nkoi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
st nkoi lands a nice uppercut.
st nkoi connects with a nasty looking knee right to St Pierre's face.
st nkoi connects with a knee to the head.
st nkoi stalling against the cage.
st nkoi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short right from st nkoi.
st nkoi scores with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre tries to pull guard but st nkoi won't allow it.
A nice right hand lands inside from st nkoi.
st nkoi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
St Pierre tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. st nkoi just stands there and leans against the cage.
st nkoi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of St Pierre backwards.
st nkoi connects with a knee to the head.
st nkoi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
st nkoi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning St Pierre up against the cage.
st nkoi lands a knee to the head.
St Pierre wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but st nkoi has him pressed against the cage.
st nkoi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
st nkoi unloads a knee to the mid-section. St Pierre lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
st nkoi scores a nice knee to the body.

st nkoi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
st nkoi fails in his attempt to clinch.
St Pierre throws a leg kick but st nkoi sees it coming and moves out of range.

st nkoi moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
st nkoi lands a damaging elbow.
st nkoi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
St Pierre takes a knee to the side of the body.
st nkoi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
st nkoi lands a hook that snaps the head of St Pierre backwards.
st nkoi lands a hook that snaps the head of St Pierre backwards.
St Pierre jumps guard but st nkoi stands there with St Pierre around his waist. St Pierre gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nice body punch from st nkoi.
St Pierre takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice left hand lands by st nkoi.
St Pierre is working for takedown but st nkoi is calmly controlling the position for now.
st nkoi lands a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from st nkoi.
st nkoi displaying some good clinch control by pressing St Pierre up against the cage.
St Pierre fails to pull guard.
st nkoi lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

george st nkoi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Georges St Pierre's cut.
That's time! St Pierre's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

st nkoi gets a clinch.
A short right from st nkoi on the inside.
st nkoi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
St Pierre fails to pull guard.
st nkoi scores with a nice hook to the head.

st nkoi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
st nkoi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - st nkoi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
st nkoi scores with a three punch combo!
st nkoi leaves St Pierre with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

st nkoi closes the distance and clinches.
st nkoi scores with a nice hook to the head.
st nkoi crunches a lovely knee into St Pierre's ribcage.
st nkoi scores with a nice hook to the head.
St Pierre takes a knee right on the jaw!
st nkoi is working St Pierre over against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
st nkoi with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
st nkoi scores with a nice hook to the head.
st nkoi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
St Pierre jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as st nkoi walks away with a smile on his face. St Pierre gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Georges St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Pierre has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
st nkoi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
st nkoi lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

st nkoi has St Pierre up against the cage in a clinch.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for St Pierre. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.

st nkoi gets a trip takedown into half guard.
st nkoi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
st nkoi trying to control the action but St Pierre is working from the bottom.

St Pierre looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Nice strikes from st nkoi there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. st nkoi is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
st nkoi moves into full mount! St Pierre won't be happy about that!
St Pierre is bucking up trying to escape but st nkoi cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
st nkoi looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
St Pierre keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
st nkoi lands with some vicious ground and pound - can St Pierre hang on?
st nkoi unloading with bombs!
A nice elbow there by st nkoi.
BOOM! st nkoi connects with a massive shot to the dome!
st nkoi lands with some strikes.
st nkoi scores with a couple of good head shots there.
st nkoi landing strikes from the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
st nkoi dominating with strikes here.

st nkoi goes for an armbar but St Pierre turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from St Pierre.
St Pierre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as st nkoi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
st nkoi keeping full guard, as St Pierre tries to pass.

st nkoi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
george st nkoi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
st nkoi keeping moving, preventing St Pierre from controlling successfully.

st nkoi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and St Pierre defends well.
st nkoi looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

st nkoi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. St Pierre gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

st nkoi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

St Pierre is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
st nkoi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
st nkoi perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. st nkoi connects with a nice short shot to St Pierre's temple.
Georges St Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
St Pierre punching from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
george st nkoi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well st nkoi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... george st nkoi!