PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between George St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bon Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

St Pierre
vs
Scott

220 cm
19
185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

175 cm
22
188 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 2 - 2 - 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bon Scott!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott takes one on the chin but seems OK.
St Pierre shoots in and drives through. Scott sprawls well.

St Pierre clinches with his opponent.
Scott fails to pull guard.
A short left from St Pierre.

St Pierre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Scott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St Pierre.
St Pierre tries to score a power double leg takedown but Scott sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten St Pierre somewhat.
Scott stuffs the takedown attempt from St Pierre. St Pierre gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scott throws a jab but it's blocked by St Pierre.
St Pierre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott with a poor takedown
and St Pierre counters with a straight right hand.
Scott looks gassed!
Scott tries to clinch up

and St Pierre counters by moving into the clinch.

St Pierre escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
St Pierre throws a nice looking combination but Scott bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
St Pierre misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Scott closes the distance looking to clinch
and St Pierre counters with a two punch combo.
Scott stuffs the takedown attempt from St Pierre. St Pierre gets slowly back to his feet.

St Pierre darts in and clinches Scott up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

St Pierre breaks from the clinch.

St Pierre feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
St Pierre with a flurry of punches that miss.
Scott should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
St Pierre throws a big right hand that misses.
St Pierre thows a big elbow that misses.
St Pierre trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Scott is working an open guard so St Pierre takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Scott shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and St Pierre counters with a shoot takedown. Scott fights it but they end up in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Pierre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

St Pierre gets to his feet. Scott looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Scott backs up against the cage.
St Pierre lands a glancing blow to the side of Scott's head.
St Pierre shoots in and drives through. Scott sprawls well.
St Pierre shoots for a double leg takedown but Scott sprawls well. He's pushed St Pierre's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Scott shoots and misses

and St Pierre counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

St Pierre breaks the clinch.
St Pierre is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

St Pierre moves into the clinch.
St Pierre scores with an uppercut up the middle.

St Pierre decides to pull guard.

St Pierre has his feet on Scott's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Scott closes the distance looking to clinch

and St Pierre holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

St Pierre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
St Pierre has a takedown stuffed.
Scott wants to clinch but St Pierre slips to the side

and St Pierre counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

St Pierre manages to pull guard.
St Pierre wants to stand up but Scott is controlling him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scott wants to stand but St Pierre has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George St Pierre dominated that 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.

St Pierre throws a nice looking combination but Scott bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Scott closes the distance but St Pierre moves to the side
and Scott takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Scott dives in and grabs St Pierre's left leg, looking for a takedown. St Pierre pushes down on Scott's head and hops out.
Scott dives in and grabs St Pierre's left leg, looking for a takedown. St Pierre pushes down on Scott's head and hops out.
St Pierre throws a nice looking combination but Scott bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Scott is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Pierre shoots for a double leg takedown but Scott sprawls well. He's pushed St Pierre's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
St Pierre dives in and grabs Scott's left leg, looking for a takedown. Scott pushes down on St Pierre's head and hops out.

St Pierre shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott trying to control from the bottom.
St Pierre sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Scott defending well though.
Scott blocking the ground and pound attempt from St Pierre.
St Pierre working the head and body with strikes.

St Pierre decides to return to a standing position.
St Pierre keeps Scott at a distance using the push kick.
St Pierre fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.

St Pierre clinches with his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

St Pierre pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scott wants to stand and escape but instead St Pierre has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
St Pierre passes into half guard.

St Pierre decides to stand up.
St Pierre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Scott.
Scott closes the distance but St Pierre moves to the side
and St Pierre counters with a series of strikes. Scott will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre shoots in and drives through. Scott sprawls well.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Scott sprawls well. Scott wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. St Pierre gets slowly back to his feet.
Scott tries to clinch

and St Pierre counters by moving into the clinch.

St Pierre manages to break the clinch.
St Pierre tries to bum rush Scott with a series of wild strikes but Scott uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bon Scott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Pierre keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
St Pierre looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

St Pierre closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Scott quickly recovers to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott wants to get back to his feet.

St Pierre decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
St Pierre fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Scott with a poor takedown

and St Pierre counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Scott manages to get to full guard.
St Pierre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Pierre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Scott works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George St Pierre dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

St Pierre fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
St Pierre avoids the head kick by Scott.
St Pierre shoots in for a double leg but Scott sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
St Pierre connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
St Pierre shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Scott pinned against the cage. Scott gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for St Pierre with that takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from St Pierre is defended easily by Scott.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott shoots in but no luck this time.
George St Pierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
St Pierre shoots in but no luck this time.
Scott doesn't succeed with the takedown

so St Pierre counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Scott really doesn't want to stay on the ground with St Pierre. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
St Pierre trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Scott looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is working Scott over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

St Pierre stands up and waves to Scott to follow him.
St Pierre misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
St Pierre fails to land the takedown.
Scott misses with a takedown attempt

and St Pierre moves into the clinch.

St Pierre breaks from the clinch.
St Pierre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Scott can do to turn this around?
Scott slaps away a takedown attempt from St Pierre, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott misses with a takedown
and St Pierre counters with a two punch combo.

St Pierre pushes Scott up against the cage in a clinch.

St Pierre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Scott tries to clinch but St Pierre moves away

so St Pierre counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

St Pierre gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
St Pierre fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Scott darts in trying to clinch

and St Pierre counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
George St Pierre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Scott wants to get back to full guard.
St Pierre throwing shots but Scott is blocking nicely.
Scott is looking to improve his position.
St Pierre not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. St Pierre lands a nice short elbow.
Scott wants to get back to full guard but St Pierre has mounted him!
St Pierre unloading with bombs!
Scott is squirming around, avoiding St Pierre's attempts to control the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Pierre cracks Scott with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bon Scott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Scott is bucking up trying to escape but St Pierre cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27

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