PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Xin Tsung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordie St Pietro (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.

Tsung
vs
St Pietro

195 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Xin Tsung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jordie St Pietro!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pietro takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tsung throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tsung is looking to clinch but St Pietro is avoiding it.
St Pietro tries to clinch but Tsung moves out of range.
Tsung fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and St Pietro has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
St Pietro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tsung manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
St Pietro blocks a head kick by Tsung.
Tsung wants to clinch but St Pietro slips to the side

and St Pietro counters with a single leg into guard. Tsung didn't expect that.

St Pietro postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Tsung is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of St Pietro, into his guard.
Tsung throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

St Pietro looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tsung really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
St Pietro has a closed guard, preventing Tsung from standing up.
St Pietro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tsung is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! St Pietro is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! St Pietro has escaped and now he's on top!
St Pietro missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
St Pietro postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
St Pietro throwing strikes from guard but Tsung blocks nicely.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells St Pietro's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
St Pietro prevents Tsung from getting back to his feet.
Tsung is breathing heavily.
St Pietro wants to control from the top but Tsung keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tsung wants to stand but St Pietro is controlling the position.
St Pietro connects with a couple of short punches.
St Pietro working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
St Pietro trying to control the position from guard on top but Tsung is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Pietro postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
St Pietro slips nicely into half guard.
St Pietro is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pietro winds up and cracks Tsung with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
St Pietro landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

St Pietro in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Tsung tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from St Pietro!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jordie St Pietro!