PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maxwell St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lathrope Longhorn (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
Longhorn

190 cm
21
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

167 cm
21
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maxwell 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 Montreal, Lathrope Longhorn!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Longhorn darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
St Pierre wants to get back to his feet.
St Pierre gets full guard.
Longhorn controlling from the top position.
St Pierre wants to get back to his feet but Longhorn is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Longhorn sitting in guard here, content to control.
St Pierre lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Longhorn working some strikes from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre looking to hit a scissor sweep but Longhorn is one step ahead there.
St Pierre is looking to stand up but Longhorn isn't so interested in that idea.
St Pierre wants to sweep here but Longhorn controlling him for the moment.
Longhorn 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.
Longhorn postures up.
St Pierre 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 Pierre wants to stand but Longhorn is controlling the position.
Longhorn lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Longhorn decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
St Pierre is breathing heavily.

Longhorn shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Longhorn was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is wriggling around trying to escape.
Longhorn looking to finish St Pierre with some ground and pound. This is bad for St Pierre!

It looks like Maxwell St Pierre has been cut.
St Pierre is squirming around, avoiding Longhorn's attempts to control the action.
St Pierre regains half guard.
Longhorn controlling the action here.
St Pierre is looking to escape.

Longhorn postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for St Pierre to stand up.
Lathrope Longhorn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Longhorn closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Longhorn lands in his opponent's guard.
St Pierre will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Longhorn wants to control from the top but St Pierre keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

St Pierre uses the cage to get back to his feet.
St Pierre fails to land the takedown.
St Pierre stuffs the takedown attempt from Longhorn. Longhorn gets slowly back to his feet.
St Pierre shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Longhorn counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Longhorn.

St Pierre has hold of one of Longhorn's legs. Longhorn is fighting the takedown attempt but St Pierre gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if St Pierre can do anything to dispel that myth.
St Pierre working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
St Pierre wanted to stand there but Longhorn had control of the position.
Longhorn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Longhorn controls St Pierre momentarily but St Pierre frees himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Longhorn throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
St Pierre working some strikes from top position.
St Pierre would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Longhorn looking to control.
Longhorn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Longhorn tries to clinch but St Pierre is having none of it.
An inside leg kick from Longhorn misses.
Longhorn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maxwell St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Longhorn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but St Pierre swivels and escapes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lathrope Longhorn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maxwell St Pierre's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Longhorn decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
St Pierre pushes Longhorn off looking to stand but Longhorn dives back in and keeps control.

Longhorn is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so St Pierre is just riding it out for now. Longhorn eventually gives up the hold.
St Pierre wants to get back to his feet.

Longhorn postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for St Pierre to stand up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Longhorn as he jumps to the side.

Longhorn fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. St Pierre sprawls well initially but Longhorn persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Longhorn prevents St Pierre from standing back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre missing with punches from the bottom.
St Pierre wants to get back to his feet.
St Pierre regains full guard. Nicely done.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now St Pierre is on top in guard.
Longhorn is trying to control the position from the bottom.
St Pierre wants to stand but Longhorn is controlling his posture from full guard.
St Pierre advances position into side control!
Longhorn regains half guard.
Longhorn is trying to maintain the position but St Pierre is very close to passing his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longhorn tries to get to full guard but St Pierre has control of the leg.
Longhorn is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Longhorn trying to hold on to St Pierre's head to control him but St Pierre postures up.
Longhorn is trying to stand back up but St Pierre is controlling him
Lathrope Longhorn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Longhorn tries to kick St Pierre off in order to stand up. St Pierre Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.

St Pierre has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Longhorn shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Longhorn showed some decent athleticism there.
St Pierre tries to roll over but Longhorn keeps him under control.
St Pierre is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Longhorn's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Longhorn's back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is taking a good look at Longhorn as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from St Pierre!

St Pierre working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Longhorn is doing well to defend. St Pierre seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Longhorn is forced to tap and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Maxwell St Pierre!