PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Lawless (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vaino St Pierre (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.

Lawless
vs
St Pierre

175 cm
24
169 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
25
182 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

XTREME PWNAGE

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 Helsinki, Jeff Lawless!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vaino St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre moves away from the strike by Lawless.
St Pierre circles away from the clinch attempt
and St Pierre counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lawless is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Lawless or perhaps it was just good defense by St Pierre which made him look bad.
Lawless closes the distance and clinches up with St Pierre, looking for a takedown. Lawless pushes St Pierre against the cage but St Pierre circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
St Pierre scores with a kick to the body.
St Pierre connects with an inside leg kick.
St Pierre throws a quick inside leg kick.
St Pierre scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nice sprawl there from St Pierre as Lawless shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Lawless. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Pierre throws a leg kick which misses Lawless's front leg but catches the back leg as Lawless tries to avoid it.
Lawless doesn't manage to clinch there - St Pierre circles away.
Lawless throws a predictable looking body shot
and St Pierre counters with a low kick, right behind Lawless 's knee.
Lawless is breathing heavily.
Lawless takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lawless throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and St Pierre counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lawless's knee momentarily.
Lawless fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
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!
St Pierre connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre scores with a head kick. Lawless tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Lawless takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Jeff Lawless has been cut.
St Pierre lands a leg kick that knocks Lawless off balance momentarily.
St Pierre lands a high kick!
St Pierre delivers a nice body kick.
Lawless shoots in for a double leg but St Pierre sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
St Pierre explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
St Pierre scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of Lawless 's head but he takes it in his stride.
St Pierre throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
St Pierre throws a head kick that half lands.
Lawless takes a body punch but keeps moving.
St Pierre lands a head kick!
St Pierre feints a jab promting Lawless to slip. St Pierre then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lawless slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lawless on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
St Pierre throws a quick inside leg kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Lawless. 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 Pierre lands with a kick to the ribs.
Lawless is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A good leg kick by St Pierre.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre scores with the left hand. Lawless knows he should have avoided that one.
St Pierre moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by St Pierre.
A solid leg kick lands there for St Pierre.
St Pierre scores with a kick to the midsection.
St Pierre takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
St Pierre throws a nice head kick!
Lawless takes a head kick and keeps coming.
St Pierre lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nice body punch from St Pierre.
St Pierre throws a nice head kick!

Lawless is rocked!
Lawless wants to stay close but St Pierre steps back to make room for something. Lawless seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from St Pierre and Lawless drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Vaino St Pierre!