PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sergio St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Achilles Cloutier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

St Pierre
vs
Cloutier

183 cm
20
183 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergio St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Achilles Cloutier!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cloutier throws a right hand that misses
and St Pierre counters with a stiff right hand.
Sergio St Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Pierre throws an off balance right hand
and Cloutier counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That kick from St Pierre tenderised Cloutier's leg. Cloutier is trying to keep his angry face on.
St Pierre throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cloutier's head.
St Pierre misses with an uppercut. Cloutier saw that one coming.
St Pierre tries a head kick but it misses.
St Pierre throws a lazy right hand but Cloutier sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
St Pierre tries to land a leg kick but Cloutier saw it coming and moves away.
Cloutier blocks the body kick.
St Pierre ducks right into an uppercut from Cloutier.
St Pierre displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Cloutier with a nice cross.
The crowd cheers as Cloutier lands an impressive looking overhand right. St Pierre doesn't seem phased though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Pierre throws a head kick but Cloutier moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
St Pierre throws a head kick but Cloutier moves out of range.
Cloutier is looking to clinch but St Pierre is avoiding it.
Cloutier blocks a head kick by St Pierre.

St Pierre tries to keep at a distance but Cloutier has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cloutier tries to work over St Pierre's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cloutier tries to work over St Pierre's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

St Pierre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
St Pierre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
St Pierre throws a head kick that misses.
St Pierre throws a head kick but Cloutier moves out of range.
St Pierre circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cloutier closes the distance but St Pierre moves to the side
and St Pierre counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cloutier gets a clinch.

St Pierre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cloutier connects with a single shot there.
Cloutier tries to clinch up.
St Pierre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
St Pierre drops his hands momentarily and Cloutier takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cloutier bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cloutier tries to clinch up but St Pierre circles away and keeps his distance.
Cloutier scores with the left hand. St Pierre knows he should have avoided that one.
St Pierre tries a head kick but it misses.
St Pierre circles away from the clinch attempt
and St Pierre counters with a low kick, right behind Cloutier 's knee.
Cloutier blocks a head kick by St Pierre.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short body shot lands from Cloutier as the two fighters clinch.
Cloutier is working St Pierre over against the cage.
St Pierre blocking some punches.

St Pierre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
St Pierre misses with an uppercut
and Cloutier counters with a straight right hand.
St Pierre circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cloutier blocks a head kick by St Pierre.
Cloutier takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Cloutier tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cloutier avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cloutier tries to clinch up.
Cloutier takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
St Pierre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
St Pierre tries a head kick but it misses.
St Pierre attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
St Pierre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from St Pierre.
Cloutier scores with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cloutier tries to clinch there but St Pierre circles away.
Cloutier is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cloutier tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. St Pierre manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergio St Pierre dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Cloutier scores with a jab to the jaw.
St Pierre slips a jab from Cloutier.
St Pierre throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A head kick misses from St Pierre.
St Pierre plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
St Pierre throws a poor cross that misses

and Cloutier counters by moving into the clinch.
Cloutier stalling in the clinch but St Pierre improves position.
Cloutier lands a hook to the side of the head.
St Pierre is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Cloutier - that landed with a thud.
St Pierre can't break the clinch.
A short right from Cloutier.
Cloutier misses with a body punch.
Cloutier lands a left hand.
St Pierre is looking to control Cloutier's arms but Cloutier gets an underhook and turns him. Now St Pierre has his back to the cage.
St Pierre can't break the clinch.
Cloutier softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
St Pierre wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cloutier lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of St Pierre backwards.
St Pierre effectively controlling the action here.
St Pierre is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
St Pierre tries to break free but Cloutier pushes him back against the cage.
Cloutier keeps control of St Pierre as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cloutier lands a nice uppercut.
Cloutier can't find room to land a body shot as St Pierre controls the action.
Cloutier tries a body shot but St Pierre blocks it.
Cloutier struggles to land a body shot inside as St Pierre controls his hands.
Cloutier has St Pierre pressed against the cage, preventing St Pierre from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cloutier lands a body shot.
Cloutier misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from Cloutier.
St Pierre is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cloutier lands a left hand.

St Pierre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
St Pierre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cloutier.

Cloutier takes the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cloutier can't find room to land a body shot as St Pierre controls the action.
St Pierre tries to circle away but Cloutier has him pinned against the cage.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cloutier has a couple of punches blocked by St Pierre.
Cloutier lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of St Pierre backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cloutier takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cloutier.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cloutier works on St Pierre's body with a couple of short punches.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
St Pierre is trying to stall.
St Pierre is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cloutier cracks St Pierre with a nice body shot.

St Pierre breaks the clinch.
Cloutier wants to clinch
and St Pierre counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cloutier takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cloutier wants to clinch up but St Pierre keeps it at a distance.
St Pierre loads up on a big right hand but Cloutier slips the punch.

Cloutier clinches up with St Pierre and pushes him back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Cloutier.
St Pierre prevents a body shot from Cloutier.
Cloutier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cloutier cracks St Pierre with a nice body shot.
Cloutier lands a shoulder strike.
Cloutier misses with a body punch.
Cloutier throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hook to the body lands for Cloutier.
St Pierre tries to circle away but Cloutier has him pinned against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Cloutier.
Cloutier keeps control of St Pierre as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A right hand to the body from Cloutier.
Cloutier looking to slow down the pace here.
Cloutier is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cloutier misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cloutier lands a shoulder strike.
Cloutier lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt St Pierre or not.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cloutier.
Cloutier is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cloutier tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

St Pierre escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sergio St Pierre is winning the standup battle so far.
Cloutier punishes St Pierre's body with a nice straight punch.
Cloutier tries to clinch there but St Pierre circles away.
Cloutier moves to clinch but St Pierre breaks away
and St Pierre counters with a low kick, right behind Cloutier 's knee.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cloutier tries to close the distance and clinch but St Pierre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cloutier doesn't manage to clinch there - St Pierre circles away.
Cloutier tries to close the distance and clinch up but St Pierre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Achilles Cloutier showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

St Pierre misses with a head kick.
St Pierre throws a head kick but Cloutier moves out of range.
A head kick misses from St Pierre.
Cloutier tries to clinch but St Pierre moves out of range.
St Pierre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cloutier scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cloutier moves into range and connects with a jab.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
St Pierre wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cloutier tries to throw a body punch but St Pierre avoids it by throwing Cloutier back against the cage.
Cloutier lands a left hand.
St Pierre's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cloutier works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
St Pierre is trying to force a seperation but Cloutier has the dominant position.
Cloutier lands a hook that snaps the head of St Pierre backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre prevents a body shot from Cloutier.
Cloutier can't find room to land a body shot as St Pierre controls the action.
A body shot lands from Cloutier.
Cloutier pushes St Pierre back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
St Pierre is trying to force a seperation but Cloutier has the dominant position.
Cloutier digs a right hand into St Pierre's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on St Pierre's gas tank.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cloutier lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St Pierre is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cloutier is keeping busy.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

St Pierre escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
St Pierre misses with a low kick.
St Pierre walks into a stiff left hand from Cloutier.
Cloutier takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cloutier throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre throws a head kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cloutier looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cloutier lands a slapping body shot.
Cloutier tries to clinch up but St Pierre circles away and keeps his distance.
St Pierre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
St Pierre takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cloutier misses with a hook to the body
and St Pierre counters with an inside leg kick.
Cloutier tries to clinch but St Pierre is having none of it.
Cloutier fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cloutier jabs St Pierre right on the nose. St Pierre blinks but takes it well.
Cloutier might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
St Pierre lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cloutier circles away quickly and effectively.
Cloutier wants to clinch up but St Pierre keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cloutier avoids the head kick by St Pierre.
The fighters circling - Cloutier throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cloutier doesn't manage to clinch there - St Pierre circles away.
Cloutier is looking to clinch but St Pierre is avoiding it.
St Pierre is looking to land body kicks.
Cloutier tries to clinch but St Pierre is having none of it.
A jab from Cloutier does it's job there.
St Pierre throws a head kick but Cloutier moves out of range.
St Pierre swats away the attempt to clinch by Cloutier.
St Pierre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cloutier tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. St Pierre manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
St Pierre misses with a body kick.
St Pierre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cloutier scores with a jab to the body.
St Pierre needs to keep his hands up - Cloutier had a free shot at his head there.
St Pierre lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
St Pierre throws a sloppy head kick and Cloutier moves out of range easily.
Cloutier throws an off balance right hand
and St Pierre counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
St Pierre throws a leg kick but Cloutier sees it coming and checks it nicely.
St Pierre throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cloutier.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by St Pierre.
St Pierre scores with a head kick. Cloutier tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Cloutier has closed the distance and engaged St Pierre in a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Achilles Cloutier.
I think Cloutier has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Achilles Cloutier!