|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jim Shockey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vaino St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
|
|
|
174 cm
26
170 lbs
4 - 9 - 0 |
|
182 cm
25
182 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced |
|
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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
4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jim Shockey! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vaino St Pierre! The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ooooh, nice body kick lands from St Pierre. Shockey shrugs it off though. Shockey falls off balance throwing a combination
and St Pierre makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Shockey throws a right hand that St Pierre ducks under and follows up with a left that St Pierre also avoids with ease. Shockey takes one on the button. Shockey gets a takedown into half guard. Shockey stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being. Shockey misses with a double jab
and St Pierre counters with a nice leg kick. Shockey misses with a combination
and St Pierre counters with a head kick. That will keep Shockey thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! Shockey looks to land a combination but St Pierre avoids it well. Shockey shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Shockey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
St Pierre with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Shockey throws a left and a right that both miss
and St Pierre counters with a nice body kick.
Shockey throws a combination that misses and St Pierre counters with a lovely shot to the body. Shockey has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from St Pierre.
That's one minute gone in the round. Shockey takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Shockey misses with a combination
and St Pierre counters with a body kick that stops Shockey in his tracks momentarily. Shockey throws a lazy uppercut
and St Pierre counters with a good low kick that Shockey was not able to check. St Pierre gets tackled into the cage by Shockey. Shockey maintains the clinch. St Pierre can't break the clinch.
Shockey prevents St Pierre from breaking the clinch. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shockey. St Pierre wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shockey lands a left hand that snaps the head of St Pierre backwards. Shockey misses with a punch on the inside.
Shockey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shockey. Shockey lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. A short right hand to the side of the head by Shockey. St Pierre wants to break the clinch but can't.
St Pierre blocking some punches.
St Pierre wants to break free but Shockey has control.
Shockey lands a nice uppercut. Shockey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shockey turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control! Shockey has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand. St Pierre scores with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Shockey gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. St Pierre blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shockey lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Shockey misses with the head strike.
Shockey throws a head punch that misses. St Pierre looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. A nice right hand lands inside from Shockey. St Pierre wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Shockey pushes St Pierre back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. St Pierre can't break the clinch.
Shockey lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. A head punch on the inside from Shockey fails to land. Shockey misses with the head strike.
Shockey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Shockey. St Pierre is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. St Pierre blocks the elbow strike.
Shockey misses with the head strike.
Shockey swings wildly with an uppercut but St Pierre uses good head movement to avoid it. St Pierre is trying to break free. Shockey lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of St Pierre backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Shockey tries for a takedown. No joy.
A shot in the inside from Shockey. Shockey lands a nice uppercut. A short right hand to the side of the head by Shockey. St Pierre tries to circle away but Shockey has him pinned against the cage. St Pierre wants to get back to striking at distance but Shockey won't allow it.
A short right from Shockey on the inside. St Pierre tries to break the clinch but Shockey is controlling the position. St Pierre wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shockey throws a head punch that misses. Shockey swings wildly with an uppercut but St Pierre uses good head movement to avoid it. Shockey throws a head punch that misses. St Pierre blocking some punches.
Shockey working some nice short punches in the clinch. Shockey lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shockey creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Shockey throws an elbow but it's blocked.
St Pierre working hard to break the clinch. Shockey lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of St Pierre backwards. St Pierre is looking to break free of the clinch but Shockey has double underhooks. Shockey softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Shockey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four 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. St Pierre is trying to break free. A head punch blocked on the inside by St Pierre. Shockey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shockey softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Shockey keeps control of St Pierre as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Shockey lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Shockey scores with a shot to the side of St Pierre's head. Shockey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Shockey scores with a nice short uppercut. Shockey pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Shockey makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Shockey has St Pierre pressed against the cage, preventing St Pierre from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Shockey softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Shockey misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by St Pierre. Shockey misses with some punches.
St Pierre has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. St Pierre manages to break the clinch.
St Pierre lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. St Pierre is looking to slow Shockey down with leg kicks. Vaino St Pierre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Shockey misses with the body kick and St Pierre counters with a body kick. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Shockey throws a nice looking combination but St Pierre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Shockey dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Shockey clinches up against the cage. Shockey scores with a shot to the side of St Pierre's head. Still in the clinch, Shockey scores with a nice short uppercut. Shockey drags the fight down to the ground.
St Pierre would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Shockey has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes St Pierre off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds. Shockey tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but St Pierre swivels and escapes. Shockey misses with a combination
and St Pierre finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body. Shockey will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. St Pierre throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Shockey misses with an attempted mid kick.
St Pierre thumps Shockey with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Shockey blocks the body kick.
St Pierre throws a head kick that misses. Jim Shockey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. St Pierre connects with a body shot that sends Shockey's belly button to the back. St Pierre slips a jab and a cross from Shockey.
St Pierre throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Shockey throws a combination that misses and St Pierre counters with a slapping leg kick. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. St Pierre connects with an inside leg kick. Shockey moves forwards but St Pierre connects with a nice, crisp jab. Shockey scores with a three punch combo!
Shockey throws a combination that misses and St Pierre counters with a low kick, right behind Shockey 's knee. St Pierre throws a series of strikes that have Shockey backpedaling.
Shockey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but St Pierre moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Shockey throws a left and a right that both miss
and St Pierre counters with a nice low kick that buckles Shockey's knee momentarily. Shockey darts in and clinches St Pierre up against the cage. St Pierre is trying to force a seperation but Shockey has the dominant position. St Pierre wants to break free but Shockey has control.
St Pierre blocks the elbow strike.
St Pierre is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Shockey prevents St Pierre from breaking the clinch. Shockey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. St Pierre tries to circle away but Shockey has him pinned against the cage. A short right from Shockey. Shockey keeps the fight in the clinch, despite St Pierre's efforts to push away. St Pierre blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shockey jumps into guard, dragging St Pierre to the mat.
St Pierre wants to stand but Shockey is controlling his posture from full guard. Shockey wriggles free and stands up. Shockey tries to clinch but St Pierre moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round. St Pierre avoids a punch combination nicely.
St Pierre scores with a shot to the body.
Jim Shockey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Shockey throws a combination that misses and St Pierre counters with a low kick, right behind Shockey 's knee. St Pierre tries to keep at a distance but Shockey has taken the fight into the clinch. Shockey lands an elbow that stopped St Pierre in his tracks for a moment. Shockey lands a hook that snaps the head of St Pierre backwards. Shockey misses with an elbow over the top. Shockey lands a left hand.
Shockey misses with an elbow over the top. Shockey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. St Pierre takes an elbow to the temple. St Pierre breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shockey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shockey is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Shockey is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Shockey is looking to clinch but St Pierre is avoiding it.
A solid body kick from St Pierre. Shockey takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Shockey throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and St Pierre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Shockey is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Shockey sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Shockey chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before St Pierre can pounce on him.
Shockey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but St Pierre circles away quickly and effectively. A lazy body kick from Shockey and St Pierre counters with a nice low kick that buckles Shockey's knee momentarily. A left and a right from St Pierre both land. Nice combination. St Pierre feints and then cracks Shockey's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shockey down. A combination from Shockey does no damage. Shockey goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. St Pierre chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vaino St Pierre seems to be getting the better of the standup. St Pierre feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Shockey's calf. St Pierre thows a body kick. Shockey tries to catch it but that hurt him. Nice jab there from St Pierre. 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! Shockey takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Shockey has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by St Pierre. St Pierre throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Nice body kick from St Pierre. St Pierre connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. St Pierre buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vaino St Pierre 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 connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Shockey wants to clinch up but St Pierre keeps it at a distance. Shockey chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before St Pierre can pounce on him.
St Pierre throws a shot to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Shockey crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from St Pierre - the referee stops the clock and Shockey gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says St Pierre. Shockey manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. St Pierre cracks the inside of Shockey's front leg. St Pierre tests Shockey's chin there with a solid looking shot. Shockey swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and St Pierre counters with a low kick, right behind Shockey 's knee. Shockey doesn't manage to clinch there - St Pierre circles away.
Shockey throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting St Pierre counter with a right hand. St Pierre feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Shockey's calf. St Pierre lands an overhand right. A head kick misses from St Pierre. Shockey misses with a combination
and St Pierre counters with a nice leg kick. Shockey takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Both fighters are breathing heavily. St Pierre turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. St Pierre lands a two punch combo.
St Pierre scores with a leg kick.
St Pierre lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Shockey has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by St Pierre. A jab from St Pierre does it's job there. St Pierre scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. St Pierre has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. St Pierre throws a nice outside leg kick. Thud! ouch! good body kick from St Pierre - that will leave a mark!
St Pierre fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shockey. St Pierre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
St Pierre lands a high kick!
Shockey is rocked! Shockey looks to throw a body kick and St Pierre counters with a solid body kick. Oh Shockey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! This has been an exciting period of action! St Pierre lands with a thumping leg kick.
Shockey gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! St Pierre points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Shockey wakes up just in time to hear St Pierre thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vaino St Pierre!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|