PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zane Lieu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordie St Pietro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lieu comes to the cage accompanied by "You Don't Know" by Eminem. St Pietro has chosen GSP TRIBUTE as his entrance music. 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.

Lieu
vs
St Pietro

180 cm
26
180 lbs
10 - 4 - 2

179 cm
26
170 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Zane Lieu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jordie St Pietro!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lieu lands a right hook to the body.
St Pietro swings widly with a right hand
and Lieu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
St Pietro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
St Pietro swings widly with a right hand
and Lieu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
St Pietro throws a right hand that misses
and Lieu counters with a leg kick.
Lieu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by St Pietro.
St Pietro misses with a left hand
and Lieu counters with a nice body shot.
A punch combination from St Pietro misses.
Lieu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lieu misses with a body punch

and St Pietro counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lieu's guard now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lieu looking for a sweep. Not yet Lieu, not yet.
St Pietro stops Lieu from standing up.
Lieu keeping moving, preventing St Pietro from controlling successfully.
Lieu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lieu keeping full guard, as St Pietro tries to pass.
Lieu on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lieu tries to get out of the position.
Lieu pulls St Pietro in close to his closed guard and prevents St Pietro from doing any damage or advancing position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lieu throws a predictable looking body shot
and St Pietro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
St Pietro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lieu walks into a straight right hand from St Pietro.
St Pietro misses with a lunging right hand
and Lieu counters with a left to the body.
St Pietro fails with the takedown
letting Lieu counter with a right hand.
Lieu tests St Pietro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lieu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of St Pietro's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lieu throws out a powerful jab.
Lieu cracks St Pietro with a right hand to the side of the head.
St Pietro throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lieu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lieu thows a body shot but no joy.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
St Pietro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lieu.
Lieu stuns St Pietro with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lieu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pietro tries a head kick but it misses.
Lieu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent St Pietro stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lieu misses the shot to the body.
Lieu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
St Pietro looks gassed!
Lieu catches St Pietro with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Zane Lieu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Pietro throws a poor cross that misses
letting Lieu counter with a right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lieu misses with a two punch combination.
Lieu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zane Lieu dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

St Pietro defending well as Lieu loads up on a big left hand.
St Pietro throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lieu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lieu with a jab.
Lieu lands a nice hook to St Pietro's body. St Pietro takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
St Pietro misses with a right hand
and Lieu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lieu lands a really nice looking cross but St Pietro seems unphased.
Lieu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
St Pietro is breathing heavily.
Jab, jab by Lieu - just one landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lieu lands with a shot to the body.
Lieu misses with a wild body shot.
St Pietro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lieu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
St Pietro takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
St Pietro 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.
Lieu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. St Pietro looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lieu misses the shot to the body.
Lieu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lieu cracks St Pietro with a good jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lieu feints a jab promting St Pietro to slip. Lieu then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. St Pietro slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lieu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Pietro was well out of range. Poor timing from Lieu.
Lieu cracks a nice hook into St Pietro's ribs.
Lieu lands with a shot to the body.
Lieu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lieu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before St Pietro has time to react.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lieu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
St Pietro misses with a hook
and Lieu counters with a right hand to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lieu. St Pietro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lieu scores with a jab to the head.
Lieu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St Pietro.
Lieu is looking to wear down St Pietro with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lieu thows a body shot but no joy.
St Pietro misses with a shot to the body
and Lieu counters with a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lieu scores with a nice head shot.
Lieu connects with a body shot that sends St Pietro's belly button to the back.
St Pietro takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
St Pietro looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lieu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lieu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pietro with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lieu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zane Lieu dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Lieu lands an overhand right.
Lieu scores with a nice strike.
St Pietro throws a right hand that misses
and Lieu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A head kick misses from St Pietro.
Lieu throws a hook but St Pietro avoids it easily.
St Pietro takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Zane Lieu is winning the standup battle so far.
St Pietro scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lieu connects with the punch.
St Pietro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lieu scores with a decent looking hook.
Lieu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good leg kick by Lieu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lieu scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lieu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. St Pietro looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lieu scores with a hook to the body. St Pietro takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lieu connects with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lieu throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
St Pietro misses with a right hand
and Lieu counters with a right hand to the body.
Lieu scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Pietro takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lieu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lieu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lieu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of St Pietro's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lieu punishes St Pietro's body with a nice straight punch.
St Pietro swings widly with a right hand
and Lieu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
St Pietro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lieu.
St Pietro has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lieu connects with a body shot.
Lieu scores with a punch to the head.
St Pietro takes a shot right to the bread basket.
St Pietro closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lieu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
St Pietro doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lieu takes a swing at St Pietro's ribcage but misses.
Zane Lieu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lieu throws a jab but it's blocked by St Pietro.
Lieu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lieu. St Pietro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lieu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zane Lieu clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lieu lands a jab to the head.
St Pietro swings widly with a right hand
and Lieu counters with a left to the body.
St Pietro dips to his left and cracks Lieu with an uppercut!
Lieu throws a right hand that misses
and St Pietro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
St Pietro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lieu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that St Pietro can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lieu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping St Pietro at a distance.
St Pietro throws a combination that misses
and Lieu counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lieu bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps St Pietro's head backwards.
St Pietro is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Lieu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St Pietro manages to avoid it.
Lieu swings away with a body shot that misses
and St Pietro counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lieu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lieu connects with a body shot that sends St Pietro's belly button to the back.
The crowd cheers as Lieu lands an impressive looking overhand right. St Pietro doesn't seem phased though.
Lieu lands with a straight right. St Pietro didn't see that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lieu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lieu lands with a cross.
Lieu misses with a body punch
and St Pietro counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lieu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lieu cracks a nice hook into St Pietro's ribs.
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!
Lieu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lieu misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lieu misses with a body shot.
Lieu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St Pietro moves away.
St Pietro misses with a double jab
and Lieu counters with a nice body shot.
St Pietro gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lieu misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pietro throws a lazy uppercut
and Lieu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
St Pietro misses with a combination
and Lieu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lieu swings and misses with a shot to the body

and St Pietro holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lieu lands a nice uppercut.
St Pietro working hard to break the clinch.

Lieu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lieu throws a front kick aimed at St Pietro's knee but St Pietro avoids it well.
Lieu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent St Pietro stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zane Lieu had his way with Jordie St Pietro in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Lieu thuds his right hand into St Pietro's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lieu just misses with a punch to the body.
Lieu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A punch combination from Lieu misses.
Lieu's jab looks to have found its range, popping St Pietro under the eye.
St Pietro misses with a double jab
and Lieu counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pietro misses with a hook
and Lieu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
St Pietro throws a head kick that misses
and Lieu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
St Pietro is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
St Pietro misses with an uppercut
and Lieu counters with a nice uppercut.
Lieu throws an overhand right that lands on St Pietro's shoulder, as St Pietro tries to avoid the shot.
Lieu cracks St Pietro with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
St Pietro throws a right hand that misses
and Lieu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lieu throws a predictable looking body shot
and St Pietro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lieu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St Pietro manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Lieu.
Lieu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. St Pietro doesn't seem bothered though.
Lieu pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces St Pietro back to the cage. Lieu follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nice sprawl there from Lieu as St Pietro shoots in.
Lieu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St Pietro.
Jordie St Pietro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lieu misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lieu misses with a body punch
and St Pietro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
St Pietro misses with a double jab
and Lieu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps St Pietro thinking.
Lieu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
St Pietro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Lieu.
St Pietro stalks Lieu and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lieu's face. Lieu staggers backwards, shaken.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pietro takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A punch lands to the side of St Pietro 's head but he takes it in his stride.
St Pietro takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jordie St Pietro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lieu throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lieu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
St Pietro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lieu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lieu scores with a hook to the body. St Pietro takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zane Lieu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lieu, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 50:43
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 50:43
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 50:43

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zane Lieu!
Zane Lieu retains his welterweight title!