PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jordie St Pietro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rico Slaughterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pietro's entrance music is GSP TRIBUTE. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Slaughterson's choice of entrance music: Slayer - Piece by piece . Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

St Pietro
vs
Slaughterson

179 cm
26
170 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

188 cm
18
170 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jordie St Pietro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rico Slaughterson!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pietro slips a jab and a cross from Slaughterson.
A thudding body kick lands there by St Pietro!
Some wild striking there from Slaughterson.
St Pietro just misses with a punch to the body.

St Pietro closes the distance and clinches.
Slaughterson tries to break free but St Pietro pushes him back against the cage.
Slaughterson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from St Pietro.
St Pietro tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slaughterson tries to break free but St Pietro pushes him back against the cage.

Slaughterson breaks the clinch.

Slaughterson tries to keep at a distance but St Pietro has taken the fight into the clinch.
St Pietro tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Slaughterson gets underhooks to prevent St Pietro's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jordie St Pietro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Pietro has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Slaughterson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Slaughterson stops a takedown attempt from St Pietro.
St Pietro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Slaughterson's efforts to push away.
St Pietro keeps control of Slaughterson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
St Pietro changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Slaughterson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Slaughterson throws a right hand that St Pietro ducks under and follows up with a left that St Pietro also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

St Pietro gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Slaughterson prevents a takedown attempt there.

St Pietro turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

St Pietro thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
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!
Slaughterson is pushing St Pietro's head away, looking to escape. St Pietro manages to hold on to the position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

St Pietro in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Slaughterson is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jordie St Pietro!