PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Labayen Mon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Mon
vs
St Pierre

185 cm
25
176 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

180 cm
28
170 lbs
5 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Steel Penn's Skin Shop *laundry 93%

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Labayen Mon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Georges St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mon lands a nice shot that snaps St Pierre's head back.

Mon drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
St Pierre can't do much from the bottom here.
Mon trying to control the action but St Pierre is working from the bottom.

Mon decides to stand up, so the ref orders St Pierre to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Mon gets a clinch.
Mon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
St Pierre keeps control of Mon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mon has had enough of the clinch but St Pierre keeps him there for the moment.

St Pierre manages to break the clinch.

St Pierre closes the distance and clinches.

St Pierre manages to break the clinch.
St Pierre shoots in but Mon avoids the takedown attempt easily.

St Pierre drives through and clinches with Mon against the cage.
Mon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mon tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. St Pierre smiles and moves away.

St Pierre moves into the clinch.
Mon will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning St Pierre up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mon is looking for a takedown.

St Pierre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Mon has closed the distance and engaged St Pierre in a clinch.
St Pierre tries for a takedown. No joy.
St Pierre misses with a shot to the kidneys.

St Pierre breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
St Pierre misses with a double jab.

Mon clinches up with St Pierre and pushes him back against the cage.

St Pierre escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
St Pierre fails to land the takedown.
Labayen Mon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georges St Pierre.
St Pierre jabbing away but nothing is landing.
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and St Pierre connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mon scrambles back to his feet.
St Pierre stuffs the takedown attempt from Mon. Mon gets slowly back to his feet.
Mon looks to score with a jab to the body but St Pierre is just out of range.
St Pierre tries to clinch but Mon is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre throws a nice looking combination but Mon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
St Pierre tries to clinch but Mon moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from St Pierre.
St Pierre scores with a three punch combo!
St Pierre looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mon swinging wildly here.
St Pierre waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mon.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pierre is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Excellent takedown into side control there by St Pierre.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Georges St Pierre will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

St Pierre looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Mon moves into the clinch successfully.

Mon is trying to trip St Pierre. He has hold of a leg but St Pierre is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Mon persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Mon stopping the sweep attempt from St Pierre.
Mon won't allow St Pierre to get back to his feet.
Mon advances to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mon not doing much here.
St Pierre is trying to stand up here but Mon is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mon slows the pace down in half guard.
Mon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mon controlling the action here.

We're going to have a standup here because Labayen Mon wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Mon tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mon gets caught napping as St Pierre dives in and scores a takedown. Mon manages to retain guard.
Mon is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
St Pierre scoring with some ground and pound.
Mon manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. St Pierre manages to get himself to full guard.
Mon won't allow St Pierre to sweep him here.
St Pierre is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mon is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mon passes St Pierre's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mon takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Mon in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. St Pierre tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Mon!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Labayen Mon!