PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darien Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

St Pierre
vs
Michaels

178 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

170 cm
18
183 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Darien Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre cracks Michaels with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
St Pierre moves in looking to clinch but Michaels pushes him off.
Michaels fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
St Pierre throws a jab when Michaels was well out of range.
St Pierre is trying hard to land a takedown here. Michaels sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Michaels looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
St Pierre tries to bum rush Michaels with a series of wild strikes but Michaels uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
St Pierre leaves Michaels with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
George St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darien Michaels.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
St Pierre misses with a looping right.
St Pierre misses with a few strikes there.
Michaels shoots for a takedown but St Pierre saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A jab from St Pierre misses.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Michaels as he avoids it easily.
Michaels looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? St Pierre is fending him off so far but Michaels persists. Nope, St Pierre circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Darien Michaels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Michaels shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. St Pierre is trying to defend but Michaels finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Michaels takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
St Pierre tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Michaels missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Michaels not landing any meaningful shots this time.
St Pierre is trying to stand up here but Michaels is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Michaels looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Michaels's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Michaels wants to pass the guard but St Pierre is defending well.
Michaels keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
St Pierre throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
St Pierre misses with a takedown

so Michaels counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Michaels throwing strikes from guard but St Pierre blocks nicely.
Michaels scoring with punches to the head and body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Michaels stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. St Pierre swivels though and keeps the full guard.
St Pierre keeping moving, preventing Michaels from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darien Michaels dominated that round.
That's time! St Pierre's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

St Pierre slaps away a takedown attempt from Michaels, before circling back to the center of the mat.
St Pierre tries to clinch up.
St Pierre shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Michaels pinned against the cage. Michaels gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
St Pierre slaps away a takedown attempt from Michaels, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre with a hook.

Michaels looking to score a takedown here. St Pierre is defending well but Michaels drives through and ends up in St Pierre's guard.

Michaels got a little sloppy there for a moment and St Pierre has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Michaels has managed to get both his arms back between St Pierre's legs - danger averted.
St Pierre wants to get back to his feet but Michaels is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Michaels postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Michaels throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Darien Michaels has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Michaels trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
St Pierre striking off his back but it's not causing Michaels any problems.
St Pierre is looking to stand back up but Michaels counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by St Pierre.
Michaels moves nicely into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Pierre takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
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!
St Pierre dodges the ground and pound from Michaels.
Michaels throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre taking a bit of punishment here - Michaels scoring with strikes.
Michaels is staying tight to St Pierre's torso, preventing him from escaping.
St Pierre wants to get back to his feet but Michaels drags him back down.
Michaels cracks St Pierre with a big elbow.
St Pierre taking punishment in the form of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre throws a few strikes from the bottom but Michaels takes advantage and mounts!
Michaels cracks St Pierre with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Pierre taking shots to the head.
St Pierre is in a horrible position here. Michaels smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

St Pierre is rocked!
Michaels softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and St Pierre is out cold! Michaels jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darien Michaels!
Darien Michaels decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.