PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think St Pierre might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Tupac - 5 Shots Remix. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

St Pierre
vs
Peterson

190 cm
20
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

194 cm
23
263 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sam Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
St Pierre misses with an uppercut. Peterson saw that one coming.
St Pierre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Peterson shoots and misses
and St Pierre counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
St Pierre looks to score with a jab to the body but Peterson is just out of range.
St Pierre throws a low kick but it's checked well by Peterson.
St Pierre misses with a low kick.
Peterson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as St Pierre sprawls well. St Pierre wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Peterson gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson shoots and misses
and St Pierre counters with a stiff right hand.
Mark St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Peterson.
St Pierre fails to land with a series of punches.
St Pierre throws a leg kick but Peterson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Peterson shoots in for a takedown but St Pierre shows good takedown defense.
St Pierre misses with a hook

so Peterson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
St Pierre is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peterson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson wants to control from the top but St Pierre keeps moving.
Peterson won't allow St Pierre to get back to his feet.
St Pierre could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Sam Peterson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
St Pierre misses with a wild combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!

St Pierre gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson looking to pass the guard.
St Pierre being controlled here, momentarily.
St Pierre is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
St Pierre working a defensive guard but Peterson manages to pass into side control anyway.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on St Pierre's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
St Pierre tries to control but Peterson manages to take his back.
St Pierre tries to escape but Peterson has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Peterson keeps control of the position easily here as St Pierre tries to buck him off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Peterson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

St Pierre misses the jab.
St Pierre misses with a looping right.
Sam Peterson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
St Pierre throws out a loose jab but Peterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson slips under a jab.
St Pierre lands with a hook. Peterson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
St Pierre finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre looks to land a right hand but Peterson moved out of range.
Peterson shoots in for a takedown but St Pierre shows good takedown defense.
Peterson shoots and misses
and St Pierre counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
St Pierre throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
St Pierre throws a right hand that Peterson ducks under and follows up with a left that Peterson also avoids with ease.
Peterson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Peterson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Peterson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from St Pierre.
St Pierre misses with a head kick.
St Pierre throws a right hand that misses

and Peterson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
St Pierre on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if St Pierre tries to get out of the position.
Peterson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Sam Peterson has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre wants to get back to his feet.

Peterson is working for a kimura but St Pierre is defending it quite comfortably.
Peterson trying to pass the guard but St Pierre defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Peterson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
St Pierre is trying to stand up here but Peterson is controlling him well.
Peterson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
St Pierre is looking to control Peterson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can St Pierre avoid being mounted?

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A head kick misses from St Pierre.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Sam Peterson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Peterson shoots in for a takedown but St Pierre shows good takedown defense.
St Pierre misses with a double jab.
St Pierre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Peterson moves out of range as St Pierre strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Peterson.
St Pierre cracks a nice hook into Peterson's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre is looking to slow Peterson down with leg kicks.
Peterson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mark St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Peterson.
St Pierre throws the left hand but Peterson avoids the punch easily.
Peterson slips under a jab.
St Pierre lands a nice leg kick that just misses Peterson's sensitive parts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson checks a low kick from St Pierre.
St Pierre takes a swing at Peterson's ribcage but misses.
Nice uppercut there from St Pierre.
Peterson shoots and misses
and St Pierre counters with a lovely straight right hand!
St Pierre misses with a hook. Peterson ducked under it nicely.
St Pierre lands a lovely overhand right.
Mark St Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre lands with a good body shot.
St Pierre just misses with a punch to the body.
Peterson takes one on the button.
Peterson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts St Pierre as he jumps to the side.
Peterson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A telegraphed right hand from St Pierre misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre throws a front kick aimed at Peterson's knee but Peterson avoids it well.
Peterson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
St Pierre tries a head kick but it misses.
St Pierre connects with a looping right hand.
Peterson avoids the body shot from St Pierre.
Sam Peterson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Peterson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling St Pierre to score with a decent uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark St Pierre showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Peterson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Sam Peterson!