PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Terrance Grayson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grayson's entrance music is Ante up - M.O.P. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Grayson
vs
St Pierre

181 cm
22
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

187 cm
20
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Terrance Grayson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Diego St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Grayson tries to clinch but St Pierre moves out of range.
Grayson moves out of range as St Pierre throws a body kick.
Grayson doesn't manage to clinch there - St Pierre circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grayson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Grayson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Grayson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Grayson is looking to clinch.
Terrance Grayson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Grayson forces St Pierre back against the cage and clinches.
St Pierre wants to break the clinch but can't.
St Pierre drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Grayson.
St Pierre tries to pull guard but Grayson won't allow it.
St Pierre wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Grayson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Grayson instigates a clinch.
St Pierre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from St Pierre.
Grayson tries to land a knee to the head but St Pierre blocks with his arms.
Grayson stalling in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre wants to break free but Grayson has control.
Grayson scores a nice knee to the body.

St Pierre drags the fight down to the ground.

Grayson gets to his feet. St Pierre looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
St Pierre closes the distance looking to clinch

and Grayson counters with a nice double leg into side control. St Pierre won't be happy with that.
St Pierre tries to buck Grayson off but Grayson is having none of it.
St Pierre gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Grayson controlling the pace.
St Pierre gets back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grayson stopping the sweep attempt from St Pierre.
St Pierre not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
St Pierre keeping full guard, as Grayson tries to pass.
St Pierre doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

St Pierre looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grayson stops St Pierre from standing up.
St Pierre looks gassed!
Grayson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
St Pierre is trying to control the position but Grayson postures up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Grayson clinches up against the cage.
Grayson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Grayson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from St Pierre.
Terrance Grayson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego St Pierre.
Grayson lands a left hand.
Grayson misses with a knee strike.
St Pierre misses with a punch on the inside.

Grayson breaks the clinch.
St Pierre has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Grayson moves into the clinch successfully.
Grayson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of St Pierre backwards.
St Pierre is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Grayson is keeping busy.
St Pierre has had enough of the clinch but Grayson keeps him there for the moment.
Grayson goes for a takedown attempt but St Pierre pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Grayson moves into the clinch.
Grayson prevents a takedown attempt there.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Grayson jumps into guard, dragging St Pierre to the mat.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Grayson pushes St Pierre off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grayson wants to clinch up but St Pierre keeps it at a distance.

Grayson clinches with his opponent.
Grayson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Terrance Grayson dominated that round.
That's time! Grayson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Grayson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stalling in the clinch from Grayson.
Grayson landing knees to the head.
St Pierre wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Grayson tries a knee to the head but St Pierre blocks it.
Grayson prevents St Pierre from breaking the clinch.
St Pierre misses with a hook to the ribs.
St Pierre has had enough of the clinch but Grayson keeps him there for the moment.
St Pierre wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Grayson 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.
Grayson lands a body punch in the clinch.
St Pierre fails to pull guard.
Grayson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
St Pierre with an attempt at a knee that misses.
St Pierre looking to stall.
St Pierre wants a takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
St Pierre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Grayson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Grayson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Grayson avoiding damage.
St Pierre is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grayson keeps control of St Pierre as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A bit of stalling here from Grayson.

Grayson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
St Pierre trying to control but Grayson postures up.
Grayson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
St Pierre controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

Grayson decides to return to a standing position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
St Pierre looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Grayson is fending him off so far but St Pierre persists. Nope, Grayson circles away and we're back to standing.
Terrance Grayson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego St Pierre.
St Pierre misses with a takedown

and Grayson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Grayson crunches a lovely knee into St Pierre's ribcage.
St Pierre letting Grayson take a breather here.
St Pierre wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Grayson crunches a lovely knee into St Pierre's ribcage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Grayson lands a nice knee to the body.
The is referee keeping an eye on Grayson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short uppercut from Grayson.
St Pierre misses with a knee strike.
Grayson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Grayson looking to throw knees to the head but St Pierre is blocking nicely.
Grayson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but St Pierre blocks it with crossed arms.
St Pierre is trying to break free.
St Pierre fails to pull guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grayson 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.
Grayson scores a nice knee to the body.

Grayson manages to pull guard.
St Pierre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Grayson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
St Pierre is fighting to break Grayson's control of his arms but Grayson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Grayson kicks St Pierre off and gets to his feet.

Grayson moves into the clinch successfully.
Grayson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Grayson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Diego St Pierre has been cut.
Grayson is stalling here.
Grayson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but St Pierre gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Grayson has St Pierre pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. St Pierre manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Grayson with a knee to the head.

St Pierre escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Grayson gets a takedown into half guard.
St Pierre is trying to get back to full guard.

Grayson escapes and gets back to his feet.
Grayson moves in looking to clinch but St Pierre pushes him off.

Grayson has managed to clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Grayson.
Grayson misses with a knee strike.

St Pierre pulls guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grayson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Grayson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Terrance Grayson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Diego St Pierre's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Grayson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
St Pierre has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Grayson is working away from the top position though.
Grayson is looking to advance position but St Pierre won't allow it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Grayson in particular looking to stall.
St Pierre is trying to get back to full guard.
St Pierre is trying to control but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grayson prevents St Pierre from improving his position.
Well, if Grayson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Grayson clinches with his opponent.

Grayson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grayson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
St Pierre misses the body punch
and Grayson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. St Pierre is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Grayson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Grayson tries to clinch up.

St Pierre decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St Pierre is nestled in close to Grayson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
St Pierre tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Grayson.
St Pierre missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
St Pierre trying to pass the guard but Grayson defending well.
St Pierre is stalling here. Grayson is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! St Pierre seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Grayson has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
St Pierre tries to buck Grayson off but Grayson is having none of it.
St Pierre tries to escape but Grayson is in control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is trying to improve his position.

Grayson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
St Pierre doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Grayson moves into the clinch.
Grayson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but St Pierre blocks it with crossed arms.

St Pierre pulls guard successfully.
St Pierre is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Terrance Grayson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
St Pierre is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

It looks like Terrance Grayson has been cut.
St Pierre lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

St Pierre stands up out of the half guard.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Grayson as he avoids it easily.
A head kick from Grayson lands but St Pierre takes it in his stride.
Grayson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Grayson has St Pierre up against the cage in a clinch.
St Pierre takes a knee right on the jaw!
St Pierre wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Grayson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Grayson stalling against the cage.
St Pierre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
St Pierre has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Grayson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Terrance Grayson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego St Pierre.
Grayson tries to land a knee to the head but St Pierre blocks with his arms.

Grayson manages to break the clinch.
Grayson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
St Pierre wants to clinch but Grayson slips to the side
and Grayson counters with a head kick. That will keep St Pierre thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Pierre shoots and misses

and Grayson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Terrance Grayson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The is referee keeping an eye on Grayson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Diego St Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grayson blocking some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Terrance Grayson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Grayson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terrance Grayson!