PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Shileds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordie St Pietro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shileds kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Remeber the Name. St Pietro has chosen GSP TRIBUTE as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Shileds
vs
St Pietro

181 cm
26
180 lbs
5 - 8 - 0

179 cm
31
170 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Shileds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jordie St Pietro!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shileds fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Shileds throws a right and a left that St Pietro avoids nicely.
St Pietro throws a sloppy head kick

so Shileds counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

St Pietro is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
St Pietro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

St Pietro turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and St Pietro manages to end up in side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

St Pietro tries for a kimura but Shileds is defending well.
St Pietro working the ground and pound but Shileds is defending the strikes.
St Pietro tries to move into full mount but can't pass Shileds's legs.
St Pietro has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
St Pietro prevents Shileds from escaping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shileds stops St Pietro from passing to mount.

St Pietro working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

St Pietro wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Shileds, who protects the arm well.

St Pietro thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pietro controlling from side mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sloppy strikes there by St Pietro.
St Pietro scoring with punches from side control.
St Pietro has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Shileds!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pietro wants to control but Shileds has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
St Pietro missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
St Pietro trying to pass the guard but Shileds defending well.
St Pietro works his way into full mount!
St Pietro scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pietro with good strikes from the mount here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Pietro tries to control but Shileds wriggling away.

St Pietro goes for an armbar but Shileds turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Shileds.
Shileds throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

St Pietro has his feet on Shileds's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
St Pietro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shileds swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jordie St Pietro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pietro lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Shileds scores with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

St Pietro throws a series of punches but Shileds moves out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Shileds misses with a hook to the ribs.
St Pietro controlling the action here for a moment.

Shileds pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
St Pietro throws a sloppy head kick and Shileds moves out of range easily.
St Pietro fails with the takedown.

St Pietro gets in close and instigates a clinch.
St Pietro is trying to break the clinch but Shileds is controlling him.

Shileds ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Shileds no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pietro stands and throws Shileds's legs to the side, diving into side control.

St Pietro goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Shileds has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for St Pietro but great work by Shileds.
St Pietro is trying to buck Shileds off.

Shileds is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but St Pietro is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
St Pietro wants to get back to his feet.

Shileds tries for a kimura but St Pietro is defending well.

St Pietro sneaks out the side door and pushes Shileds away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pietro shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Shileds eats them both and turns towards St Pietro to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
St Pietro looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shileds is fending him off so far but St Pietro persists. Nope, Shileds circles away and we're back to standing.
A lazy body kick from St Pietro
and Shileds counters with a big head kick but St Pietro shrugs it off.
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!

Shileds throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. St Pietro tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Shileds is in St Pietro's guard.
St Pietro wants to get back to his feet but Shileds is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Shileds throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as St Pietro works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

St Pietro has his feet on Shileds's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
St Pietro is breathing heavily.
St Pietro shoots in for a takedown but Shileds shows good takedown defense.
Jack Shileds has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jordie St Pietro.
Shileds shoots in but St Pietro avoids the takedown attempt easily.

St Pietro scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shileds tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but St Pietro wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

St Pietro goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Shileds rolls with the submission and now he's on top in St Pietro's guard! Nice work there by Shileds!
Shileds chips away with some ground and pound.
St Pietro wants to sweep here but Shileds controlling him for the moment.
Shileds keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of St Pietro's head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Shileds prevents St Pietro from getting back to his feet.
Shileds working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Shileds has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

St Pietro pushes Shileds off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
St Pietro lands a head kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shileds shoots in but no luck this time.
St Pietro lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shileds misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
St Pietro doesn't manage to clinch there - Shileds circles away.
St Pietro throws a right and a left that Shileds avoids nicely.
Shileds looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? St Pietro is fending him off so far but Shileds persists. Nope, St Pietro circles away and we're back to standing.
St Pietro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shileds.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shileds misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A solid body kick from St Pietro.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jordie St Pietro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Some wild striking there from St Pietro.
St Pietro throws a front kick that sends Shileds stumbling back into the cage.
Shileds fails with a takedown attempt.
Shileds throws a head kick that misses.
St Pietro throws a head kick but Shileds moves out of range.
Shileds keeps the fight on the outside.
St Pietro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
St Pietro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shileds circles away quickly and effectively.
Shileds blocks a head kick by St Pietro.
Jack Shileds is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

St Pietro shoots in and gets a takedown into Shileds's guard.
St Pietro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Shileds had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. St Pietro defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shileds looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
St Pietro missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
St Pietro advances to half guard.
St Pietro working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
St Pietro is controlling the pace.

St Pietro is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Shileds still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Shileds has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pietro pushes Shileds away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Shileds gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Shileds landing a few strikes.
You can see the frustration on St Pietro's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
St Pietro manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

St Pietro kicks Shileds off and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pietro goes for a takedown attempt but Shileds pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Danga de danga de dang - St Pietro scores with a four punch combination!
St Pietro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

St Pietro shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Shileds manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
St Pietro wants to control from the top but Shileds keeps moving.
St Pietro looking to sit in guard and control but Shileds gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jordie St Pietro is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pietro wants to get back to his feet but Shileds is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Shileds working some strikes from top position.
Shileds loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
This has been an exciting period of action!

St Pietro pushes Shileds off and gets back to his feet.
Shileds throws a right and a left that St Pietro avoids nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pietro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Shileds gets tackled into the cage by St Pietro. St Pietro maintains the clinch.
Jack Shileds has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
St Pietro with an attempt at a knee that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jordie St Pietro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well St Pietro has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jordie St Pietro!