PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ogg Nogg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nogg comes to the cage accompanied by Pantera : 5 Minutes Alone. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Nogg
vs
St Pierre

169 cm
30
135 lbs
18 - 6 - 0

167 cm
31
147 lbs
20 - 13 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ogg Nogg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Felix St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogg plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nogg moves in looking to clinch but St Pierre pushes him off.
Nogg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nogg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St Pierre manages to avoid it.
St Pierre blocks the body kick.
Nogg moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nogg lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nogg throws a body punch but St Pierre moves out of range.
Nogg misses with an attempted mid kick.
St Pierre has a takedown stuffed.

Nogg drives through with a takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Nogg controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

St Pierre working for a triangle but Nogg defends it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

St Pierre is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogg preventing the sweep.
Nogg works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Nogg looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
St Pierre is looking for a sweep. Nogg is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nogg controlling the action here.
St Pierre trying to control here.
Nogg tries to pass the half guard into mount. St Pierre knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

St Pierre looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
St Pierre wants to control but Nogg is keeping busy and won't allow it.
St Pierre is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nogg wants to stand but St Pierre has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
St Pierre looking for submissions off his back.
Nogg is keen to just control but St Pierre is a slippery customer.
Nogg lands strikes from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogg wants to stand up but St Pierre is controlling the position.

St Pierre looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nogg performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
St Pierre trying to control from the bottom.
St Pierre is refusing to be controlled, as Nogg sits in half guard.

Nogg gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
St Pierre blocks a leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Nogg!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogg throws a hook to the side of St Pierre's head but St Pierre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
St Pierre shoots in but no luck this time.

St Pierre pushes Nogg up against the cage in a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Nogg.

St Pierre gets control of Nogg's arms and successfully pulls guard. St Pierre will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

St Pierre isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Nogg stacks St Pierre on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Nogg!
St Pierre takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Nogg lands a nice forearm strike.
St Pierre is trying to control Nogg's posture but Nogg avoids it.
St Pierre is not content to let Nogg control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pierre takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ogg Nogg dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

St Pierre rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nogg counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. St Pierre is lucky that one didn't land flush.
St Pierre looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
St Pierre circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nogg fails in his attempt to clinch.
St Pierre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nogg.
St Pierre misses with a body shot.

Nogg shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
St Pierre trying to control here.

Nogg stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows St Pierre to get to his feet.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre throws a big elbow that misses.
St Pierre is looking to work some ground and pound but Nogg has wrist control.
Nogg utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
St Pierre won't allow Nogg to sweep him here.
St Pierre working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nogg wants to sweep but no luck.
St Pierre working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nogg keeping moving, preventing St Pierre from controlling successfully.

St Pierre postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Nogg is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of St Pierre, into his guard.
Nogg wants to stand and escape but instead St Pierre has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogg looking to hit a scissor sweep but St Pierre is one step ahead there.
St Pierre throws a big elbow that misses.
St Pierre advances position into side control!
Nogg is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogg prevents St Pierre from moving into mount.
St Pierre moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
St Pierre throws an elbow but Nogg slips to the side and avoids it well.

St Pierre tries for a kimura but Nogg is defending well.
St Pierre misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from St Pierre crashes against the mat.
St Pierre fails to land a wild elbow strike.
St Pierre working away.
St Pierre in side control, throwing shots but Nogg defends.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nogg struggling a bit here.
St Pierre has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nogg is looking to regain half guard here but St Pierre keeps moving and retains side control.
Nogg is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but St Pierre has just dragged him back down to the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pierre tries to move to full mount but Nogg actually manages to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Felix St Pierre will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

St Pierre fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nogg avoids it really well and circles away.
St Pierre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nogg.
St Pierre scores with the left hand. Nogg knows he should have avoided that one.
St Pierre tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nogg misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ogg Nogg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nogg lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
St Pierre shoots in for a double leg but Nogg sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nogg just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nogg. That's going to slow St Pierre down.
St Pierre shoots for a takedown but Nogg saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ogg Nogg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felix St Pierre.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre blocks a leg kick.
Nogg lands an overhand right.
Nogg connects with a right hand. St Pierre shakes it off.
St Pierre fails with the takedown.
St Pierre dives in and grabs Nogg's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nogg pushes down on St Pierre's head and hops out.
St Pierre takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A good leg kick by Nogg.
Nogg clobbers St Pierre with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
St Pierre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nogg feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to St Pierre's calf.
A lazy left from Nogg finds it's target.
Nogg scores with a jab. St Pierre acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Felix St Pierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nogg throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nogg scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nogg, right into the meat.

St Pierre decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Nogg wants to get back to his feet.

St Pierre seems to be looking for submissions.
Nogg preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
St Pierre thows a huge punch but Nogg dodges it nicely.
St Pierre thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nogg's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

St Pierre looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Nogg blocking the ground and pound attempt from St Pierre.
St Pierre throws a strike but Nogg avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Nogg not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
St Pierre throws a big elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogg has control of St Pierre's left arm, preventing St Pierre from doing any damage.
St Pierre postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
St Pierre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
St Pierre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nogg avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
St Pierre advances position into side control!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
You can see the frustration on Nogg's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nogg dodges the ground and pound from St Pierre.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ogg Nogg showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nogg has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ogg Nogg!
A victorious Ogg Nogg thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.