PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between bj st pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bak Yeong su (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

st pierre
vs
Yeong su

179 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
18
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, bj st pierre!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bak Yeong su!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Yeong su gets caught flat footed, as st pierre shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Yeong su looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
st pierre trying to control but Yeong su is working from the bottom.
st pierre passes easily into side control. Nice work.

st pierre tries for a kimura but Yeong su is defending well.
Yeong su taking a bit of punishment here - st pierre scoring with strikes.
Yeong su is looking for a sweep.

st pierre is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Yeong su has escaped the position, nice work there.
st pierre has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Yeong su!

st pierre is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Yeong su can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Yeong su is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
st pierre raining down shots from the mount!
st pierre trying to control but he's not successful this time.
st pierre controlling the position easily from mount.
st pierre trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Yeong su defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from st pierre.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yeong su is in a horrible position here. st pierre smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
st pierre controlling from mount.
st pierre with good strikes from the mount here!
st pierre controlling from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
st pierre with a couple of short strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

st pierre looking for a guillotine from mount but Yeong su is having none of it.
st pierre is landing with some decent strikes but Yeong su is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Yeong su is working to get back to half guard.

st pierre gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
A good leg kick by st pierre.
Yeong su misses with a takedown
and st pierre counters with a left and a right that stings Yeong su.
st pierre throws a leg kick which misses Yeong su's front leg but catches the back leg as Yeong su tries to avoid it.
The fighters circling - st pierre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yeong su slips a jab and a cross from st pierre.
st pierre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yeong su avoids the head kick by st pierre.
Yeong su takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Yeong su fails with the takedown
enabling st pierre to counter with a crisp jab.
Yeong su blocks a head kick by st pierre.
Yeong su gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and st pierre counters with an outside leg kick.
bj st pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bak Yeong su.
st pierre misses with the combination.
st pierre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

bj st pierre dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

st pierre misses with a wild combination.

st pierre gets the takedown into side control.
Yeong su is working to avoid the ground and pound but st pierre connects with a decent elbow.
Yeong su manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
st pierre trying to control from the bottom.
st pierre moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
st pierre manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Yeong su manages to get himself to full guard.
st pierre is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
st pierre wants to control from the top but Yeong su keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Yeong su working for a triangle but st pierre defends it easily.
Yeong su keeping moving, preventing st pierre from controlling successfully.
st pierre looking to pass the guard.
Yeong su is trying to control the position from the bottom.
st pierre wants to pass the guard but Yeong su is keeping the position.

That's two 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.

Yeong su has his foot on st pierre's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. st pierre works his way back into a safe position though.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
st pierre fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yeong su.
st pierre throws a series of punches but Yeong su moves out of range.
st pierre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yeong su manages to avoid it.
st pierre tries to land a front kick but Yeong su steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
st pierre misses with a double jab.
Yeong su with a lazy takedown attempt

and st pierre counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Yeong su is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
st pierre lands a couple of digs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

st pierre thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
st pierre stopping the sweep attempt from Yeong su.
st pierre trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
st pierre has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
st pierre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
st pierre forces his way into half guard.
Yeong su is refusing to be controlled, as st pierre sits in half guard.

st pierre is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Yeong su is defending against the submission attempts here by st pierre.

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.
Yeong su is in trouble now - st pierre has advanced to mount!
st pierre fails to advance to Yeong su's back.
st pierre wants to control the pace but Yeong su is squirming around nicely.
A nice elbow there by st pierre.

st pierre stands up from mount. Strange move.
A combination from st pierre does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

bj st pierre dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

st pierre looks to land a combination but Yeong su avoids it well.
Yeong su tries for a takedown but st pierre circles away easily

and st pierre decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Yeong su's guard.

st pierre stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Good leg kick by st pierre there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yeong su tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and st pierre counters with a two punch combo.
st pierre is looking to land body kicks.
Yeong su doesn't succeed with the takedown
and st pierre counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Yeong su takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
st pierre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yeong su.
Yeong su on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by st pierre. st pierre obviously looking to wear him down.
Danga de danga de dang - st pierre scores with a four punch combination!

That's one minute gone in the round.
st pierre attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Yeong su misses with a takedown

and st pierre counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
bj st pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bak Yeong su.

st pierre decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
st pierre scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Yeong su doesn't succeed with the takedown
and st pierre makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Yeong su really felt that one!
Yeong su tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
st pierre misses with a jab, cross combination.
st pierre throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A big left from st pierre misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
st pierre catches Yeong su with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
st pierre lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
st pierre thows a body kick. Yeong su tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Yeong su on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
st pierre tries to score with a low kick but Yeong su moves his leg out of the way.
st pierre is looking to slow Yeong su down with leg kicks.
st pierre lands with a kick to the ribs.
st pierre lands with an uppercut that bounces Yeong su off the cage and back into rage.
Yeong su's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yeong su on the wrong end of a nice hook.
bj st pierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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!
st pierre throws a half hearted mid kick.
st pierre throws a big shot that misses.
st pierre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yeong su misses with a takedown attempt
and st pierre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeong su gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and st pierre counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Yeong su!
st pierre avoids the attempt from Yeong su to control.
Yeong su bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
bj st pierre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
st pierre keeping full guard, as Yeong su tries to pass.

st pierre is looking to sinch up a triangle. Yeong su throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to st pierre's body to avoid the submission. st pierre has instead reached around Yeong su's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! st pierre arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). bj st pierre!
bj st pierre is the new welterweight champion!