PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Julius Gable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and bj st pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Gable
vs
st pierre

190 cm
22
166 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

179 cm
22
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

FUEL

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Julius Gable!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, bj st pierre!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from st pierre as Gable shoots in.
Gable dodges the punch combination from st pierre.
Gable shoots in for a double leg but st pierre sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
st pierre misses with a body kick.
Gable tries to clinch but st pierre moves out of range.
Gable blocks a head kick by st pierre.
bj st pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
st pierre swings away with a leg kick that misses.
st pierre misses with the combination.
st pierre swats away the attempt to clinch by Gable.
Gable misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Gable.
st pierre misses with a kick to the body.
st pierre looking to land some kicks to the body here.
st pierre tries to work over Gable's front leg with a kick but Gable checks it.
Gable throws a nice head kick!
Gable throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gable throws a series of punches but st pierre avoids them all with ease.
Gable is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gable doesn't manage to clinch there - st pierre circles away.
st pierre misses with a double jab
letting Gable counter with a right hand.
st pierre misses with a body shot.
st pierre misses with a double jab.
Horrible takedown by Gable or perhaps it was just good defense by st pierre which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julius Gable. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gable tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gable shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has st pierre pinned against the cage. st pierre gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gable tries to clinch up.
Gable moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
st pierre misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
st pierre throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gable counters with a two punch combo.
Gable plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
st pierre takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gable tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but st pierre paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gable is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gable doesn't manage to clinch there - st pierre circles away.
Gable is looking to clinch but st pierre is avoiding it.
st pierre throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Gable throws a right and a left that st pierre avoids nicely.
Gable shoots in for a double leg but st pierre sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Gable fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. st pierre sprawls well initially but Gable persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
st pierre is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gable wants to control but st pierre is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gable is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
st pierre trying to control but Gable postures up.
st pierre is looking to improve his position.
st pierre wants to get back to full guard but Gable has passed into side control.
Gable will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
st pierre tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gable avoids the attempt from st pierre to control.
Gable wants to control the pace but st pierre is squirming around nicely.
st pierre flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
st pierre is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
st pierre tries to hold on but Gable postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julius Gable dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

st pierre throws a nice looking combination but Gable bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gable tries to close the distance and clinch but st pierre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gable shoots in looking for a takedown. st pierre tries to sprawl out of it but Gable keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. st pierre manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gable shoots in but st pierre avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gable tries to clinch there but st pierre circles away.
st pierre fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
st pierre swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gable counters with an outside leg kick.
Gable avoids a kick to the body.
st pierre finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
st pierre keeps the fight on the outside.
Gable throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around st pierre's waist but st pierre gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gable off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julius Gable. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by st pierre misses
and Gable counters with a left and a right that stings st pierre.
Gable throws a wild body kick that st pierre sees coming a mile off.
Gable is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Julius Gable is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
st pierre throws a nice looking combination but Gable bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
bj st pierre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gable walks forward, straight into a front kick from st pierre.
st pierre misses with a two punch combination.
Gable really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gable slips a jab and a cross from st pierre.
Gable takes a kick to the side of the head.
st pierre chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gable moves out of range as st pierre throws a body kick.
Gable throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice takedown defense from st pierre. No joy for Gable on that attempt.
st pierre lands with a slapping head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gable showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from st pierre.
st pierre connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
st pierre misses with the body kick
and Gable counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
st pierre misses with a two punch combination.
st pierre misses with a wild combination.
Gable is looking to clinch.
Gable walks forward, straight into a front kick from st pierre.
st pierre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
st pierre connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gable. Gable circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gable blocks a leg kick.
Gable shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
st pierre fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gable.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
st pierre swinging wilding here.
st pierre throws a leg kick that misses.
Gable blocks a leg kick.
st pierre thuds his shin into the meat of Gable's side.
st pierre scores with a nice body kick.
Gable misses with an attempted mid kick.
st pierre throws a one two combo.
Left hook, right uppercut from st pierre.
st pierre throws a right hand that Gable ducks under and follows up with a left that Gable also avoids with ease.
Gable moves out of range of the strikes.
st pierre avoids a kick to the body.
Gable dodges the punch combination from st pierre.
st pierre throws a head kick that misses

and Gable counters with a shoot takedown. st pierre fights it but they end up in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
st pierre trying to control the position.
st pierre striking off his back but it's not causing Gable any problems.
st pierre wants to sweep but no luck.

st pierre looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Gable passes into half guard.
st pierre lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but bj st pierre will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Gable's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Gable fails with the takedown.
Gable tries to close the distance and clinch up but st pierre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gable fails in his attempt to clinch.
st pierre blocks a head kick by Gable.
Gable tries to close the distance and clinch but st pierre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No joy there for st pierre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
st pierre dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gable. That did some damage!
st pierre throws a series of punches but Gable moves out of range.
st pierre stuffs the takedown attempt from Gable. Gable gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gable looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gable showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from st pierre.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
st pierre throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gable tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
st pierre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gable moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
st pierre throws a lazy head kick
and Gable counters with a nice body kick.
st pierre lands a head kick. Gable smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
st pierre swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
st pierre moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gable avoids a punch combination nicely.
st pierre throws a right and a left that Gable avoids nicely.
Gable is looking to clinch.
st pierre bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gable dodges the punch combination from st pierre.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
st pierre swinging wilding here.
Gable swinging wilding here.
A good leg kick by st pierre.
Both fighters circling a little - Gable finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Gable tries to close the distance and clinch but st pierre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
st pierre throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gable counters with a good low kick that st pierre was not able to check.
st pierre throws a nice looking combination but Gable bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gable tries to close the distance and clinch but st pierre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gable on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by st pierre. st pierre obviously looking to wear him down.
Gable shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says st pierre as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julius Gable. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gable avoids a punch combination nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by st pierre as he connects with a hook.
Gable tries to clinch there but st pierre circles away.
st pierre scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
st pierre throws a right and a left that Gable avoids nicely.
st pierre circles away from the clinch attempt.
st pierre throws a body kick the misses
and Gable counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
st pierre throws a sloppy head kick
and Gable counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. st pierre is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Gable looks for a takedown but st pierre sprawls well.
st pierre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gable.
Gable tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gable ducks under a wild hook from st pierre.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
st pierre throws a lazy head kick
and Gable counters with a good low kick that st pierre was not able to check.
Gable moves in looking to clinch but st pierre pushes him off.
st pierre stuffs the takedown.
st pierre misses with the combination.
Gable shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
st pierre throws a combination that misses
and Gable counters with a nice body kick.
Gable moves in looking to clinch but st pierre pushes him off.
Gable closes this distance looking for a takedown but st pierre circles away.
st pierre misses with the body kick
and Gable counters with a head kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
st pierre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gable tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gable fails with the takedown.

And that's the end of the fight!
bj st pierre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think st pierre 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... bj st pierre! bj st pierre retains his welterweight title!