PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between George St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre comes to the cage accompanied by Make Smash Ya Tap!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

St Pierre
vs
Fury

175 cm
35
185 lbs
18 - 12 - 0

178 cm
21
190 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, George St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick Fury!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Chad Campbell and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fury fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
St Pierre throws a right and a left that Fury avoids nicely.
Some wild striking there from Fury.

Fury is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in St Pierre's half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Fury stops St Pierre from getting back to his feet.
Fury is just content to waste time from the top position. St Pierre takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
St Pierre avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
St Pierre trying to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fury accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fury in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
St Pierre is looking to stand up but Fury isn't so interested in that idea.
St Pierre seems keen to control Fury's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury is in close to St Pierre's body, working some short punches and elbows.
St Pierre keeping moving, preventing Fury from controlling successfully.
Fury trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fury cracks St Pierre with a solid left hand.
Fury throwing strikes but missing.
St Pierre utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fury keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of St Pierre's head.
St Pierre is trying to control the position but Fury postures up.
Fury with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fury wants to control from the top but St Pierre keeps moving.
Fury looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury wants to control from the top but St Pierre keeps moving.
Fury stops St Pierre from standing up.
Fury must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fury throws a strike but St Pierre rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells St Pierre's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Pierre working some strikes from top position.
St Pierre engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
St Pierre landing with the ground and pound.
Fury throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
St Pierre lands a couple of digs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fury will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Fury utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
St Pierre is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
St Pierre keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fury's head.
Fury striking off his back but it's not causing St Pierre any problems.
St Pierre throwing strikes from guard but Fury blocks nicely.
Fury throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
St Pierre is pushing down on Fury's leg trying to pass to half guard. Fury is fighting to maintain full guard but St Pierre has managed to sneak the leg through.
Fury blocking the ground and pound attempt from St Pierre.
St Pierre has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

St Pierre is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Fury is looking to escape.

Fury makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Pierre avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fury shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Fury showed some decent athleticism there.
Fury thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed St Pierre's head.
Fury throwing shots but St Pierre is blocking nicely.
Fury lands with a punch from half guard.

St Pierre has one foot on Fury's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Fury will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fury feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits St Pierres jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fury looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Fury shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fury looks winded!
Fury lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fury loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Fury dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Fury lands the left hand.

Fury gets a takedown into half guard.
Fury is thwarting St Pierre's attempts to control the position.
Fury trying to advance position but St Pierre counters by regaining guard.
Fury wants to pass the guard but St Pierre is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fury throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as St Pierre works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fury wants to stand but St Pierre is controlling his posture from full guard.
Fury throws a strike but St Pierre rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Fury wants to get back to his feet but St Pierre is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Fury lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Fury wants to stand and escape but St Pierre is having none of it.
St Pierre landing with the ground and pound.
St Pierre cracks Fury with a solid left hand.
St Pierre with a nice head shot there.
St Pierre distracts Fury with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
St Pierre postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Nick Fury has got the better of the ground game so far.
St Pierre working some strikes from top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Pierre postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
St Pierre stops Fury from standing up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fury can do anything to dispel that myth.

St Pierre decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Fury, up you get!
No joy there for Fury, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for St Pierre with that takedown attempt.
St Pierre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
St Pierre fails with a takedown attempt.
St Pierre tries to clinch up but Fury circles away and keeps his distance.
George St Pierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fury displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from St Pierre.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Fury drives through with a takedown into St Pierre's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Fury wants to pass the guard but St Pierre is keeping the position.
St Pierre is adopting a defensive guard.
Fury working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fury prevents St Pierre from getting back to his feet.
Fury with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fury landing with the ground and pound.
Fury looking to sit in guard and control but St Pierre gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fury doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
St Pierre lands a couple of digs.
St Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Fury is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fury striking from the bottom here.
Fury tries to land a sweep but no joy.
St Pierre lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury wants to sweep but no luck.
St Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Fury is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fury throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fury has momentary wrist control but St Pierre slips an elbow through the middle.
St Pierre is in close to Fury's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fury looking for a sweep. Not yet Fury, not yet.
Fury really doesn't want to stay on the ground with St Pierre. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fury tries to strike from the bottom.
St Pierre is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
St Pierre with a nice head shot there.
Fury is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst St Pierre is controlling him.
Fury is breathing heavily.
St Pierre working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fury wants to sweep here but St Pierre controlling him for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fury wants to stand up but St Pierre is controlling him.
Fury striking off his back but it's not causing St Pierre any problems.
St Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Fury is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that George St Pierre will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

St Pierre shoots in but Fury avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nick Fury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Pierre misses with a body shot.
St Pierre thows a body shot but no joy.
St Pierre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

St Pierre looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
St Pierre postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fury is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
St Pierre preventing the sweep.
St Pierre makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fury is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst St Pierre is controlling him.
St Pierre stands up over Fury, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
St Pierre lands a couple of digs.
St Pierre advances position into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fury is trying to buck St Pierre off.
Fury takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
St Pierre lands a few punches from side control.
St Pierre scoring with punches and elbows.
Fury is trying to get back to his feet.
Fury is looking to regain half guard here but St Pierre keeps moving and retains side control.
St Pierre landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
St Pierre working the ground and pound from side control.
St Pierre cracks Fury with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Fury is looking for a sweep.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Pierre wants to control but Fury is keeping him busy.
Fury is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
St Pierre has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Fury!
St Pierre blocks Fury's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre landing strikes from the mount.

Fury is rocked!
St Pierre postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Fury badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of St Pierre around the waist but St Pierre pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! St Pierre is the winner by TKO! St Pierre jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George St Pierre!