PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shinobu Tsukasa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grease St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying St Pierre's choice of entrance music: Jag - Worst Nightmare. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Grease St Pierre was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Tsukasa
vs
St Pierre

188 cm
25
174 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

175 cm
25
175 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Powerful

LOD: Affordable Quality

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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shinobu Tsukasa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Grease St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsukasa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. St Pierre checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nice sprawl there from Tsukasa as St Pierre shoots in.
St Pierre has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tsukasa.
Tsukasa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Shinobu Tsukasa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from St Pierre misses.
St Pierre gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tsukasa moves away from the strike by St Pierre.
St Pierre throws a jab when Tsukasa was well out of range.
Tsukasa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tsukasa lands a jab.
Tsukasa throws a low kick but it's checked well by St Pierre.
Tsukasa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tsukasa connects with a leg kick. St Pierre looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Pierre misses with a straight left.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tsukasa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
St Pierre swings for the body but Tsukasa moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre looks to land a right hand but Tsukasa moved out of range.
Shinobu Tsukasa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
St Pierre uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tsukasa has time to react.
We've been told by Tsukasa's head coaches at Beast II that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
St Pierre fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tsukasa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but St Pierre is out of range.
Tsukasa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tsukasa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tsukasa defending well as St Pierre loads up on a big left hand.
A bone on bone clash there as St Pierre blocks the leg kick.
St Pierre blocks a head kick by Tsukasa.
Tsukasa connects with a body shot that sends St Pierre's belly button to the back.
Tsukasa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tsukasa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tsukasa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tsukasa throws a low kick but St Pierre moves out of range easily.
Tsukasa lands a nice looking body shot.
Tsukasa tried to score with a low kick but St Pierre checks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Pierre takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A slow jab from St Pierre misses its intended target.

Tsukasa clinches with his opponent.
Tsukasa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and St Pierre avoids it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tsukasa lands an elbow that stopped St Pierre in his tracks for a moment.
Tsukasa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from St Pierre.
Tsukasa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through St Pierre's defenses.

Tsukasa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tsukasa misses with a low kick as St Pierre jumps back.
Tsukasa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on St Pierre. That did some damage!
Tsukasa throws an overhand right that lands on St Pierre's shoulder, as St Pierre tries to avoid the shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tsukasa pinned against the cage. Tsukasa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Shinobu Tsukasa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grease St Pierre.
Tsukasa loads up on a big right hand but St Pierre slips the punch.
St Pierre 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.
Tsukasa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
St Pierre lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tsukasa at a distance.
St Pierre throws a looping overhand right but Tsukasa ducks down to avoid it.
Tsukasa stuns St Pierre with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
St Pierre checks the leg kick.
St Pierre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tsukasa.
Tsukasa throws a low kick, looking for St Pierre's leg but St Pierre calmly moves out of range.
St Pierre loads up on a big right hand but Tsukasa slips the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsukasa throws a low kick but St Pierre moves out of range easily.
St Pierre throws the left hand but Tsukasa avoids the punch easily.
Tsukasa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
St Pierre on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tsukasa. Tsukasa obviously looking to wear him down.
St Pierre is trying desperately to land a takedown but Tsukasa is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for St Pierre.
St Pierre bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tsukasa takes a swing at St Pierre's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from St Pierre. Tsukasa does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tsukasa throws a low kick, looking for St Pierre's leg but St Pierre calmly moves out of range.
Tsukasa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
St Pierre might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
St Pierre closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tsukasa circles away.
Tsukasa swings for the body but St Pierre moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St Pierre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tsukasa.
Decent striking displayed by Tsukasa there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tsukasa. That's going to slow St Pierre down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shinobu Tsukasa dominated that round.
That's time! Tsukasa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

St Pierre misses with a lunging right hand
and Tsukasa counters with a low kick, right behind St Pierre 's knee.
Tsukasa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by St Pierre.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tsukasa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
St Pierre's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tsukasa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tsukasa.
Tsukasa connects with a looping right hand.
St Pierre takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
St Pierre defending well as Tsukasa loads up on a big left hand.
Sloppy strikes from St Pierre. Those never looked like landing.
A jab from Tsukasa does it's job there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Pierre missing with a left hand there. Tsukasa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
St Pierre checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tsukasa lands with a slapping head kick.
St Pierre falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tsukasa counters with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsukasa throws a lazy uppercut

and St Pierre counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
St Pierre is just content to waste time from the top position. Tsukasa takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Tsukasa is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tsukasa has his hands on St Pierre's head, controlling the position.
St Pierre preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre wants to control from the top but Tsukasa keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
St Pierre seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
St Pierre ducks right into an uppercut from Tsukasa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Pierre shoots for a takedown but Tsukasa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tsukasa is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

St Pierre bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Tsukasa is looking for a sweep.
Tsukasa stops St Pierre from passing to mount.
Tsukasa stuck in half guard on the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

St Pierre thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
St Pierre wants to control but Tsukasa is keeping him busy.
Tsukasa can't do much from the bottom here.
We've been informed that St Pierre has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
St Pierre advances to mount.
Tsukasa slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsukasa is not content to let St Pierre control the position.
Tsukasa works his way to full guard. Good work.
St Pierre trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Pierre stopping the sweep attempt from Tsukasa.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pierre pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tsukasa is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shinobu Tsukasa dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Tsukasa looks to score with a jab to the body but St Pierre is just out of range.
St Pierre shoots for a double leg takedown but Tsukasa sprawls well. He's pushed St Pierre's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tsukasa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tsukasa scores with a jab.
St Pierre ducks under a wild hook from Tsukasa.
St Pierre lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
St Pierre keeps the fight on the outside.
Tsukasa thumps St Pierre with a low kick.
Tsukasa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
St Pierre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tsukasa.
St Pierre lunges at Tsukasa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tsukasa's hand.
St Pierre has a takedown stuffed.
Tsukasa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but St Pierre paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Tsukasa tenderised St Pierre's leg. St Pierre is trying to keep his angry face on.
St Pierre takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tsukasa misses with a low kick as St Pierre jumps back.
St Pierre gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tsukasa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tsukasa is looking to chop away at St Pierre's legs.
Tsukasa throws a leg kick but St Pierre sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tsukasa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tsukasa misses with an uppercut. St Pierre saw that one coming.
St Pierre blocks a low kick nicely.
Tsukasa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
St Pierre moves out of range as Tsukasa throws a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tsukasa.
A leg kick checked by St Pierre.
St Pierre misses with a straight right.
A jab from Tsukasa does it's job there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Pierre takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
St Pierre waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tsukasa.
Tsukasa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tsukasa misses with a low kick as St Pierre jumps back.
Tsukasa wants to clinch.
Grease St Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
St Pierre on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tsukasa. Tsukasa obviously looking to wear him down.
Tsukasa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre throws a good cross that connects.
St Pierre misses with a looping left.
Tsukasa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt St Pierre.
Tsukasa tests St Pierre's chin there with a solid looking shot.
St Pierre ducks right into an uppercut from Tsukasa.
Shinobu Tsukasa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tsukasa throws a body kick that misses.
St Pierre misses with an uppercut
and Tsukasa counters with a nice leg kick.
Tsukasa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tsukasa scores with a sloppy right hand. St Pierre should have avoided that one.
St Pierre tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tsukasa thows a body kick. St Pierre tries to catch it but that hurt him.
St Pierre thuds his right hand into Tsukasa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tsukasa avoids it really well and circles away.
Shinobu Tsukasa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grease St Pierre.
Tsukasa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tsukasa connects with a high kick.
Shinobu Tsukasa is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tsukasa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tsukasa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
St Pierre throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tsukasa counters with a solid body kick.
St Pierre scores with the left hand. Tsukasa knows he should have avoided that one.
Tsukasa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tsukasa lands with a right hand.
Tsukasa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
St Pierre fails to land the takedown.
St Pierre takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tsukasa misses with a wild body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shinobu Tsukasa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tsukasa, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shinobu Tsukasa!