PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin St Andre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dong Ming Pak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Andre's entrance music is When the Saints Go Marching In. A fine choice. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

St Andre
vs
Ming Pak

176 cm
31
150 lbs
25 - 9 - 0

171 cm
29
156 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benjamin St Andre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dong Ming Pak!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from St Andre misses.
A big left from Pak misses.
A nice combination there by St Andre.

It looks like Dong Ming Pak has been cut.
St Andre misses with a left hand

and Pak counters with a nice double leg into side control. St Andre won't be happy with that.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Pak is trying to get an arm triangle but St Andre is defending well.
St Andre can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Pak is trying to get an arm triangle but St Andre is defending well.
St Andre tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Pak looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
St Andre manages to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pak not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pak is trying to control. St Andre wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Pak wants to work for an arm triangle but St Andre is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Pak is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
St Andre wants to get back to full guard.
Pak is taking a breather. St Andre says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

St Andre looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Pak is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so St Andre is just riding it out for now. Pak eventually gives up the hold.
St Andre is staying active underneath Pak, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Andre is looking for a sweep. Pak is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

St Andre actively working from the bottom here.
St Andre wants to improve his position but Pak is controlling well.
St Andre has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pak is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

St Andre looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
St Andre tries to get to full guard but Pak has control of the leg.
St Andre won't allow Pak to pass to mount.
Pak is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pak is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Pak prevents St Andre from improving his position.
Pak is thwarting St Andre's attempts to control the position.
St Andre is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Pak is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Pak is working for a kimura but St Andre is defending it quite comfortably.
St Andre is looking for a sweep. Pak is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
St Andre is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at *Nelson Fight Camp* that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pak wants to work for an arm triangle but St Andre is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pak is looking to take a break and control but St Andre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

St Andre is defending against the submission attempts here by Pak.
St Andre looks like he's trying to stand up.
St Andre wants to control but Pak is keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Andre manages to get to full guard.
Pak passes St Andre's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dong Ming Pak will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dong Ming Pak's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Pak lands with a right hand.
St Andre lands with a good body shot.
St Andre feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pak's calf.
St Andre throws a good cross that connects.
St Andre scores with a sloppy right hand. Pak should have avoided that one.
St Andre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pak.
Pak throws a hook but St Andre blocks it.
Pak lands with a shot to the body.
Pak misses with an uppercut. St Andre saw that one coming.
St Andre misses with a two punch combination.
Pak lands with a straight right. St Andre didn't see that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Pak.
Pak throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pak thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Andre ducks under a wild hook from Pak.
St Andre throws a leg kick which misses Pak's front leg but catches the back leg as Pak tries to avoid it.
St Andre throws a leg kick but Pak moved away.
A slapping leg kick lands for St Andre.
St Andre throws a combination. Pak tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Pak throws a right and a left that St Andre avoids nicely.
Pak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St Andre moves away.
St Andre looks to score with a jab to the body but Pak is just out of range.
St Andre avoids the body shot from Pak.
Benjamin St Andre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pak misses with a right hand
letting St Andre counter with a right hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Pak blocks the leg kick.
St Andre lands with a kick to the ribs.
St Andre pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
St Andre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Andre looks to land a body kick but Pak moved away.
St Andre misses with a hook. Pak ducked under it nicely.
St Andre jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Andre fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pak on the side of the head.
Pak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St Andre.
Pak throws out a loose jab but St Andre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pak lands a body shot.
St Andre on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pak checks a leg kick.
Pak looks to land a left hand but St Andre moved out of range nicely.
St Andre lands a jab to Pak's midsection.

Pak closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

St Andre is defending against the submission attempts here by Pak.
St Andre is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Andre controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Pak prevents St Andre from improving his position.
Pak looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Well, if Pak is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

Pak is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. St Andre doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pak.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

St Andre looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Pak is looking for a kimura here.

St Andre is defending against the submission attempts here by Pak.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Pak is looking for a kimura here.
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 Benjamin St Andre will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dong Ming Pak's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

St Andre displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pak throws out the jab.
Pak lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pak.
A nice inside leg kick there by St Andre. That's going to slow Pak down.
St Andre walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Benjamin St Andre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Andre misses with a hook
and Pak connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pak works St Andre's body with a nice hook.
St Andre moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
St Andre misses with a body kick.
Pak ducks under a wild hook from St Andre.
Pak avoids a kick to the body.
St Andre goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pak lands with a good body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for St Andre.
Pak scores with a jab to the body.
St Andre with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
St Andre throws an overhand right that lands on Pak's shoulder, as Pak tries to avoid the shot.
St Andre throws a hook but Pak avoids it easily.
St Andre goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
St Andre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pak.
St Andre moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice defenses there by St Andre.
St Andre moves away from the strike by Pak.
St Andre throws out a loose jab but Pak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pak throws out a loose jab but St Andre uses good head movement to avoid it.
St Andre fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pak throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
St Andre throws a hook to the side of Pak's head but Pak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
St Andre throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
St Andre is looking to chop away at Pak's legs.
Pak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St Andre manages to avoid it.
St Andre throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
St Andre throws a low kick but Pak moves out of range easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pak.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pak with a jab.
Pak is looking to clinch.
Pak slips a jab from St Andre.
Pak defending well as St Andre loads up on a big left hand.
Pak takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pak avoids the body shot from St Andre.
St Andre fails to land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pak. St Andre does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from St Andre. Pak does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheers as Pak lands an impressive looking overhand right. St Andre doesn't seem phased though.
St Andre explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

Pak scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Pak trying to control from half guard but St Andre is working away.
St Andre is looking to control Pak's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can St Andre avoid being mounted?

St Andre looking for submissions off his back.

Pak seems to be looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pak prevents St Andre from improving his position.
St Andre is refusing to be controlled, as Pak sits in half guard.
St Andre wants to get back to full guard.

Pak is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. St Andre doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pak.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Andre trying to hold on to Pak's head to control him but Pak postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Benjamin St Andre.
I think St Andre 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benjamin St Andre!
Benjamin St Andre thanked the fans post fight for their support.