PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Connor Selson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre's entrance music is Tsunami. A fine choice. 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.

St Pierre
vs
Selson

182 cm
26
170 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

176 cm
26
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

Knox Energy

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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonathan St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Connor Selson!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Selson doesn't seem bothered though.
St Pierre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Selson checks a leg kick nicely.
St Pierre throws a push kick but Selson slaps the foot to one side.
St Pierre fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
St Pierre lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
St Pierre keeps the fight on the outside.
A nice combination there by Selson.
A head kick misses from St Pierre.
A lazy left from St Pierre finds it's target.
St Pierre slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

It looks like Connor Selson has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Selson blocks a head kick by St Pierre.

Selson has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Selson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
St Pierre misses with a punch on the inside.
St Pierre managing to block the knees to the body from Selson.
Knees to the body from Selson.
St Pierre struggles to land a body shot inside as Selson controls his hands.
St Pierre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Selson.

Selson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Selson is looking to clinch.
St Pierre tries a head kick but it misses.

Selson has managed to clinch.

Selson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Selson has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Selson wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Selson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
St Pierre lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Selson circles away quickly and effectively.
St Pierre attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Selson is looking to clinch but St Pierre is avoiding it.
St Pierre lands with a slapping head kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
St Pierre fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Selson is out of range.

Selson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Selson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Selson working hard to break the clinch.

Selson breaks from the clinch.
St Pierre is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Selson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jonathan St Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Pierre scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Selson doesn't seem bothered though.
Selson 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 cracks the inside of Selson's front leg.
St Pierre lands with a slapping head kick.
St Pierre lands a leg kick that knocks Selson off balance momentarily.
Selson tries to clinch there but St Pierre circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by St Pierre. That's going to slow Selson down.
St Pierre misses with a straight left.
St Pierre shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
St Pierre lands a nice leg kick that just misses Selson's sensitive parts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Selson checks a leg kick.
St Pierre connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Selson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Selson throws a sloppy head kick
and St Pierre counters with a one-two to the body.
St Pierre fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Selson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
St Pierre misses with a low kick.
St Pierre misses with a low kick as Selson jumps back.
St Pierre moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Selson misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St Pierre tries a head kick but it misses.
St Pierre feints and then cracks Selson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Selson down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonathan St Pierre dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Connor Selson's cut.
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.

St Pierre walks into a straight right hand from Selson.
St Pierre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
St Pierre tries to land a leg kick but Selson saw it coming and moves away.
St Pierre chopping away at his opponent's legs.
St Pierre misses with a low kick.
Selson throws a lazy head kick
and St Pierre counters with a leg kick.
Selson tries to close the distance and clinch but St Pierre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Selson. Those never looked like landing.
St Pierre lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Selson circles away quickly and effectively.
St Pierre fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from St Pierre.
St Pierre throws a low kick, looking for Selson's leg but Selson calmly moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Selson throws a nice looking combination but St Pierre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Selson moves into range and clinches up with St Pierre.
Selson taking a breather.
St Pierre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
St Pierre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
St Pierre misses with some punches.
Selson just leaning against St Pierre, taking a breather.
Selson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
St Pierre misses with some punches.
St Pierre misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Selson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Selson misses with a wild body shot.
Selson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Pierre was well out of range. Poor timing from Selson.
St Pierre looks for the body kick but Selson saw that one coming.
St Pierre buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jonathan St Pierre is winning the standup battle so far.
Selson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A head kick from Selson lands but St Pierre takes it in his stride.

Selson rushes St Pierre and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
St Pierre throws a punch but it's blocked by Selson.

Selson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Selson takes a swing at St Pierre's ribcage but misses.
Selson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre's corner calls for a 1-2. St Pierre obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
St Pierre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
St Pierre throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
St Pierre turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Selson checks a leg kick.
Selson misses with a series of wild punches.

Selson drives through and clinches with St Pierre against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from St Pierre fails to land.
St Pierre misses with the head strike.
St Pierre misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Selson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Selson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. St Pierre manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Selson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
St Pierre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A clash of legs there as Selson blocks the low kick.
Selson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Selson tries to close the distance and clinch but St Pierre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Selson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from St Pierre.
Selson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Selson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
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 Jonathan St Pierre will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Connor Selson's cut.
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. This is the final round!

St Pierre misses with a head kick.
St Pierre walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Selson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
St Pierre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Selson.
St Pierre connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Selson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Selson checks a low kick from St Pierre.
St Pierre throws a nice inside leg kick.
St Pierre throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
St Pierre throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Selson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Selson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. St Pierre manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre tries to score with a low kick but Selson moves his leg out of the way.
St Pierre connects with a crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Selson.
Selson is looking to clinch but St Pierre is avoiding it.
St Pierre throws a wild body kick that Selson sees coming a mile off.
A punch combination from Selson misses.
St Pierre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Selson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
St Pierre swats away the attempt to clinch by Selson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Selson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by St Pierre.
St Pierre connects with a looping right hand.
St Pierre avoids the body shot from Selson.
Selson slips under a jab.
St Pierre misses with a low kick as Selson jumps back.
St Pierre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Selson blocks a head kick by St Pierre.
St Pierre throws a right hand that Selson ducks under and follows up with a left that Selson also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Selson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Selson misses with a body kick.
St Pierre is looking to chop away at Selson's legs.
A leg kick checked by Selson.
Selson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
St Pierre tries a low kick but Selson avoids it.
St Pierre throws a nice inside leg kick.
St Pierre catches Selson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
St Pierre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
St Pierre wants to land a leg kick but Selson is out of range.

Selson closes the distance and clinches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Selson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
St Pierre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Selson blocks an uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Selson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
St Pierre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Pierre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
St Pierre is looking to control Selson's arms but Selson gets an underhook and turns him. Now St Pierre has his back to the cage.
Connor Selson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Selson lands a shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jonathan St Pierre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for St Pierre, 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonathan St Pierre!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jonathan St Pierre thanked Evil Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).