PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alcibiade Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Black
vs
St Pierre

177 cm
22
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

178 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

Butchered Fight Wear

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Alcibiade Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, George St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

St Pierre looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Black throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Black wants to sweep but no luck.
Black is working hard here to advance position.
St Pierre wants to get up but he can't break Black's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
St Pierre is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

St Pierre stands up from Black's guard - St Pierre perhaps looking for a knockout.
Alcibiade Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Black moves away.

St Pierre closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

St Pierre decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Black has his takedown stuffed

and St Pierre counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Black's guard now.
Black tries to land a sweep but no joy.
St Pierre must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Black is looking for a triangle here but St Pierre uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Black is breathing heavily.

St Pierre decides to stand back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Alcibiade Black has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

St Pierre closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Black to the mat! Black manages to get full guard.

St Pierre stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Black gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and St Pierre counters with a takedown into side control.
Black is trying to improve his position.
St Pierre lands some shots froms side control.

St Pierre decides to stand back up. St Pierre steps back and let's Black get back to his feet.
Black fails with the takedown

and St Pierre decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Black's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alcibiade Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Black is working an open guard so St Pierre takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
St Pierre throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Black has his takedown stuffed

and St Pierre counters with a single leg into guard. Black didn't expect that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
St Pierre throwing strikes but missing.
St Pierre sitting in guard, not really doing much.
St Pierre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Black works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

St Pierre is sitting in close to Black's body. Black has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! St Pierre is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, St Pierre is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Black.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Alcibiade Black!