PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gorg St Pier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dee Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pier comes to the cage accompanied by Remember the name. Smith has chosen 679 as his entrance music. Dee Smith is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

St Pier
vs
Smith

184 cm
22
188 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

175 cm
18
183 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Very confident

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gorg St Pier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dee Smith!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Franklyn Lucas and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A kick lands to the mid section there for St Pier.
St Pier tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt - St Pier sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
St Pier throws a head kick that misses.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but St Pier shows good takedown defense.
As Smith backs away, St Pier returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.

St Pier dives in and scores a takedown into Smith's guard.
Smith keeping moving, preventing St Pier from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith trying to control the position.

Smith had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. St Pier defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

St Pier stands and steps away. Smith gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pier tries to score a power double leg takedown but Smith sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten St Pier somewhat.
Smith tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and St Pier counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Smith thinking.
Smith is looking to clinch but St Pier is avoiding it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from St Pier. Smith shrugs it off though.
Smith blocks a head kick by St Pier.

Smith gets tackled into the cage by St Pier. St Pier maintains the clinch.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. St Pier is defending well for now.
St Pier missing with knees to the body.
A body shot lands from St Pier.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith goes for a takedown in the clinch but St Pier prevents it.
Gorg St Pier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dee Smith.

St Pier manages to break the clinch.

St Pier instigates a clinch.
St Pier lands an elbow inside.
Smith stalling.
Smith tries to pull guard but St Pier won't allow it.
Knees in the clinch landing for St Pier.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Pier unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Our sources have told us that St Pier has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Smith looks winded!

St Pier turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and St Pier manages to end up in side control.

St Pier decides to stand back up. St Pier steps back and let's Smith get back to his feet.
St Pier throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

St Pier shoots in and gets a takedown into Smith's guard.

Smith pushes St Pier off and scrambles back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

St Pier clinches.
St Pier using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
St Pier lands a shoulder strike.
St Pier crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.

St Pier pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

St Pier closes the distance and pushes Smith back into the cage.
St Pier unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
St Pier unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
St Pier lands an elbow that stopped Smith in his tracks for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!

St Pier drags the fight down to the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

St Pier looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
St Pier seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

St Pier looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
St Pier throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
St Pier working a defensive guard here.

St Pier uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Gorg St Pier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt - St Pier sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gorg St Pier dominated that 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.

Smith shoots in looking for a takedown. St Pier tries to sprawl out of it but Smith keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. St Pier manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
St Pier appears to be looking for a big counter.

St Pier drives through and clinches with Smith against the cage.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but St Pier blocks with his arms.

St Pier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

St Pier has closed the distance and engaged Smith in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Pier tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
St Pier landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
St Pier scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. St Pier obliges.
St Pier tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

St Pier gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
St Pier prevents Smith from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Pier uses his free foot to push down on Smith's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Smith.
Smith is breathing heavily.
St Pier dominating with strikes here.

St Pier working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
St Pier landing strikes from the mount and Smith is in trouble!
St Pier content just to control the position here.
Smith is looking to get to half guard.

St Pier stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

St Pier gets a takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

St Pier is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
St Pier perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Smith is trying to control but can't.
St Pier sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Smith defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pier is figuring out what he wants to do next.
St Pier lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Smith looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
St Pier is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Smith!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
St Pier putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
St Pier lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

St Pier working for a guillotine from mount but Smith is in no mood to give up.
Smith tries to reverse the position but St Pier maintains control.
St Pier content just to control the position here.
St Pier unloading with bombs!
St Pier controlling his opponent.

St Pier gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gorg St Pier dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Smith takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

St Pier moves into the clinch successfully.
We've been informed that Smith has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
St Pier tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
St Pier is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Smith is trying to force a seperation but St Pier has the dominant position.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith tries to pull guard but St Pier forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A knee to the head by St Pier.
Smith jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as St Pier walks away with a smile on his face. Smith gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

St Pier pushes Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
St Pier using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

St Pier is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Smith can't fight it off and eventually St Pier manages to take the fight to the floor. Smith looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gorg St Pier overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
St Pier engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith wants to sweep but no luck.

St Pier decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Smith, up you get!

St Pier forces Smith back against the cage and clinches.

St Pier breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

St Pier has Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
St Pier landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

St Pier's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Smith enables St Pier to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Smith manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Smith wants to get back to his feet but St Pier passes into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

St Pier 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 Pier winds up and cracks Smith with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
St Pier perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
St Pier is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

St Pier is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Smith sees it coming and defends easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Pier working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

St Pier is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Smith is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gorg St Pier!
Gorg St Pier thanked the fans post fight for their support.