PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gorg St Pier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Casimir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pier kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Remember the name. Mike Casimir will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

St Pier
vs
Casimir

184 cm
23
188 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

184 cm
19
198 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 4 - 2 - 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Casimir!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Kavanagh and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

St Pier moves into the clinch successfully.
Casimir looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Casimir misses with an elbow strike.

St Pier pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
St Pier throws a hook but Casimir avoids it easily.
St Pier moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromCasimir.
Casimir throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by St Pier.
A good leg kick by Casimir.

St Pier instigates a clinch.
St Pier with an attempt at a knee that misses.
St Pier landing knees to the head.
St Pier blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Casimir misses with a body punch.
St Pier misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've been hearing reports that St Pier has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
St Pier throws a punch but it's blocked by Casimir.
Casimir misses with an elbow strike.
Casimir looking to stall.
St Pier with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
St Pier avoiding damage as Casimir throws knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Casimir tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pier blocks a body shot from Casimir.

St Pier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
St Pier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Casimir manages to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Casimir.
St Pier wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
St Pier takes a swing at Casimir's ribcage but misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Casimir - that will leave a mark!

St Pier takes the fight into the clinch.
Casimir misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from St Pier.
St Pier throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Casimir fails to land.
Casimir tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
St Pier lands with a right to the head.
Casimir wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

St Pier drags the fight down to the ground.
Casimir wants to control from the top but St Pier keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casimir stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. St Pier swivels though and keeps the full guard.
St Pier pulls Casimir in close to his closed guard and prevents Casimir from doing any damage or advancing position.
Casimir won't allow St Pier to get back to his feet.
St Pier wants to sweep but no luck.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Casimir must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

St Pier manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Casimir throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Casimir on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from St Pier.
St Pier utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
St Pier avoids a wild elbow strike from Casimir.
Nice body punch from St Pier.
Casimir throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

St Pier jumps into guard, dragging Casimir to the mat.
Casimir pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. St Pier is keeping the position for now.
Casimir looking to sit in guard and control but St Pier gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

St Pier works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Pier controlling the action here.
Nice strikes from St Pier there.
St Pier landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
St Pier thows a huge punch but Casimir dodges it nicely.
Casimir really doesn't want to stay on the ground with St Pier. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

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! Casimir is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gorg St Pier!
A relieved looking Gorg St Pier thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.