PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Jansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piere St Piere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jansson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Pain - Shut Your Mouth . I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Piere St Piere was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Jansson
vs
St Piere

215 cm
29
295 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

225 cm
27
300 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

Max Octane Fight Wear
Sin City Allstars

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Jansson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Piere St Piere!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jansson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jansson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
St Piere tries to close the distance and clinch but Jansson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
St Piere moves to clinch but Jansson breaks away
and Jansson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jansson circles away from the clinch attempt

and St Piere is countered with a crisp right hand from Jansson that sends him to the canvas! Jansson follows him to the mat into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Piere wants to control but Jansson postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Piere sneaks back into half guard.
St Piere has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Jansson prevents St Piere from standing back up.
St Piere is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Piere is trying to escape back to his feet but Jansson uses the scramble to pass into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Piere defending against the ground and pound.
St Piere is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Jansson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Jansson controls the position.
St Piere is trying to get back to half guard.
St Piere tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
St Piere is trying to stand back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jansson has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of St Piere's body.
St Piere wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jansson has the hooks in. St Piere is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
St Piere trying to get back to his feet but Jansson is in full control for now.
St Piere is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Jansson.
St Piere is trying to stand back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
St Piere manages to reverse the position and now he's in Jansson's guard. Nice work there by St Piere.
Jansson has a closed guard, preventing St Piere from standing up.
St Piere throwing strikes from guard but Jansson blocks nicely.
St Piere would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
St Piere throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jansson pulls St Piere in to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Jansson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A looping hook to the body misses from Jansson. St Piere does a little dance to reset his feet.
St Piere with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jansson counters with a nice uppercut.

St Piere pushes Jansson up against the cage in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Jansson scores with a nice short uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jansson.
Jansson looking to slow down the pace here.
St Piere swings wildly with an uppercut but Jansson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jansson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jansson taking a breather.
Jansson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
St Piere has a couple of punches blocked by Jansson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Piere fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jansson stalling against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Jansson.
Jansson blocks an uppercut.
St Piere lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jansson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jansson lands a left hand that snaps the head of St Piere backwards.
St Piere is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jansson is keeping busy.
Jansson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
St Piere throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Janssons head.

It looks like Jimmy Jansson has been cut.
Still in the clinch, St Piere scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jansson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of St Piere backwards.
Jansson lands a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jansson.
St Piere throws a punch but it's blocked by Jansson.
Jansson lands with a light punch inside.
Jansson stalling.
St Piere is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jansson blocking some punches.
Jansson throws a punch but it's blocked by St Piere.
A nice left hand lands by St Piere.
St Piere working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jansson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jansson misses with a punch on the inside.
Jansson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jansson effectively controlling the action here.
St Piere misses with some punches.
Jansson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jansson is looking to control St Piere's arms but St Piere gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jansson has his back to the cage.
Jansson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
St Piere lands a shoulder strike.
Jansson misses with a punch on the inside.

St Piere pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
St Piere tries to clinch but Jansson moves out of range.
St Piere looks to clinch
and Jansson counters with a nice uppercut.
We've been told by Jansson's head coaches at London MMA Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

St Piere moves into the clinch.
St Piere lands with a light punch inside.
Jansson displaying some good clinch control by pressing St Piere up against the cage.
St Piere tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Piere lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jansson backwards.
Jansson stalls.
A short right from St Piere.
St Piere swings wildly with an uppercut but Jansson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jansson tries to work over St Piere's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jansson scores with a shoulder strike.
Jansson tries a body shot but St Piere blocks it.
Jansson trying to control the position but instead, St Piere has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jansson into the cage.
Jansson blocks an uppercut.
St Piere throws a head punch that misses.
St Piere blocks a body shot from Jansson.
St Piere scores with an uppercut up the middle.
St Piere throws a punch but it's blocked by Jansson.
St Piere throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Piere content to slow the pace in the clinch.
St Piere works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
St Piere misses with some punches.
Jansson swings wildly with an uppercut but St Piere uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Jansson.

St Piere drops Jansson onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Jansson is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Jansson is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Piere throws a head punch that misses.
Oh Jansson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jansson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but St Piere is keeping busy.
St Piere working aggressively here.
Piere St Piere seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

St Piere successfully pulls guard.
St Piere is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
St Piere throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
St Piere tries to strike from the bottom.

St Piere working for submissions but it's allowed Jansson to get to half guard.
St Piere tries to kick Jansson off but Jansson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
St Piere tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Jansson prevents St Piere from standing back up.
Jansson seems to have got his legs back now.
St Piere misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
St Piere looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jansson is taking a breather. St Piere 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piere St Piere showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Jansson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Jansson thows a left - swing and a miss!
St Piere moves in looking to clinch but Jansson pushes him off.

St Piere closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for St Piere.
St Piere lands with a right to the head.
St Piere looks to throw an elbow but misses.
St Piere fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
St Piere lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Jimmy Jansson's cut is getting worse.
Jansson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with St Piere's elbow.
Jansson is struggling to control the position.
Jansson blocks an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jansson misses with a hook from the clinch.

St Piere's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
St Piere is looking to clinch.
As St Piere tries to get set, Jansson tries to push him back and clinch up but St Piere manages to avoid the attempt.
St Piere looks to clinch
and Jansson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
St Piere tries to close the distance and clinch but Jansson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

St Piere instigates a clinch.
St Piere throws a punch but it's blocked by Jansson.
St Piere working aggressively here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jansson blocks an uppercut.
St Piere lands a shoulder strike.
Jansson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jansson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jansson taking a breather.
Jansson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from St Piere.

St Piere breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jansson misses the jab.
St Piere tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jansson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
St Piere tries to clinch but Jansson is having none of it.
Jansson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Piere is looking to clinch.
Jansson keeps the fight on the outside.
An attempted straight right counter from Jansson misses the target.
St Piere takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
St Piere takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

St Piere has closed the distance and engaged Jansson in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jansson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jansson is working St Piere over against the cage.
Jansson has St Piere pushed against the cage.
St Piere tries to pull guard but Jansson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
St Piere tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
St Piere misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jansson.
Jansson misses with a short punch on the inside.
St Piere is trying to break the clinch but Jansson has him pressed against the cage.
Jansson cracks St Piere with a nice body shot.
Jansson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of St Pieres head.
Jansson lands with a short shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Jansson.
St Piere prevents a body shot from Jansson.
Nice body punch from Jansson - that landed with a thud.
Jansson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of St Piere backwards.
A body shot lands from Jansson.
Jansson stalling against the cage.
Jansson stalling against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jansson.
Jansson slows down the pace here.
Jansson is stalling here.
St Piere misses with some punches.
Jansson digs a right hand underneath St Piere's ribcage. St Piere let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jansson lands a left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jansson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jansson pressing his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jimmy Jansson.
St Piere defending well as Jansson loads up on a big left hand.
St Piere tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
St Piere tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jansson counters with a straight right hand.
St Piere closes the distance but Jansson moves to the side

and Jansson counters with a beautiful punch that sends St Piere to the canvas!

St Piere is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Piere wants to get back to his feet but Jansson passes into half guard.
Jansson slows the pace down in half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Jansson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jansson 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Jansson!
Jimmy Jansson very nearly forgot to thank Sin City Allstars amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.