PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piere St Piere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Smith
vs
St Piere

190 cm
30
265 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

225 cm
27
300 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

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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 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Piere St Piere!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as St Piere sprawls well. St Piere wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - St Piere looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by St Piere.
An inside leg kick lands from Smith.
St Piere defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Smith.
St Piere tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
St Piere's coach down at ~T~ Troid - Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on St Piere's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
St Piere darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

It looks like Matt Smith has been cut.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown. St Piere tries to sprawl out of it but Smith keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. St Piere manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith shoots for a takedown but St Piere saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
St Piere looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Smith tries to bum rush St Piere with a series of wild strikes but St Piere uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by St Piere.

St Piere clinches up with Smith and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from St Piere fails to land.
St Piere has Smith pressed against the cage, preventing Smith from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smith is trying to pull guard but St Piere has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Piere misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith wants to break free but St Piere has control.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
St Piere lands with a short punch from the clinch.

St Piere manages to break the clinch.

St Piere rushes Smith and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
St Piere lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith tries to pull guard but St Piere holds him up against the cage and eventually Smith drops back down to his feet.
St Piere misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Smith tries to pull guard but St Piere holds him up against the cage and eventually Smith drops back down to his feet.
Smith blocking some punches.
Smith wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
St Piere lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for St Piere.
St Piere lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
A shot in the inside from St Piere.
St Piere is pressed up against the cage. Smith has hold of a leg and is looking to drag St Piere down to the mat. St Piere avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

St Piere moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith misses with the head strike.
St Piere stops a takedown attempt from Smith.

Smith breaks from the clinch.
St Piere slips a jab from Smith.

St Piere has managed to clinch.
Smith tries to pull guard but St Piere forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Smith wants a takedown.
Smith is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short right from St Piere on the inside.

St Piere breaks from the clinch.
Smith is looking to clinch but St Piere is avoiding it.
St Piere tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
The fight stays on the outside here - St Piere looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
St Piere wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
St Piere tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
St Piere moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

St Piere rushes Smith and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by St Piere.
Smith slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

St Piere clinches up against the cage.
Smith has had enough of the clinch but St Piere keeps him there for the moment.

St Piere manages to break the clinch.

St Piere gets a clinch.
St Piere swings away with an uppercut that misses.
St Piere scores with a nice hook to the head.

Smith successfully pulls guard.
Smith not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
St Piere has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Smith is proving hard to escape from.
St Piere must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
St Piere is fighting to break Smith's control of his arms but Smith is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Piere postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
St Piere wants to stand but Smith is controlling his posture from full guard.
St Piere really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Smith. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
St Piere throws a big elbow that misses.
Smith wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
St Piere throws a big right hand that misses.

Smith throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Piere loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
St Piere throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piere St Piere dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Smith's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Smith shoots in for a takedown but St Piere shows good takedown defense.
Smith fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Smith shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Smith drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Smith jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

St Piere scrambles and gets back to his feet.

St Piere clinches up with Smith and pushes him back against the cage.
St Piere scores with a hook to the body.
Smith blocks an elbow strike from St Piere.

Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

St Piere clinches.
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!

Smith manages to break the clinch.

St Piere moves into the clinch.
St Piere scores with a shoulder strike.
Piere St Piere seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
St Piere lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from St Piere.
St Piere has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Piere is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
St Piere wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
St Piere keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

St Piere has managed to clinch.
St Piere is trying to push Smith away but Smith has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
St Piere fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith fails to pull guard.
St Piere lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by St Piere.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for St Piere.

Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick from Smith misses.
Despite the aggression on St Piere's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Matt Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
St Piere dodges the punch combination from Smith.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith closes this distance looking for a takedown but St Piere circles away.
Smith walks into a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

St Piere closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
St Piere is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Smith is keeping busy.
St Piere misses with a short punch on the inside.
St Piere jumps guard but Smith turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
St Piere tries to clinch up.
Smith attempts a counter takedown but St Piere avoids it well and moves away.
St Piere tries to clinch up.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.
St Piere stuffs the takedown.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

St Piere manages to break the clinch.

St Piere gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
St Piere lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with St Piere's elbow.
A short uppercut from St Piere.
Smith blocking some punches.
Smith tries to score a body lock takedown but St Piere shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, St Piere creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
St Piere lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smith backwards.

Smith pulls guard effortlessly.
St Piere wants to get up but he can't break Smith's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

St Piere stands up and waves to Smith to follow him.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Matt Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith shoots in but no luck this time.

St Piere clinches with his opponent.
A shot in the inside from St Piere.
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 Piere breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
St Piere moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
St Piere is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

St Piere takes the fight into the clinch.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
St Piere lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
St Piere lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by St Piere.
Smith wants to get back to striking at distance but St Piere won't allow it.
St Piere throws a head punch that misses.
St Piere scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from St Piere.

Smith is rocked!
St Piere throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
St Piere scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oh Smith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
St Piere unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Smith! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but St Piere is unloading with more strikes now! Smith drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Piere St Piere!