PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between M I Callis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

I Callis
vs
St Pierre

177 cm
18
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, M I Callis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, George St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Callis.
No luck for St Pierre with that takedown attempt.
Callis fails with the takedown

and St Pierre counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Callis preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Still in half guard, St Pierre seems content to control.
Callis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. St Pierre is working away from the top position though.
Callis gets full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Callis escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. St Pierre gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Callis looking to hit a scissor sweep but St Pierre is one step ahead there.
Callis trying to control the position.
St Pierre tries to free his leg and advance position but Callis is retaining full guard.
St Pierre postures up.
Callis is really struggling to control St Pierre but he's trying to hold on to the position.
St Pierre wants to stand but Callis is controlling his posture from full guard.
Callis wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
St Pierre shoots and misses

and Callis counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
St Pierre throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
St Pierre keeping full guard, as Callis tries to pass.
Callis not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
St Pierre looking to hit a scissor sweep but Callis is one step ahead there.
St Pierre looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Callis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
St Pierre wants to stand but Callis is controlling the position.
St Pierre keeping moving, preventing Callis from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
St Pierre being controlled here, momentarily.
Callis wants to control from the top but St Pierre keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Callis misses with a two punch combination.
Callis misses with a jab, cross combination.

St Pierre gets the takedown into side control.

St Pierre decides to stand back up.

Callis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Callis is breathing heavily.
Callis takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Callis avoids the attempt from St Pierre to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that M I Callis will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

St Pierre shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than St Pierre was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Callis wants to control but St Pierre is having none of it.
Callis is wriggling around trying to escape.
St Pierre avoids the attempt from Callis to control.
Callis working to try and regain half guard.
Callis is working hard here to advance position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre avoids the attempt from Callis to control.
Callis is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because St Pierre is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
St Pierre landing strikes, looking to finish!

St Pierre is working for a guillotine from mount but Callis frees his head quite easily.
Callis sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Callis is looking for a sweep. St Pierre is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two 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 Pierre seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Callis tries to roll over but St Pierre keeps him under control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
St Pierre wants to stand but Callis has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Callis blocking the ground and pound attempt from St Pierre.
Callis throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Callis keeps control of the position for the meantime.
St Pierre is tying to control. Callis wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

St Pierre feints and as Callis raises his hands in defense, St Pierre changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Callis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
St Pierre won't allow Callis to sweep him here.
Callis has St Pierre pulled in close to control his posture.
Callis trying to keep a closed guard but St Pierre is proving a slippery customer.
Callis looking to hit a scissor sweep but St Pierre is one step ahead there.
St Pierre must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Callis is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

St Pierre gets to his feet - Callis follows without any prompting.
St Pierre misses with a takedown attempt

so Callis counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
St Pierre is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Callis prevents St Pierre from getting back to his feet.
Callis looking to pass the guard.
Callis's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that M I Callis will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Callis with a lazy takedown attempt

and St Pierre counters with a nice double leg into guard.
St Pierre tries to stand but Callis is controlling from the bottom.
Callis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
St Pierre trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Callis looking to control but St Pierre passes into half guard.
It looks like St Pierre is going to stand back up.
Callis is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St Pierre wants to stand but Callis has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre is tying to control. Callis wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Callis tries to grapple but his opponent circles

so St Pierre counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Callis is adopting a defensive guard.
Callis manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is squirming around, avoiding Callis's attempts to control the action.
St Pierre trying desperately to get to his feet.
Callis wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Callis sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre wants to control but Callis is having none of it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if St Pierre can do anything to dispel that myth.
St Pierre is looking to get to half guard.
Callis controlling his opponent.
Callis's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Callis tries to control but St Pierre wriggling away.
Callis takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
St Pierre wants to hold on but Callis pushes him away.

Callis is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, St Pierre has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Callis wants to control the pace but St Pierre is squirming around nicely.
M I Callis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
St Pierre is trying to escape the mount.
St Pierre throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
George St Pierre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Callis 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... M I Callis!