PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and baba lenihan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre comes to the cage accompanied by Numero 1. Georges St Pierre has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

St Pierre
vs
lenihan

178 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

206 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Georges St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, baba lenihan!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
lenihan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
lenihan shoots for a takedown but St Pierre saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
St Pierre keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Georges St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of baba lenihan.
lenihan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

St Pierre darts in and clinches lenihan up against the cage.
lenihan looking for a takedown.

St Pierre gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
St Pierre tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
lenihan tries to kick St Pierre off but St Pierre keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
St Pierre seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
lenihan wants to improve his position but St Pierre is controlling well.
Well, if St Pierre is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's one minute gone in the round.
lenihan is trying to control but can't.
St Pierre with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
lenihan trying to hold on to St Pierre's head to control him but St Pierre postures up.
St Pierre looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

St Pierre stands up out of the half guard.
Nice sprawl there from St Pierre as lenihan shoots in.
lenihan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
lenihan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
lenihan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
lenihan looks gassed!
St Pierre jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

St Pierre decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
St Pierre seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
St Pierre tries to stand but can't do so whilst lenihan controls his leg.
St Pierre with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
St Pierre has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
lenihan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre'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.
lenihan blocking the ground and pound attempt from St Pierre.
lenihan looks like he's trying to stand up.
lenihan wants to control but St Pierre is keeping busy and won't allow it.

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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
lenihan has his takedown stuffed

and St Pierre counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in lenihan's guard now.

St Pierre gets to his feet. lenihan looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

St Pierre shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
St Pierre is taking a breather. lenihan 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.
St Pierre is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Pierre thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Georges St Pierre dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

lenihan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
St Pierre works his way to full guard. Good work.
St Pierre is looking to stand up but lenihan isn't so interested in that idea.
St Pierre is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
lenihan tries to stand but St Pierre is controlling from the bottom.
lenihan seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
St Pierre is pulling down on lenihan's head to control his posture.
lenihan wants to control from the top but St Pierre keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre is controlling lenihan's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
lenihan is looking to stand up but St Pierre won't let him.

St Pierre scrambles and gets back to his feet.
lenihan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A punch combination from St Pierre misses.
lenihan doesn't succeed with the takedown

and St Pierre counters with a single leg into guard. lenihan didn't expect that.

St Pierre stands up and waves to lenihan to follow him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre scores with a sloppy right hand. lenihan should have avoided that one.
lenihan fails with the takedown

and St Pierre decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in lenihan's guard.
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!
lenihan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
St Pierre is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
lenihan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

St Pierre stands and steps away. lenihan gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
lenihan misses with a takedown attempt

and St Pierre counters by clinching up.
Georges St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of baba lenihan.
lenihan jumps guard but St Pierre stands there with lenihan around his waist. lenihan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
lenihan is trying to drag St Pierre to the mat but St Pierre just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

St Pierre has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed lenihan clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
St Pierre gets his hands free as lenihan looks to control.
St Pierre lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
lenihan tries to break free.
St Pierre is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at lenihan. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
lenihan controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
St Pierre is landing with strikes from the back.
St Pierre lands a shot to the body.
lenihan trying to control the hands but St Pierre breaks the grip.
St Pierre throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting lenihan!
lenihan trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
lenihan is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
lenihan trying to control the action but St Pierre just sinks the hooks in.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
lenihan is trying to get back to his feet but St Pierre has full control of the position and if anything, lenihan has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Pierre lands strikes to the head.
lenihan trying to control the hands but St Pierre won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Georges St Pierre dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

St Pierre lands with a shot to the body.
lenihan looks to clinch

and St Pierre counters with a nice double leg into side control. lenihan won't be happy with that.
lenihan tries to bench press St Pierre off him but St Pierre keeps the position.
St Pierre looking to punish the body of his opponent here but lenihan is avoiding damage well.

St Pierre stands up and we're back to a striking position.
lenihan tries to clinch but St Pierre moves away

and St Pierre holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

St Pierre gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, lenihan regains guard.

lenihan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but St Pierre can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
lenihan controls St Pierre momentarily but St Pierre frees himself.
lenihan wants to get back to his feet but St Pierre is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre controlling from the top position.
Georges St Pierre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
lenihan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

lenihan is looking for a triangle here but St Pierre uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
St Pierre moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
lenihan is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked St Pierre off and has taken his back!

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.
lenihan trying to control.
St Pierre wants to get back to his feet.
lenihan is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften St Pierre up.
St Pierre breaks lenihan's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
St Pierre not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
lenihan wants to sweep here but St Pierre controlling him for the moment.
lenihan working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

St Pierre forces lenihan back against the cage and clinches.
lenihan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

St Pierre has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but lenihan regains guard immediately.
St Pierre trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
lenihan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
St Pierre might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
St Pierre pushing down on lenihan's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
St Pierre is looking to advance position but lenihan won't allow it.
lenihan is looking to control St Pierre's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can lenihan avoid being mounted?

That's four minutes gone in the round.

St Pierre stands up from half guard.
lenihan shoots and misses

and St Pierre counters with a single leg into guard. lenihan didn't expect that.
St Pierre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as lenihan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
St Pierre slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Georges St Pierre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
lenihan looking to control.
baba lenihan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

And that's the end of the fight!
Georges St Pierre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well St Pierre has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Georges St Pierre!