PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Georges St Pierre (ranked 6123 p4p, 563 weight class) and Chief Zapata (ranked 7011 p4p, 620 weight class). Chief Zapata has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Georges St Pierre's chin.

St Pierre
vs
Zapata

179 cm
24
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

177 cm
25
180 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Big heart

Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 - 1 - 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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Zapata!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zapata scores with a nice right hand.
Zapata cracks St Pierre with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Zapata tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. St Pierre manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zapata is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
St Pierre looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
St Pierre just misses with a punch to the body.
St Pierre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zapata looks to land a body kick but St Pierre moved away.
Zapata keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zapata catches St Pierre with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
St Pierre with a body punch. A glancing blow.
St Pierre just misses with a punch to the body.
Zapata throws a pinpoint strike between St Pierre's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends St Pierre crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Zapata scores a great knockout victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chief Zapata!
Our winner, Chief Zapata, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.