PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Gomes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gomes
vs
St Pierre

185 cm
22
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
22
175 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pierre Gomes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Georges St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomes just misses with a punch to the body.

St Pierre shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

St Pierre jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Gomes is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Gomes and St Pierre has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Gomes sneaks back into half guard.
Gomes looks like he's trying to stand up.

St Pierre is looking for a kimura but Gomes is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for St Pierre to get the leverage.
St Pierre missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gomes is looking to improve his position.
St Pierre is looking to advance position but Gomes won't allow it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gomes manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Gomes has an active guard here but St Pierre has managed to pass into half guard.
Gomes is not content to let St Pierre control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

St Pierre is working for a submission of some sort.
St Pierre should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

St Pierre is looking for a kimura but Gomes is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for St Pierre to get the leverage.
St Pierre winds up and cracks Gomes with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gomes manages to get to full guard.
St Pierre looks gassed!
St Pierre wants to control from the top but Gomes keeps moving.
Gomes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. St Pierre manages to get himself to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

St Pierre throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

St Pierre has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gomes can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

St Pierre throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gomes passes easily into side control. Nice work.
St Pierre prevents Gomes from improving position.
St Pierre on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Gomes tries to move to mount but St Pierre blocks the move with his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
St Pierre can't do much from the bottom here.
St Pierre manages to work his way to half guard, despite Gomes's best efforts.

Gomes stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

St Pierre gets the takedown into side control.
Gomes manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Gomes wants to improve his position but St Pierre is controlling well.
Gomes manages to get to full guard.
St Pierre preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre with a nice head shot there.

Gomes has an active guard here but St Pierre has managed to pass into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gomes wants to get back to full guard.

St Pierre in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Gomes tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from St Pierre!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Georges St Pierre!