PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Danny Rand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geoge ST Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rand
vs
ST Pierre

185 cm
21
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

[JMFC] Slaughterhouse Nutrition

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Danny Rand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Geoge ST Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from ST Pierre.
Rand throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rand lands a nice shot that snaps ST Pierre's head back.
ST Pierre shoots in but no luck this time.
ST Pierre closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rand circles away.
Danny Rand has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Geoge ST Pierre.
Rand misses with the combination.
ST Pierre fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rand misses with a wild body shot.
Rand throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice takedown defense from Rand. No joy for ST Pierre on that attempt.
ST Pierre throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rand's waist but Rand gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing ST Pierre off to one side.
ST Pierre on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rand defends well against a solid takedown attempt from ST Pierre.

ST Pierre shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
ST Pierre drops an elbow to the side of Rand's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ST Pierre throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
ST Pierre wants to pass the guard but Rand is defending well.
Rand tries to kick ST Pierre off but ST Pierre keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
ST Pierre wants to pass to mount but Rand is defending the position.
ST Pierre prevents Rand from improving his position.
Rand is staying active underneath ST Pierre, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

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.
ST Pierre prevents Rand from improving his position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rand lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rand misses with a series of wild punches.
Danny Rand is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice jab there from Rand.
Rand throws a body punch but ST Pierre moves out of range.
ST Pierre slips a jab and a cross from Rand.
Rand connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
ST Pierre changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rand tries to avoid it but ST Pierre manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rand to the ground. Rand escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
ST Pierre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
ST Pierre tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rand swivels and escapes.
Rand misses with a double jab.
Rand lands the left hand.
ST Pierre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ST Pierre moves away from the strike by Rand.
ST Pierre takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rand is breathing heavily.
Rand misses with a wild combination.
ST Pierre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rand.
Rand throws a one two combo.
No joy there for Rand, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
ST Pierre looks for a takedown but Rand sprawls well.
Rand thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rand rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but ST Pierre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

ST Pierre scores a takedown into full mount!
ST Pierre throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Rand because ST Pierre loaded up on that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
ST Pierre landing strikes from the mount.
Rand manages to regain half guard. Good work.
ST Pierre passes the guard and advances to mount!
Rand on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rand tries to get out of the position.
Rand avoids a series of strikes thrown by ST Pierre.
ST Pierre throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
ST Pierre trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Rand dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

ST Pierre shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
ST Pierre loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
ST Pierre landing some decent shots from guard.
ST Pierre wants to control from the top but Rand keeps moving.
ST Pierre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rand works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
ST Pierre trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rand wants to sweep but no luck.
ST Pierre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ST Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Rand is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rand thows a body shot but no joy.
Rand connects with a looping right hand.
ST Pierre fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rand avoids it really well and circles away.

ST Pierre drives through with a takedown into guard.
ST Pierre throwing strikes but missing.
Rand keeping moving, preventing ST Pierre from controlling successfully.

ST Pierre drops back looking for a leg! Rand is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rand manages to kick ST Pierre off! ST Pierre jumps back into Rand's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rand is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst ST Pierre is controlling him.
ST Pierre trying to control but Rand is working from the bottom.
Rand wants to stand up but ST Pierre is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ST Pierre trying to control but Rand is working from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rand thows a body shot but no joy.
Rand moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Rand scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rand connects with a crisp jab.
Rand throws a series of punches but ST Pierre avoids them all with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rand misses with an uppercut.
Rand stalks ST Pierre and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into ST Pierre's face. ST Pierre staggers backwards, shaken.
ST Pierre shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rand sprawls well. Rand wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. ST Pierre gets slowly back to his feet.
Danny Rand is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rand misses the shot to the body.

ST Pierre feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
ST Pierre landing some decent shots from guard.
ST Pierre with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
ST Pierre postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
ST Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Rand is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Geoge ST Pierre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

ST Pierre gets a takedown into half guard.
Rand is staying active underneath ST Pierre, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
ST Pierre might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Rand kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
ST Pierre missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
ST Pierre wants to take a breather but Rand is having none of it.
ST Pierre throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
ST Pierre works his foot free and advances to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ST Pierre is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rand can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
ST Pierre lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rand hang on?
ST Pierre thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
ST Pierre unloads with some shots from mount but Rand bucks and avoids them well.
ST Pierre has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
ST Pierre thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
ST Pierre controlling from the full mount.

That's two 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.
ST Pierre misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Rand really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
ST Pierre looking to control but Rand is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
ST Pierre lands with some strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ST Pierre looking to ground and pound but Rand is blocking nicely.
Rand holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as ST Pierre tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
ST Pierre landing strikes, looking to finish!
ST Pierre landing strikes from the mount.
ST Pierre with a couple of short strikes.
ST Pierre landing strikes, looking to finish!
ST Pierre lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rand hang on?
ST Pierre throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
ST Pierre thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Rand is squirming around, avoiding ST Pierre's attempts to control the action.
ST Pierre punching from mount but Rand doing a good job of avoiding damage.
ST Pierre lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rand hang on?
ST Pierre trying to control but Rand is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Geoge ST Pierre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think ST Pierre has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geoge ST Pierre!