PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mister Hands (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hands
vs
St Pierre

150 cm
19
180 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

170 cm
23
175 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Win Nutritional - proof of quality
Win Nutritional - proof of quality

Win Nutritional - proof of quality

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mister Hands!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Georges St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hands throws the left hand but St Pierre avoids the punch easily.
St Pierre shoots in but Hands avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hands misses with a body shot.

Hands is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in St Pierre's half guard.
Hands not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
St Pierre wants to control but Hands is keeping busy and won't allow it.
St Pierre tries to roll over but Hands keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hands wants to free his trapped foot but St Pierre is holding on for dear life with his legs.

St Pierre looking for submissions off his back.
Hands is trying to control the action in half guard but St Pierre is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Hands trying to work for an americana but St Pierre has managed to regain full guard.
St Pierre tries to strike from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
St Pierre tries to clinch up.
St Pierre tries for a takedown but Hands circles away easily

and Hands counters with a shoot takedown. St Pierre fights it but they end up in guard.

St Pierre is looking for a triangle but Hands pushes his legs off easily.
St Pierre looks gassed!
Hands controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

St Pierre looking for subs off his back but Hands has passed one foot through into half guard.
Hands trying to mount his opponent but St Pierre defends it.

St Pierre looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hands wants to take a breather but St Pierre is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Pierre on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Well, if Hands 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.
St Pierre is in trouble now - Hands has advanced to mount!
Hands landing strikes from the mount and St Pierre is in trouble!
St Pierre is looking to improve his position but Hands isn't that keen on the idea.
Hands trying to control but St Pierre is having none of it.
Hands landing punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hands breaks from St Pierre's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hands controlling the position easily from mount.
Hands trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hands looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hands postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. St Pierre looks a forlorn figure.
Hands looking to finish St Pierre with some ground and pound. This is bad for St Pierre!
St Pierre taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hands controlling from the full mount.
Hands postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. St Pierre looks a forlorn figure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hands looking to control but St Pierre is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hands blocks St Pierre's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Hands controlling from the full mount.
Hands tries to control but St Pierre wriggling away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hands unloading with bombs!
Hands putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mister Hands dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hands drops St Pierre with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but St Pierre looks back up at him and smiles so Hands waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

It looks like Georges St Pierre has been cut.
St Pierre blocks a jab.

Hands looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
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.
Hands wants to pass the guard but St Pierre is keeping the position.
Hands advances position into side control!
St Pierre trying to control but Hands flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Hands is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften St Pierre up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hands 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 St Pierre!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Hands's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Hands 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.
Hands controls the action.
St Pierre is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hands is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Hands looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
St Pierre is covering up but some of the strikes from Hands are getting through and doing damage.
St Pierre grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.

Hands is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. St Pierre defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Hands is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Hands gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Hands gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Hands apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Hands tries to clinch up.

Hands looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for St Pierre!
St Pierre throwing hammer fists to the chest of Hands. What's that going to do exactly?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hands lands a heavy elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hands landing shots from mount.
Hands is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that St Pierre can do to turn this around?
Hands content just to control the position here.
Hands lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hands with shots to the head and body - St Pierre looks very uncomfortable down there.
St Pierre tries to hold on but Hands pushes him away.
St Pierre is looking to improve his position but Hands isn't that keen on the idea.
Hands pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hands controlling from mount.
St Pierre flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hands looking to finish St Pierre with some ground and pound. This is bad for St Pierre!
Hands working the ground and pound effectively.
Hands lands a big shot there that rocks St Pierre but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hands working the ground and pound effectively.

St Pierre is rocked!
St Pierre can't escape the position.
St Pierre is still in real trouble! Can Hands finish him?
Hands content just to control the position here.
St Pierre seems to have recovered his senses.
Hands cracks St Pierre with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hands is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hands landing shots from mount.
Hands controlling from the full mount.
Hands tries to control but St Pierre wriggling away.
Hands with good strikes from the mount here!
Hands content just to control the position here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hands has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of St Pierre's face.
Hands cracks St Pierre with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mister Hands dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Georges St Pierre's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Hands with a dominant takedown and that's winded St Pierre.

St Pierre is rocked!
Hands is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
St Pierre is still in real trouble! Can Hands finish him?
Hands chips away with some ground and pound.
Hands trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
St Pierre seems to have recovered his senses.

St Pierre escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hands gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Hands thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hands sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed St Pierre's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hands slips a nice elbow through St Pierre's hands, connecting with St Pierre's forehead.
Hands seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hands working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Mister Hands overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hands has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hands lands with some strikes.
St Pierre in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hands punishing his opponent with strikes.
St Pierre is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hands sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mister Hands is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hands lands with some vicious ground and pound - can St Pierre hang on?
St Pierre is trying to escape the mount.
Hands controlling his opponent.
St Pierre's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Hands tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hands tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Mister Hands just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

St Pierre tries to keep at a distance but Hands has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hands pushes St Pierre back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
St Pierre tries to score a body lock takedown but Hands shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hands scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hands lands with a light punch inside.

Hands drops St Pierre onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! St Pierre is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Hands lands a right hand.
Georges St Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hands gets through St Pierre's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Hands connects with a big uppercut there that sends St Pierre tumbling to the ground! Hands follows him down into his guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mister Hands showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hands 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:24
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:25
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mister Hands!