PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Geoge ST Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and El toro Fuorte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). El toro Fuorte will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

ST Pierre
vs
toro Fuorte

178 cm
18
165 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

200 cm
22
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

[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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Geoge ST Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, El toro Fuorte!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuorte is looking to clinch but ST Pierre is avoiding it.
Fuorte misses with a double jab.

Fuorte gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows ST Pierre to score an easy takedown into full guard.
ST Pierre won't allow Fuorte to get back to his feet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Fuorte has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes ST Pierre off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Fuorte fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fuorte tries to close the distance and clinch but ST Pierre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
ST Pierre shoots in for a takedown but Fuorte shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fuorte misses with a double jab.

ST Pierre scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fuorte regains half guard there - taking advantage of ST Pierre's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
ST Pierre trying to mount his opponent but Fuorte defends it.
Fuorte is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuorte gets back to full guard.
Fuorte controlling ST Pierre's posture.
Fuorte wants to stand up but ST Pierre is controlling him.
Fuorte is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
ST Pierre controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
ST Pierre missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fuorte looking to control.
ST Pierre controlling from the top position.
Fuorte keeping moving, preventing ST Pierre from controlling successfully.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fuorte tests ST Pierre's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuorte swinging wilding here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fuorte misses with a double jab.
Fuorte works over ST Pierre's head and body with a nice combination.
Some wild striking there from Fuorte.
Fuorte tries to clinch but ST Pierre is having none of it.
A right-left combo lands from Fuorte.
Fuorte tries to close the distance and clinch up but ST Pierre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Some wild striking there from Fuorte.
Fuorte fails to land with a series of punches.
Fuorte swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
El toro Fuorte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fuorte throws a series of punches but ST Pierre avoids them all with ease.

ST Pierre scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
ST Pierre working the ground and pound but Fuorte is defending the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
ST Pierre trying to control the position but Fuorte is working away.
Fuorte tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but ST Pierre wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
ST Pierre in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
ST Pierre working away.
Fuorte pushes ST Pierre away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, ST Pierre gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Fuorte throws a right hand that ST Pierre ducks under and follows up with a left that ST Pierre also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Geoge ST Pierre will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Fuorte swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Fuorte misses.
A punch combination from Fuorte misses.
Geoge ST Pierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fuorte loads up on a big right hand but ST Pierre slips the punch.
ST Pierre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
ST Pierre dives in and grabs Fuorte's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fuorte pushes down on ST Pierre's head and hops out.
Fuorte misses with the combination.
Fuorte is looking to clinch.

ST Pierre darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
ST Pierre throws a strike but Fuorte avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Fuorte is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
ST Pierre trying to control but Fuorte is working from the bottom.
ST Pierre has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuorte is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
ST Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Fuorte is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fuorte looking to control.
Fuorte has ST Pierre pulled in close to control his posture.
ST Pierre with a flurry of punches that miss.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fuorte tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Some wild striking there from Fuorte.
Horrible takedown by ST Pierre or perhaps it was just good defense by Fuorte which made him look bad.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A combination from Fuorte does no damage.
ST Pierre shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fuorte but Fuorte pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Geoge ST Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fuorte throws a series of strikes that have ST Pierre backpedaling.
Fuorte looks to land a combination but ST Pierre avoids it well.
ST Pierre shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fuorte pinned against the cage. Fuorte gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fuorte lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
ST Pierre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fuorte.
ST Pierre shoots in looking for a takedown. Fuorte tries to sprawl out of it but ST Pierre keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Fuorte manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fuorte misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ST Pierre will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

ST Pierre looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Fuorte!
Fuorte tries to reverse the position but ST Pierre maintains control.
Fuorte really wants to buck ST Pierre off and get back to his feet.
Fuorte wants to control but ST Pierre is having none of it.
ST Pierre throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
ST Pierre punching from mount but Fuorte doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Fuorte wants to control but ST Pierre is having none of it.
Fuorte swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
ST Pierre avoids the attempt from Fuorte to control.
ST Pierre punching from mount but Fuorte doing a good job of avoiding damage.
ST Pierre pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
A nice elbow there by ST Pierre.
ST Pierre avoids the attempt from Fuorte to control.
ST Pierre thowing shots but they're missing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fuorte is trying desperately to improve position.
ST Pierre working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Geoge ST Pierre will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Fuorte fails to land with a series of punches.
Fuorte tries to bum rush ST Pierre with a series of wild strikes but ST Pierre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fuorte will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fuorte swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fuorte misses with a double jab.
Fuorte throws a series of punches but ST Pierre moves out of range.
Fuorte throws a series of punches but ST Pierre avoids them all with ease.
ST Pierre slips a jab and a cross from Fuorte.
Fuorte throws a right and a left that ST Pierre avoids nicely.
Fuorte lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fuorte takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fuorte throws a nice looking combination but ST Pierre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fuorte throws a right and a left that both miss.
ST Pierre shoots in for a takedown but Fuorte shows good takedown defense.
Fuorte throws a right hand that ST Pierre ducks under and follows up with a left that ST Pierre also avoids with ease.
Fuorte stuffs the takedown attempt from ST Pierre. ST Pierre gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

ST Pierre closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fuorte tries to get to full guard but ST Pierre has control of the leg.
Fuorte avoiding damage under a succession of punches from ST Pierre.
Fuorte is staying active underneath ST Pierre, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
ST Pierre thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Fuorte to regain full guard.
ST Pierre postures up.
Fuorte wants to stand up but ST Pierre is controlling him.
ST Pierre throwing strikes but missing.
ST Pierre postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
ST Pierre fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Geoge ST Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.

ST Pierre feints and as Fuorte raises his hands in defense, ST Pierre changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Geoge ST Pierre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
ST Pierre won't allow Fuorte to sweep him here.
Fuorte is trying to control the position but ST Pierre postures up.
ST Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Fuorte is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fuorte working a defensive guard here.
Fuorte utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
ST Pierre throws a strike but Fuorte rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ST Pierre looking for a sweep. Not yet ST Pierre, not yet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Fuorte postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! ST Pierre is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Fuorte, into his guard.
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 trying to control the position from guard on top but Fuorte is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
El toro Fuorte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
ST Pierre preventing the sweep.

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.

Fuorte is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
ST Pierre sitting in guard, not really doing much.
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'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.
Fuorte controlling ST Pierre's posture.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
ST Pierre is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

And that's the end of the fight!
Geoge ST Pierre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for ST Pierre, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27

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