PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Peeta Mellark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patryck St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Patryck St Pierre was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Mellark
vs
St Pierre

172 cm
23
140 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

170 cm
22
135 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Biobonds Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peeta Mellark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Patryck St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre dodges the punch combination from Mellark.
Mellark avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
St Pierre tries for a takedown but Mellark sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mellark displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from St Pierre.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from St Pierre is defended easily by Mellark.
Peeta Mellark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patryck St Pierre.
Mellark looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mellark lands a jab to the nose.
Mellark connects with the punch.
Mellark throws a series of punches but St Pierre avoids them all with ease.
Peeta Mellark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mellark swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
St Pierre tries to clinch up but Mellark circles away and keeps his distance.
Mellark misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mellark connects with a good right hand that stumbles St Pierre. St Pierre circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mellark misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mellark displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from St Pierre.
St Pierre avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mellark throws a right and a left that St Pierre avoids nicely.
Mellark misses with a double jab.
St Pierre is looking to clinch.

St Pierre decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
St Pierre sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mellark defending well though.

St Pierre is working for a submission of some sort.
Mellark wants to improve his position but St Pierre is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mellark trying to control but St Pierre postures up.
Mellark is trying to stand.
Mellark trying to control from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mellark is trying to stand.

St Pierre is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
St Pierre is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mellark.
St Pierre shoots in but no luck this time.
Mellark throws a right and a left that St Pierre avoids nicely.
Mellark waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract St Pierre.
Mellark will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mellark throws a series of punches but St Pierre avoids them all with ease.
St Pierre misses with a takedown attempt - Mellark sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
St Pierre will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by St Pierre or perhaps it was just good defense by Mellark which made him look bad.
St Pierre looks gassed!
Mellark cracks St Pierre with a good jab.
Mellark 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Pierre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mellark.
Peeta Mellark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mellark lands a hook that stumbles St Pierre back into the cage. Mellark follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping St Pierre to the canvas! Mellark pounces and lands several unanswered shots - St Pierre has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Peeta Mellark!