PBP Commentary

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

St Pierre
vs
Twister

180 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, George St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Taz Twister!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Twister fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. St Pierre sprawls well initially but Twister persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Twister is just content to waste time from the top position. St Pierre takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Twister trying to stand up but can't free himself from St Pierre's guard.
St Pierre is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Twister trying to control but St Pierre is working from the bottom.
St Pierre is striking from the bottom but Twister uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
St Pierre is trying to maintain the position but Twister is very close to passing his half guard.
St Pierre is positioning himself well to prevent Twister advancing to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
St Pierre is trying is best to control the position here.
Twister keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
St Pierre is trying to control but can't.
Twister not doing much here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
St Pierre is trying to stand up here but Twister is controlling him well.

Twister is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and St Pierre defends it well.
St Pierre preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

Twister decides to stand up.

St Pierre closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Twister to the mat! Twister manages to get full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre tries to free his leg and advance position but Twister is retaining full guard.
Twister working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from St Pierre.
St Pierre trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
St Pierre trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
St Pierre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
St Pierre is breathing heavily.
St Pierre pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Twister is keeping the position for now.
St Pierre throws a big right hand that misses.

Twister has his feet on St Pierre's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

St Pierre shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Twister is trying to defend but St Pierre finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is pressing down on Twister's thigh, looking to free his foot. Twister is holding on for now.
Twister is pressing down on St Pierre's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
St Pierre postures up.
Twister is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Twister escapes and gets back to his feet.

Twister scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taz Twister dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Twister checks the leg kick.
A head kick misses from Twister.
St Pierre tries for a takedown but Twister circles away easily

and Twister counters with a single leg into guard. St Pierre didn't expect that.
Twister content to stall in guard here.
St Pierre keeping moving, preventing Twister from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Twister is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Twister showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Twister gets to his feet - St Pierre follows without any prompting.

That's two 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.
St Pierre has his takedown stuffed
and Twister counters with a one-two to the body.
St Pierre tries for a takedown but Twister circles away easily

and Twister decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in St Pierre's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Pierre is trying to keep Twister in close.
St Pierre has a closed guard, preventing Twister from standing up.
St Pierre looking to hit a scissor sweep but Twister is one step ahead there.

Twister stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Twister scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Still in half guard, Twister seems content to control.
Twister trying to mount his opponent but St Pierre defends it.
St Pierre is trying to maintain the position but Twister is very close to passing his half guard.
St Pierre is looking for a sweep. Twister is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Twister stands up from half guard.
Twister throws a nice inside leg kick.

Twister shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in St Pierre's guard.
Twister pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. St Pierre is keeping the position for now.
Twister trying to control but St Pierre is working from the bottom.
St Pierre trying to control the position.
St Pierre tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taz Twister showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

St Pierre wants to clinch but Twister slips to the side

and Twister counters with a takedown into side control.
St Pierre struggling a bit here.
Twister working the ground and pound.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
St Pierre wants to get back to his feet.
St Pierre is not content to let Twister control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Twister is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down St Pierre's shoulder. That is not cool.
Twister wants to control but St Pierre is keeping him busy.

Despite being in the dominant position, Taz Twister just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
St Pierre tries for a takedown but Twister circles away easily

and Twister counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Twister stands up out of the half guard.
St Pierre wants to clinch but Twister slips to the side
and Twister counters with a head kick. That will keep St Pierre thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Twister darts in and clinches St Pierre up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Twister turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

Twister stands up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Pierre with a lazy takedown attempt

and Twister decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in St Pierre's guard.

St Pierre is working an open guard so Twister takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
George St Pierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
St Pierre looks to land a body kick but Twister moved away.

Twister shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches St Pierre napping and manages to drive through into side control!
St Pierre tries to buck Twister off but Twister is having none of it.
Twister controls the position from side control.
St Pierre manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twister is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for St Pierre!
St Pierre wants to hold on but Twister pushes him away.
Twister looking to control but St Pierre is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Twister tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
St Pierre is trying desperately to improve position.
Twister tries to control but St Pierre wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Twister scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Taz Twister has got the better of the ground game so far.
St Pierre is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Twister lands a big elbow.

Twister stands up from mount. Strange move.
George St Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taz Twister is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
St Pierre throws a leg kick that is checked

so Twister counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

And that's the end of the fight!
Taz Twister comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Twister has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 25:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 25:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taz Twister!