PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dave Boston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hypnogaja- The March kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Georges St Pierre is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Boston
vs
St Pierre

190 cm
23
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
23
170 lbs
5 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

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 Montreal, Dave Boston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Georges St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre tries for a takedown but Boston sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Boston looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
St Pierre shoots for a double leg takedown but Boston sprawls well. He's pushed St Pierre's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
St Pierre throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Boston's waist but Boston gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing St Pierre off to one side.
Dave Boston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georges St Pierre.
Boston is looking to clinch but St Pierre is avoiding it.
Boston leaves St Pierre with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
St Pierre has a takedown stuffed.

Boston gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Boston letting St Pierre take a breather here.

Boston gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
St Pierre has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Boston is working away from the top position though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Boston lands a nice short elbow.
Boston really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
St Pierre is looking to control Boston's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can St Pierre avoid being mounted?
St Pierre might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Boston kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's one minute gone in the round.

St Pierre is defending against the submission attempts here by Boston.
St Pierre wants to improve his position but Boston is controlling well.
Boston thows a huge punch but St Pierre dodges it nicely.
Boston throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
St Pierre fails with a takedown attempt.

St Pierre fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Boston sprawls well initially but St Pierre persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boston is trying to maintain the position but St Pierre is very close to passing his half guard.
St Pierre working the head and body with strikes.
Boston has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. St Pierre is working away from the top position though.

Boston is defending against the submission attempts here by St Pierre.
Boston is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boston is holding on to half guard well.
St Pierre is thwarting Boston's attempts to control the position.
St Pierre missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
St Pierre passes the guard and advances to mount!

St Pierre working for a submission but Boston is keeping him at bay.
Boston sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

St Pierre is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Boston slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Boston manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. St Pierre manages to get himself to full guard.
Boston stops St Pierre from standing up.
Boston cracks St Pierre with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Boston 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 with a lovely double leg takedown. Boston manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
St Pierre looking to pass the guard.
St Pierre wants to control from the top but Boston keeps moving.
Boston will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
St Pierre wants to pass the guard but Boston is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Pierre won't allow Boston to sweep him here.
St Pierre looking to pass the guard.
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 Boston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Boston scores a takedown into full mount!
St Pierre tries to lock up and control but Boston gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Boston moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, St Pierre has worked his arm free - good work by St Pierre!
St Pierre parries the strikes from Boston easily there. Boston is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable St Pierre to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre taking a bit of punishment here - Boston scoring with strikes.
Boston working the ground and pound.
Boston misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Boston scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at St Pierre to see if he's OK.
Boston lands a nice forearm strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boston working the ground and pound.
Boston in side control, throwing shots but St Pierre defends.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Pierre gets back to half guard.
Boston sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. St Pierre defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Boston seems to be working for a kimura but St Pierre defends the submission attempt.
Boston with the ground and pound but St Pierre uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Boston throws and elbow that misses. St Pierre uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Boston's guard. Nice move by St Pierre!
Boston has his hands on St Pierre's head, controlling the position.

That's four 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 won't allow Boston to sweep him here.
Boston is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst St Pierre is controlling him.
St Pierre sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Boston's guard.
St Pierre sitting and controlling from the half guard.
St Pierre is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
St Pierre tries to control but Boston wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Georges St Pierre will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Boston shoots in but St Pierre avoids the takedown attempt easily.

St Pierre shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Boston manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
St Pierre trying to control but Boston is working from the bottom.
Boston knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for St Pierre on the ground.
Boston keeping full guard, as St Pierre tries to pass.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St Pierre looking to sit in guard and control but Boston gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Boston throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as St Pierre works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boston working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
St Pierre looking to control.
Boston trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Boston has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Boston is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in St Pierre's half guard.
St Pierre blocking the ground and pound attempt from Boston.
Boston throwing shots but St Pierre is blocking nicely.
Boston thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boston not landing any meaningful shots this time.
St Pierre blocking the ground and pound attempt from Boston.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Boston lands a nice short elbow.
St Pierre keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Boston is nestled in close to St Pierre, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
St Pierre shoots in and drives through. Boston sprawls well.
Boston throws a right and a left that St Pierre avoids nicely.
Boston tries to clinch but St Pierre is having none of it.

Boston scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
St Pierre tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Boston wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Boston tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boston misses with the ground and pound.
Boston is trying to ground and pound but St Pierre uses the momentary lack of control by Boston to regain half guard.
St Pierre keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Boston seems to be looking for submissions.
Boston throwing shots but St Pierre is blocking nicely.
Boston sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. St Pierre defending well though.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

St Pierre gets the takedown into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boston can't do much from the bottom here.
Boston tries to buck St Pierre off but St Pierre is having none of it.
Boston manages to work his way to half guard, despite St Pierre's best efforts.
Boston is looking to improve his position.
Boston gets back to full guard.
Boston is trying to control the position but St Pierre postures up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Boston holds on and takes a little breather.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Boston showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Boston 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Boston!