PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Barney Rubble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Georges St Pierre has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rubble
vs
St Pierre

190 cm
23
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
23
175 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 Rio de Janeiro, Barney Rubble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Georges St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rubble jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
St Pierre throws and low kick but Rubble moves out of range easily.
St Pierre fails with a takedown attempt.
St Pierre is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rubble.
St Pierre tries to move into range but Rubble moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
St Pierre throws out a token jab with nothing on 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.
St Pierre throws a combination that misses
and Rubble counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Pierre dodges the punch combination from Rubble.
St Pierre fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
St Pierre takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rubble lands a really nice looking cross but St Pierre seems unphased.
St Pierre moves forwards but Rubble connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Rubble bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops St Pierre! He dives into his guard looking to finish!

St Pierre is rocked!

It looks like Georges St Pierre has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Pierre looks gassed!
Rubble is looking to work some ground and pound but St Pierre has wrist control.
Rubble trying to control the position from guard on top but St Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
St Pierre avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubble missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rubble throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as St Pierre works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

St Pierre is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rubble is aware though and is defending well.
Rubble will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rubble thows a big elbow that misses.
Rubble throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as St Pierre works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rubble ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rubble stuns St Pierre with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rubble lands with an overhand left.
Barney Rubble is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rubble connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rubble lands with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rubble smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Rubble waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract St Pierre. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped St Pierre to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
St Pierre is still in real trouble! Can Rubble finish him?
Rubble loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rubble working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
St Pierre seems to have recovered his senses.
Rubble pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. St Pierre is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rubble thows a big elbow that misses.
Rubble has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubble loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rubble trying to control but St Pierre is working from the bottom.
Rubble knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for St Pierre on the ground.
Rubble trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rubble trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Rubble closes the distance and clinches.

Rubble turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Rubble wants to stand but St Pierre is controlling his arm.
Rubble lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Rubble controls the position.
St Pierre tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rubble wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rubble is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt St Pierre will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rubble postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Rubble throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Rubble stalls from top position.
Rubble connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused St Pierre some visible discomfort.
St Pierre is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rubble controlling from side mount.
Rubble tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Rubble lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear St Pierre down.
Rubble cracks St Pierre with a big right hand but St Pierre just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Rubble in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
St Pierre is not content to let Rubble control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Rubble 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.
Rubble throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Rubble content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Rubble tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rubble fails to land a wild elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barney Rubble dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Georges St Pierre's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A decent looking cross lands there for Rubble.
Rubble lands a jab to the nose.
Rubble closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Rubble has closed the distance and engaged St Pierre in a clinch.
Rubble slowing the pace effectively.

Rubble gets control of St Pierre's arms and successfully pulls guard. Rubble will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
St Pierre wants to control from the top but Rubble keeps moving.
St Pierre working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
St Pierre trying to control but Rubble is working from the bottom.
Rubble wants to get back to his feet but St Pierre is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
St Pierre is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre throwing strikes from guard but Rubble blocks nicely.

St Pierre drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and St Pierre jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rubble scores with a one two! St Pierre had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Barney Rubble is winning the standup battle so far.
Good shot there by Rubble.
Barney Rubble is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
St Pierre has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

St Pierre is rocked!
A shot to de liver by Rubble. Beautiful body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rubble dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rubble scores with a hook to the body. St Pierre takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rubble's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Rubble duly obliges.

Rubble drops St Pierre with a left and a right! Oh, St Pierre is hurt - Rubble dives into side control looking to finish!
St Pierre is still in real trouble! Can Rubble finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubble working the ground and pound.
An elbow from Rubble crashes against the mat.
St Pierre seems to have recovered his senses.
Rubble 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.
Rubble misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
St Pierre throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
St Pierre throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
St Pierre avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Rubble.
An elbow from Rubble crashes against the mat.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rubble scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
St Pierre walks into a stiff left hand from Rubble.
Rubble scores with a jab. St Pierre acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A shot to the body from St Pierre misses
and Rubble connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rubble displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
St Pierre is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rubble.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Rubble finds it's target.
Rubble throws a series of strikes that have St Pierre backpedaling.
St Pierre walks into a stiff left hand from Rubble.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rubble.
Rubble is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

Rubble closes the distance and clinches.
Rubble effectively controlling the action here.
Rubble is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that St Pierre can do to turn this around?
Rubble lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Rubble jumps into guard, dragging St Pierre to the mat.
Rubble is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst St Pierre is controlling him.
Rubble on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rubble tries to get out of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubble is wriggling around but St Pierre manages to pass to half guard.
St Pierre prevents Rubble from standing back up.
St Pierre trying to control from half guard but Rubble is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rubble is trying to stand back up but St Pierre is controlling him
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barney Rubble dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Georges St Pierre's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Rubble throws a shot to the body.
Rubble tries to bum rush St Pierre with a series of wild strikes but St Pierre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rubble connects with a looping right hand.
Rubble swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rubble scores with a body shot.
St Pierre takes one on the button.
Rubble lands a nice hook to St Pierre's body. St Pierre takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A left and a right from Rubble both land. Nice combination.

St Pierre shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rubble 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.
St Pierre stops Rubble from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

St Pierre is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
St Pierre tries to pass to full mount but Rubble defends it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rubble is looking to escape.

St Pierre is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rubble is just riding it out for now. St Pierre eventually gives up the hold.
Rubble keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's two 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.
Rubble wants to get back to his feet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rubble lands with a nice combination. St Pierre backs away looking to recover.
Rubble throws a good cross that connects.
Rubble lands a jab to the nose.
Rubble works over St Pierre's head and body with a nice combination.
Jab from Rubble.
Rubble jabs at St Pierre's body.
Rubble cracks St Pierre with a good jab.
St Pierre has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
St Pierre takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rubble lands a two punch combo.
Rubble lands with a cross.
Rubble lands a straight punch to the body, keeping St Pierre at a distance.
Rubble is working the combinations to good effect here.
Rubble lands a two punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rubble lands with a nice combination. St Pierre backs away looking to recover.
Rubble digs a good hook to St Pierre's body.
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rubble paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rubble wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jab, jab by Rubble - just one landing.
St Pierre blocks a head kick by Rubble.
Rubble throws a series of punches but St Pierre moves out of range.
St Pierre wants to clinch
and St Pierre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rubble throws a one two combo.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown but Rubble shows good takedown defense.
Rubble digs a good body shot into St Pierre's ribs.
Rubble throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent St Pierre stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rubble lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A shot to de liver by Rubble. Beautiful body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

St Pierre shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than St Pierre was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

St Pierre is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Rubble can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
St Pierre is landing with some decent strikes but Rubble is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Rubble is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

St Pierre working for a guillotine from mount but Rubble is in no mood to give up.
Georges St Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barney Rubble is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rubble is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Barney Rubble showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rubble 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:25
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barney Rubble!