PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ice Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel SaintPierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sail - Mauricio Shogun. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Man
vs
SaintPierre

186 cm
20
180 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

178 cm
20
176 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

5th Round
Bare Knuckle Clothing [CBK]

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ice Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel SaintPierre!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
SaintPierre takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Man's corner calls for a 1-2. Man obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Man keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Man pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Man rushes SaintPierre and presses him up against the cage.
Man is trying to work for a single leg takedown but SaintPierre pulls him back up using the underhooks.
SaintPierre wants a takedown but no success here.

Man breaks from the clinch.

Man closes the distance and clinches.
Man lands an elbow inside.

Man breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
SaintPierre takes one to the side of the head.
SaintPierre closes the distance but Man moves to the side
and Man counters with a big head kick but SaintPierre shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man stuns SaintPierre with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Man lands with a straight right. SaintPierre didn't see that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
SaintPierre doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Man counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
SaintPierre is working for takedown but Man is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ice Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel SaintPierre.

Man drags the fight down to the ground.

Man has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes SaintPierre off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
A solid body kick from Man.
SaintPierre looks gassed!
SaintPierre fails with the takedown

and Man counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Man not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Man decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Man gets a takedown into half guard.
Man takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Man decides to return to a standing position.
SaintPierre takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Man clinches.
Man stalling the fight.

Man escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Man forces SaintPierre back against the cage and clinches.

Man breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Man lands but SaintPierre takes it in his stride.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Man.
Man lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Man lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Man uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before SaintPierre has time to react.
SaintPierre steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Man. That one must have hurt.

Man shoots in and bounces SaintPierre off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Man decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on SaintPierre, up you get!
Man thuds a left hand into SaintPierre's body.

Man decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man tries to stand and escape but SaintPierre is controlling the position.

SaintPierre is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Man pulls his head out easily.

Man decides to stand up.
SaintPierre takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A slapping leg kick lands for Man.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Man changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. SaintPierre looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
SaintPierre is looking for a sweep.
Man taking a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ice Man dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Man scores with a spinning back kick!
SaintPierre misses with a takedown attempt
and Man connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Man lands a head shot.
Man is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
SaintPierre tries for a takedown but Man circles away easily
and Man makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

Man scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Man is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Man escapes and gets back to his feet.

Man takes the fight into the clinch.

Man escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Man scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Man is sneakily working for an arm triangle but SaintPierre sees it coming and defends easily.

Man gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

Man is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in SaintPierre's half guard.
Man knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for SaintPierre on the ground.
Man seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

Man decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Man shoots in for a double leg but SaintPierre sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Man digs a good hook to SaintPierre's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Man looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for SaintPierre!
SaintPierre is looking to improve his position but Man isn't that keen on the idea.
SaintPierre throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
SaintPierre wants to control but Man is having none of it.
Man pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Man stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Man moves into range and clinches up with SaintPierre.

Man escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Man is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that SaintPierre can do to turn this around?
Man darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
SaintPierre misses with a takedown
and Man makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ice Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel SaintPierre.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man lands a head kick!
Man digs a good hook to SaintPierre's body.
SaintPierre is trying desperately to land a takedown but Man is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for SaintPierre.

Man has taken the fight to the clinch.

Man works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
SaintPierre being controlled here, momentarily.

Man decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on SaintPierre, up you get!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Man has closed the distance and engaged SaintPierre in a clinch.

Man has SaintPierre pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Man pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending SaintPierre tumbling to the mat - Man dives into SaintPierre's guard.
Man wants to pass the guard but SaintPierre is keeping the position.
SaintPierre keeping moving, preventing Man from controlling successfully.
Man slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Man trying to control the position from guard on top but SaintPierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ice Man dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

SaintPierre stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and SaintPierre wants it to stay on the feet.

Man closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
SaintPierre avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Man.
Man trying to control the action but SaintPierre is working from the bottom.
SaintPierre seems a little lost for a moment, as Man dominates the positioning.
SaintPierre gets back to half guard.
Man trying to control the action but SaintPierre is working from the bottom.
SaintPierre flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man trying to control the pace.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Man decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Ice Man is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Man fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
SaintPierre fails with the takedown
and Man counters with an outside leg kick.
Man cracks a nice hook into SaintPierre's ribs.
Man scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Man clinches with his opponent.

Man breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
SaintPierre gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Man counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Man.

Man stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Man throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Man lands with a kick to the ribs.
Man lands a nice shot to the body.
A solid body kick from Man.
Ice Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Man decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man wants to stand but his hand is trapped. SaintPierre uses the opportunity to regain full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

SaintPierre is working an open guard so Man takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
SaintPierre with a lazy takedown attempt

and Man counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ice Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel SaintPierre.
SaintPierre prevents the takedown attempt.
SaintPierre tries for a takedown. No joy.

Man manages to break the clinch.
SaintPierre with a lazy takedown attempt

and Man counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
SaintPierre tries to get to full guard but Man has control of the leg.
Man looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Man decides to stand and escape the position.

Man changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. SaintPierre looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Man decides to stand back up. Man steps back and let's SaintPierre get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Man.
Man throws a chopping leg kick but SaintPierre manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

Man closes the distance and pushes SaintPierre back into the cage.
SaintPierre drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Man gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ice Man is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Man jumps into guard, dragging SaintPierre to the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

SaintPierre drops back, looking for a kneebar! Man looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Man looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Man!
Gabriel SaintPierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Man 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 SaintPierre's shoulder. That is not cool.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ice Man showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Man 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:25
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:25
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ice Man!