PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mala Ika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinces St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ika
vs
St Pierre

173 cm
20
138 lbs
3 - 0 - 1

225 cm
22
130 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Non-Stop Nutrition
TFP GRAPHICS

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 3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mala Ika!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vinces St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice combo by Ika! Oh, that's hurt him - St Pierre falls to the canvas and Ika follows him into side control.

St Pierre is rocked!
St Pierre looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
St Pierre is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
St Pierre is still in real trouble! Can Ika finish him?

Ika stands up.
St Pierre slips a jab and a cross from Ika.
St Pierre avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ika misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for Ika, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
St Pierre seems to have recovered his senses.
St Pierre is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ika throws a combination but it was largely blocked by St Pierre.
Ika throws a leg kick but St Pierre moved away.
St Pierre throws a head kick that misses.
Ika throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ika throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
St Pierre blocks a jab.
Ika moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ika throws a sloppy head kick and St Pierre moves out of range easily.
Ika cracks the inside of St Pierre's front leg.
Ika connects with a looping right hand.
St Pierre fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ika slow jab from St Pierre misses its intended target.
St Pierre moves out of range as Ika throws a body kick.
Ika is looking to slow St Pierre down with leg kicks.
St Pierre throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ika.
Ika misses with the combination.
Ika chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before St Pierre can pounce on him.
A head kick by Ika misses
and St Pierre counters with a nice body shot.
Ika throws a series of punches but St Pierre avoids them all with ease.
St Pierre throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ika's waist but Ika gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing St Pierre off to one side.
Ika swinging wilding here.
St Pierre moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ika tries a head kick but it misses.
Ika looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ika throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ika throws a left and a right that both miss

and St Pierre counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Ika manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Ika throws a head kick but St Pierre moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Ika.
Ika swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ika throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ika throws a head kick but St Pierre moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Ika.
Ika misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ika throws a series of punches but St Pierre moves out of range.
Ika looks to land a combination but St Pierre avoids it well.
Ika misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ika will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ika throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! St Pierre crumples to the floor and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mala Ika!