PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josh St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brooklyn Brawler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brooklyn Brawler is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

St Pierre
vs
Brawler

186 cm
22
188 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
20
190 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Josh St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brooklyn Brawler!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Brawler.
St Pierre keeping his opponent close.
St Pierre gets back to half guard.
St Pierre tries to get to full guard but Brawler has control of the leg.
St Pierre is controlling Brawler's trapped leg to prevent Brawler from advancing to side control.
Brawler really doesn't want to stay on the ground with St Pierre. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Brawler is thwarting St Pierre's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. St Pierre manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Brawler postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
St Pierre is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Brawler must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Brawler avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

St Pierre throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Brawler wants to get up but he can't break St Pierre's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Pierre is trying to keep Brawler in close.
St Pierre looking for a sweep. Not yet St Pierre, not yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now St Pierre is on top in guard.
Brawler trying to control the position.
Brawler looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brawler is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Brawler 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.
St Pierre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

St Pierre gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

St Pierre scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Brawler is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked St Pierre off and has taken his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Pierre covering up well under a barage of strikes.
St Pierre is really stuck here.
St Pierre is keeping busy.
St Pierre trying to control but not successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre prevents Brawler from getting a body triangle.
St Pierre wants to escape the position.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
I looks like Brawler might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Brawler is not going to allow St Pierre to sit and survive in this position.

That's four 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.
St Pierre controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Brawler. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
St Pierre is in bad spot here.
Brawler is riding his opponent, not letting St Pierre buck him off.
Brawler doesn't have the hooks in and St Pierre manages to turn into his guard.
St Pierre controlling from the top position.
St Pierre stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brawler swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh St Pierre dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by St Pierre!

Brawler gets a clinch.
St Pierre wants to break the clinch but can't.
St Pierre has had enough of the clinch but Brawler keeps him there for the moment.
Brawler wants to get back to striking at distance but St Pierre won't allow it.
St Pierre tries to pull guard but Brawler won't allow it.
Brawler tries to break the clinch but St Pierre is controlling the position.
St Pierre looking for a takedown.
Brawler can't break the clinch.

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

St Pierre shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Brawler really wants to buck St Pierre off and get back to his feet.

Brawler defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from St Pierre.
St Pierre takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Brawler is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre trying to control but he's not successful this time.
St Pierre controlling from mount.
Brawler is looking to improve his position but St Pierre isn't that keen on the idea.
Brawler is breathing heavily.
St Pierre content just to control the position here.
Brawler wants to control but St Pierre is having none of it.
St Pierre fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Brawler is trying desperately to improve position.
St Pierre content just to control the position here.

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.
St Pierre throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Brawler because St Pierre loaded up on that one.
Brawler is in a horrible position here. St Pierre smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
St Pierre looking to finish with strikes here!
St Pierre controlling his opponent.
St Pierre seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Brawler for as long as he can get away with.
The referee warns Brawler that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Josh St Pierre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brawler swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
St Pierre controlling his opponent.
St Pierre landing strikes from the mount.
Brawler is trying to stand.
St Pierre controlling from mount.
Brawler is working to get back to half guard.
Brawler wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
St Pierre lands a heavy elbow.
St Pierre controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Brawler is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

St Pierre is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Brawler can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
St Pierre tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
St Pierre thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Brawler is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Brawler really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

St Pierre is standing up, even though he is in mount.
St Pierre misses with a takedown attempt
and Brawler counters with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh St Pierre dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Brawler misses with a combination

and St Pierre holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

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

St Pierre scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
St Pierre wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brawler keeps working.

St Pierre is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Brawler still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Brawler has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
St Pierre manages to work his way to half guard, despite Brawler's best efforts.
St Pierre is trying to maintain the position but Brawler is very close to passing his half guard.
St Pierre wants to improve his position but Brawler is controlling well.
St Pierre moves into full guard.
St Pierre is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Brawler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

St Pierre working for a triangle but Brawler defends it easily.

St Pierre is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Brawler rolls with it to try and escape but St Pierre cranks on the arm and Brawler is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Josh St Pierre!