PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between george st pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Meynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

st pierre
vs
Meynard

180 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

169 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, george st pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Greg Meynard!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meynard lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
st pierre looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Meynard lands a jab-cross combination.
Meynard lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Meynard works over st pierre's head and body with a nice combination.
No joy there for Meynard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Meynard works over st pierre's head and body with a nice combination.
Meynard lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Meynard darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Meynard lands a two punch combo.
Meynard lands with a cross.
Meynard throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Meynard misses with the combination.
Meynard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Meynard throws a nice looking combination but st pierre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Meynard's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Meynard duly obliges.
Nice sprawl there from Meynard as st pierre shoots in.
Meynard lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A nice combination there by Meynard.
Meynard scores with a nice head shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Meynard.
Meynard goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Left hook, right uppercut from Meynard.
Nice sprawl there from Meynard as st pierre shoots in.
Meynard scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's one minute gone in the round.
st pierre has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Meynard lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A jab from Meynard does it's job there.
Greg Meynard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A right-left combo lands from Meynard.
Meynard moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Meynard lands a jab-cross combination.
Meynard lands a nice hook to st pierre's body. st pierre takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Meynard 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.
Meynard 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.
Meynard displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Meynard lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
st pierre is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Meynard.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Meynard has eaten all the pies!
Meynard lands with a good body shot.
A nice combination there by Meynard.
Meynard comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
st pierre moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Meynard scores with a decent looking hook.
st pierre takes one to the chin there.
Meynard lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Meynard displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Meynard scores with a four punch combination!
Meynard goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A nice combination there by Meynard.
Meynard throws a one two combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Meynard!
A left and a right from Meynard both land. Nice combination.
A lazy left from Meynard finds it's target.
st pierre looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A right-left combo lands from Meynard.
Nice uppercut lands for Meynard. That snapped st pierre's head back.
st pierre takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Meynard scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Meynard lands a jab-cross combination.
Meynard lands with a nice combination. st pierre backs away looking to recover.
george st pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
st pierre takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Meynard throws a series of strikes that have st pierre backpedaling.
A cross from Meynard lands.
Meynard goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A nice combination there by Meynard.
Meynard lands a jab-cross combination.
Meynard scores with a jab to the jaw.
st pierre takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Horrible takedown by st pierre or perhaps it was just good defense by Meynard which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for george st pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Meynard moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Meynard 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Meynard scores with a four punch combination!
Danga de danga de dang - Meynard scores with a four punch combination!
st pierre is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Meynard.
Meynard lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
st pierre has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nice body punch from Meynard.
The crowd cheers as Meynard lands an impressive looking overhand right. st pierre doesn't seem phased though.
A left and a right from Meynard both land. Nice combination.
Meynard lands a two punch combo.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for st pierre. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Meynard scores with a one two! st pierre had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A left and a right from Meynard both land. Nice combination.
Meynard lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Meynard lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as st pierre backs up against the cage.
Meynard lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
st pierre doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Meynard wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Meynard lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Meynard moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Meynard lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Meynard is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! st pierre had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Meynard throws a one two combo.
A right-left combo lands from Meynard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meynard lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
st pierre takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Meynard throws a shot to the body.
Meynard throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Meynard works over st pierre's head and body with a nice combination.
Meynard throws a one two combo.
Meynard digs a good body shot into st pierre's ribs.
Meynard goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Meynard!
Meynard works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
st pierre is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Meynard.
A right-left combo lands from Meynard.
Danga de danga de dang - Meynard scores with a four punch combination!
Meynard moves into range and connects with a jab.
Meynard lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
st pierre is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Meynard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meynard scores with a nice head shot.
Meynard scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Meynard displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A nice combination there by Meynard.
A combination from Meynard does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Greg Meynard dominated that 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.

Meynard 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.
Meynard scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Meynard throws a one two combo.
Meynard throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Meynard moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
st pierre has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
st pierre with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Meynard to score with a decent uppercut.
george st pierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Meynard connects with a jab.
Meynard lands a jab-cross combination.
st pierre takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Greg Meynard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Meynard throws out a powerful jab.
Meynard lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Meynard. Beautiful body shot.
Meynard is working the combinations to good effect here.
Meynard lands a two punch combo.
Meynard lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Meynard throws a shot to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Meynard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Meynard stalks st pierre and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into st pierre's face. st pierre staggers backwards, shaken.
st pierre is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Meynard.
st pierre closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Meynard looks to land a combination. st pierre sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
st pierre has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
st pierre walks into a straight right hand from Meynard.
st pierre is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Meynard.
Meynard lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Meynard lands with an uppercut that bounces st pierre off the cage and back into rage.
Meynard displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Meynard scores with a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Meynard. That snapped st pierre's head back.
Meynard lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Meynard closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Meynard scores with a one two! st pierre had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Meynard lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as st pierre backs up against the cage.
Meynard scores with a three punch combo!
Meynard throws a one two combo.
Meynard throws a one two combo.
st pierre has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Meynard smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Meynard scores with a three punch combo!
Meynard displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
st pierre with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Meynard to score with a decent uppercut.
Left hook, right uppercut from Meynard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meynard lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Meynard.
st pierre fails with a takedown attempt.
Meynard lands with a nice combination. st pierre backs away looking to recover.
Meynard connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
st pierre takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Meynard lands a two punch combo.
Meynard comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Meynard lands with a good body shot.
st pierre has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
st pierre shoots in looking for a takedown. Meynard tries to sprawl out of it but st pierre keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Meynard manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Meynard with a nice cross.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether st pierre might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
st pierre takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
st pierre on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Meynard scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
st pierre has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Meynard throws a one two combo.
Meynard scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Meynard digs a good body shot into st pierre's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meynard throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Meynard moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Meynard lands a jab-cross combination.
Meynard scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A left lands for Meynard.
Meynard looks to land a combination. st pierre sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
st pierre walks into a stiff left hand from Meynard.
Meynard misses with a few strikes there.
st pierre takes one to the side of the head.
Meynard jabs at st pierre's body.
Meynard digs a good hook to st pierre's body.
st pierre takes one on the button.
Meynard lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Meynard lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
st pierre has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Meynard lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Meynard goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Meynard lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Meynard lands a jab-cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meynard connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Meynard lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Meynard scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Meynard works over st pierre's head and body with a nice combination.
st pierre doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Meynard lands a jab-cross combination.
Meynard lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Meynard!
Nice uppercut lands for Meynard. That snapped st pierre's head back.
Meynard looks to land a combination. st pierre sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Meynard scores with a three punch combo!
Meynard scores with a three punch combo!
Meynard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
st pierre has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from st pierre there as he acknowledges the shot.
Good shot there by Meynard.
Meynard scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A left and a right from Meynard both land. Nice combination.
Meynard connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Good exchange - Meynard coming out on top.
st pierre has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Meynard works over st pierre's head and body with a nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Greg Meynard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Meynard lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Meynard scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Meynard lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as st pierre backs up against the cage.
Meynard scores with a one two! st pierre had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Meynard connects with a jab.
Meynard lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
st pierre avoids a punch combination nicely.
Meynard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Meynard stalks st pierre and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into st pierre's face. st pierre staggers backwards, shaken.
Meynard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but st pierre circles away quickly and effectively.
st pierre has a takedown stuffed.
Meynard throws a one two combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meynard throws a right hand that st pierre ducks under and follows up with a left that st pierre also avoids with ease.
Meynard tests st pierre's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A left and a right from Meynard both land. Nice combination.
Meynard lands a jab-cross combination.
Meynard scores with a one two! st pierre had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Meynard lands a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meynard moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Meynard lands with a nice combination. st pierre backs away looking to recover.
Meynard lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Meynard throws a one two combo.
Meynard moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Meynard scores with a one two! st pierre had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Meynard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A left lands for Meynard.
Meynard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Meynard scores with a jab to the head.
st pierre takes one to the side of the head.
Meynard scores with a three punch combo!
st pierre takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Meynard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Meynard throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
No luck for st pierre with that takedown attempt.
Meynard lands a jab-cross combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Meynard!
Meynard digs a good hook to st pierre's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meynard lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Meynard scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Meynard looks to land a combination. st pierre sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Meynard lands with a nice body punch.
Meynard lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Meynard moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Meynard throws a series of strikes that have st pierre backpedaling.
Meynard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Meynard lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Meynard looks to land a combination. st pierre sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nice shot lands for Meynard.
Meynard throws a series of punches but st pierre avoids them all with ease.
Meynard stalks st pierre and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into st pierre's face. st pierre staggers backwards, shaken.
Meynard lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as st pierre backs up against the cage.
Meynard closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Meynard connects with a looping right hand.
Meynard scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Meynard throws a combination. st pierre tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Meynard moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meynard lands with a nice combination. st pierre backs away looking to recover.
Meynard lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jab, jab by Meynard - just one landing.
st pierre has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for george st pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Meynard punishes st pierre's body with a nice straight punch.
No luck for st pierre with that takedown attempt.
Greg Meynard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Meynard lands a two punch combo.
Meynard scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
st pierre takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Meynard fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. st pierre looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Meynard lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Meynard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice combination there by Meynard.
A left and a right from Meynard both land. Nice combination.
Meynard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
st pierre walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A right-left combo lands from Meynard.
Meynard moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meynard lands a jab-cross combination.
Meynard jabs at st pierre's body.
Meynard scores with a one two! st pierre had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Meynard lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Danga de danga de dang - Meynard scores with a four punch combination!
A left and a right from Meynard both land. Nice combination.
Meynard scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Meynard stuns st pierre with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Meynard!
Meynard lands a jab-cross combination.
Meynard throws a combination. st pierre tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Meynard throws a one two combo.
Meynard moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Meynard stuns st pierre with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
george st pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Meynard scores with a nice head shot.
st pierre takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Meynard works over st pierre's head and body with a nice combination.
st pierre fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Danga de danga de dang - Meynard scores with a four punch combination!

And that's the end of the fight!
Greg Meynard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Meynard has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 25:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 24:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Greg Meynard!