PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gregory St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian Mcdonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

St Pierre
vs
Mcdonald

178 cm
19
176 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

180 cm
18
170 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Gregory St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ian Mcdonald!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre slaps away a takedown attempt from Mcdonald, before circling back to the center of the mat.

St Pierre gets the takedown into side control.
Mcdonald is trying to control St Pierre's posture but St Pierre avoids it.
St Pierre working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
St Pierre tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
St Pierre lands some shots froms side control.
Mcdonald is trying to control St Pierre's posture but St Pierre avoids it.
Mcdonald tries to improve position but can't.
St Pierre 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.
Mcdonald is looking to regain half guard here but St Pierre keeps moving and retains side control.
Mcdonald struggling a bit here.
Mcdonald managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by St Pierre.

St Pierre tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no St Pierre has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcdonald tries to improve position but can't.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mcdonald fails with the takedown
and St Pierre counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mcdonald takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

St Pierre fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mcdonald sprawls well initially but St Pierre persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
St Pierre is looking to take a break and control but Mcdonald is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mcdonald throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
St Pierre seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mcdonald does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
St Pierre seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
St Pierre takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

St Pierre is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mcdonald defends it well.
St Pierre is thwarting Mcdonald's attempts to control the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mcdonald misses with a takedown

so St Pierre counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gregory St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ian Mcdonald.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mcdonald not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
St Pierre stopping the sweep attempt from Mcdonald.
St Pierre working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mcdonald lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for St Pierre!
Mcdonald is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcdonald tries to control but St Pierre wriggling away.
Mcdonald thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
St Pierre's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
St Pierre is squirming around, avoiding Mcdonald's attempts to control the action.
St Pierre knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mcdonald on the ground.
Mcdonald landing punches.
Mcdonald takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
St Pierre is looking to get to half guard.
Mcdonald throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
St Pierre wants to hold on but Mcdonald pushes him away.
St Pierre keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mcdonald looking to ground and pound but St Pierre is blocking nicely.
Mcdonald with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mcdonald scores with a couple of good head shots there.
St Pierre really wants to buck Mcdonald off and get back to his feet.
St Pierre in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mcdonald has his takedown stuffed
and St Pierre counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mcdonald shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with St Pierre but St Pierre pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mcdonald misses with a takedown attempt
and St Pierre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gregory St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ian Mcdonald.
Mcdonald shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and St Pierre counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mcdonald misses with a takedown attempt
letting St Pierre counter with a right hand.
Mcdonald on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mcdonald gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and St Pierre counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mcdonald shoots in but no luck this time.
Mcdonald shoots and misses
and St Pierre counters with a straight right hand.

St Pierre scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
St Pierre controls the position from side control.
St Pierre working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Mcdonald is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre scoring with punches and elbows.
St Pierre is chipping away with strikes.
Mcdonald taking punishment in the form of punches.
Mcdonald can't do much from the bottom here.
St Pierre tries to stand but Mcdonald is controlling his head.
Mcdonald is trying to get back to half guard.
St Pierre blocks the strikes from Mcdonald.
St Pierre trying to control the position but Mcdonald is working away.
Mcdonald manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's two 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.

St Pierre stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Mcdonald displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from St Pierre.
St Pierre throws a good cross that connects.
Ian Mcdonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Pierre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mcdonald sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Mcdonald shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
St Pierre tries to hold on but Mcdonald pushes him away.
Mcdonald can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as St Pierre is looking to escape.
St Pierre is trying to escape the mount.
Mcdonald tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcdonald connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mcdonald avoids the attempt from St Pierre to control.
St Pierre is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Mcdonald is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, St Pierre has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Mcdonald prevents St Pierre from getting the reversal.
St Pierre wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Mcdonald.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mcdonald controlling the pace for now.
Mcdonald lands a heavy elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mcdonald throwing strikes here but St Pierre is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Mcdonald won't let St Pierre get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
St Pierre tries to lock up and control but Mcdonald gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mcdonald has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mcdonald lands with some vicious ground and pound - can St Pierre hang on?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mcdonald with a couple of short strikes.
Mcdonald throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for St Pierre because Mcdonald loaded up on that one.
Mcdonald lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gregory St Pierre dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Mcdonald shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Mcdonald was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mcdonald takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
St Pierre really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
St Pierre throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Mcdonald tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mcdonald throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Mcdonald controlling the pace for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcdonald sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Pierre working to try and regain half guard.
Mcdonald wants to control the pace but St Pierre is squirming around nicely.
Mcdonald looking to ground and pound but St Pierre is blocking nicely.
Mcdonald connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
St Pierre is trying to escape the mount.
Gregory St Pierre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mcdonald trying to control but he's not successful this time.

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.
Mcdonald misses with a head shot.
Mcdonald looking to ground and pound but St Pierre is blocking nicely.
Mcdonald avoids the attempt from St Pierre to control.
Mcdonald fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Mcdonald avoids the attempt from St Pierre to control.
Mcdonald tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mcdonald cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcdonald dominating with strikes here.
St Pierre working to try and regain half guard.
The referee warns St Pierre that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Mcdonald is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. St Pierre can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Mcdonald lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcdonald can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as St Pierre is looking to escape.
Mcdonald throws some wild stikes that St Pierre manages to avoid easily.
Mcdonald prevents St Pierre from getting the reversal.
St Pierre is in a horrible position here. Mcdonald smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mcdonald throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Mcdonald looking to control but St Pierre is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
St Pierre can't escape the position.
Ian Mcdonald has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gregory St Pierre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Mcdonald looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ian Mcdonald comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think St Pierre has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gregory St Pierre!