PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Augusten Burroughs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burroughs comes into the arena with Benny And The Jets blaring out of the sound system. Augusten Burroughs looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Burroughs
vs
St Pierre

170 cm
18
130 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

178 cm
22
133 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

Attliction

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Augusten Burroughs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Josh St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are , and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Burroughs as St Pierre shoots in.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown but Burroughs shows good takedown defense.
Burroughs stuffs the takedown.
Augusten Burroughs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh St Pierre.
Burroughs stuffs the takedown.
Burroughs tries to clinch but St Pierre moves out of range.
St Pierre circles away from the clinch attempt.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Burroughs as he jumps to the side.
Burroughs tries to close the distance and clinch but St Pierre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Burroughs shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Burroughs was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
St Pierre really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
St Pierre looks gassed!
St Pierre sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

St Pierre looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burroughs tries to stand but can't do so whilst St Pierre controls his leg.
St Pierre is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
St Pierre is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Burroughs prevents St Pierre from standing back up.

St Pierre looking for submissions off his back.
St Pierre tries to roll over but Burroughs keeps him under control.
St Pierre is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Burroughs's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Burroughs's back!
Burroughs knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for St Pierre on the ground.

St Pierre looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Burroughs taps!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Josh St Pierre!