PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jordie St Pietro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabio Del Mar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

St Pietro
vs
Del Mar

179 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jordie St Pietro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fabio Del Mar!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Del Mar misses with a takedown attempt

and St Pietro counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
St Pietro chips away with some ground and pound.
St Pietro passes easily into side control. Nice work.
St Pietro creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
St Pietro grinds an elbow into Del Mar's temple.

St Pietro working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Pietro is working Del Mar over with some ground and pound from side control.
St Pietro is chipping away with strikes.
St Pietro looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Del Mar is avoiding damage well.
St Pietro is looking to take a break and control but Del Mar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Del Mar gets back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pietro throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
St Pietro not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
St Pietro takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. St Pietro lands a nice short elbow.
St Pietro trying to control from half guard but Del Mar is working away.
St Pietro throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Del Mar wants to control but St Pietro is keeping busy.
St Pietro lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

St Pietro postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Del Mar to stand up.
Del Mar has his takedown stuffed

and St Pietro counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pietro takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
St Pietro seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
St Pietro is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
St Pietro is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Del Mar trying to control from the bottom.
St Pietro wants to pass to mount but Del Mar is defending the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pietro sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Del Mar defending well though.
St Pietro thows a huge punch but Del Mar dodges it nicely.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
St Pietro thows a huge punch but Del Mar dodges it nicely.
Del Mar tries to kick St Pietro off in order to stand up. St Pietro Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.

St Pietro thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
St Pietro trying to control the action but Del Mar is working from the bottom.
Del Mar is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked St Pietro off and has taken his back!
St Pietro has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Del Mar.

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.
Del Mar looking to hold on to the position here but St Pietro rolls and ends up regaining guard.

St Pietro manages to escape and get back to his feet.

St Pietro moves into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Del Mar jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as St Pietro walks away with a smile on his face. Del Mar gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jordie St Pietro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fabio Del Mar.

St Pietro looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Del Mar taking some punishment here, with St Pietro in his half guard.
St Pietro throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pietro slips a nice elbow through Del Mar's hands, connecting with Del Mar's forehead.
Del Mar moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Del Mar looks gassed!
St Pietro passes Del Mar's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jordie St Pietro dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A looping hook to the body misses from St Pietro. Del Mar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Del Mar with a poor takedown

and St Pietro counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Del Mar's guard now.
Jordie St Pietro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
St Pietro keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Del Mar's head.
St Pietro working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Del Mar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
St Pietro postures up in Del Mar's guard and throws a big left but Del Mar blocks it.
St Pietro postures up in Del Mar's guard and throws a big left but Del Mar blocks it.
St Pietro preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Pietro landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Pietro is looking to work some ground and pound but Del Mar has wrist control.
Del Mar is breathing heavily.
Del Mar tries to land a sweep but no joy.

St Pietro thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Mar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from St Pietro.

St Pietro drops back looking for a leg! Del Mar is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Del Mar manages to kick St Pietro off! St Pietro jumps back into Del Mar's guard.
Del Mar trying to keep a closed guard but St Pietro is proving a slippery customer.

Del Mar is working an open guard so St Pietro takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Del Mar doesn't succeed with the takedown

and St Pietro counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

St Pietro is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
St Pietro scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Mar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from St Pietro.
Del Mar has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. St Pietro is working away from the top position though.
Del Mar blocking the ground and pound attempt from St Pietro.
St Pietro working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
St Pietro thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
St Pietro lands strikes from half guard.
St Pietro is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from St Pietro there.
St Pietro missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pietro scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
St Pietro missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Del Mar is not content to let St Pietro control the position.
St Pietro thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Del Mar's head.
St Pietro works his way into full mount!
Del Mar slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. St Pietro lands a nice short elbow.

St Pietro is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Del Mar doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time St Pietro.
Del Mar on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

St Pietro is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Del Mar is trying to control but St Pietro passes into side control!
St Pietro lands a nice forearm strike.
St Pietro landing a few strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Pietro 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.
Del Mar misses with an elbow from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Del Mar doesn't succeed with the takedown
and St Pietro counters with a straight right hand.

St Pietro closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - St Pietro lands in his opponent's guard.
Del Mar controls St Pietro momentarily but St Pietro frees himself.
St Pietro is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
St Pietro working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Del Mar's head.
St Pietro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Del Mar can do to turn this around?
St Pietro postures up and lands a big shot to Del Mar's brow.
St Pietro chips away with some ground and pound.
Del Mar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
St Pietro scoring with some ground and pound.
St Pietro tries to free his leg and advance position but Del Mar is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Mar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
St Pietro stands up over Del Mar, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
St Pietro missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
St Pietro postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
St Pietro in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
St Pietro is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
St Pietro passes Del Mar's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Nice strikes from St Pietro there.
Del Mar wants to get back to his feet.
St Pietro lands strikes from half guard.
St Pietro missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
St Pietro not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pietro trying to control from half guard but Del Mar is working away.
St Pietro is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Del Mar is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

St Pietro is working for a submission of some sort.
St Pietro is looking to advance position but Del Mar won't allow it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. St Pietro lands a nice short elbow.

St Pietro is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Del Mar has managed to free his arm - good work.
Del Mar is trying to stand up here but St Pietro is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pietro landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
St Pietro sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Del Mar defending well though.
Del Mar wants to get back to his feet.
Del Mar wants to control but St Pietro is keeping busy.
St Pietro looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Del Mar with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
St Pietro is looking to take a break and control but Del Mar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

St Pietro escapes and gets back to his feet.
Del Mar on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Del Mar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
St Pietro swings for the body but Del Mar moves out of range.

St Pietro is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Del Mar's half guard.

St Pietro is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Del Mar has managed to free his arm - good work.
St Pietro has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
St Pietro stops Del Mar from getting back to his feet.
St Pietro is keen to just control but Del Mar is a slippery customer.
St Pietro drops an elbow to the side of Del Mar's head.
Fabio Del Mar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jordie St Pietro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Del Mar punching from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jordie St Pietro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well St Pietro has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:25
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jordie St Pietro!