PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michel Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). BJ St Pierre has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Michel Torres's chin.

Torres
vs
St Pierre

195 cm
26
235 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

188 cm
24
226 lbs
2 - 2 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michel Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, BJ St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres throws a lazy right hand but St Pierre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Torres tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Pierre was well out of range. Poor timing from Torres.
St Pierre throws a left and a right that both miss
and Torres counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Torres stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Torres rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but St Pierre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
St Pierre tries to bum rush Torres with a series of wild strikes but Torres uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Torres throws an off balance right hand
and St Pierre counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torres slips a jab and a cross from St Pierre.
Torres keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from St Pierre.

Oh, that's a big right hand from Torres and St Pierre goes tumbling to the canvas! Torres follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.

It looks like BJ St Pierre has been cut.
St Pierre looks gassed!

St Pierre is defending against the submission attempts here by Torres.

St Pierre with the active half guard here but Torres passes nicely into side control.
Torres trying to control the position but St Pierre is working away.
St Pierre tries to bench press Torres off him but Torres keeps the position.
Torres works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

St Pierre looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Torres is working for a submission of some sort.
St Pierre works his way to full guard. Good work.
Torres has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Torres controlling from the top position.

St Pierre throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Torres escapes and throws St Pierre's legs to the side, diving into side control!
St Pierre tries to bench press Torres off him but Torres keeps the position.
St Pierre is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Torres off and has taken his back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres just trying to survive but St Pierre is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Torres tries to break free.

St Pierre working for the choke.
St Pierre missing with punches from the back.
Torres trying to control the hands but St Pierre breaks the grip.
Torres manages to reverse the position and now he's in St Pierre's guard. Nice work there by Torres.

St Pierre has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Torres is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for St Pierre.
St Pierre tries to buck Torres off but Torres is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres working the body and head with strikes.
St Pierre tries to buck Torres off but Torres is having none of it.
St Pierre is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Torres off and has taken his back!

St Pierre is looking for the choke from the back position but Torres is controlling his hands well.
Torres trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.

St Pierre has his opponent's back but Torres is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off St Pierre.
St Pierre connects with a crisp jab.
St Pierre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Torres.
Torres thows a left - swing and a miss!
St Pierre fails to land with a series of punches.

St Pierre closes the distance and clinches.
St Pierre wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Torres has him pressed against the cage.
St Pierre wants to break the clinch but can't.
St Pierre keeps control of Torres as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
St Pierre throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Torres softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
St Pierre keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Torres's efforts to push away.
Torres is struggling to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is trying to push Torres away but Torres has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A frustrated look appears on St Pierre's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Torres pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Torres scores with a hook to the body. St Pierre takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
St Pierre displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Torres throws out the jab.
Jab, jab by Torres - just one landing.
St Pierre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
St Pierre throws a right and a left that Torres avoids nicely.
Torres jabs St Pierre to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torres throws the left hand but St Pierre avoids the punch easily.
St Pierre ducks under a wild hook from Torres.
St Pierre misses with a double jab
and Torres counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Torres thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St Pierre misses with a looping right.
St Pierre slips a jab from Torres.
Torres fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jab, jab by Torres - just one landing.
St Pierre closes the distance and lands a one-two.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michel Torres dominated that round.
The cut man is working on BJ St Pierre's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Torres scores with a jab to the body.
St Pierre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Torres moves away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
St Pierre drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Torres throws a jab when St Pierre was well out of range.
St Pierre throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Torres lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Torres misses the target.
Torres misses with an uppercut. St Pierre saw that one coming.
Torres clobbers St Pierre with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torres connects with a body shot.
Torres scores with a jab to the jaw.
Torres swings for the body but St Pierre moves out of range.
Torres waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract St Pierre.
St Pierre misses with a wild combination.
Torres takes a swing at St Pierre's ribcage but misses.
St Pierre takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Torres throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Michel Torres is winning the standup battle so far.
Torres feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits St Pierres jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Torres showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from St Pierre.
Torres is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that St Pierre can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fight stays on the outside here - St Pierre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch combination from St Pierre misses.
St Pierre swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Torres counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Torres. St Pierre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Torres throws a shot to the body.
Torres catches St Pierre with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
St Pierre takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Torres swings for the body but St Pierre moves out of range.
Torres lands a nice hook to St Pierre's body. St Pierre takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Torres takes a swing at St Pierre's ribcage but misses.
St Pierre lands a slapping body shot.
St Pierre scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Torres swings and misses with a hook to the body.
St Pierre scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre looks to land a combination but Torres avoids it well.
Torres thuds a left hand into St Pierre's body.
Torres avoids a punch combination nicely.
Torres looks to score with a jab to the body but St Pierre is just out of range.
St Pierre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Torres tries to bum rush St Pierre with a series of wild strikes but St Pierre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Torres lands a slapping body shot.
St Pierre throws a series of punches but Torres avoids them all with ease.
Torres swings for the body but St Pierre moves out of range.
Torres avoids a punch combination nicely.
St Pierre throws a series of punches but Torres moves out of range.
Torres throws a body punch but St Pierre moves out of range.
St Pierre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Torres moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
St Pierre on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Torres scores with a punch to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres throws a looping overhand right but St Pierre ducks down to avoid it.
St Pierre throws a right and a left that Torres avoids nicely.
St Pierre lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
St Pierre takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Torres connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between St Pierre's hands.
A slow jab from Torres misses its intended target.
Torres ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St Pierre moves away.
St Pierre swinging wildly here.
Torres connects with a jab.
St Pierre looks to land a combination but Torres avoids it well.
The fighters circle momentarily. Torres darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Torres lands with a right hand.
Torres throws a jab when St Pierre was well out of range.
St Pierre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Torres digs a good body shot into St Pierre's ribs.
Torres showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from St Pierre.
Torres's corner calls for a 1-2. Torres obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
St Pierre avoids the body shot from Torres.
St Pierre misses with a jab, cross combination.
St Pierre lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Torres swings for the body but St Pierre moves out of range.
St Pierre takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
St Pierre shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Torres eats them both and turns towards St Pierre to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Torres swings and misses with a shot to the body
and St Pierre counters with a nice body shot.
St Pierre throws a series of punches but Torres moves out of range.
St Pierre takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Torres connects with a body shot.
St Pierre stalks Torres and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Torres's face. Torres staggers backwards, shaken.
A jab lands there for Torres.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Torres takes a swing at St Pierre's ribcage but misses.
St Pierre throws a series of punches but Torres avoids them all with ease.
Torres throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from St Pierre does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michel Torres dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on BJ St Pierre's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Torres misses with a looping left.
Torres misses with a jab, cross combination.
St Pierre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sloppy strikes from St Pierre. Those never looked like landing.
St Pierre uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Torres.
St Pierre fails to land with a series of punches.
St Pierre swinging wildly here.
Torres throws a right hand that St Pierre ducks under and follows up with a left that St Pierre also avoids with ease.
Torres misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St Pierre.
Torres punishes St Pierre's body with a nice straight punch.
Torres thows a body shot but no joy.
No joy there for St Pierre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Torres is looking to wear down St Pierre with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
St Pierre misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St Pierre blocks a jab.
St Pierre throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Torres counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps St Pierre thinking.
Torres misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
St Pierre slips a straight right by Torres.
A combination from St Pierre does no damage.
St Pierre throws a combination that misses
and St Pierre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Torres throws a series of punches but St Pierre moves out of range.
Torres bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps St Pierre's head backwards.
St Pierre tries to bum rush Torres with a series of wild strikes but Torres uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A right-left combo lands from Torres.
St Pierre has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Torres takes a swing at St Pierre's ribcage but misses.
St Pierre misses with a two punch combination.
St Pierre falls off balance throwing a combination
and Torres counters with a series of strikes. St Pierre will be more careful next time no doubt.
St Pierre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
St Pierre misses with the combination.
Torres tests St Pierre's chin there with a solid looking shot.
BJ St Pierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
St Pierre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Torres rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but St Pierre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Torres swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Torres throws a lazy right hand but St Pierre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
St Pierre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
St Pierre lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Torres circles away quickly and effectively.
St Pierre uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Torres.
St Pierre lands a right hook to the body.
Torres scores with a crisp jab that stopped St Pierre in his tracks.
St Pierre is looking to clinch but Torres is avoiding it.
Torres misses the shot to the body.
Torres throws a body punch but St Pierre moves out of range.
Torres dodges the punch combination from St Pierre.
A looping hook to the body misses from St Pierre. Torres does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sloppy strikes from St Pierre. Those never looked like landing.
Torres throws a hook but St Pierre avoids it easily.
St Pierre gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Torres.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres looks to land a combination but St Pierre avoids it well.
St Pierre jabs at Torres's body.
St Pierre throws a series of punches but Torres moves out of range.
A combination from St Pierre does no damage.
Torres misses with a wild combination.
St Pierre fails to land with a series of punches.
A big right from St Pierre misses.
Torres lands with a nice body punch.
A jab from Torres does it's job there.
St Pierre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
St Pierre goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
St Pierre falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Torres counter with a right hand.
Torres misses with a jab, cross combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from St Pierre.
St Pierre throws a right and a left that both miss.
Torres misses with a looping right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres just misses with a punch to the body.

St Pierre closes the distance and clinches.

St Pierre breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No joy there for St Pierre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Torres misses with an uppercut. St Pierre saw that one coming.
Torres thows a body shot but no joy.
St Pierre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Michel Torres is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
St Pierre scores with a crisp jab that stopped Torres in his tracks.
Torres walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
St Pierre misses with a double jab
and Torres counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Torres takes a swing at St Pierre's ribcage but misses.
St Pierre fails to land with a series of punches.
Torres swings for the body but St Pierre moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
St Pierre avoids the body shot from Torres.
St Pierre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Torres manages to avoid it.
St Pierre takes a body punch but keeps moving.
BJ St Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
St Pierre misses with a jab, cross combination.
Torres lands a really nice looking cross but St Pierre seems unphased.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michel Torres showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Torres, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michel Torres!