PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Micoal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al Micoal has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

St Pierre
vs
Micoal

187 cm
21
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
188 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Georges St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Al Micoal!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

St Pierre shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Micoal is positioning himself well to prevent St Pierre advancing to mount.
Let's hope that Micoal has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
St Pierre lands strikes from half guard.
Micoal blocking the ground and pound attempt from St Pierre.
St Pierre trying to control from half guard but Micoal is working away.
Micoal is trying is best to control the position here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Al Micoal hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A punch combination from Micoal misses.
A shot to the liver by Micoal. Beautiful body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Micoal connects with a body shot that sends St Pierre's belly button to the back.
No joy there for St Pierre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Micoal fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Micoal, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
St Pierre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Micoal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Micoal is on the wrong end of a nice combination from St Pierre.

It looks like Al Micoal has been cut.
Micoal digs a good body shot into St Pierre's ribs.
Micoal misses with a jab, cross combination.
Micoal swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and St Pierre counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Georges St Pierre!