PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luka Pele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pele has chosen Beogradski Sindikat-Na bojnom polju as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

St Pierre
vs
Pele

178 cm
22
170 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

176 cm
23
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Georges St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luka Pele!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pele slaps away a takedown attempt from St Pierre, before circling back to the center of the mat.
St Pierre has his takedown stuffed
and Pele counters with a low kick, right behind St Pierre 's knee.
Pele moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Luka Pele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Pierre tries for a takedown but Pele circles away easily
and Pele connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Georges St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Pierre tries for a takedown but Pele circles away easily

and Pele counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Pele drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and St Pierre dives on top into guard.
St Pierre controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
St Pierre lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pele is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
St Pierre is refusing to be controlled, as Pele sits in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre tries to roll over but Pele keeps him under control.
Pele missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
St Pierre is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pele's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pele's back!

Pele is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if St Pierre gets his way!
Pele breaks St Pierre's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pele trying to control but St Pierre is working from the bottom.
Pele pushes down on St Pierre's leg and manages to get into half guard.
St Pierre trying to control but Pele postures up.
Pele is keen to just control but St Pierre is a slippery customer.
St Pierre is trying is best to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pele prevents St Pierre from improving his position.
Pele seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but St Pierre does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Pele throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. St Pierre tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Pele is in St Pierre's guard.
St Pierre looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pele is one step ahead there.
Pele wants to control from the top but St Pierre keeps moving.
St Pierre is pulling down on Pele's head. It's preventing any offense from Pele, at least for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pele preventing the sweep.
St Pierre is working hard here to advance position.

St Pierre pushes Pele off and scrambles back to his feet.

Pele scores a takedown into full mount!
St Pierre tries to hold on but Pele pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pele looking to control but St Pierre is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luka Pele dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Pele stuffs the takedown attempt from St Pierre. St Pierre gets slowly back to his feet.
Pele fails with the takedown

so St Pierre counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Pele preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pele keeping full guard, as St Pierre tries to pass.
St Pierre wants to control from the top but Pele keeps moving.
St Pierre has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
St Pierre trying to stand up but can't free himself from Pele's guard.
St Pierre wants to control from the top but Pele keeps moving.
St Pierre won't allow Pele to sweep him here.
Pele controlling St Pierre's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Georges St Pierre.
Pele has his takedown stuffed

and St Pierre counters with a single leg into guard. Pele didn't expect that.
St Pierre trying to control but Pele is working from the bottom.
St Pierre works a leg free and moves into half guard.
St Pierre is thwarting Pele's attempts to control the position.
St Pierre performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Pele wants to get back to full guard.
Pele won't allow St Pierre to pass to mount.
St Pierre wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pele keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Georges St Pierre just wasn't active enough.

Pele is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! St Pierre is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! St Pierre has escaped and now he's on top!
St Pierre lands a couple of elbows.
Georges St Pierre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
St Pierre sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre throws a big right hand that misses.
St Pierre stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pele swivels though and keeps the full guard.
St Pierre passes Pele's left leg - he's now in half guard.

St Pierre seems to be looking for submissions.
Pele blocking the ground and pound attempt from St Pierre.
Pele wants to get back to his feet.

Pele pushes St Pierre off and gets back to his feet.

St Pierre scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
St Pierre wants to control but Pele is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

St Pierre has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
St Pierre has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pele.
St Pierre misses with a takedown

and Pele decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in St Pierre's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pele works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Pierre manages to get to full guard.
St Pierre looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pele is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Georges St Pierre dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

An inside leg kick lands from Pele.
Pele tries to close the distance and clinch but St Pierre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
St Pierre with a lazy takedown attempt

and Pele counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pele.
St Pierre has Pele pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pele manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Pele wants a takedown.
Pele has St Pierre pressed against the cage, preventing St Pierre from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

St Pierre is fighting off a takedown attempt but Pele is just too persistent for him and manages to trip St Pierre to the mat. St Pierre regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
St Pierre wants to sweep here but Pele controlling him for the moment.
Pele in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre seems keen to control Pele's posture.
Pele in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

St Pierre is looking for a triangle but Pele pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St Pierre wants to stand and escape but Pele is having none of it.
St Pierre not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
St Pierre looking for a sweep. Not yet St Pierre, not yet.
Pele postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
St Pierre throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
St Pierre looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Pele is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
St Pierre is pulling down on Pele's head to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pele tries to free his leg and advance position but St Pierre is retaining full guard.
St Pierre looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Georges St Pierre has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
St Pierre swats away the attempt to clinch by Pele.
St Pierre throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pele counters with a nice body kick.
Pele throws a front kick that sends St Pierre stumbling back into the cage.
St Pierre defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pele.
St Pierre slaps away a takedown attempt from Pele, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Georges St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luka Pele.

Pele tries to keep at a distance but St Pierre has taken the fight into the clinch.
St Pierre is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
St Pierre is trying to drag Pele to the mat but Pele just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Pele changes levels and goes for a takedown here. St Pierre fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pele shoots in for a double leg but St Pierre sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pele fails with the takedown

and St Pierre counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by St Pierre.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

St Pierre has gone for a leg lock! Pele slips out almost immediately though and dives into St Pierre's guard.
St Pierre seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luka Pele comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pele has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luka Pele!