PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Troll Skog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George St Pierre is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Skog
vs
St Pierre

185 cm
21
178 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Mundi Nutrition

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 Tokyo, Troll Skog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, George St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for St Pierre with that takedown attempt.
Skog takes a kick to the side of the head.
St Pierre misses with a jab, cross combination.
Troll Skog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

St Pierre scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
St Pierre working the ground and pound.
Skog manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Skog wants to improve his position but St Pierre is controlling well.
Skog regains full guard. Nicely done.

Skog escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. St Pierre gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Skog lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for St Pierre!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Skog avoids the attempt from St Pierre to control.
St Pierre is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Skog looking for a guillotine from mount but St Pierre is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skog putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Skog thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Skog can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as St Pierre is looking to escape.
Skog prevents St Pierre from getting the reversal.
St Pierre looks gassed!
Skog wants to control the pace but St Pierre is squirming around nicely.
Skog takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
St Pierre wants to control but Skog is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
St Pierre is wriggling around trying to escape.
Skog looking to finish St Pierre with some ground and pound. This is bad for St Pierre!
Skog connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
BOOM! Skog connects with a massive shot to the dome!
St Pierre is squirming around, avoiding Skog's attempts to control the action.
Skog working the ground and pound effectively.
St Pierre tries to hold on but Skog pushes him away.
St Pierre is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Skog is staying active.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Pierre might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Skog kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Skog trying to control but St Pierre is having none of it.
St Pierre wants to hold on but Skog pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Skog avoids the attempt from St Pierre to control.
St Pierre is trying to escape the mount.
St Pierre wants to control but Skog is having none of it.
Skog tries to control but St Pierre wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Skog throws some wild stikes that St Pierre manages to avoid easily.
St Pierre is wriggling around trying to escape.

Skog is working for a guillotine from mount but St Pierre frees his head quite easily.
Skog thowing shots but they're missing.
Skog throwing strikes here but St Pierre is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Skog avoids the attempt from St Pierre to control.
St Pierre slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Skog stalling away here and it's allowed St Pierre to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
St Pierre really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Skog. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Skog preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but George St Pierre will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Skog misses with a wild combination.
Troll Skog is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Skog keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Skog throws a sloppy head kick

and St Pierre counters with a takedown into side control.
Skog wants to control but St Pierre postures up.
Skog sneaks back into half guard.
Skog manages to get to full guard.
Skog 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 Skog sits in half guard.
St Pierre is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Skog trying to control the action but St Pierre is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Skog manages to pass to mount!
St Pierre holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Skog tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
St Pierre is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Skog goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now St Pierre is on top in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
St Pierre not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
St Pierre wants to stand but Skog has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Skog not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Skog is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
St Pierre wants to control from the top but Skog keeps moving.
St Pierre tries to stand but Skog is controlling from the bottom.
Skog controls St Pierre momentarily but St Pierre frees himself.

St Pierre is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Skog is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Skog has escaped and now he's on top!
Skog looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
St Pierre is pulling down on Skog's head to control his posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre wants to sweep but no luck.
St Pierre controls Skog momentarily but Skog frees himself.
Skog stops St Pierre from standing up.
St Pierre pulls Skog in close to prevent any damage.

Despite being in the dominant position, George St Pierre just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Skog wants to clinch but St Pierre slips to the side

and St Pierre counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Skog!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Skog defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from St Pierre.
St Pierre looking to ground and pound but Skog is blocking nicely.

St Pierre looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

St Pierre has hold of Skog's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Skog manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Skog can't escape the position.
St Pierre dominating with strikes here.
Skog tries to get back to half guard but can't.
St Pierre throwing strikes here but Skog is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Skog keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Skog slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George St Pierre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Nice body punch from Skog.
Skog throws a right and a left that St Pierre avoids nicely.
St Pierre has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like George St Pierre has been cut.
Skog throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and St Pierre counters by moving into the clinch.
Skog with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Skog wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Skog throws a punch but it's blocked by St Pierre.

St Pierre successfully pulls guard.

St Pierre has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Skog can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
St Pierre wants to improve his position but instead Skog has moved into half guard.

Skog is looking for a kimura but St Pierre is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Skog to get the leverage.
St Pierre wants to control but Skog is keeping busy.
Skog is looking to advance position but St Pierre won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St Pierre regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Skog.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre pulls Skog in close to prevent any damage.
Skog stopping the sweep attempt from St Pierre.
Skog throws and elbow that misses. St Pierre uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Skog's guard. Nice move by St Pierre!
Skog pulls St Pierre in close to his closed guard and prevents St Pierre from doing any damage or advancing position.
St Pierre takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Skog lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for St Pierre!
Skog connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skog landing shots from mount.

St Pierre tries to improve his position but Skog has taken his back! Skog has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will St Pierre tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Skog pushes St Pierre away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Troll Skog!