PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Swagger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think St Pierre might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to 50 cent Many Men. Jack Swagger will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

St Pierre
vs
Swagger

179 cm
19
170 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

178 cm
25
173 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Georges St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Swagger!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Swagger closes the distance and clinches.
St Pierre looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Swagger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Swagger keeps control of St Pierre as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
St Pierre wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
St Pierre wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Swagger has St Pierre pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Swagger pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending St Pierre tumbling to the mat - Swagger dives into St Pierre's guard.
Swagger is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Swagger content to stall in guard here.
Swagger's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Swagger wants to control from the top but St Pierre keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jack Swagger was stalling too much, according to the referee.
The fight stays on the outside here - Swagger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice sprawl there from St Pierre as Swagger shoots in.
Swagger shoots in for a double leg but St Pierre sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Swagger stalks St Pierre and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into St Pierre's face. St Pierre staggers backwards, shaken.

Swagger shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Swagger was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Swagger trying to control but St Pierre is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Swagger is working for a guillotine from mount but St Pierre frees his head quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Swagger is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Swagger tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
It looks like Swagger might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

Swagger stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Swagger moves into the clinch successfully.

Swagger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Swagger moves into the clinch successfully.
Swagger lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of St Pierre backwards.
Swagger is leaning against St Pierre and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Swagger jumps guard.
Swagger is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Swagger trying to control the action but St Pierre is working from the bottom.

Swagger stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Swagger shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in St Pierre's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Pierre keeping moving, preventing Swagger from controlling successfully.
Swagger in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Swagger sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed St Pierre's guard.
Swagger is keen to just control but St Pierre is a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Swagger takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

St Pierre keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Swagger clinches with his opponent.

Swagger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Swagger shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Swagger was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Swagger looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Swagger is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Swagger wants to finish this one by submission but St Pierre is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Swagger.
Swagger sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Swagger has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee warns St Pierre that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Swagger 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 knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Swagger on the ground.
Swagger can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as St Pierre is looking to escape.
Swagger content just to control the position here.
St Pierre is squirming around, avoiding Swagger's attempts to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Jack Swagger has got the better of the ground game so far.
St Pierre is squirming around, avoiding Swagger's attempts to control the action.
Swagger fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Swagger working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Swagger putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Swagger is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. St Pierre can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Swagger looking to control but St Pierre is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swagger is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Swagger breaks from St Pierre's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Swagger looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is squirming around, avoiding Swagger's attempts to control the action.
Swagger takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Swagger tries to control but St Pierre wriggling away.
Swagger sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jack Swagger was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A left and a right from Swagger both land. Nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Swagger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Swagger pushes St Pierre up against the cage in a clinch.

Swagger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Swagger pushes St Pierre up against the cage in a clinch.

Swagger manages to break the clinch.
Swagger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from St Pierre.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Swagger breaks from the clinch.
Swagger fails with the takedown.
Swagger tries for a takedown but St Pierre sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Swagger pushes St Pierre up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Swagger pulls St Pierre into guard.
Swagger trying to control the position here.
St Pierre has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Swagger manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Swagger fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
St Pierre is trying to stand up.

Swagger working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

Swagger is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swagger uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before St Pierre has time to react.
Swagger fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Swagger rushes St Pierre and presses him up against the cage.

Swagger manages to break the clinch.
St Pierre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Swagger fails with a takedown attempt.
Georges St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Swagger.
Swagger lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as St Pierre backs up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

St Pierre gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Swagger to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Swagger is pushing down on St Pierre's leg trying to pass to half guard. St Pierre is fighting to maintain full guard but Swagger has managed to sneak the leg through.
Swagger has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
St Pierre is staying active underneath Swagger, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Swagger frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
St Pierre's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Swagger controlling his opponent.
St Pierre is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swagger controlling the pace for now.
St Pierre is bucking up trying to escape but Swagger cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
St Pierre is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pierre takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Swagger working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Georges St Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jack Swagger is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Swagger looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Swagger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Swagger has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 25:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 25:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Swagger!