PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maxwell St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Red Nose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maxwell St Pierre had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.3lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

St Pierre
vs
Nose

190 cm
21
165 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

190 cm
18
165 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maxwell St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Red Nose!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Nose as St Pierre shoots in.
St Pierre doesn't manage to clinch there - Nose circles away.
St Pierre connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Nose to the floor! St Pierre dives in looking for the finish!

Nose is rocked!

It looks like Red Nose has been cut.

St Pierre gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Nose is still on wobbly legs! Can St Pierre finish him?
The fight stays on the outside here - Nose looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nose swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nose seems to have recovered his senses.
St Pierre shoots in for a double leg but Nose sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nose doesn't manage to clinch there - St Pierre circles away.
St Pierre stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nose throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nose lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

St Pierre is rocked!

It looks like Maxwell St Pierre has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nose closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming St Pierre to the mat! St Pierre manages to get full guard.
Oh St Pierre is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nose working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of St Pierre's head.
Nose is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Let's hope that Nose 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 has momentary wrist control but Nose slips an elbow through the middle.
Nose seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
St Pierre seems to have got his legs back now.
St Pierre keeping moving, preventing Nose from controlling successfully.
Nose looking to pass the guard.
Nose sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nose pushing down on St Pierre's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Nose missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nose stalling.
St Pierre is looking to escape.
St Pierre is breathing heavily.
Nose lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nose wants to free his trapped foot but St Pierre is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Nose is trying to control the action in half guard but St Pierre is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nose content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
St Pierre scores with a one two! Nose had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nose misses with a looping left.
St Pierre tries for a takedown but Nose circles away easily

and Nose counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for St Pierre!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maxwell St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nose with the ground and pound from mount.
St Pierre regains half guard.
St Pierre is trying to stand back up but Nose is controlling him
St Pierre slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
St Pierre keeping full guard, as Nose tries to pass.
St Pierre trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
St Pierre is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
St Pierre really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
St Pierre misses with a takedown attempt
and Nose counters with a nice body shot.
Nose misses with a double jab.
St Pierre fails to land the takedown.

Nose darts in and clinches St Pierre up against the cage.
Nose digs a right hand underneath St Pierre's ribcage. St Pierre let out a lung full of air as it connected.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pierre throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nose blocks it with crossed arms.
Nose lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt St Pierre or not.
St Pierre using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nose has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Nose has St Pierre pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Nose pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending St Pierre tumbling to the mat - Nose dives into St Pierre's guard.
Nose must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Pierre wants to stand but Nose is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Red Nose dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Nice sprawl there from Nose as St Pierre shoots in.
Nose closes the distance looking to clinch

and St Pierre counters with a shoot takedown. Nose fights it but they end up in guard.
Nose has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
St Pierre wanted to stand there but Nose had control of the position.
Nose trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Nose looking to hit a scissor sweep but St Pierre is one step ahead there.
St Pierre looking to pass the guard.
Red Nose has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nose looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nose will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Nose is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Nose lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for St Pierre!
Nose is breathing heavily.
Nose content just to control the position here.
St Pierre tries to hold on but Nose postures up.
Nose landing strikes from the mount and St Pierre is in trouble!
Nose lands a big shot there that rocks St Pierre but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
A nice elbow there by Nose.
Nose lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Nose looking to control but St Pierre is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is trying desperately to improve position.
Nose trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nose sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
St Pierre is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Nose punishing his opponent with strikes.
Nose controlling the pace for now.
St Pierre really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Nose won't let St Pierre get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Nose controlling the pace for now.
Nose trying to control but St Pierre is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Nose.
Nose won't let St Pierre get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Nose controlling from mount.
Nose trying to control but St Pierre is having none of it.
You get the feeling that St Pierre really doesn't like being in this position too much.
St Pierre is trying desperately to improve position.
St Pierre wants to try and get back to his feet.
St Pierre sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Nose prevents St Pierre from standing back up.
Nose perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Nose is looking to advance position but St Pierre won't allow it.

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.
St Pierre wants to get back to his feet.
Nose keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Nose prevents St Pierre from standing back up.
Nose blocks the strikes from St Pierre.
Nose stops St Pierre from getting back to his feet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nose lands with an overhand left.
Nose shoots in and drives through. St Pierre sprawls well.
St Pierre tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

St Pierre closes the distance and clinches.
St Pierre is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

St Pierre works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
St Pierre lands a couple of decent looking shots.
St Pierre tries to free his leg and advance position but Nose is retaining full guard.
St Pierre stopping the sweep attempt from Nose.

St Pierre gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maxwell St Pierre dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Nose fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick lands from St Pierre that sends Nose to the canvas. Nose tries to scramble back to his feet but St Pierre brings him back down into side control.
Nose tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but St Pierre wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

St Pierre decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Nose with a lazy takedown attempt

so St Pierre counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Nose looking to hit a scissor sweep but St Pierre is one step ahead there.
Nose is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nose content to control rather than advance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre pushes Nose off looking to stand but Nose dives back in and keeps control.
Nose not doing much here.
Nose looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks St Pierre with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nose is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Nose controlling from mount.
Nose can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as St Pierre is looking to escape.

Despite being in the dominant position, Red Nose just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
St Pierre shoots for a takedown but Nose saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from St Pierre misses.
St Pierre tries for a takedown but Nose circles away easily

and Nose counters with a nice double leg into guard.
St Pierre can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nose controls the pace.

St Pierre has his foot on Nose's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nose works his way back into a safe position though.
Nose controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Nose looking to pass the guard.
St Pierre is looking to stand up but Nose isn't so interested in that idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nose is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Nose lands a couple of elbows.
St Pierre wants to get back to his feet but Nose is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
St Pierre bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nose's guard.
St Pierre has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Nose is proving hard to escape from.
Nose trying to control the position.
St Pierre working some strikes from top position.
St Pierre distracts Nose with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nose has control of St Pierre's left arm, preventing St Pierre from doing any damage.

St Pierre gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
St Pierre with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nose counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maxwell St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nose catches St Pierre with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nose drops St Pierre with a straight left! Oh this is bad for St Pierre! Nose dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (strikes). Red Nose!