PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Lunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Billy Lunn told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

St Pierre
vs
Lunn

180 cm
27
170 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

178 cm
23
170 lbs
5 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Billy Lunn!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lunn moves to clinch but St Pierre breaks away

and St Pierre counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lunn won't be happy with that.

Lunn explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Lunn lands with a straight right. St Pierre didn't see that one coming.
Lunn cracks St Pierre with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Lunn pushes St Pierre up against the cage in a clinch.
St Pierre tries to circle away but Lunn has him pinned against the cage.
Lunn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but St Pierre has him pressed against the cage.
Lunn is pressed up against the cage. St Pierre has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lunn down to the mat. Lunn avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lunn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by St Pierre.
Lunn with a poor takedown
and St Pierre counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lunn tries to clinch up.
St Pierre looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lunn throws a left and a right that both miss

and St Pierre counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lunn looks gassed!

St Pierre is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lunn sees it coming and defends easily.

Lunn looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre thows a huge punch but Lunn dodges it nicely.
Lunn manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Pierre trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Pierre wants to control from the top but Lunn keeps moving.

Lunn looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
St Pierre postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
St Pierre knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lunn on the ground.

Lunn has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but St Pierre can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
St Pierre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre postures up in Lunn's guard and throws a big left but Lunn blocks it.
St Pierre wants to control from the top but Lunn keeps moving.

Lunn 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Pierre wants to stand but Lunn is controlling his posture from full guard.

Lunn is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Lunn 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.
St Pierre scoring with some ground and pound.

Lunn is looking for a triangle but St Pierre pushes his legs off easily.
St Pierre has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lunn keeping moving, preventing St Pierre from controlling successfully.
St Pierre trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Lunn manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Lunn preventing the sweep.
Lunn trying to control but St Pierre is working from the bottom.
Lunn prevents St Pierre from getting back to his feet.
Lunn trying to control but St Pierre is working from the bottom.
Lunn scoring with some ground and pound.

Lunn 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 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lunn looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but St Pierre is defending well. Lunn quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! St Pierre has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Lunn celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Billy Lunn!