PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirk Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre comes to the cage accompanied by Bosski & Sokół - Jak Zaczynasz Dzień(prod.P.a.f.f) . Hall has chosen "Bring out your Dead" by Strung Out as his entrance music. Kirk Hall has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

St Pierre
vs
Hall

180 cm
21
180 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

184 cm
20
185 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Gilop®

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Georges St Pierre!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kirk Hall!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Anthony Taglia and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. St Pierre sees it coming and avoids it easily.
St Pierre takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
St Pierre walks into a jab.
Hall's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hall duly obliges.
St Pierre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hall.

St Pierre shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than St Pierre was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
St Pierre controlling his opponent.
Hall tries to hold on but St Pierre pushes him away.
St Pierre scoring with strikes but Hall is staying in there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hall is in a horrible position here. St Pierre smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
St Pierre lands with some strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre with shots to the head and body - Hall looks very uncomfortable down there.
St Pierre controlling from mount.
St Pierre lands a big elbow.
St Pierre content just to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall tries to hold on but St Pierre pushes him away.
St Pierre controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Pierre seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hall for as long as he can get away with.
Hall really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hall wants to control but St Pierre is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre punishing his opponent with strikes.
St Pierre in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
St Pierre controlling the pace for now.
Hall tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre content just to control the position here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hall is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Georges St Pierre dominated that round.
That's time! St Pierre's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but St Pierre circles away quickly and effectively.
St Pierre slips a jab and a cross from Hall.
St Pierre scores with a body shot.
St Pierre is looking to score with low kicks.
Hall missing with a left hand there. St Pierre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hall looks to land a right hand but St Pierre moved out of range.
Hall misses with a right hand
and St Pierre counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hall throws a nice looking combination but St Pierre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but St Pierre circles away quickly and effectively.
A big right from Hall misses.
Hall tries to clinch up.
St Pierre throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hall throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent St Pierre stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hall pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces St Pierre back to the cage. Hall follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts St Pierre, as that shot connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall feints a jab promting St Pierre to slip. Hall then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. St Pierre slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
St Pierre lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kirk Hall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Pierre was well out of range. Poor timing from Hall.
Hall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hall doesn't manage to clinch there - St Pierre circles away.
St Pierre displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hall throws out the jab.
Hall throws an ugly left hook that misses
and St Pierre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hall just misses with a punch to the body.
Hall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from St Pierre.
Hall throws a right hand that St Pierre ducks under and follows up with a left that St Pierre also avoids with ease.
St Pierre connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hall's hands.
Hall lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kirk Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Hall misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hall gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows St Pierre to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Hall 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 is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Hall is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
St Pierre is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells St Pierre's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
St Pierre controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
St Pierre connects with a couple of short punches.
Georges St Pierre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
St Pierre showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre postures up in Hall's guard and throws a big left but Hall blocks it.
St Pierre is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
St Pierre has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Georges St Pierre wasn't doing enough on the ground.
St Pierre swats away the attempt to clinch by Hall.
St Pierre throws a looping overhand right but Hall ducks down to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

St Pierre is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hall's half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Pierre prevents Hall from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Georges St Pierre dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hall works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
St Pierre thows a body shot but no joy.

St Pierre gets the takedown into side control.
Hall is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on St Pierre's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Hall has hold of St Pierre's hands but St Pierre slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hall wants to improve his position but St Pierre is controlling well.
Hall trying to control from the bottom.
Still in half guard, St Pierre seems content to control.
St Pierre wants to free his trapped foot but Hall is holding on for dear life with his legs.
St Pierre controlling the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

We're going to have a standup here because Georges St Pierre wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hall throws a hook to the side of St Pierre's head but St Pierre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hall wants to clinch up but St Pierre keeps it at a distance.
Hall lands a two punch combo.
Hall connects with a body shot.
Hall just misses with a punch to the body.
Hall misses with a body shot.
St Pierre throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hall makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hall. St Pierre does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall misses the shot to the body.
Hall lands a right hook to the body.
Hall's corner calls for a 1-2. Hall obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A combination from Hall does no damage.
St Pierre thuds his right hand into Hall's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
St Pierre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
St Pierre throws a low kick but Hall avoids it.
St Pierre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hall misses with a looping right.
Hall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St Pierre manages to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hall works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hall throws a shot from downtown. St Pierre moves away and avoids it.
Hall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hall throws a big shot that misses.
Hall misses with a double jab.
St Pierre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
St Pierre circles away from the clinch attempt.
St Pierre tries to work over Hall's front leg with a kick but Hall checks it.
Hall lands a jab.

St Pierre gets a takedown into half guard.
St Pierre working the head and body with strikes.
St Pierre content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Georges St Pierre has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Hall fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. St Pierre looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Georges St Pierre did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
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.

Hall connects with a single shot there.
Hall misses the shot to the body.
Hall misses with a wild body shot.
St Pierre misses with a straight left.
Hall blocks the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hall. St Pierre does a little dance to reset his feet.

St Pierre dives in and scores a takedown into Hall's guard.
St Pierre is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hall working a defensive guard here.
St Pierre showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre working some strikes from top position.
St Pierre scoring with some ground and pound.
St Pierre is working Hall over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
St Pierre lands a couple of digs.
St Pierre is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
St Pierre throwing strikes but missing.
St Pierre slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
St Pierre slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

We're going to have a standup here because Georges St Pierre wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A combination from Hall does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall misses with a hook.
A combination from Hall does no damage.
St Pierre tries to land a front kick but Hall steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hall scores with a nice head shot.
Hall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kirk Hall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hall looks to throw the jab but St Pierre is out of range.
Hall is looking to clinch.
St Pierre goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hall scores with a nice right hand.
Hall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. St Pierre sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Hall gets caught napping as St Pierre dives in and scores a takedown. Hall manages to retain guard.
St Pierre slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

St Pierre avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Pierre is stalling in the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Georges St Pierre.
St Pierre misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Georges St Pierre had his way with Kirk Hall in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Hall lands with a good body shot.
Hall is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
St Pierre keeps the fight on the outside.
Hall throws a series of punches but St Pierre moves out of range.
Hall connects with a crisp jab.

St Pierre changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hall looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
St Pierre scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hall to see if he's OK.
Hall tries to get back to half guard but can't.
St Pierre controls the position from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre lands a nice forearm strike.
St Pierre just content to control the position.
Hall taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hall is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hall trying to remain calm as St Pierre controls from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
St Pierre's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Kirk Hall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Georges St Pierre has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Hall slips under a jab from St Pierre.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hall is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by St Pierre.
Hall misses with an uppercut. St Pierre saw that one coming.
Hall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from St Pierre misses.
Hall feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits St Pierres jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
St Pierre avoids the body shot from Hall.
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St Pierre moves away.
St Pierre lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hall throws a lazy right hand but St Pierre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hall tries to clinch but St Pierre moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hall throws a jab when St Pierre was well out of range.
St Pierre fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hall on the side of the head.
Hall throws out a loose jab but St Pierre uses good head movement to avoid it.
St Pierre avoids the body shot from Hall.
Hall throws a jab when St Pierre was well out of range.
Hall fails to land with a series of punches.
Hall is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Hall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hall dodges the punch combination from St Pierre.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hall, as that shot connected.

St Pierre is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pierre slips under a jab.
Oh St Pierre is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
St Pierre slips under a jab from Hall.
Some wild striking there from Hall.
St Pierre throws a lazy right hand but Hall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
St Pierre is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Hall just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! St Pierre has gone limp and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kirk Hall!
Kirk Hall is the new welterweight champion!
After winning the bout, Kirk Hall thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.