PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between George St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dane Hoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoy has chosen - as his entrance music. 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
Hoy

178 cm
33
180 lbs
28 - 22 - 1

190 cm
29
199 lbs
26 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, George St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dane Hoy!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from St Pierre misses.
St Pierre throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hoy on the side of the head.
Hoy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big left from Hoy misses.
Hoy tries a head kick but it misses.
St Pierre throws an overhand right that lands on Hoy's shoulder, as Hoy tries to avoid the shot.
Hoy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hoy lands with a good body shot.
St Pierre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
St Pierre paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hoy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hoy throws a chopping leg kick but St Pierre manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hoy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
St Pierre connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hoy momentarily.
Hoy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with St Pierre but St Pierre pushes him off and we're back to square one.
St Pierre throws the left hand but Hoy avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hoy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hoy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and St Pierre counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
St Pierre looks to score with a jab to the body but Hoy is just out of range.
Hoy throws a head kick that misses.

Hoy throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. St Pierre was covering up waiting for the punch and Hoy finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hoy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hoy stopping the sweep attempt from St Pierre.
St Pierre is working hard here to advance position.
Hoy throws an elbow that misses. St Pierre uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hoy's guard. Nice move by St Pierre!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre throwing strikes from guard but Hoy blocks nicely.
St Pierre is stalling in the full guard.
St Pierre landing with the ground and pound.
Hoy is trying to control the position but St Pierre postures up.
St Pierre is in close to Hoy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Hoy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. St Pierre doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. St Pierre manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hoy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
St Pierre throwing strikes but missing.
St Pierre might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
St Pierre throws a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Hoy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hoy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hoy seems keen to control St Pierre's posture.
St Pierre sitting in guard here, content to control.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
St Pierre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hoy.
Hoy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Pierre was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoy.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
St Pierre lands with a cross.
St Pierre cracks Hoy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
St Pierre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hoy.
St Pierre connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hoy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre thows a body shot but no joy.
St Pierre stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hoy.
St Pierre lands with a right hand.
Hoy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
St Pierre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hoy throws a head kick but St Pierre moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Pierre misses with a wild body shot.
St Pierre swings for the body but Hoy moves out of range.
Hoy throws a nice inside leg kick.

Hoy gets caught flat footed, as St Pierre shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hoy pulls St Pierre in to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pierre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hoy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
St Pierre is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
St Pierre looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

St Pierre stuns Hoy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
St Pierre misses with a looping left.
St Pierre is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hoy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hoy scores with a body shot.
Hoy cracks St Pierre with an open hand slap.
St Pierre takes one to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Hoy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
St Pierre cracks Hoy with a right hand to the side of the head.
St Pierre fails with a takedown attempt.
St Pierre throws a jab but it's blocked by Hoy.
Hoy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from St Pierre.
Hoy misses with a low kick.
St Pierre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre lands with a hook. Hoy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
St Pierre tries for a takedown but Hoy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Pierre ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hoy thows a left - swing and a miss!
St Pierre throws a body punch but Hoy moves out of range.
St Pierre takes a swing at Hoy's ribcage but misses.
Hoy connects with a body shot.
Hoy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St Pierre manages to avoid it.
Hoy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hoy slips a jab from St Pierre.
St Pierre misses with an uppercut. Hoy saw that one coming.
Nice takedown defense from Hoy. No joy for St Pierre on that attempt.
Hoy staying out of range there.
St Pierre misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hoy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
St Pierre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoy manages to avoid it.
St Pierre thows a body shot but no joy.
St Pierre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hoy lands a nice shot to the body.
St Pierre throws the left hand but Hoy avoids the punch easily.
St Pierre shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hoy counters with a thumping low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Pierre lands an overhand right.
Hoy swings for the body but St Pierre moves out of range.
St Pierre with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hoy to score with a decent uppercut.
St Pierre misses with a body shot.
Hoy lands a nice leg kick that just misses St Pierre's sensitive parts.
Good leg kick by Hoy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
St Pierre is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from St Pierre. Hoy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hoy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hoy wants it to stay on the feet.

Hoy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
St Pierre in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
St Pierre tries to lock up and control but Hoy gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
St Pierre working to try and regain half guard.
Hoy landing shots from mount.
Hoy sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

Hoy working for a submission but St Pierre is keeping him at bay.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!

Hoy is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, St Pierre has managed to escape the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Hoy 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.
St Pierre moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hoy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hoy wants to control from the top but St Pierre keeps moving.
St Pierre can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hoy controls the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pierre looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hoy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dane Hoy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

St Pierre looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hoy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down St Pierre rather than just go for the knockout.
St Pierre misses with a wild body shot.

St Pierre drives through with a takedown into Hoy's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
St Pierre trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dane Hoy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hoy is pulling down on St Pierre's head to control his posture.
Hoy keeping moving, preventing St Pierre from controlling successfully.
St Pierre is really struggling to control Hoy but he's trying to hold on to the position.

Hoy 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. Hoy 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! Hoy celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dane Hoy!