PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leo Pardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leo Pardy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pardy
vs
St Pierre

188 cm
22
194 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

186 cm
22
189 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leo Pardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Josh St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pardy looks to land a right hand but St Pierre moved out of range.
Pardy looks to land a combination but St Pierre avoids it well.

Pardy 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 ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

St Pierre looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
St Pierre avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pardyis looking to pass into half guard but St Pierre pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now St Pierre is in guard.
Pardy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pardy manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Pardy prevents St Pierre from getting the reversal.
Pardy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as St Pierre is looking to escape.
Pardy throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Pierre wants to control but Pardy is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre is trying to escape the mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pardy landing strikes from the mount.

It looks like Josh St Pierre has been cut.
St Pierre tries to get back to half guard but can't.
St Pierre regains half guard.
St Pierre wants to get back to full guard.
Pardy with the ground and pound but St Pierre uses the opportunity to regain guard.
St Pierre can't keep his opponent in guard - Pardy advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Pardy blocks the strikes from St Pierre.
Pardy wants to lay and pray for a moment but St Pierre keeps working.
Pardy trying to pass the guard but St Pierre defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is trying to get back to full guard.
St Pierre trying to control from the bottom.
St Pierre trying to get back to full guard but Pardy takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Pardy lands a heavy elbow.
St Pierre looks gassed!
St Pierre sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Pardy tries to pass to full mount but St Pierre defends it.

Pardy looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Pardy has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is looking to get to half guard.
St Pierre is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Pardy landing strikes from the mount.
St Pierre tries to reverse the position but Pardy maintains control.

Pardy is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but St Pierre is surviving well by controlling Pardy's body position as best he can.
Pardy prevents St Pierre from getting the reversal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pardy throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for St Pierre because Pardy loaded up on that one.

Pardy is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, St Pierre has managed to escape the submission attempt.
St Pierre tries to hold on but Pardy pushes him away.
St Pierre manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Pardy throwing shots but St Pierre is blocking nicely.
St Pierre wants to control but Pardy is keeping busy.
Pardy works his foot free and advances to mount.
Pardy throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Pardy wants to control the pace but St Pierre is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leo Pardy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Josh St Pierre's cut.
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.

Pardy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by St Pierre.

St Pierre scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
St Pierre looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pardy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
St Pierre not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Pardy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
St Pierre landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nice strikes from St Pierre there.
Pardy throws a strike from the bottom but St Pierre passes into side control!
Pardy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Pardy is trying to control St Pierre's posture but St Pierre avoids it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pardy is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on St Pierre's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
St Pierre looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

St Pierre is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Pardy is just riding it out for now. St Pierre eventually gives up the hold.
Pardy wants to control but St Pierre passes into side.
Pardy wants to control but St Pierre postures up.
Pardy gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
St Pierre wants to pass to mount but Pardy is defending the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre thows a huge punch but Pardy dodges it nicely.
St Pierre working Pardy over with strikes.
St Pierre has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pardy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pardy holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
St Pierre is tying to control. Pardy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pardy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for St Pierre on the ground.
Pardy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Pardy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pardy misses with a few strikes there.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pardy lands a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pardy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Pardy breaks the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pardy.
Pardy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but St Pierre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pardy digs a good body shot into St Pierre's ribs.
A combination from Pardy does no damage.
Pardy misses with a takedown

and St Pierre counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by St Pierre.
St Pierre taking a breather.

Pardy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pardy misses with a combination

and St Pierre moves into the clinch.
Pardy wants to get back to striking at distance but St Pierre won't allow it.
St Pierre's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pardy.
Pardy is pressed up against the cage. St Pierre has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pardy down to the mat. Pardy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Leo Pardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Pierre fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pardy misses with a combination

and St Pierre counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by St Pierre.
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!
Pardy keeping moving, preventing St Pierre from controlling successfully.
Pardy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
St Pierre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

St Pierre stands up from guard. Let's bang!
St Pierre shoots for a double leg takedown but Pardy sprawls well. He's pushed St Pierre's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pardy fails with the takedown
and St Pierre counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pardy misses with a takedown attempt

and St Pierre counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by St Pierre.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leo Pardy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Pierre lands with a short punch from the clinch.

St Pierre breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

St Pierre rushes Pardy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Pardy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh St Pierre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Josh St Pierre's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A shot to the body from Pardy misses

and St Pierre counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by St Pierre.
Pardy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but St Pierre has him pressed against the cage.
Pardy throws a punch but it's blocked by St Pierre.

Pardy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pardy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and St Pierre counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
St Pierre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pardy.
Pardy misses with a combination
and St Pierre counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

St Pierre drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
St Pierre tries to advance to mount but can't.
Pardy 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 looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
St Pierre working the ground and pound from side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre cracks Pardy with an elbow. That is naaassty.

St Pierre looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Pardy 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 works to advance to full mount. Pardy defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
St Pierre lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
St Pierre lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
St Pierre connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

St Pierre gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Pardy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
St Pierre doesn't manage to clinch there - Pardy circles away.
Pardy throws a left and a right that both miss

and St Pierre counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Pardy's guard now.
St Pierre looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pardy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pardy is controlling St Pierre's posture.
Pardy trying to control the position.
St Pierre preventing the sweep.
St Pierre stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pardy swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Pardy is looking for a triangle but St Pierre pushes his legs off easily.
Pardy keeping moving, preventing St Pierre from controlling successfully.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Pardy throws a combination that misses

and St Pierre holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Pierre avoids the elbow strike from Pardy, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pardy wants to get back to striking at distance but St Pierre won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre prevents the takedown attempt.
Pardy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
St Pierre throws a knee to the head but misses.
St Pierre tries to pull guard but Pardy holds him up against the cage and eventually St Pierre drops back down to his feet.

Pardy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

St Pierre shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Josh St Pierre has got the better of the ground game so far.
St Pierre trying to control the action but Pardy is working from the bottom.
Pardy wants to get back to full guard.
St Pierre performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Pardy trying to control but St Pierre postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pardy is staying active underneath St Pierre, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pardy won't allow St Pierre to pass to mount.
Pardy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pardy tries to kick St Pierre off but St Pierre keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pardy misses with a head kick.

St Pierre darts in and clinches Pardy up against the cage.

Pardy manages to break the clinch.
Pardy throws a lazy head kick

and St Pierre counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Pardy's guard now.
Pardy throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Pierre stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pardy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
St Pierre landing some decent shots from guard.
St Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Pardy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

And that's the end of the fight!
Josh St Pierre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think St Pierre has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:29
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh St Pierre!