PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Georges Carmont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Georges Carmont has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Carmont
vs
St Pierre

179 cm
25
177 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Georges Carmont!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Georges St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Carmont rushes St Pierre and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
St Pierre drops down looking for an ankle pick but Carmont pulls his leg out and moves away.
St Pierre throws a nice looking combination but Carmont bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
St Pierre throws a lazy right hand but Carmont sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carmont avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carmont fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carmont staying out of range there.
Carmont keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carmont throws a series of punches but St Pierre avoids them all with ease.
St Pierre throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from St Pierre.
Georges Carmont seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carmont stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Carmont wants it to stay on the feet.
Carmont shoots for a takedown but St Pierre saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Carmont misses with a takedown attempt - St Pierre sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
St Pierre throws a looping overhand right but Carmont ducks down to avoid it.
Carmont throws a head kick that misses.
Carmont tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. St Pierre manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Carmont has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Georges Carmont. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carmont is breathing heavily.
St Pierre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre looks to land a left hand but Carmont moved out of range nicely.
Carmont tries to score a power double leg takedown but St Pierre sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Carmont somewhat.

St Pierre darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
St Pierre is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
St Pierre has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
St Pierre throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carmont tries to roll over but St Pierre keeps him under control.
Carmont throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Carmont keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Carmont looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Carmont blocking the ground and pound attempt from St Pierre.
St Pierre missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
St Pierre landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Carmont keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
St Pierre sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Carmont defending well though.
Carmont is staying active underneath St Pierre, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Pierre is taking a breather. Carmont says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Carmont blocking the ground and pound attempt from St Pierre.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carmont on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Carmont wants to control but St Pierre is keeping busy.
Ground and pound from St Pierre.
St Pierre content to control rather than advance.
Carmont blocking the ground and pound attempt from St Pierre.
St Pierre thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Carmont on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Carmont tries to get out of the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Pierre working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Carmont is trying to defend against the ground and pound but St Pierre scores with a couple of nice shots.
St Pierre is nestled in close to Carmont, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Carmont is refusing to be controlled, as St Pierre sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Georges St Pierre dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

St Pierre throws a series of punches but Carmont moves out of range.
Carmont is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carmont gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and St Pierre counters with a single leg into guard. Carmont didn't expect that.
Carmont keeping moving, preventing St Pierre from controlling successfully.
St Pierre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
St Pierre tries to free his leg and advance position but Carmont is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
St Pierre scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Carmont is trying to keep St Pierre in close.
St Pierre stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Carmont swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carmont keeping moving, preventing St Pierre from controlling successfully.
St Pierre passes into half guard.
Carmont keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Carmont taking some punishment here, with St Pierre in his half guard.

Carmont looking for submissions off his back.
St Pierre throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
St Pierre looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre thows a huge punch but Carmont dodges it nicely.
St Pierre takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
St Pierre is looking to take a break and control but Carmont is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
St Pierre not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
St Pierre is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
St Pierre looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Carmont with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
St Pierre takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. St Pierre lands a nice short elbow.
St Pierre winds up and cracks Carmont with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Pierre lands strikes from half guard.
St Pierre not landing any meaningful shots this time.
St Pierre seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Carmont does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Carmont has hold of St Pierre's hands but St Pierre slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Carmont blocking the ground and pound attempt from St Pierre.
St Pierre is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Carmont has hold of St Pierre's hands but St Pierre slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
St Pierre winds up and cracks Carmont with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
St Pierre is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
St Pierre working over Carmont with some ground and pound. Carmont looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
St Pierre looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
St Pierre takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
St Pierre scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Georges St Pierre has got the better of the ground game so far.
St Pierre takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Carmont wants to get back to his feet.
St Pierre is controlling the pace.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Pierre missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carmont taking some punishment here, with St Pierre in his half guard.
Carmont is trying to defend against the ground and pound but St Pierre scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. St Pierre lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Georges St Pierre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

St Pierre changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Carmont looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
St Pierre cracks Carmont with a big elbow.
Carmont tries to bench press St Pierre off him but St Pierre keeps the position.
Carmont avoids any damage from the ground and pound of St Pierre.
Carmont sneaks back into half guard.
St Pierre throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
St Pierre winds up and cracks Carmont with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
St Pierre slips a nice elbow through Carmont's hands, connecting with Carmont's forehead.
St Pierre throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St Pierre winds up and cracks Carmont with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
St Pierre takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carmont trying to hold on to St Pierre's head to control him but St Pierre postures up.
Carmont on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
St Pierre is nestled in close to Carmont, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
St Pierre content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
St Pierre thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
St Pierre lands with a punch from half guard.
St Pierre lands strikes from half guard.
St Pierre working over Carmont with some ground and pound. Carmont looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
St Pierre throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Carmont tries to get to full guard but St Pierre has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carmont on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Carmont avoiding damage under a succession of punches from St Pierre.
St Pierre throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
St Pierre sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Carmont defending well though.
St Pierre throwing shots but Carmont is blocking nicely.
St Pierre missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Carmont on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Pierre thows a huge punch but Carmont dodges it nicely.
Nice strikes from St Pierre there.
Carmont avoiding damage under a succession of punches from St Pierre.
St Pierre trying to control the action but Carmont is working from the bottom.
St Pierre throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre lands with a punch from half guard.
St Pierre thows a huge punch but Carmont dodges it nicely.
Carmont is trying to maintain the position but St Pierre is very close to passing his half guard.
St Pierre thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Carmont's head.
St Pierre has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Carmont is trying to get back to full guard.
St Pierre winds up and cracks Carmont with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Carmont taking some punishment here, with St Pierre in his half guard.
St Pierre slips a nice elbow through Carmont's hands, connecting with Carmont's forehead.
St Pierre lands with a punch from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carmont blocking the ground and pound attempt from St Pierre.
Carmont wants to improve his position but St Pierre is controlling well.
St Pierre looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
St Pierre is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
St Pierre looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Carmont 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.
St Pierre lands strikes from half guard.
Ground and pound from 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!
Carmont keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pierre slips a nice elbow through Carmont's hands, connecting with Carmont's forehead.
Carmont is looking to improve his position.
Georges Carmont has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Georges St Pierre is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
St Pierre performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Georges St Pierre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got St Pierre winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30

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