PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kesigan St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Lie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, "C:\Users\M840\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\Use. Lie has chosen we right here as his entrance music. Mike Lie is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

St Pierre
vs
Lie

188 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
22
170 lbs
2 - 24 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kesigan St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Lie!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

St Pierre closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Lie's guard.
St Pierre controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lie has momentary wrist control but St Pierre slips an elbow through the middle.
St Pierre will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
St Pierre is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
St Pierre throwing strikes but missing.
St Pierre seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
St Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Lie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Pierre stays in close to Lie's body and controls the position.

Kesigan St Pierre has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

St Pierre closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lie parries the strikes from St Pierre easily there. St Pierre is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lie to escape.
St Pierre prevents Lie from escaping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre lands a nice forearm strike.
St Pierre scores with a couple of short elbows.
Lie is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, St Pierre asserts his dominance and retains side control.
St Pierre cracks Lie with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
St Pierre lands a few punches from side control.
St Pierre cracks Lie with a big right hand but Lie just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
St Pierre working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Lie takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Check out the look on St Pierre's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Lie really doesn't want to stay on the ground with St Pierre. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
St Pierre landing a few strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Pierre working the body and head with strikes.
St Pierre is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
St Pierre scores with a couple of short elbows.
St Pierre taking a breather here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre trying to control the position but Lie is working away.
Lie is working to avoid the ground and pound but St Pierre connects with a decent elbow.
St Pierre is putting a hurting on Lie here, landing some big shots from side control.
St Pierre scoring with punches and elbows.
Lie wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
St Pierre cracks Lie with a big right hand but Lie just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
St Pierre working the ground and pound from side control.
St Pierre prevents Lie from escaping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lie looks winded!
St Pierre connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lie some visible discomfort.
Lie pushes St Pierre away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, St Pierre gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
St Pierre working the ground and pound from side control.
St Pierre connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lie some visible discomfort.
St Pierre works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre lands a decent elbow from side control.
St Pierre controlling the position.

St Pierre is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lie is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
St Pierre lands a few punches from side control.
Lie wants to get back to his feet.
St Pierre staying calm.
St Pierre lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lie down.
St Pierre lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
St Pierre has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lie wants to get back to his feet but St Pierre is dominant here and he's now got Lie's back!
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards St Pierre.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Pierre scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Lie is trying to remain composed but St Pierre is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
St Pierre scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.

Lie is rocked!
Lie looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Lie is still in real trouble! Can St Pierre finish him?
St Pierre landing with strikes.
St Pierre lands a shot to the body.
St Pierre is raining down hard shots and and Lie has had enough - he's tapped out due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Kesigan St Pierre!