PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Georges StPierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Nowak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

StPierre
vs
Nowak

178 cm
20
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
19
172 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Can Moonwalk

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Georges StPierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michal Nowak!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

StPierre lands a big head kick that sends Nowak tumbling to the mat! StPierre takes a step backwards and waves Nowak back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nowak shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as StPierre sprawls well. StPierre wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nowak gets slowly back to his feet.

Nowak tries to sprawl but StPierre drives through with a takedown into half guard.
StPierre keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Nowak has hold of StPierre's hands but StPierre slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
StPierre not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
StPierre controlling the action here.

StPierre is working for a kimura but Nowak is defending it quite comfortably.

That's one minute gone in the round.

StPierre is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Nowak sees it coming and defends easily.
StPierre prevents Nowak from improving his position.
Nowak is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
StPierre thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
StPierre thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nowak trying to control here.
StPierre perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
StPierre wants to control but Nowak is keeping him busy.
Nowak wants to control but StPierre is keeping busy.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
StPierre displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nowak.

StPierre closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Nowak quickly recovers to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
StPierre prevents Nowak from improving his position.
Nowak trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
StPierre is landing with some decent strikes but Nowak is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
StPierre sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
StPierre tries to control but Nowak wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
StPierre controlling from the full mount.
Nowak is desperately trying to improve his position but StPierre has a good base and remains in mount.
StPierre controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Georges StPierre dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nowak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

StPierre closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
StPierre is staying tight to Nowak's torso, preventing him from escaping.

StPierre is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nowak has escaped the position, nice work there.
StPierre working away.

StPierre working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
StPierre tries to stand but Nowak controls the position and pulls StPierre into his guard.
Nowak keeping moving, preventing StPierre from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
StPierre preventing the sweep.
Nowak manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. StPierre manages to get himself to full guard.
StPierre trying to keep a closed guard but Nowak is proving a slippery customer.
Nowak wants to pass the guard but StPierre is keeping the position.
Nowak trying to control but StPierre is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
StPierre is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Georges StPierre just wasn't active enough.
Nowak looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nowak misses with a takedown

and StPierre counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Nowak is breathing heavily.
StPierre wants to stand but Nowak has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Nowak wants to hit a switch here but StPierre passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Nowak there!
StPierre landing strikes from the mount and Nowak is in trouble!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
StPierre pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Nowak is desperately trying to improve his position but StPierre has a good base and remains in mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
StPierre landing punches.
Georges StPierre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
StPierre postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Nowak looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nowak taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Georges StPierre dominated that second round.
That's time! StPierre's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Nowak gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows StPierre to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Nowak trying to keep a closed guard but StPierre is proving a slippery customer.
StPierre is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
StPierre has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
StPierre wants to control from the top but Nowak keeps moving.
StPierre looking to sit in guard and control but Nowak gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
StPierre trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
StPierre managing to control the position.
Nowak passes StPierre's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Nowak tries to pass to full mount but StPierre defends it.
StPierre is trying to stand back up but Nowak is controlling him

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nowak is trying to control. StPierre wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
StPierre trying to control here.
StPierre wants to get back to full guard.
StPierre is looking to control Nowak's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can StPierre avoid being mounted?
Nowak moves into full mount! StPierre won't be happy about that!
StPierre on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if StPierre tries to get out of the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nowak is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
StPierre tries to hold on but Nowak pushes him away.

Nowak looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
StPierre really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
StPierre knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nowak on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
StPierre manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Nowak misses with a head shot. StPierre uses the momentum to regain guard.
StPierre seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
StPierre not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Nowak drops back, looking for a kneebar! StPierre looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. StPierre looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from StPierre!
StPierre slows the pace down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
StPierre is looking to take a break and control but Nowak is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Michal Nowak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Georges StPierre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nowak is looking for a sweep.

And that's the end of the fight!
Georges StPierre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well StPierre has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Georges StPierre!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Georges StPierre!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Georges StPierre!

Georges StPierre wins by unanimous decision!