PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Semmy Kasteel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kasteel might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Celtic Music. St Pierre has chosen Ca Fait Mal as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kasteel
vs
St Pierre

188 cm
29
201 lbs
18 - 7 - 1

185 cm
30
197 lbs
18 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

DJs Locker

ANABOLIC Nutrition 160Q and LAUNDRY 85%

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 18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Semmy Kasteel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Georges St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kasteel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
St Pierre is looking to clinch.
Kasteel blocks a leg kick.
Kasteel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St Pierre.
St Pierre throws out a leg kick but Kasteel moves out of range and St Pierre only half commits.

St Pierre clinches up with Kasteel and pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kasteel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kasteel lands a nice knee to the body.
St Pierre has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kasteel avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kasteel misses with a punch to the body.
Kasteel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and St Pierre avoids it.
Kasteel lands with a short shot to the head.

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

St Pierre gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kasteel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
St Pierre blocking some punches.
St Pierre stalling the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasteel throws a head punch that misses.
Kasteel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of St Pierre backwards.
St Pierre missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kasteel.

St Pierre has picked Kasteel up - he's going for a ride! St Pierre dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Kasteel is staying active underneath St Pierre, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

St Pierre is working for a kimura but Kasteel is defending it quite comfortably.
Kasteel has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
St Pierre missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

St Pierre is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kasteel works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kasteel holds on and takes a little breather.
St Pierre postures up.
St Pierre throws a big right hand that misses.
St Pierre wants to control from the top but Kasteel keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Pierre lands a couple of digs.
Kasteel has his hands on St Pierre's head, controlling the position.
St Pierre wants to control from the top but Kasteel keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is fighting to break Kasteel's control of his arms but Kasteel is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kasteel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
St Pierre tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kasteel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
St Pierre wants to clinch up but Kasteel keeps it at a distance.
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch but Kasteel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

St Pierre gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
St Pierre throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kasteel lands a left hand that snaps the head of St Pierre backwards.
St Pierre has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kasteel is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
St Pierre is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kasteel to keep the fight standing.
Semmy Kasteel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georges St Pierre.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but Kasteel blocks it.
St Pierre misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kasteel.
St Pierre tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kasteel smiles and moves away.
St Pierre is looking to clinch.
St Pierre closes the distance but Kasteel moves to the side

and Kasteel counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kasteel.
Kasteel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Pierre is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kasteel trying to land knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kasteel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
St Pierre lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
St Pierre misses with a knee to the head.
Kasteel lands a knee to the head.
St Pierre tries to pull guard but Kasteel holds him up against the cage and eventually St Pierre drops back down to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Georges St Pierre will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

St Pierre fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kasteel, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kasteel.
Kasteel connects with a nasty looking knee right to St Pierre's face.
St Pierre avoiding damage as Kasteel throws knees to the body.
Semmy Kasteel has scored more points in the clinch so far.

St Pierre manages to pull guard.
Kasteel is stalling in the full guard.
Kasteel trying to control the position from guard on top but St Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

St Pierre has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kasteel can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

St Pierre working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kasteel doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kasteel manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasteel's corner is telling him to maintain position.
St Pierre controls Kasteel momentarily but Kasteel frees himself.
St Pierre being controlled here, momentarily.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Semmy Kasteel just wasn't active enough.
St Pierre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
St Pierre connects with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is looking to clinch but Kasteel is avoiding it.
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch but Kasteel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
St Pierre tries to clinch up
and Kasteel counters with a nice body shot.
Horrible takedown by St Pierre or perhaps it was just good defense by Kasteel which made him look bad.
St Pierre tries to clinch up but Kasteel circles away and keeps his distance.
St Pierre tries to clinch but Kasteel is having none of it.
St Pierre fails in his attempt to clinch.

St Pierre tries to keep at a distance but Kasteel has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasteel has a couple of punches blocked by St Pierre.
Kasteel pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kasteel gets underhooks to prevent St Pierre's takedown attempt.
St Pierre tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kasteel smiles and moves away.
Semmy Kasteel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georges St Pierre.
Kasteel keeps the fight on the outside.
St Pierre tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
St Pierre fails with a takedown attempt.
St Pierre tries to clinch there but Kasteel circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kasteel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No luck with that takedown attempt from St Pierre.
St Pierre is looking to clinch but Kasteel is avoiding it.
St Pierre wants to clinch

and Kasteel counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kasteel.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kasteel misses with a body punch.
Kasteel lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kasteel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Semmy Kasteel will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

St Pierre tries to clinch but Kasteel moves away
and Kasteel makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
St Pierre throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kasteel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by St Pierre. St Pierre obviously looking to wear him down.
No luck for St Pierre with that takedown attempt.
Kasteel swings for the body but St Pierre moves out of range.
Georges St Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Pierre takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
St Pierre tries to clinch
and Kasteel counters with a left to the body.
St Pierre darts in trying to clinch
and Kasteel makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
St Pierre takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
St Pierre tries to clinch up

and Kasteel counters by clinching up.
St Pierre using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kasteel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
St Pierre tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kasteel letting St Pierre take a breather here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kasteel.
St Pierre looking to stall.
St Pierre blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Kasteel.
Kasteel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Kasteel manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre wants to clinch.
St Pierre tries to clinch but Kasteel is having none of it.
Kasteel is looking to wear down St Pierre with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
St Pierre tries to clinch but Kasteel moves out of range.
Kasteel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kasteel keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Semmy Kasteel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georges St Pierre.
St Pierre wants to clinch
and Kasteel counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Pierre wants to clinch up but Kasteel keeps it at a distance.
Semmy Kasteel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

St Pierre shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kasteel napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kasteel has one of St Pierre's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Kasteel struggling a bit here.
Kasteel regains half guard.
Kasteel is doing well to control the position and prevent St Pierre from advancing to side control.
Kasteel is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Kasteel makes his way to full guard, as St Pierre worked for a kimura.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kasteel keeping moving, preventing St Pierre from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kasteel trying to control the position here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Semmy Kasteel showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kasteel has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Semmy Kasteel!
Semmy Kasteel managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Just Fight (Everything 7$), into his post fight interview.