PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lil Hate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Saint Louis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hate
vs
Saint Louis

170 cm
18
135 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

164 cm
19
135 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Heavy handed

KO Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lil Hate!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Martin Saint Louis!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hate misses with an uppercut

so Saint Louis counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Saint Louis slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Saint Louis preventing the sweep.
Saint Louis must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Saint Louis slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hate pulls Saint Louis in close to prevent any damage.
Saint Louis engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Martin Saint Louis wasn't active enough on the ground.
Saint Louis lands a lovely overhand right.
Saint Louis digs a good hook to Hate's body.
Saint Louis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lil Hate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saint Louis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hate manages to avoid it.
Hate takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hate tries to close the distance and clinch up but Saint Louis swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Hate rushes Saint Louis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Saint Louis tries to stall but Hate uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Saint Louis's coach down at Average Joes was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Saint Louis's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Saint Louis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hate blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hate has Saint Louis pushed against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saint Louis throws a head punch that misses.
Saint Louis is looking to control Hate's arms but Hate gets an underhook and turns him. Now Saint Louis has his back to the cage.
Saint Louis is trying to break the clinch but Hate has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saint Louis.
Saint Louis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hate misses with a hook from the clinch.
Saint Louis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hate.
Saint Louis misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saint Louis.
Hate misses with some punches.
Hate doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Saint Louis misses with a punch on the inside.
Hate blocks a body shot from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis is looking to break free of the clinch but Hate has double underhooks.
Saint Louis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hate blocks an uppercut.
Saint Louis is trying to maintain a safe position but Hate gets an underhook and turns Saint Louis into the cage.
Saint Louis seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Saint Louis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Saint Louis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hate's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hate blocking some punches.
Saint Louis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Saint Louis working aggressively here.
Saint Louis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hate's elbow.
Hate tries for a takedown. No joy.
Saint Louis struggles to land a body shot inside as Hate controls his hands.
Saint Louis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hate will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Saint Louis up against the cage.
Hate blocks a punch to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hate tries a body shot but Saint Louis blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martin Saint Louis dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A punch lands to the side of Hate 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Saint Louis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hate.
Saint Louis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Saint Louis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Saint Louis.
Hate jabs at Saint Louis's body.
Hate moves in looking to clinch but Saint Louis pushes him off.
Hate throws an overhand right that lands on Saint Louis's shoulder, as Saint Louis tries to avoid the shot.
Saint Louis dips to his left and cracks Hate with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saint Louis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hate throws out the jab.
Hate looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hate just misses with a punch to the body.
Hate displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Saint Louis.
Hate doesn't manage to clinch there - Saint Louis circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hate thows a body shot but no joy.
Hate tries to close the distance and clinch but Saint Louis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Saint Louis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Saint Louis lands a lovely overhand right.
Saint Louis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Saint Louis stuffs the takedown attempt from Hate. Hate gets slowly back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hate avoids the body shot from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis lands a nice looking body shot.
Hate closes the distance and clinches up with Saint Louis, looking for a takedown. Hate pushes Saint Louis against the cage but Saint Louis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lil Hate. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hate misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Saint Louis counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hate is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Hate working for a triangle but Saint Louis defends it easily.
Hate looking to hit a scissor sweep but Saint Louis is one step ahead there.
Saint Louis not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint Louis won't allow Hate to sweep him here.
Saint Louis trying to control but Hate is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Saint Louis slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Martin Saint Louis hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Saint Louis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Hate moves into the clinch.
Hate misses with a punch to the body.
Hate misses with a body punch.
Hate swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hate misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hate keeps control of Saint Louis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Saint Louis swings wildly with an uppercut but Hate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hate tries to work over Saint Louis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Saint Louis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Saint Louis misses with a body punch.
Saint Louis blocks a body shot from Hate.
Saint Louis blocking some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hate misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hate has Saint Louis pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martin Saint Louis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hate fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hate tries to clinch there but Saint Louis circles away.

Hate pushes Saint Louis up against the cage in a clinch.
Saint Louis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Saint Louis prevents a body shot from Hate.
Hate misses with a hook from the clinch.

Hate turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Hate manages to end up in side control.
Saint Louis manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hate's best efforts.
Saint Louis wants to improve his position but Hate is controlling well.
Hate working Saint Louis over with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint Louis trying to hold on to Hate's head to control him but Hate postures up.
Hate trying to pass the guard but Saint Louis defending well.
Hate is working hard here to advance position.
Hate is trying to control the action in half guard but Saint Louis is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hate stalling.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

We're going to have a standup here because Lil Hate wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Saint Louis throws a hook but Hate blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Saint Louis misses the target.
Hate looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Saint Louis lands a head shot.
Saint Louis lands a jab to the head.
Saint Louis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saint Louis cracks Hate with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Saint Louis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hate is out of range.
Hate throws a looping overhand right but Saint Louis ducks down to avoid it.
Saint Louis moves out of range as Hate strikes.
Saint Louis lands with a nice body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hate throws the left hand but Saint Louis avoids the punch easily.
Hate checks a leg kick nicely.

Saint Louis drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Saint Louis trying to control but Hate is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hate striking off his back but it's not causing Saint Louis any problems.
Saint Louis trying to control but Hate is working from the bottom.
Hate wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Saint Louis is now in half guard.
Saint Louis is thwarting Hate's attempts to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hate tries to get to full guard but Saint Louis has control of the leg.
Saint Louis controlling the action here.
Saint Louis trying to pass the guard but Hate defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martin Saint Louis really dominated that round.
That's time! Hate's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hate misses with a low kick.
Saint Louis with a hook.
Saint Louis lands a nice shot that snaps Hate's head back.
Hate fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice takedown defense from Saint Louis. No joy for Hate on that attempt.

Saint Louis darts in and clinches Hate up against the cage.
Saint Louis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hate dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hate.
Saint Louis tries to throw a body punch but Hate avoids it by throwing Saint Louis back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hate misses with a hook to the ribs.
Saint Louis working aggressively here.
Saint Louis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Saint Louis misses with a punch on the inside.
Hate stalling.

Saint Louis manages to break the clinch.
Hate ducks right into an uppercut from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hate throws a shot from downtown. Saint Louis moves away and avoids it.
Hate on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hate throws the left hand but Saint Louis avoids the punch easily.
Hate takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hate avoids the body shot from Saint Louis.
Hate loads up on a big right hand but Saint Louis slips the punch.

Saint Louis forces Hate back against the cage and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hate tries to pull guard but Saint Louis holds him up against the cage and eventually Hate drops back down to his feet.
Hate has a couple of punches blocked by Saint Louis.
Hate wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lil Hate. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saint Louis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Saint Louis struggles to land a body shot inside as Hate controls his hands.
Hate tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Saint Louis tries to break the clinch but Hate is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint Louis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Saint Louis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Saint Louis throws a head punch that misses.
Saint Louis is looking to break free of the clinch but Hate has double underhooks.
Hate misses with a body punch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hate.
Hate misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Saint Louis working hard to break the clinch.
Martin Saint Louis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Saint Louis struggles to land a body shot inside as Hate controls his hands.
Saint Louis prevents a body shot from Hate.
Saint Louis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint Louis is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Hate has denied him.
Saint Louis struggles to land a body shot inside as Hate controls his hands.
Saint Louis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hate tries a body shot but Saint Louis blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Hate fails to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hate working aggressively here.
Hate blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Saint Louis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martin Saint Louis dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Hate will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Saint Louis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hate.
Hate tries to close the distance and clinch but Saint Louis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hate throws a front kick aimed at Saint Louis's knee but Saint Louis avoids it well.
Saint Louis thows a body shot but no joy.
Hate checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Saint Louis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hate.
Hate fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hate thuds his right hand into Saint Louis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hate throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Saint Louis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hate in his tracks.
Hate is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hate takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Donk. Saint Louis catches Hate right on the button with a cross.

Hate is rocked!
Hate shoots in looking for a takedown but Saint Louis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hate's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hate takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Oh Hate is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Saint Louis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hate was well out of range. Poor timing from Saint Louis.
Hate wants to clinch up but Saint Louis keeps it at a distance.
Hate thows a leg kick but Saint Louis checks it

and Saint Louis counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Hate had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Saint Louis defends it easily.
Hate wants to sweep but no luck.
Lil Hate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hate can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Saint Louis controls the pace.
Hate seems to have got his legs back now.
Saint Louis advances position into side control!
Saint Louis trying to control the action but Hate is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saint Louis has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Saint Louis trying to control but Hate is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint Louis is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Hate can't escape the position.
Martin Saint Louis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Saint Louis trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Saint Louis controlling from mount.
Hate is looking to improve his position but Saint Louis isn't that keen on the idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Hate that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Saint Louis swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Hate is now in Saint Louis's guard. A big mistake from Saint Louis there, giving up the dominant position!
Saint Louis controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saint Louis is trying to control the position from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Martin Saint Louis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Saint Louis has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 45:50
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martin Saint Louis!
Martin Saint Louis is the new bantamweight champion!