PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yo Hwan Lim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Georges St Pierre has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

St Pierre
vs
Hwan Lim

178 cm
35
180 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

180 cm
34
180 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Georges St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yo Hwan Lim!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Ben Watson and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre tries to clinch there but Lim circles away.
St Pierre tries to clinch up.
St Pierre throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lim counters with a straight right hand.
St Pierre waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lim.
St Pierre misses with a combination
and St Pierre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lim swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A jab from Lim finds it's way through St Pierre's defenses.
Lim shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as St Pierre sprawls well. St Pierre wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lim gets slowly back to his feet.
St Pierre doesn't manage to clinch there - Lim circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Pierre pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

St Pierre forces Lim back against the cage and clinches.
St Pierre creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lim's defenses.
Lim dodges an elbow strike from St Pierre.
St Pierre gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lim.
St Pierre pushes off an throws an elbow but Lim leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lim jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as St Pierre walks away with a smile on his face. Lim gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Georges St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yo Hwan Lim.
St Pierre tries to clinch but Lim moves out of range.
St Pierre with a hook.

It looks like Yo Hwan Lim has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Lim.
Georges St Pierre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
St Pierre slips under a jab from Lim.
Lim connects with a looping right hand.
Lim shoots in and drives through. St Pierre sprawls well.
St Pierre tries to clinch but Lim moves away
and Lim counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

St Pierre clinches.
Lim blocks an elbow strike.
St Pierre creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lim drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lim drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
St Pierre scores with a shot to the side of Lim's head.
St Pierre gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lim.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre looks to throw an elbow but misses.
St Pierre lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lim has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. St Pierre seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lim can turn it around.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lim tries to pull guard but St Pierre won't allow it.
Lim blocks the elbow strike.
St Pierre throws an elbow but it's blocked.
St Pierre looking to throw knees to the head but Lim is blocking nicely.
Lim looking for a takedown.

Lim jumps into guard, dragging St Pierre to the mat.
St Pierre wants to stand but Lim is controlling his posture from full guard.
Lim wants to sweep here but St Pierre controlling him for the moment.

Lim isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. St Pierre stacks Lim on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by St Pierre!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lim is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
St Pierre content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Lim manages to get back to half guard.
Lim slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lim has a closed guard, preventing St Pierre from standing up.

Lim working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. St Pierre doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Lim is tightening it up a little... St Pierre has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! St Pierre reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! St Pierre taps out! Nice BJJ there by Lim!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Yo Hwan Lim!
Yo Hwan Lim seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.