PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Boreste Bardanos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Saint Louis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bardanos comes to the cage accompanied by My Kingdom Will Come. Saint Louis is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Nique La Police. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Bardanos
vs
Saint Louis

164 cm
28
145 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

164 cm
28
146 lbs
24 - 5 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

KAISER
MayheM sportswear

Museum of Monsters & Madmen
Sin City Allstars

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boreste Bardanos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Martin Saint Louis!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bardanos's corner calls for a 1-2. Bardanos obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Saint Louis tests Bardanos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Saint Louis throws a solid leg kick but Bardanos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Saint Louis.
Saint Louis missing with a left hand there. Bardanos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bardanos scores with a nice head shot.
Bardanos connects with a jab.
We've been hearing reports that Bardanos has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A left lands for Bardanos.
Bardanos scores with a hook to the body. Saint Louis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bardanos misses with a straight left.
Bardanos moves out of range of the leg kick from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Bardanos dives in and scores a takedown into Saint Louis's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Saint Louis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Saint Louis has control of Bardanos's left arm, preventing Bardanos from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint Louis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bardanos trying to control but Saint Louis is working from the bottom.
Bardanos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bardanos is fighting to break Saint Louis's control of his arms but Saint Louis is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Saint Louis keeping moving, preventing Bardanos from controlling successfully.
Bardanos is working Saint Louis over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bardanos wants to control from the top but Saint Louis keeps moving.
Saint Louis has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bardanos landing with the ground and pound.
Bardanos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Saint Louis keeping moving, preventing Bardanos from controlling successfully.
Bardanos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Saint Louis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Saint Louis trying to control the position here.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A punch lands to the side of Bardanos 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bardanos connects with a jab.
Bardanos just misses with a punch to the body.
Saint Louis appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bardanos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Saint Louis counters with a nice leg kick.
Bardanos misses with a straight left.
Saint Louis thinks about the counter body kick.
Saint Louis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bardanos throws a big shot that misses.
A nice side step and Saint Louis releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saint Louis. Bardanos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saint Louis avoids the body shot from Bardanos.
A countering left hand to the body from Saint Louis misses.
Bardanos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Saint Louis now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bardanos lands with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint Louis ducks right into an uppercut from Bardanos.

Bardanos shoots in and bounces Saint Louis off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saint Louis looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Saint Louis is trying to control the position but Bardanos postures up.
Saint Louis has his hands on Bardanos's head, controlling the position.
Let's hope that Saint Louis has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boreste Bardanos dominated that round.
That's time! Bardanos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bardanos scores with a jab.
Saint Louis scores with a hook.
Bardanos takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Saint Louis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bardanos catches Saint Louis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bardanos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Saint Louis can do to turn this around?
Bardanos jabs Saint Louis right on the nose. Saint Louis blinks but takes it well.
Bardanos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bardanos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bardanos looks to throw the jab but Saint Louis is out of range.
It seemed like Saint Louis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bardanos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bardanos throws a series of punches but Saint Louis avoids them all with ease.
Saint Louis replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Bardanos blocks it well.
A big left from Saint Louis misses.
Nice sprawl there from Saint Louis as Bardanos shoots in.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bardanos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bardanos's jab looks to have found its range, popping Saint Louis under the eye.
Bardanos stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Saint Louis avoids the body shot from Bardanos.
Saint Louis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bardanos is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bardanos avoids the body shot from Saint Louis.
Bardanos appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bardanos scores with a body shot.
Boreste Bardanos is winning the standup battle so far.
Saint Louis lands the left hand.
Bardanos throws a series of punches but Saint Louis moves out of range.
Bardanos throws out a loose jab but Saint Louis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bardanos tries to score a power double leg takedown but Saint Louis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bardanos somewhat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Saint Louis.
Bardanos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Saint Louis tries to avoid it but Bardanos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Saint Louis to the ground. Saint Louis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And Saint Louis responds with a good body kick, but Bardanos manages to step out the way in time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boreste Bardanos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bardanos throws a poor cross that misses
and Saint Louis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the 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 thuds his shin into the meat of Bardanos's side.
Bardanos doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Saint Louis counters with a head kick.
Bardanos misses with a double jab.

Bardanos drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bardanos is looking to work some ground and pound but Saint Louis has wrist control.
Saint Louis pulls Bardanos in to control the position.
Saint Louis trying to keep a closed guard but Bardanos is proving a slippery customer.
Bardanos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bardanos postures up in Saint Louis's guard and throws a big left but Saint Louis blocks it.
Saint Louis keeping moving, preventing Bardanos from controlling successfully.
Saint Louis controls Bardanos momentarily but Bardanos frees himself.
Bardanos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Saint Louis misses with a body shot.
Saint Louis walks into a jab.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Bardanos.
Saint Louis felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Boreste Bardanos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Saint Louis stuck in half guard on the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint Louis struggling a bit here.
Bardanos trying to control the position but Saint Louis is working away.
Saint Louis wants to control but Bardanos postures up.
Saint Louis sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bardanos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bardanos working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bardanos is trying to control. Saint Louis wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Saint Louis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boreste Bardanos dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bardanos works Saint Louis's body with a nice hook.
Bardanos throws a body shot but no joy.
Saint Louis thinks about the counter body kick.
Bardanos pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Saint Louis back to the cage. Bardanos follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bardanos shoots in looking for a takedown. Saint Louis tries to sprawl out of it but Bardanos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Saint Louis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Some wild striking there from Bardanos.
A shot to the liver by Bardanos. Beautiful body shot.
Boreste Bardanos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Saint Louis does it's job there.
Saint Louis misses with a body kick.
Bardanos half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bardanos looks to land a left hand but Saint Louis moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint Louis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bardanos.
Saint Louis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bardanos moves away.
Saint Louis ducks right into an uppercut from Bardanos.

Bardanos shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Saint Louis trying to control from the bottom.

Bardanos is looking for a kimura but Saint Louis is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bardanos to get the leverage.
Bardanos working Saint Louis over with strikes.
Bardanos working over Saint Louis with some ground and pound. Saint Louis looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Bardanos maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Saint Louis could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Bardanos has cracked it and Saint Louis is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Bardanos!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Boreste Bardanos!
Boreste Bardanos retains his featherweight title!
After winning the bout, Boreste Bardanos thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Martin Saint Louis had this to say: 'Congratulations and good luck! I wanted to come out and bang tonight instead of point fighting. '.