PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre has chosen Numero 1 as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Castle
vs
St Pierre

186 cm
22
200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

178 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Castle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Georges St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castle fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches St Pierre on the side of the head.

It looks like Georges St Pierre has been cut.
Castle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Frank Castle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
St Pierre avoids a punch combination nicely.
Castle takes a swing at St Pierre's ribcage but misses.
St Pierre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Castle.
Castle takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Frank Castle has been cut.

St Pierre closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
St Pierre goes for a takedown in the clinch but Castle prevents it.
St Pierre drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Castle gets the underhooks and prevents it.
St Pierre is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Frank Castle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georges St Pierre.
Castle gets underhooks to prevent St Pierre's takedown attempt.
A hook to the body from St Pierre.
Castle prevents a takedown attempt there.
Castle wants to get back to striking at distance but St Pierre won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre tries for a takedown. No joy.
St Pierre drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Castle is pressed up against the cage. St Pierre has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Castle down to the mat. Castle avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Castle bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of St Pierre's head.
St Pierre shoots in looking for a takedown. Castle tries to sprawl out of it but St Pierre keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Castle manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
St Pierre looks gassed!
Castle missing with a left hand there. St Pierre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
St Pierre takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A decent looking cross lands there for Castle.
Nice uppercut lands for Castle. That snapped St Pierre's head back.

St Pierre is rocked!
Castle drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks St Pierre right on the button. St Pierre goes down! Castle follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Castle gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Castle!