PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between george st pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amir Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khan has chosen Knockin Niggas Out as his entrance music. st pierre is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

st pierre
vs
Khan

180 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, george st pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Amir Khan!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Khan.
st pierre is breathing heavily.
Khan looks to land a combination. st pierre sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like george st pierre has been cut.
Khan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by st pierre.
st pierre on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Khan. Khan obviously looking to wear him down.
Khan misses with a series of wild punches.
Khan scores with a one two! st pierre had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

st pierre is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Khan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Khan lands a left and a right that sends st pierre crashing to the canvas! Khan dives into mount looking to finish!
Oh st pierre is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Khan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
st pierre seems to have got his legs back now.
st pierre wants to control but Khan is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Khan is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Khan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

st pierre is rocked!
Khan misses with a low kick.
Khan drops st pierre with a nice combination! Khan dives into st pierre's guard, looking to finish!
Oh st pierre is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Khan has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of st pierre is proving hard to escape from.
st pierre trying to control the position.
st pierre has a closed guard, preventing Khan from standing up.
st pierre seems to have got his legs back now.

st pierre has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Khan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
st pierre is looking to stand up but Khan isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan wants to stand but st pierre has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Khan fails to land with a series of punches.
Khan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Khan throws a right and a left that st pierre avoids nicely.
Khan looks to land a combination but st pierre avoids it well.
Khan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but st pierre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
st pierre has a takedown stuffed.
Khan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
st pierre shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
st pierre shoots in and drives through. Khan sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for george st pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khan wants to slow st pierre down by chopping away at his legs.
st pierre shoots in for a takedown but Khan shows good takedown defense.
Khan misses with a few strikes there.
st pierre fails with a takedown attempt.
st pierre shoots for a takedown but Khan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for st pierre. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Khan tries a low kick but st pierre avoids it.
st pierre will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
st pierre tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Khan swivels and escapes.
Khan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by st pierre.
Khan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Khan misses with a double jab.
A combination from Khan does no damage.
Amir Khan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Khan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Khan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four 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.
Horrible takedown by st pierre or perhaps it was just good defense by Khan which made him look bad.
A combination from Khan does no damage.

st pierre has managed to clinch.

st pierre jumps guard.
Khan stopping the sweep attempt from st pierre.
Khan wants to get up but he can't break st pierre's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
st pierre not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Amir Khan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on george st pierre's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Khan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
st pierre avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Khan is working the combinations to good effect here.
Khan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Khan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Khan lands with a nice combination. st pierre backs away looking to recover.
Amir Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Khan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Khan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but st pierre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Khan!
george st pierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Khan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
st pierre shoots in and drives through. Khan sprawls well.
Khan lands a nice leg kick that just misses st pierre's sensitive parts.
Khan misses with a series of wild punches.
A right-left combo lands from Khan.
Khan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Khan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan keeps the fight on the outside.
Khan throws a low kick, looking for st pierre's leg but st pierre calmly moves out of range.
Khan misses with a double jab.
Khan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Khan is looking to score with low kicks.
Khan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Khan motions for st pierre to come forward. Khan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Khan misses with a series of wild punches.
Khan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as st pierre backs up against the cage.
Khan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but st pierre checks it well.
Khan swinging wilding here.
Khan misses with a wild combination.
Khan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but st pierre checks it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
st pierre wants to clinch up but Khan keeps it at a distance.
st pierre checks a leg kick nicely.
Khan fails to land with a series of punches.
Khan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
st pierre looks for a takedown but Khan sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for george st pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
st pierre shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Khan as he jumps to the side.
Khan throws a series of punches but st pierre moves out of range.
st pierre buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Khan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
st pierre dodges the punch combination from Khan.
st pierre throws a head kick that misses.
st pierre looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
st pierre shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Khan but Khan pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

st pierre closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Khan tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Khan staying busy and making it hard for st pierre to control.
Khan controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Good control from st pierre.
st pierre trying to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan is trying to get back to his feet but st pierre has full control of the position and if anything, Khan has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Khan prevents st pierre from getting a body triangle.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
st pierre tries to keep control of the position but Khan is staying busy.
Khan trying to get back to his feet but st pierre is in full control for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
st pierre struggling to keep hold of the position.

The referee stands the fighters back up. george st pierre just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Khan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Amir Khan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on george st pierre's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

st pierre throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Khan's waist but Khan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing st pierre off to one side.
Khan throws a right and a left that st pierre avoids nicely.
Khan lands a two punch combo.
Khan throws a one two combo.
st pierre checks a leg kick.
Khan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Khan throws a right and a left that both miss.
st pierre slips a jab and a cross from Khan.
A low kick from Khan misses

and st pierre counters by clinching up.
st pierre tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Khan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Khan is looking to break free of the clinch but st pierre has double underhooks.

st pierre ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. st pierre no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Khan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with st pierre. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
st pierre is trying to keep Khan in close.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

st pierre is working an open guard so Khan takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Khan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Khan throws a right and a left that st pierre avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan throws a solid leg kick but st pierre takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Khan.
Amir Khan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Khan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A clash of legs there as st pierre blocks the low kick.
Khan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Khan misses with a double jab.
st pierre has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Khan lands a jab-cross combination.
Nice uppercut lands for st pierre. That snapped Khan's head back.
st pierre shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Khan as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for george st pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
st pierre tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Khan swivels and escapes.
Khan misses with the combination.
Khan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Khan throws a right hand that st pierre ducks under and follows up with a left that st pierre also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Khan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Some wild striking there from Khan.
No joy there for Khan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

st pierre pushes Khan up against the cage in a clinch.
Khan wants to break the clinch but can't.
st pierre landing knees to the body.
Khan can't break the clinch.
st pierre goes for a takedown attempt but Khan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Khan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Khan throws a right hand that st pierre ducks under and follows up with a left that st pierre also avoids with ease.
Khan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but st pierre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Khan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Khan throws a right and a left that st pierre avoids nicely.
Khan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but st pierre is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan misses with a low kick as st pierre jumps back.
Khan motions for st pierre to come forward. Khan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Khan lands a jab-cross combination.
st pierre looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
st pierre looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Khan is fending him off so far but st pierre persists. Nope, Khan circles away and we're back to standing.
st pierre lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Khan throws a leg kick that is checked

and st pierre counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Khan has had enough of the clinch but st pierre keeps him there for the moment.
Khan wants to get back to striking at distance but st pierre won't allow it.
Khan is looking to break free of the clinch but st pierre has double underhooks.

st pierre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
st pierre shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Khan as he jumps to the side.
A low kick from Khan misses
and st pierre counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Khan throws a leg kick that is checked
and st pierre counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Khan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
st pierre shoots in for a takedown but Khan shows good takedown defense.
Khan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Khan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
st pierre shoots in for a takedown but Khan shows good takedown defense.
st pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Khan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Khan. No joy for st pierre on that attempt.
Some wild striking there from Khan.
Good leg kick by st pierre there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
st pierre shoots in but Khan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
st pierre misses with a looping left.

st pierre rushes Khan and presses him up against the cage.
Khan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
st pierre stalling against the cage.
Khan tries to break the clinch but st pierre is controlling the position.
Khan is looking to break free of the clinch but st pierre has double underhooks.
st pierre wants a takedown but no success here.
george st pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

st pierre gets control of Khan's arms and successfully pulls guard. st pierre will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Khan wanted to stand there but st pierre had control of the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Amir Khan.
I've got Khan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amir Khan!