PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alan Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Do's entrance music is I Will Kill You. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying St Pierre's choice of entrance music: Hypnogaja- The March. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Do
vs
St Pierre

190 cm
22
169 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alan Do!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Georges St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Do displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as St Pierre throws out the jab.
St Pierre throws a head kick that misses.

Do moves into the clinch.
St Pierre scores with a hook to the body.
St Pierre misses with an elbow over the top.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from St Pierre.
Do lands a damaging elbow.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Do trying to stall but St Pierre improves his position.

Do breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
St Pierre tries to bum rush Do with a series of wild strikes but Do uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
St Pierre tries a head kick but it misses.

St Pierre drives through and clinches with Do against the cage.
Do landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Do escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Do tries to clinch but fails miserably
and St Pierre counters with a right hand to the body.

St Pierre shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
St Pierre advances to half guard.
St Pierre working Do over with strikes.
St Pierre has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
St Pierre keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre lands strikes from half guard.
St Pierre drops an elbow to the side of Do's head.
St Pierre seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Do is trying to get back to full guard.
St Pierre lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Do is staying active underneath St Pierre, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Do is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Pierre is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Do is looking to escape.
Do is breathing heavily.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. St Pierre connects with a nice short shot to Do's temple.
Well, if St Pierre is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Do really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do has hold of St Pierre's hands but St Pierre slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
St Pierre landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
St Pierre content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Do knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for St Pierre on the ground.
St Pierre stops Do from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Do is trying to defend against the ground and pound but St Pierre scores with a couple of nice shots.
Do on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Do throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Do is trying to get back to full guard.

St Pierre has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Do defend it? St Pierre steps over the head and cranks it - Do is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for St Pierre!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Georges St Pierre!