PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Geoge ST Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Augustus Badeau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Augustus Badeau told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

ST Pierre
vs
Badeau

178 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Geoge 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 Tokyo, Augustus Badeau!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

ST Pierre shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than ST Pierre was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
ST Pierre looking to finish Badeau with some ground and pound. This is bad for Badeau!
A nice elbow there by ST Pierre.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Badeau is looking to get to half guard.
Badeau flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Badeau really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
ST Pierre punishing his opponent with strikes.
ST Pierre putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
ST Pierre looking to control but Badeau is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Badeau tries to reverse the position but ST Pierre maintains control.
ST Pierre scoring with strikes but Badeau is staying in there.
ST Pierre lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

ST Pierre working for a submission but Badeau is keeping him at bay.
Badeau is squirming around, avoiding ST Pierre's attempts to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Badeau bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
ST Pierre is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Badeau is trying to control but can't.
ST Pierre passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Badeau!
The referee warns Badeau that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
ST Pierre trying to control but Badeau is having none of it.
ST Pierre lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Badeau hang on?
Badeau tries to lock up and control but ST Pierre gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Badeau is looking to improve his position but ST Pierre isn't that keen on the idea.
Badeau gets back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ST Pierre landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
ST Pierre works his way into side control.
Badeau is trying to get back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Badeau stops ST Pierre from passing to mount.
Badeau parries the strikes from ST Pierre easily there. ST Pierre is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Badeau to escape.
Badeau struggling a bit here.
ST Pierre works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Badeau is looking to reverse the position.
ST Pierre is chipping away with strikes.
ST Pierre is looking to take a break and control but Badeau is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

ST Pierre darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
ST Pierre is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ST Pierre frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
ST Pierre won't let Badeau get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Badeau manages to regain half guard. Good work.
ST Pierre works his way into side control.
ST Pierre throws a strike aimed at the side of Badeau's head but Badeau avoids it well.
Badeau struggling a bit here.
Check out the look on ST Pierre's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badeau is not content to let ST Pierre control the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
ST Pierre is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Badeau is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
ST Pierre is really struggling to control Badeau but he's trying to hold on to the position.
ST Pierre tries to advance to mount but can't.
Badeau struggling a bit here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
ST Pierre fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Geoge ST Pierre dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

ST Pierre takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
ST Pierre has a takedown stuffed.
Badeau tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Badeau misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badeau has his takedown stuffed

and ST Pierre counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Badeau!

That's one minute gone in the round.
ST Pierre scoring with strikes but Badeau is staying in there.
ST Pierre blocks Badeau's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
ST Pierre looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

ST Pierre working for a guillotine from mount but Badeau is in no mood to give up.
Geoge ST Pierre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Badeau really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Badeau regains half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with ST Pierre in particular looking to stall.
ST Pierre thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Badeau's head.
ST Pierre 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.
Badeau wants to get back to full guard.
Badeau slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ST Pierre stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Badeau swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Badeau keeping moving, preventing ST Pierre from controlling successfully.
ST Pierre pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Badeau is keeping the position for now.
ST Pierre content to stall in guard here.
Badeau wants to sweep but no luck.

Badeau 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. ST Pierre manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
ST Pierre trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Badeau is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badeau wants to stand up but ST Pierre is controlling him.
ST Pierre works over Badeau with some ground and pound from guard.
Badeau utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
ST Pierre advances position into side control!
Badeau regains half guard.
ST Pierre landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
ST Pierre takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
ST Pierre works his way into full mount!
Badeau manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
ST Pierre frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
ST Pierre controlling the pace for now.
ST Pierre trying to control but Badeau is having none of it.
ST Pierre working Badeau over with strikes here.
ST Pierre can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Badeau is looking to escape.
Badeau is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Geoge ST Pierre dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Badeau gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

so ST Pierre counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Badeau is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
ST Pierre trying to control but Badeau is working from the bottom.
Badeau trying to strike off his back.
ST Pierre wants to control from the top but Badeau keeps moving.
Badeau throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

Badeau had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. ST Pierre is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Badeau Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take ST Pierre's back instead.
Badeau takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Badeau is looking to finish with some ground and pound!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Badeau is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
ST Pierre rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
ST Pierre trying to control but Badeau postures up.
Badeau sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. ST Pierre defending well though.
ST Pierre wants to get back to full guard.
ST Pierre regains full guard. Nicely done.
ST Pierre on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if ST Pierre tries to get out of the position.

ST Pierre manages to escape and get back to his feet.
ST Pierre with a lazy takedown attempt
and Badeau counters with a series of strikes. ST Pierre will be more careful next time no doubt.
Badeau on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by ST Pierre. ST Pierre obviously looking to wear him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

ST Pierre gets a takedown into half guard.
ST Pierre thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Geoge ST Pierre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Badeau is looking for a sweep. ST Pierre is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
ST Pierre is looking to take a break and control but Badeau is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Badeau looking for submissions off his back.
Badeau wants to get back to his feet.
ST Pierre is trying to control. Badeau wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Badeau punching from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ST Pierre content to control rather than advance.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
ST Pierre throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Badeau's waist but Badeau gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing ST Pierre off to one side.
Badeau lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
ST Pierre circles away from the clinch attempt

and ST Pierre counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badeau trying to control here.
ST Pierre is looking to take a break and control but Badeau is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Badeau makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Badeau.
ST Pierre wants to pass the guard but Badeau is keeping the position.

Badeau has his foot on ST Pierre's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. ST Pierre works his way back into a safe position though.
ST Pierre wants to control from the top but Badeau keeps moving.
Augustus Badeau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
ST Pierre pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Badeau is keeping the position for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Geoge ST Pierre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for ST Pierre, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geoge ST Pierre!