PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Saint Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Lowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pierre comes to the cage accompanied by Where is My Mind. Anthony Lowe will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Pierre
vs
Lowe

180 cm
20
184 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

185 cm
23
183 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

Bushido Clothing

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Saint Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anthony Lowe!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lowe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pierre keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lowe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lowe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pierre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lowe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pierre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pierre circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick misses from Pierre.

Pierre shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pierre showed some decent athleticism there.

Pierre stands up and beckons Lowe to join him on the feet.
Lowe is looking to clinch but Pierre is avoiding it.

Lowe forces Pierre back against the cage and clinches.
Pierre wants to break free but Lowe has control.
Pierre wants to get back to striking at distance but Lowe won't allow it.
Pierre wants to get back to striking at distance but Lowe won't allow it.
Lowe prevents Pierre from breaking the clinch.

Lowe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lowe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lowe is looking to clinch but Pierre is avoiding it.
Pierre keeps the fight on the outside.
Pierre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pierre circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pierre swats away the attempt to clinch by Lowe.
Lowe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pierre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pierre lands a head kick. Lowe smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Pierre darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lowe tries to roll over but Pierre keeps him under control.
Pierre knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lowe on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowe is pressing down on Pierre's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lowe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Lowe has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pierre can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Pierre stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Lowe fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lowe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lowe doesn't manage to clinch there - Pierre circles away.
Lowe throws a sloppy head kick and Pierre moves out of range easily.
Lowe moves in looking to clinch but Pierre pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowe moves in looking to clinch but Pierre pushes him off.
Pierre misses with a two punch combination.
Pierre misses with a series of wild punches.
Lowe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lowe tries to clinch but Pierre is having none of it.
Anthony Lowe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pierre lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lowe takes a step back to recover.

Lowe gets caught flat footed, as Pierre shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Pierre avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pierre is breathing heavily.
Lowe looking for a sweep. Not yet Lowe, not yet.
Lowe manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pierre manages to get himself to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pierre wants to stand but Lowe is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lowe trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Pierre manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Lowe is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Lowe working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pierre doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pierre manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lowe working a defensive guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lowe looking for a sweep. Not yet Lowe, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Saint Pierre dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Pierre throws a head kick but Lowe moves out of range.
Lowe moves in looking to clinch but Pierre pushes him off.
Saint Pierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pierre throws a chopping leg kick but Lowe manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pierre keeps the fight on the outside.
Pierre misses with a head kick.
Pierre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lowe wants to clinch.
Lowe tries to clinch but Pierre moves out of range.
Pierre throws a head kick but Lowe moves out of range.
Pierre on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pierre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lowe moves away.
Lowe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pierre throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lowe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pierre paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lowe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lowe tries to close the distance and clinch but Pierre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre throws a head kick that half lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lowe tries to clinch but Pierre is having none of it.
Lowe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pierre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anthony Lowe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lowe blocks a head kick by Pierre.
Lowe is looking to clinch.
Lowe doesn't manage to clinch there - Pierre circles away.
Lowe avoids the head kick by Pierre.
Lowe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pierre paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pierre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lowe moves in looking to clinch but Pierre pushes him off.
Pierre avoids the head kick by Lowe.
Lowe cracks Pierre with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Lowe has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Pierre to stand back up!

Pierre is rocked!

It looks like Saint Pierre has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lowe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oh Pierre is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pierre throws a head kick that misses.
Lowe tries to close the distance and clinch but Pierre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lowe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pierre seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lowe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lowe wants to clinch up but Pierre keeps it at a distance.

Lowe has taken the fight to the clinch.

Pierre works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

Lowe working for a triangle but Pierre defends it easily.

Lowe looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Lowe has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Pierre doesn't defend quickly enough and Lowe has managed to lock this one up! Can Pierre escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Lowe on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Anthony Lowe!