PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gregory St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Walter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gregory St Pierre is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

St Pierre
vs
Walter

178 cm
19
176 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

179 cm
20
169 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

•‡• LION Clothing •‡• [CBK]

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Gregory St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Martin Walter!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre wants to clinch.
St Pierre tries a head kick but it misses.
Walter walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

It looks like Martin Walter has been cut.
Walter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Walter as he jumps to the side.

St Pierre is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Walter's half guard.
Walter trying to control but St Pierre postures up.
St Pierre perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
St Pierre trying to control from Walter's half guard. Walter has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

Walter looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
St Pierre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Walter keeping moving, preventing St Pierre from controlling successfully.

St Pierre drops back, looking for a kneebar! Walter looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Walter looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Walter!
You can see the frustration on St Pierre's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
St Pierre is looking to reverse the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walter is looking to take a break and control but St Pierre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
St Pierre tries to bench press Walter off him but Walter keeps the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Pierre trying his best to control but Walter has mounted him.
St Pierre tries to lock up and control but Walter gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Walter looking to finish with strikes here!
St Pierre knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Walter on the ground.
Walter prevents St Pierre from getting the reversal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walter working St Pierre over with strikes here.
St Pierre is trying to stand.
St Pierre is looking to improve his position but Walter isn't that keen on the idea.
St Pierre holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Walter tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
St Pierre wants to hold on but Walter pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
St Pierre is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Walter misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
St Pierre is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gregory St Pierre dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Martin Walter's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Walter doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling St Pierre to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheers as St Pierre lands an impressive looking overhand right. Walter doesn't seem phased though.
St Pierre misses the shot to the body.

St Pierre scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Walter takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
St Pierre is putting a hurting on Walter here, landing some big shots from side control.
St Pierre lands a decent elbow from side control.
You can see the frustration on Walter's face as St Pierre controls the position.
Walter prevents St Pierre from moving into mount.
Walter on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Walter is breathing heavily.
St Pierre just content to control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Pierre lands an elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walter wants to control but St Pierre postures up.
Walter is working to avoid the ground and pound but St Pierre connects with a decent elbow.
Walter is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
St Pierre takes a little break here. Walter wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
St Pierre working the head with strikes.
St Pierre is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Walter will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Walter tries to strike from the bottom but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre landing a few strikes.
Walter is working to avoid the ground and pound but St Pierre connects with a decent elbow.
St Pierre working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
St Pierre wants to stand but Walter has his arm trapped.
St Pierre trying to control the position but Walter is working away.

St Pierre working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

St Pierre decides to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre connects with the punch.
St Pierre 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.
St Pierre scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
St Pierre looks for the body kick but Walter saw that one coming.
St Pierre gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Walter counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Walter wants to control from the top but St Pierre keeps moving.
Walter is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre wants to get back to his feet but Walter is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
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 looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gregory St Pierre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
St Pierre looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Pierre wants to stand but Walter is controlling the position.
St Pierre is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gregory St Pierre dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Martin Walter's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

St Pierre closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - St Pierre lands in his opponent's guard.
St Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Walter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Walter working a defensive guard here.
St Pierre postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Walter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Walter keeping moving, preventing St Pierre from controlling successfully.
St Pierre trying to stand up but can't free himself from Walter's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre landing with the ground and pound.

St Pierre decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Nice combo by St Pierre! Oh, that's hurt him - Walter falls to the canvas and St Pierre follows him into side control.

Walter is rocked!

St Pierre decides to stand back up.
Walter doesn't succeed with the takedown
and St Pierre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Walter is still on wobbly legs! Can St Pierre finish him?

St Pierre shoots in and bounces Walter off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Walter seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Pierre lands a couple of decent looking shots.
St Pierre is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
St Pierre scoring with punches to the head and body.
St Pierre postures up and lands a big shot to Walter's brow.
Walter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
St Pierre wants to get up but he can't break Walter's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
St Pierre postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
St Pierre trying to stand up but can't free himself from Walter's guard.
St Pierre lands a couple of digs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre trying to stand up but can't free himself from Walter's guard.
St Pierre chips away with some ground and pound.
St Pierre has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Walter is trying to control the position but St Pierre postures up.
St Pierre wants to stand but Walter has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

St Pierre closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Walter did well to prevent St Pierre getting side control.
St Pierre wants to stand but Walter has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
St Pierre wants to get back to his feet.

St Pierre seems to be working for a kimura but Walter defends the submission attempt.
St Pierre landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Pierre lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Martin Walter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gregory St Pierre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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 Walter's temple.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gregory St Pierre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well St Pierre has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gregory St Pierre!