PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between George St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Bond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that George St Pierre has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily George St Pierre seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

St Pierre
vs
Bond

183 cm
18
230 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
250 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, George St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Bond!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bond throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bond throws a right and a left that both miss.

St Pierre shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bond preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bond is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst St Pierre is controlling him.
St Pierre wants to control from the top but Bond keeps moving.
St Pierre has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
St Pierre postures up in Bond's guard and throws a big left but Bond blocks it.
St Pierre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bond works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bond wants to get back to his feet but St Pierre is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
St Pierre sitting in guard here, content to control.
St Pierre prevents Bond from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bond looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre lands a couple of digs.
St Pierre controls from within his opponent's guard.

St Pierre stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Bond will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

St Pierre looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
St Pierre scoring with punches to the head and body.
St Pierre sitting in guard here, content to control.
St Pierre content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
St Pierre slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
St Pierre throwing strikes but missing.

The ref stands the fighters back up because George St Pierre just wasn't active enough.

St Pierre gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
St Pierre perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
St Pierre works his way into side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre grinds an elbow into Bond's temple.
Bond gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
St Pierre with a couple of short strikes.
St Pierre scoring with strikes but Bond is staying in there.
St Pierre lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bond hang on?
St Pierre controlling from the full mount.
St Pierre scores with a couple of good head shots there.
St Pierre looking to finish Bond with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bond!
BOOM! St Pierre connects with a massive shot to the dome!

It looks like James Bond has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Pierre lands a big elbow.
Bond 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Bond that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
St Pierre punishing his opponent with strikes.
St Pierre working away from the top, dropping strikes.
St Pierre lands a big shot there that rocks Bond but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
St Pierre controlling his opponent.
St Pierre landing strikes, looking to finish!
BOOM! St Pierre connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That has opened up James Bond's cut even more.

St Pierre working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Bond turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips St Pierre off and cradles Bond's limp body as St Pierre celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). George St Pierre!