PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gregory St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drape Shorts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

St Pierre
vs
Shorts

178 cm
21
176 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

185 cm
27
180 lbs
5 - 2 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite 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 7 - 3 - 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 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Drape Shorts!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shorts walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Shorts swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shorts. St Pierre does a little dance to reset his feet.
St Pierre gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Shorts counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps St Pierre thinking.
St Pierre swings widly with a right hand
and Shorts counters with a left to the body.
St Pierre shoots in for a double leg but Shorts sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
St Pierre takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shorts swings and misses with a shot to the body
and St Pierre counters with a straight right hand.
Shorts lands with an overhand left.

St Pierre shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Shorts's guard.
St Pierre throws a strike but Shorts rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shorts showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre keeping full guard, as Shorts tries to pass.
St Pierre has control of Shorts's left arm, preventing Shorts from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Gregory St Pierre wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A shot to the body from Shorts misses

and St Pierre counters with a shoot takedown. Shorts fights it but they end up in guard.
St Pierre throwing strikes but missing.
St Pierre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
St Pierre is looking to work some ground and pound but Shorts has wrist control.
St Pierre throws a strike but Shorts rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

St Pierre pushes Shorts off and scrambles back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gregory St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shorts takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Shorts connects with a nice looking jab.

It looks like Gregory St Pierre has been cut.
St Pierre avoids the body shot from Shorts.
Shorts takes a swing at St Pierre's ribcage but misses.

Shorts moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch on the inside from Shorts fails to land.
A short left from Shorts.
St Pierre blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shorts lands with a light punch inside.
Shorts works on St Pierre's body with a couple of short punches.
Shorts lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of St Pierre backwards.
Shorts doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shorts scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shorts misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shorts misses with the head strike.
Shorts lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of St Pierre backwards.
Shorts swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shorts lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Shorts doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by St Pierre.
St Pierre blocks an uppercut.
Shorts lands with a right to the head.
Shorts lands a nice uppercut.
Shorts lands a right hand.
Shorts misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by St Pierre.
Shorts scores with a shot to the side of St Pierre's head.
St Pierre blocks an uppercut.
Shorts digs a right hand into St Pierre's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on St Pierre's gas tank.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right hook to the body lands for Shorts.
Shorts scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shorts.
Shorts keeps the fight in the clinch, despite St Pierre's efforts to push away.
Shorts misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drape Shorts dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gregory St Pierre's cut.
That's time! St Pierre's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

St Pierre scores with the left hand. Shorts knows he should have avoided that one.

St Pierre decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
St Pierre lands with a punch from half guard.
St Pierre not landing any meaningful shots this time.
St Pierre not landing any meaningful shots this time.
St Pierre passes to side control.
Shorts is looking for a sweep.
St Pierre working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
St Pierre throws an elbow but Shorts slips to the side and avoids it well.
St Pierre in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shorts stops St Pierre from passing to mount.
St Pierre in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
St Pierre working the ground and pound.
St Pierre tries to score with some ground and pound. Shorts controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Shorts 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.
St Pierre in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Shorts managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by St Pierre.
St Pierre with the ground and pound but Shorts regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
St Pierre is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Shorts!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre throws some wild stikes that Shorts manages to avoid easily.
St Pierre raining down hammerfists from mount.
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.
Shorts is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Shorts avoids a series of strikes thrown by St Pierre.
St Pierre scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Shorts?
Shorts is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
St Pierre lands a heavy elbow.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
St Pierre dominating with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shorts wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by St Pierre.
Shorts wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by St Pierre.
St Pierre is landing with some decent strikes but Shorts is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
St Pierre misses with a head shot.
St Pierre connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

It looks like Drape Shorts has been cut.
Shorts taking shots to the head.
St Pierre pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
BOOM! St Pierre connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Shorts is breathing heavily.
St Pierre breaks from Shorts's wrist control and lands an elbow.
St Pierre misses with a head shot.
St Pierre thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
St Pierre landing strikes from the mount.
St Pierre punching from mount but Shorts doing a good job of avoiding damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pierre with the ground and pound from mount.
St Pierre throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gregory St Pierre dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

St Pierre fails to land the takedown.
Shorts tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shorts closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
St Pierre throws a good cross that connects.

Excellent takedown into side control there by St Pierre.
Shorts tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gregory St Pierre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
St Pierre wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shorts keeps working.
St Pierre throws an elbow but Shorts slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Shorts is avoiding damage well.
St Pierre is looking to take a break and control but Shorts is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
St Pierre working the strikes but Shorts uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
St Pierre looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Shorts with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Shorts keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
St Pierre sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shorts defending well though.
St Pierre not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Shorts tries to roll over but St Pierre keeps him under control.
Shorts avoiding damage under a succession of punches from St Pierre.
St Pierre thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
St Pierre is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
St Pierre thowing shots but they're missing.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Shorts can do anything to dispel that myth.
St Pierre is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Shorts can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
St Pierre sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
St Pierre thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
St Pierre dominating with strikes here.
Shorts is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Shorts takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Poor strikes thrown by St Pierre there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
St Pierre breaks from Shorts's wrist control and lands an elbow.
St Pierre unloading with bombs!
St Pierre tries to control but Shorts wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shorts holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as St Pierre tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
St Pierre thowing shots but they're missing.
St Pierre landing shots from mount.
Shorts is bucking up trying to escape but St Pierre cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
St Pierre throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Shorts because St Pierre loaded up on that one.
St Pierre lands a big elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gregory St Pierre showed his dominance in that final round.
I think St Pierre has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:27

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