PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toby Chapelle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

St Pierre
vs
Chapelle

178 cm
29
180 lbs
21 - 14 - 1

190 cm
29
172 lbs
15 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 21 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, George St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Toby Chapelle!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chapelle falls off balance throwing a combination
and St Pierre counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chapelle throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chapelle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chapelle throws a combination that misses
and St Pierre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chapelle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and St Pierre counters with a nice double leg into guard.
St Pierre wants to pass the guard but Chapelle is keeping the position.
St Pierre postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
St Pierre is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
St Pierre might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
St Pierre postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Pierre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
St Pierre loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
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 drops back looking for a leg! Chapelle is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Chapelle manages to kick St Pierre off! St Pierre jumps back into Chapelle's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
St Pierre looking to pass the guard.
St Pierre trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chapelle 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.
Chapelle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from St Pierre.
Chapelle is trying to keep St Pierre in close.
Chapelle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

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.
St Pierre loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Chapelle can do anything to dispel that myth.
Chapelle has a closed guard, preventing St Pierre from standing up.
St Pierre scoring with punches to the head and body.
St Pierre postures up in Chapelle's guard and throws a big left but Chapelle blocks it.
Chapelle looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as St Pierre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as St Pierre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
St Pierre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chapelle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Chapelle holds on and takes a little breather.
St Pierre with a flurry of punches that miss.
St Pierre trying to control but Chapelle is working from the bottom.
St Pierre landing with the ground and pound.
Chapelle keeping moving, preventing St Pierre from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
St Pierre working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
St Pierre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chapelle avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
St Pierre postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chapelle avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chapelle is trying to control the position from the bottom.
St Pierre cracks Chapelle with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George St Pierre dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Chapelle throws a combination that misses

and St Pierre counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Chapelle keeping moving, preventing St Pierre from controlling successfully.
St Pierre controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
St Pierre works a leg free and moves into half guard.
St Pierre lands strikes from half guard.
St Pierre thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chapelle blocking the ground and pound attempt from St Pierre.
St Pierre working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Chapelle's thigh. Chapelle counters though and makes it back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chapelle keeping full guard, as St Pierre tries to pass.
St Pierre postures up in Chapelle's guard and throws a big left but Chapelle blocks it.
St Pierre trying to control but Chapelle is working from the bottom.
St Pierre wants to pass the guard but Chapelle is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
St Pierre loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
St Pierre advances position into side control!
St Pierre wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chapelle keeps working.
St Pierre creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Chapelle sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Chapelle avoids any damage from the ground and pound of St Pierre.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on St Pierre's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Chapelle dodges the ground and pound from St Pierre.
Sloppy strikes there by St Pierre.
Chapelle tries to get back to half guard but can't.
St Pierre misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

St Pierre swings around for an armbar but Chapelle sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into St Pierre's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Chapelle trying to control but St Pierre is working from the bottom.
St Pierre is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up. George St Pierre wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Chapelle throws a left and a right that both miss
and St Pierre counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Chapelle throws a left and a right that both miss
and St Pierre counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Chapelle is breathing heavily.
Chapelle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and St Pierre counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George St Pierre dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Chapelle misses with a double jab
and St Pierre counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
St Pierre works Chapelle's body with a nice hook.
Chapelle throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and St Pierre counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by St Pierre.
St Pierre throwing strikes from guard but Chapelle blocks nicely.
St Pierre wants to control from the top but Chapelle keeps moving.
St Pierre throws a big right hand that misses.
St Pierre is in close to Chapelle's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Chapelle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
St Pierre postures up in Chapelle's guard and throws a big left but Chapelle blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre cracks Chapelle with a solid left hand.
Chapelle avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
St Pierre trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
St Pierre throwing strikes but missing.
St Pierre postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
George St Pierre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
St Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Chapelle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Pierre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Toby Chapelle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
St Pierre postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
St Pierre looking to pass the guard.
St Pierre throwing strikes from guard but Chapelle blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as St Pierre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chapelle avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
St Pierre stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chapelle swivels though and keeps the full guard.
St Pierre pushes down on Chapelle's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Chapelle does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
St Pierre throwing shots but Chapelle is blocking nicely.
St Pierre thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
St Pierre missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
St Pierre throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
St Pierre trying to control from Chapelle's half guard. Chapelle has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
St Pierre throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Chapelle keeping full guard, as St Pierre tries to pass.
Chapelle avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
St Pierre is looking to work some ground and pound but Chapelle has wrist control.
Chapelle not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
St Pierre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
St Pierre trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chapelle throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

And that's the end of the fight!
George 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27

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