PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nakamora Yenseki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yenseki comes to the cage accompanied by Sick Puppies-Youre going down. St Pierre is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by 16 FEVER. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Yenseki
vs
St Pierre

185 cm
29
185 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

181 cm
25
181 lbs
18 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Convicted Trap House
Conviction

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 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nakamora Yenseki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lance St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yenseki displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from St Pierre.
St Pierre throws a leg kick that is checked
and St Pierre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yenseki misses with a left hand
and St Pierre counters with a big head kick but Yenseki shrugs it off.
St Pierre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yenseki lands with an overhand left.
Yenseki misses the shot to the body.
Yenseki throws a lazy head kick
and St Pierre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yenseki misses with a looping left.
Yenseki defending well as St Pierre loads up on a big left hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from St Pierre.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yenseki tries to bum rush St Pierre with a series of wild strikes but St Pierre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yenseki throws a lazy uppercut
and St Pierre counters with a nice body shot.
St Pierre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yenseki tries to bum rush St Pierre with a series of wild strikes but St Pierre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yenseki gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Yenseki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and St Pierre counters with a head kick. That will keep Yenseki thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Yenseki misses with a body shot.
Yenseki swings for the body but St Pierre moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre takes a swing at Yenseki's ribcage but misses.

St Pierre shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

St Pierre decides to stand and escape the position.
Yenseki misses with a hook. St Pierre ducked under it nicely.
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yenseki paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yenseki swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A good leg kick by St Pierre.
St Pierre doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yenseki circles away from the clinch attempt.
St Pierre takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
St Pierre throws a leg kick
letting Yenseki counter with a right hand.
Yenseki throws a hook but St Pierre avoids it easily.
Yenseki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and St Pierre counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Yenseki connects with a jab.
St Pierre wants to clinch up but Yenseki keeps it at a distance.
St Pierre lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
St Pierre throws a leg kick but Yenseki sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yenseki misses the body punch
and St Pierre makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yenseki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yenseki closes the distance and lands a one-two.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lance St Pierre dominated that round.
That's time! Yenseki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Yenseki throws a jab when St Pierre was well out of range.
Yenseki throws a head kick that misses
and St Pierre counters with a left to the body.
St Pierre clobbers Yenseki with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
St Pierre misses with a hook to the body
and Yenseki counters with a nice uppercut.
St Pierre fails with an attempt to clinch.
St Pierre moves away from the strike by Yenseki.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yenseki.
St Pierre throws a shot from downtown. Yenseki moves away and avoids it.
Nice body kick there by St Pierre.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yenseki moves out of range as St Pierre throws a body kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
St Pierre throws a looping overhand right but Yenseki ducks down to avoid it.
Yenseki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
St Pierre misses with an uppercut
and Yenseki counters with a nice body shot.
St Pierre takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A low kick from St Pierre is predictable there
and Yenseki counters with a nice uppercut.
St Pierre misses with a hook
and Yenseki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yenseki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
St Pierre uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yenseki.
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yenseki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A combination from St Pierre does no damage.
Yenseki throws a poor cross that misses
letting St Pierre counter with a right hand.
Yenseki misses the body punch
and Yenseki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yenseki checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yenseki throws a series of strikes that have St Pierre backpedaling.
St Pierre fails with an attempt to clinch.
St Pierre misses with an uppercut
and Yenseki counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. St Pierre is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Yenseki misses with a left hand
and St Pierre counters with a good low kick that Yenseki was not able to check.
St Pierre misses with a wild body shot.
Yenseki misses with a lunging right hand
and St Pierre counters with a solid body kick.
Yenseki lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lance St Pierre seems to be getting the better of the standup.
St Pierre misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
St Pierre's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Yenseki connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! St Pierre scrambles back to his feet.
Yenseki avoids the head kick by St Pierre.
St Pierre lands a right hook to the body.
St Pierre throws a push kick but Yenseki slaps the foot to one side.
Yenseki throws a lazy uppercut
and St Pierre counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yenseki sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
St Pierre scores with a decent looking hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Lance St Pierre will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!

Yenseki misses with an uppercut.
St Pierre swings away with a leg kick that misses.
St Pierre throws a leg kick
and Yenseki counters with a right hand to the body.
Yenseki misses with an uppercut
and St Pierre counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
St Pierre tests Yenseki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yenseki avoids the head kick by St Pierre.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yenseki jabs at St Pierre's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yenseki misses with a lunging right hand
and St Pierre counters with a good low kick that Yenseki was not able to check.
Yenseki throws a looping overhand right but St Pierre ducks down to avoid it.
St Pierre throws a predictable looking body shot
and Yenseki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
St Pierre lands with a good body shot.
St Pierre throws a poor cross that misses
and Yenseki counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
St Pierre walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yenseki checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
St Pierre tries to clinch up but Yenseki circles away and keeps his distance.

St Pierre closes the distance and pushes Yenseki back into the cage.
Nakamora Yenseki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yenseki is trying to force a seperation but St Pierre has the dominant position.
St Pierre has Yenseki pressed against the cage, preventing Yenseki from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
St Pierre prevents Yenseki from breaking the clinch.
St Pierre lands with a right to the head.
St Pierre swings wildly with an uppercut but Yenseki uses good head movement to avoid it.
St Pierre can't find room to land a body shot as Yenseki controls the action.
St Pierre throws a punch but it's blocked by Yenseki.
St Pierre lands with a light punch inside.
Yenseki blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from St Pierre fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for St Pierre.
St Pierre lands with a left to the head.
St Pierre lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yenseki is trying to break the clinch but St Pierre has him pressed against the cage.
St Pierre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yenseki letting St Pierre take a breather here.
St Pierre digs a right hand underneath Yenseki's ribcage. Yenseki let out a lung full of air as it connected.
St Pierre tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
St Pierre working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for St Pierre.
St Pierre struggles to land a body shot inside as Yenseki controls his hands.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for St Pierre.
St Pierre scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St Pierre has Yenseki pressed against the cage, preventing Yenseki from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for St Pierre.
St Pierre lands a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from St Pierre fails to land.
St Pierre swings wildly with an uppercut but Yenseki uses good head movement to avoid it.
St Pierre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yenseki is trying to force a seperation but St Pierre has the dominant position.
St Pierre keeps control of Yenseki as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The referee is keeping an eye on St Pierre - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
St Pierre lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
St Pierre presses Yenseki against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
St Pierre lands a body shot.
St Pierre lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yenseki backwards.
St Pierre lands a body shot.
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!
Yenseki gets underhooks to prevent St Pierre's takedown attempt.
St Pierre presses Yenseki against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lance St Pierre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A right hook to the body lands for St Pierre.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lance St Pierre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well St Pierre has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

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