PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sean Thorp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Thorp
vs
St Pierre

170 cm
25
144 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
19
145 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sean Thorp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Greg St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorp throws a head kick but St Pierre moves out of range.
Thorp fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - St Pierre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Excellent takedown into side control there by St Pierre.

St Pierre wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Thorp, who protects the arm well.
St Pierre creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Thorp tries to buck St Pierre off but St Pierre is having none of it.
St Pierre advances to full mount.
Thorp is in all sorts of trouble here.

St Pierre is working for a guillotine from mount but Thorp frees his head quite easily.
St Pierre is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

St Pierre is working for a guillotine from mount but Thorp frees his head quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre landing strikes from the mount.

St Pierre has hold of Thorp's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Thorp manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
St Pierre has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
St Pierre controlling from mount.
St Pierre lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
St Pierre throwing strikes here but Thorp is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorp tries to get back to half guard but can't.

St Pierre stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.

St Pierre clinches with his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thorp tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. St Pierre just stands there and leans against the cage.
Thorp dodges an elbow strike from St Pierre.
Thorp wants to break the clinch but can't.

St Pierre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thorp throws a head kick but St Pierre moves out of range.

St Pierre drives through with a takedown into Thorp's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
St Pierre sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Thorp's guard.

St Pierre stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Thorp to get to his feet.

St Pierre looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Pierre looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre lands a couple of decent looking shots.
St Pierre seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Thorp knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for St Pierre on the ground.
St Pierre is pushing down on Thorp's leg trying to pass to half guard. Thorp is fighting to maintain full guard but St Pierre has managed to sneak the leg through.

St Pierre is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Thorp has managed to free his arm - good work.
St Pierre scoring with strikes to the body and head.

St Pierre is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
St Pierre thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
St Pierre missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
St Pierre sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Thorp defending well though.

St Pierre stands up from half guard.
St Pierre fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thorp misses with a combination

and St Pierre counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

St Pierre gets control of Thorp's arms and successfully pulls guard. St Pierre will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

St Pierre pushes Thorp off and gets back to his feet.
Thorp scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Greg St Pierre dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A chopping leg kick lands by Thorp.
St Pierre tries to clinch there but Thorp circles away.
Thorp doesn't manage to clinch there - St Pierre circles away.
Thorp misses with a takedown attempt

and St Pierre counters with a nice double leg into guard.
St Pierre slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

St Pierre is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

St Pierre drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and St Pierre jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
St Pierre is pushing down on Thorp's leg trying to pass to half guard. Thorp is fighting to maintain full guard but St Pierre has managed to sneak the leg through.
St Pierre is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Thorp!

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
St Pierre looking to control but Thorp is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
St Pierre throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Thorp wants to control but St Pierre is having none of it.
St Pierre trying to control but Thorp is having none of it.
Thorp wants to hold on but St Pierre pushes him away.

St Pierre is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Thorp to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Thorp shrugs it off.
Thorp wants to control but St Pierre is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Thorp because St Pierre loaded up on that one.
Thorp is wriggling around trying to escape.
St Pierre cracks Thorp with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
St Pierre looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

St Pierre working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
St Pierre lands a nice shot to the head.

St Pierre working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
St Pierre is breathing heavily.
St Pierre trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre controlling from mount.
St Pierre fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Poor strikes thrown by St Pierre there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Thorp takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
St Pierre trying to control but Thorp is having none of it.
St Pierre lands a heavy elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

St Pierre looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

St Pierre is working for a guillotine from mount but Thorp frees his head quite easily.
St Pierre misses with a head shot.
St Pierre controlling from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Pierre with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St Pierre looking to control but Thorp is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Greg St Pierre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

St Pierre circles away from the clinch attempt.

St Pierre shoots in and bounces Thorp off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
St Pierre throws a big elbow that misses.

St Pierre gets to his feet. Thorp looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
St Pierre swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thorp counters with a body kick.
Thorp is looking to clinch but St Pierre is avoiding it.
St Pierre has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
St Pierre tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Thorp manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Greg St Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

St Pierre shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Thorp's guard.

St Pierre stands up and waves to Thorp to follow him.
St Pierre takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

St Pierre looking to score a takedown here. Thorp is defending well but St Pierre drives through and ends up in Thorp's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Thorp looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Thorp looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
St Pierre stands and throws Thorp's legs to the side, diving into side control.
St Pierre gets to mount! Thorp was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
St Pierre is landing with some decent strikes but Thorp is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
St Pierre looking to control but Thorp is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre scoring with strikes but Thorp is staying in there.
St Pierre wants to control the pace but Thorp is squirming around nicely.
Thorp is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
St Pierre with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Pierre content just to control the position here.
St Pierre lands a nice shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

St Pierre is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
St Pierre circles away from the clinch attempt.
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thorp paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thorp throws a head kick but St Pierre moves out of range.
Thorp thuds a left hand into St Pierre's body.

St Pierre throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Thorp tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. St Pierre is in Thorp's guard.
St Pierre passes Thorp's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Thorp wants to get back to full guard.
St Pierre moves nicely into side control.

St Pierre has hold of Thorp's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Thorp seems comfortable defending it but St Pierre has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Thorp is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Thorp is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but St Pierre couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Greg St Pierre!