PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chad Raymond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Raymond
vs
St Pierre

165 cm
20
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Charlie Wang's Nutrition and 95 % Laundry

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chad Raymond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George St Pierre !
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raymond looks for a takedown but St Pierre sprawls well.
Raymond avoids the head kick by St Pierre .
St Pierre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
St Pierre stuffs the takedown.
Raymond slips a straight right by St Pierre .
Raymond slips a jab and a cross from St Pierre .
Raymond closes the distance and clinches up with St Pierre , looking for a takedown. Raymond pushes St Pierre against the cage but St Pierre circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chad Raymond. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Pierre avoids the head kick by Raymond.
St Pierre swings for the body but Raymond moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Raymond blocks the leg kick.
St Pierre misses with a body kick.
St Pierre wants to clinch up but Raymond keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre scores with a jab to the jaw.
Raymond throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around St Pierre 's waist but St Pierre gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Raymond off to one side.
Horrible takedown by Raymond or perhaps it was just good defense by St Pierre which made him look bad.
St Pierre scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Raymond avoids the body shot from St Pierre .

St Pierre darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Raymond might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
It looks like St Pierre is going to stand back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raymond won't allow St Pierre to pass to mount.
St Pierre looks gassed!

Raymond looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Raymond on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Raymond tries to get out of the position.
St Pierre throws a strike but Raymond avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raymond manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. St Pierre manages to get himself to full guard.
Raymond slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from St Pierre .
St Pierre is looking for a sweep. Raymond is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Raymond working over St Pierre with some ground and pound. St Pierre looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raymond works his way into side control.
Raymond landing strikes.
Raymond working the ground and pound.
Raymond working away.
Raymond 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.
Raymond landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
St Pierre takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Raymond working the body and head with strikes.
Raymond trying to control the position but St Pierre is working away.
St Pierre is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Raymond asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Raymond cracks St Pierre with a big right hand but St Pierre just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Raymond lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raymond landing strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raymond scoring with punches from side control.
Check out the look on Raymond's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Raymond could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Raymond looks up at the clock and then as St Pierre takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Raymond smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Raymond connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused St Pierre some visible discomfort.
St Pierre is working to avoid the ground and pound but Raymond connects with a decent elbow.
Raymond landing strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raymond scores with punches from side control.
Raymond lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Raymond working the head and body with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pierre tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Raymond wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
St Pierre is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Raymond advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chad Raymond dominated that round.
That's time! Raymond's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Raymond will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Raymond blocks a head kick by St Pierre .
Raymond avoids the head kick by St Pierre .
Chad Raymond is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
St Pierre swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Raymond moves into the clinch.
Raymond looking for a takedown.
St Pierre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Raymond goes for a takedown attempt but St Pierre pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts St Pierre , as that shot connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre wants to clinch.
Raymond blocks a head kick by St Pierre .
St Pierre is breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from St Pierre .
St Pierre scores with a head kick.

St Pierre tries to keep at a distance but Raymond has taken the fight into the clinch.

Raymond lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Raymond lands strikes from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raymond landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nice strikes from Raymond there.
Raymond working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raymond scoring with strikes to the body and head.
St Pierre taking some punishment here, with Raymond in his half guard.
Raymond scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Raymond is nestled in close to St Pierre , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Raymond scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Raymond working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Raymond is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raymond wants to control the pace but St Pierre is squirming around nicely.
BOOM! Raymond connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raymond scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish St Pierre ?
Raymond is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. St Pierre can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Raymond landing punches.
St Pierre is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Chad Raymond overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Raymond raining down hammerfists from mount.
Raymond trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Raymond fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
St Pierre working to try and regain half guard.
Raymond fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Raymond lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raymond with shots to the head and body - St Pierre looks very uncomfortable down there.
Raymond putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raymond lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
St Pierre is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Raymond with shots to the head and body - St Pierre looks very uncomfortable down there.
Raymond landing strikes from the mount.
Raymond has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of St Pierre 's face.
St Pierre taking shots to the head.
St Pierre takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Raymond is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Raymond postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. St Pierre looks a forlorn figure.
St Pierre tries to lock up and control but Raymond gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chad Raymond dominated that second round.
That's time! Raymond's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

St Pierre drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Raymond is looking for a triangle but St Pierre pushes his legs off easily.
Raymond keeping moving, preventing St Pierre from controlling successfully.

Raymond throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Raymond keeping full guard, as St Pierre tries to pass.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as St Pierre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Raymond is on top in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raymond throws a big elbow that misses.
Raymond with a flurry of punches that miss.
Raymond won't allow St Pierre to sweep him here.
St Pierre is trying to keep Raymond in close.
Raymond wants to control from the top but St Pierre keeps moving.
Raymond pushes down on St Pierre 's leg and manages to get into half guard.
St Pierre missing with punches from the bottom.
St Pierre wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Raymond is looking for a kimura here.
Ground and pound from Raymond.
Nice strikes from Raymond there.
St Pierre is trying to get back to full guard.
Raymond lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Raymond drops an elbow to the side of St Pierre 's head.
St Pierre on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raymond lands strikes from half guard.
Raymond working the head and body with strikes.
Raymond scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raymond takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
St Pierre has hold of Raymond's hands but Raymond slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Raymond keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Raymond is trying for a kimura here. St Pierre looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Raymond wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chad Raymond!