PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Machida The Coward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Coward comes to the cage accompanied by machida the best. St Pierre is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ca Fait Mal. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

The Coward
vs
St Pierre

170 cm
34
192 lbs
30 - 4 - 0

185 cm
27
192 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

ANABOLIC LAUNDRY 90%

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Machida The Coward!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Georges St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Coward lands with a thumping leg kick.
St Pierre needs to keep his hands up - The Coward had a free shot at his head there.

The Coward clinches.
A head punch on the inside from The Coward fails to land.
The Coward is working for takedown but St Pierre is calmly controlling the position for now.
The Coward misses with a shot to the kidneys.
St Pierre using the Thai plumb to throw knees but The Coward has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
St Pierre with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Machida The Coward has been cut.
St Pierre avoids the elbow strike from The Coward, against the cage.
The Coward lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The Coward looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The Coward pushes St Pierre back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Coward lands a body shot in the clinch.
The Coward scores with a shoulder strike.
The Coward pushes off an throws an elbow but St Pierre leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
St Pierre slowing the pace effectively.
Nice elbow from St Pierre.
St Pierre throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Coward pushes off an throws an elbow but St Pierre leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from St Pierre.
A knee to the head by The Coward.

It looks like Georges St Pierre has been cut.
St Pierre throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
St Pierre misses with an elbow strike.
St Pierre manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The Coward misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The Coward lands a left hand that snaps the head of St Pierre backwards.
A body shot lands from The Coward.
St Pierre using the Thai plumb to throw knees but The Coward has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
St Pierre misses with a knee strike.
The Coward digs a right hand into St Pierre's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on St Pierre's gas tank.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Pierre missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by The Coward.
The Coward tries to work over St Pierre's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
St Pierre using the Thai plumb to throw knees but The Coward has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The Coward lands a knee to the body.
St Pierre looks winded!
The Coward dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The Coward working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The Coward goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The Coward avoids it.
St Pierre manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The Coward lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The Coward digs a right hand underneath St Pierre's ribcage. St Pierre let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The Coward scores with a hook to the body.
St Pierre misses with a knee to the head.
The Coward lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down St Pierre.
St Pierre misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Coward lands with a left to the head.
The Coward lands a shoulder strike.
St Pierre tries to stall but The Coward uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The Coward has a couple of punches blocked by St Pierre.
A short right from The Coward.
The Coward tries a body shot but St Pierre blocks it.
The Coward tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The Coward lands a hook that snaps the head of St Pierre backwards.

St Pierre is rocked!
The Coward lands a nice shot to the body.
St Pierre is still on wobbly legs! Can The Coward finish him?
The Coward fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Coward.
The Coward tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Coward doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Coward fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Coward lands a nice shot to the body.
St Pierre blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Coward.
St Pierre seems to have recovered his senses.
The Coward has St Pierre pressed against the cage.
St Pierre prevents the takedown attempt.
The Coward tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The Coward tries to work over St Pierre's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Coward misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The Coward stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The Coward lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The Coward can't find room to land a body shot as St Pierre controls the action.
The Coward lands a nice shot to the body.
The Coward dips a shoulder and cracks St Pierre with a mighty uppercut! St Pierre falls back against the cage and The Coward unloads with a barrage of strikes! St Pierre is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - The Coward screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Machida The Coward!
Machida The Coward retains his middleweight title!
An intense looking Machida The Coward took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Where at you Tonal?I know you goin duck me. Dont be scared homie!'.