GSP wins in lopsided battle

Earlier in the day Sports Analytics Inc broke down the strengths and weaknesses of both Georges St. Pierre and Josh Koscheck. As a result of their rematch, the strengths, tactics and gameplan of the man they call GSP rang true, confirming this man is the best MMA fighter on the planet, pound for pound that is. 


As explained in our preview piece, GSP's strength of the straight punch and ability to stand up and fight won him the match. It ultimately was St. Pierre's left jab that obliterated Koscheck, closing up his eye, blurring his vision and preventing him to counter-attack due to trying to over-protect his black swollen eye. This tactic was evermore important given Koscheck's stand up game consists of mainly round punches giving GSP an ability to get through Koscheck's defense, and bang him up. 


Kosheck countered with a couple of take-downs of his own, and the two were tied in take-downs by round 4 however the damage GSP inflicted from his attack just morphed Koscheck's efforts. In fact at the end of the 4th round, the ring-side physician was required to inspect his eye closer with Koscheck wincing in extreme pain when the eye socket was pushed. Seeing this at the break, must have only inspired GSP to try and end the fight in the 5th round, but credit to Koscheck's toughness he could not be put away. 


For GSP this was sweet revenge for the man that showed little class and respect during the Ultimate Fighter series when both men opposed each other as coaches of the new breed class. 


So one might ask at Sports Analytics Inc, what does this mean for GSP? This fight is further evidence of a man that has become the perennial mixed martial arts fighter pound for pound. Furthermore GSP has not lost a round in his last 8 fights, which shows his ability to play multiple game-plans, and his unbelievable conditioning means GSP is undisputed the best pound for pound MMA fighter going around today. At Sports Analytics we congratulate GSP, as he has come along way since the days when Matt Hughes submitted GSP in a first round fight. 

Koscheck on the receiving end, source Yahoo! Sports

As for Koscheck, a great fighter in his own right, he needs to knuckle down and rebound from this defeat in bigger, better and more humble style. Big question marks were asked of his defense, and ability to fight the good fight standing up. He needs to go back to drawing board and find new innovative ways to fight with more avenues to fight tactically if he is a realistic chance of ever coming out on top against GSP.