PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between James Adams (ranked 2939 p4p, 79 weight class) and Gauthier St. Georges (ranked 519 p4p, 16 weight class). Adams kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Thom Pace - Maybe. St. Georges has chosen Jiu Jitsu as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Adams
vs
St. Georges

190 cm
35
220 lbs
27 - 10 - 3

182 cm
38
160 lbs
37 - 18 - 2

Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 10 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Gauthier St. Georges!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Adams takes the fight into the clinch.
St. Georges is trying to break free.

St. Georges breaks the clinch.
Adams ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Adams scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Gauthier St. Georges has been cut.
St. Georges moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Adams lands with a shot to the body.
Adams throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent St. Georges stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
St. Georges has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Adams is landing a low percentage of strikes.
James Adams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Adams.
St. Georges looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adams swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and St. Georges counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Adams tries to clinch but St. Georges is having none of it.
Adams scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
St. Georges avoids the body shot from Adams.

Adams rushes St. Georges and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
St. Georges looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Georges throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Adamss head.
St. Georges is trying to break the clinch but Adams is controlling him.
Adams blocks an uppercut.
St. Georges lands with a short head shot on the inside.
St. Georges wants to get back to striking at distance but Adams won't allow it.
St. Georges wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Adams has him pressed against the ropes.

St. Georges breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Adams tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. St. Georges manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Adams tries to clinch but St. Georges is having none of it.
Adams scores with a nice right hand.
The fighters circling - Adams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Adams has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like James Adams has been cut.
St. Georges feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Adamss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Adams takes the fight into the clinch.

St. Georges breaks the clinch.
Adams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St. Georges was well out of range. Poor timing from Adams.
Adams scores with a shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Adams misses
and St. Georges cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Adams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Adams goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Adams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as St. Georges throws out the jab.
Gauthier St. Georges is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
St. Georges throws a body punch but Adams moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Adams gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Adams swings wildly with an uppercut but St. Georges uses good head movement to avoid it.
St. Georges is looking to break free of the clinch but Adams has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Adams dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Adams rushes St. Georges and presses him up against the ropes.
St. Georges looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

St. Georges pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Adams fails to land with a series of punches.
Adams tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. St. Georges manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Adams misses the shot to the body.
Adams tries to clinch up.
Adams is looking to wear down St. Georges with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Adams closes the distance and pushes St. Georges back into the ropes.
St. Georges blocks an uppercut.
St. Georges has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St. Georges throws an elbow but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for St. Georges.
Adams swings wildly with an uppercut but St. Georges uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from St. Georges.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Adams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Adams has St. Georges up against the ropes in a clinch.
Adams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
St. Georges wants to get back to striking at distance but Adams won't allow it.

St. Georges pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A cross from St. Georges lands.
Adams throws a body shot but no joy.
Adams wants to clinch but St. Georges slips to the side
and St. Georges counters with a stiff right hand.
Adams tries to clinch up.
Adams looks to land a right hand but St. Georges moved out of range.
Adams throws a predictable looking body shot
and St. Georges counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Adams scores with a jab. St. Georges acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Adams throws a body punch but St. Georges moves out of range.
Adams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St. Georges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Adams. Those never looked like landing.
Adams looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A jab from St. Georges finds it's way through Adams's defenses.
Adams lands a body shot.
Adams throws an overhand right that lands on St. Georges's shoulder, as St. Georges tries to avoid the shot.

St. Georges gets tackled into the ropes by Adams. Adams maintains the clinch.
St. Georges swings wildly with an uppercut but Adams uses good head movement to avoid it.
St. Georges wants to get back to striking at distance but Adams won't allow it.

Adams manages to break the clinch.
Adams is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that James Adams will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

St. Georges doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gauthier St. Georges has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adams moves in looking to clinch but St. Georges pushes him off.
Adams with a body punch. A glancing blow.
St. Georges avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Adams doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Adams throws a body shot but no joy.
St. Georges throws out a counter right but Adams avoids it with no problem.
Adams lands with a nice body punch.
James Adams is winning the standup battle so far.
Adams moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Adams wants to clinch up but St. Georges keeps it at a distance.
Adams moves in looking to clinch but St. Georges pushes him off.
St. Georges throws out a counter right but Adams avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Adams wants to clinch but St. Georges slips to the side
and St. Georges counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Adams drops his hands momentarily and St. Georges takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adams misses with a telegraphed body shot
and St. Georges finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Adams has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from St. Georges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams is looking to clinch but St. Georges is avoiding it.

Adams fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with St. Georges, pushing him back against the ropes.
St. Georges is trying to break the clinch but Adams has him pressed against the ropes.
Adams misses with a hook to the ribs.
St. Georges wants to break free but Adams has control.

St. Georges escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
James Adams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
St. Georges connects with a crisp jab.
Adams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from St. Georges.
Good exchange - Adams coming out on top.
Adams takes a swing at St. Georges's ribcage but misses.
St. Georges looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
St. Georges takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Adams throws a combination. St. Georges tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Adams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but St. Georges moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from St. Georges misses.
Adams tries to clinch
and St. Georges counters with a nice 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!
Adams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from St. Georges.
Nice body punch from Adams.
Adams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
St. Georges looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Adams closes the distance but St. Georges moves to the side
letting St. Georges counter with a right hand.
St. Georges keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Adams.
Adams closes the distance but St. Georges moves to the side
and St. Georges counters with a nice body shot.
Adams lands with a good body shot.
St. Georges throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adams just misses with a punch to the body.
Adams misses with a jab to the body
and St. Georges counters with a lovely straight right hand!

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gauthier St. Georges.
Well Adams has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Adams!
Our winner, James Adams, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.