PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Phil St. Georges (ranked 3790 p4p, 24124 weight class) and Ines Lato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

St. Georges
vs
Lato

167 cm
28
145
3 - 0 - 0

165 cm
29
140
9 - 8 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Conquer
Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phil St. Georges!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ines Lato!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

St. Georges scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
St. Georges advances nicely into full mount.
Lato is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
St. Georges controlling from the full mount.
Lato trying desperately to get to his feet.
St. Georges controlling the position easily from mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

St. Georges is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Lato has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Lato tries to buck St. Georges off but he can't manage it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

St. Georges has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Lato is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Phil St. Georges!
After winning the bout, Phil St. Georges thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.