PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pierre St Georges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Baptista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

St Georges
vs
Baptista

180 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
19
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pierre St Georges!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Baptista!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Baptista looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for St Georges!
St Georges on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if St Georges tries to get out of the position.
Baptista misses with a head shot.

Baptista is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but St Georges is surviving well by controlling Baptista's body position as best he can.

Baptista looking for a guillotine from mount but St Georges is having none of it.
Baptista misses with a head shot.
Baptista is trying to take his opponent's back.
St Georges really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Georges is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Baptista jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but St Georges manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Baptista trying to control the action but St Georges is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baptista misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Baptista looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Baptista looks gassed!
Baptista takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Diego Baptista has been cut.
A slapping leg kick lands for St Georges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Georges bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for St Georges.
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!
Baptista chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before St Georges can pounce on him.
St Georges is looking to slow Baptista down with leg kicks.
St Georges buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Baptista staying out of range there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A nice leg kick lands there from St Georges.
A nice leg kick lands there from St Georges.
A head kick misses from St Georges.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from St Georges, right into the meat.
St Georges throws a nice head kick!
Pierre St Georges seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baptista takes a kick to the side of the head.
St Georges throws a quick inside leg kick.
St Georges thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Baptista if he has to take too many more of those.
Baptista takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
St Georges throws a leg kick which misses Baptista's front leg but catches the back leg as Baptista tries to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from St Georges, right into the meat.
St Georges tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
St Georges dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Baptista. That did some damage!
St Georges moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Georges goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nice uppercut there from St Georges.
St Georges lands a head kick!
St Georges throws a leg kick which misses Baptista's front leg but catches the back leg as Baptista tries to avoid it.
Baptista takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Horrible takedown by Baptista or perhaps it was just good defense by St Georges which made him look bad.
St Georges scores with a push kick.
Baptista avoids the head kick by St Georges.
St Georges feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Baptista's calf.
Baptista takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Baptista shoots in for a takedown but St Georges shows good takedown defense.
Pierre St Georges has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Baptista.
St Georges looks to throw the jab but Baptista is out of range.
St Georges lands a nice looking body kick.
St Georges throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
St Georges looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
St Georges scores with a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for St Georges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Georges connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baptista shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as St Georges sprawls well. St Georges wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Baptista gets slowly back to his feet.
St Georges cracks the inside of Baptista's front leg.
St Georges scores with a nice strike.
Baptista takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A nice leg kick lands there from St Georges.
St Georges throws a sloppy head kick and Baptista moves out of range easily.
Baptista has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from St Georges.
St Georges cracks the inside of Baptista's front leg.
Baptista throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around St Georges's waist but St Georges gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Baptista off to one side.
Baptista walks forward, straight into a front kick from St Georges.
St Georges leaves Baptista with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
St Georges throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Baptista takes a kick to the side of the head.
St Georges plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
St Georges throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
St Georges lands with a slapping head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pierre St Georges dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Diego Baptista's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Baptista shoots in but no luck this time.
Baptista blocks a head kick by St Georges.
Diego Baptista is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
St Georges missing with a left hand there. Baptista was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A punch combination from Baptista misses.
St Georges throws a nice outside leg kick.
St Georges is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Baptista can do to turn this around?
No luck for Baptista with that takedown attempt.
Baptista needs to keep his hands up - St Georges had a free shot at his head there.
St Georges connects with a high kick.
St Georges connects with a solid leg kick.
St Georges throws a sloppy head kick and Baptista moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from St Georges.
Baptista on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Baptista takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
St Georges lands a high kick!
Baptista's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A chopping leg kick lands by St Georges.
St Georges throws a head kick but Baptista moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Baptista ducks under a wild hook from St Georges.
Baptista shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts St Georges as he jumps to the side.
Pierre St Georges has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Baptista.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by St Georges there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from St Georges, right into the meat.
A chopping leg kick lands by St Georges.
Baptista takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
St Georges lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
St Georges tries a head kick but it misses.
St Georges keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A nice leg kick lands there from St Georges.
Pierre St Georges is winning the standup battle so far.
Baptista throws a series of punches but St Georges moves out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Baptista crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from St Georges - the referee stops the clock and Baptista gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says St Georges. Baptista manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
St Georges throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
St Georges delivers a nice body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from St Georges.
Pierre St Georges is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Baptista fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Baptista fails with a takedown attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by St Georges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Baptista with that takedown attempt.
St Georges fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Baptista.
Horrible takedown by Baptista or perhaps it was just good defense by St Georges which made him look bad.
St Georges lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
St Georges lands with a slapping head kick.
St Georges scores with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from St Georges.
St Georges scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from St Georges.
Baptista has a takedown stuffed.
Baptista closes the distance and clinches up with St Georges, looking for a takedown. Baptista pushes St Georges against the cage but St Georges circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Baptista.
Baptista walks forward, straight into a front kick from St Georges.
St Georges lands with a kick to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Georges feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Baptista's calf.
St Georges scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by St Georges.
Horrible takedown by Baptista or perhaps it was just good defense by St Georges which made him look bad.
A nice inside leg kick there by St Georges. That's going to slow Baptista down.
St Georges throws a quick inside leg kick.
St Georges lets loose with a powerful body kick. Baptista will feel that in the morning.
St Georges fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Baptista.
St Georges lands a nice leg kick that just misses Baptista's sensitive parts.
Baptista shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as St Georges sprawls well. St Georges wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Baptista gets slowly back to his feet.
A kick lands to the mid section there for St Georges.
Baptista shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says St Georges as he avoids it easily.
St Georges scores with a leg kick.
Baptista avoids the head kick by St Georges.
St Georges throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Georges throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Baptista.
Baptista tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but St Georges swivels and escapes.
Baptista shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says St Georges as he avoids it easily.
St Georges is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Baptista fails with a takedown attempt.
Baptista takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
St Georges lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
St Georges stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and St Georges wants it to stay on the feet.
St Georges throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
St Georges misses with a looping left.
St Georges throws a nice inside leg kick.
St Georges fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Baptista.
St Georges misses with a head kick.
Baptista takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice inside leg kick there by St Georges. That's going to slow Baptista down.
Baptista stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from St Georges.
Baptista shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pierre St Georges dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Diego Baptista's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

St Georges lands with a thumping leg kick.
Horrible takedown by Baptista or perhaps it was just good defense by St Georges which made him look bad.
Baptista has a takedown stuffed.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from St Georges. Baptista shrugs it off though.
St Georges bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
St Georges bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
St Georges throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
St Georges turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
St Georges connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A nice inside leg kick there by St Georges. That's going to slow Baptista down.
Baptista avoids the head kick by St Georges.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from St Georges - that will leave a mark!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from St Georges, right into the meat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St Georges throws a head kick that Baptista semi-blocks.
St Georges slaps away a takedown attempt from Baptista, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pierre St Georges has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Baptista.
St Georges lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Georges defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Baptista.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Baptista.
St Georges thuds his shin into the meat of Baptista's side.
St Georges scores with a leg kick.
Baptista takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Baptista shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says St Georges as he avoids it easily.
St Georges lands with a kick to the temple. Baptista shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
St Georges throws a head kick but Baptista moves out of range.
Baptista shoots in and drives through. St Georges sprawls well.
Baptista shoots for a double leg takedown but St Georges sprawls well. He's pushed Baptista's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
St Georges connects with a high kick.
St Georges slaps away a takedown attempt from Baptista, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Baptista takes a head kick and keeps coming.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Baptista.
St Georges scores with a push kick.
St Georges turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Georges thuds his shin into the meat of Baptista's side.
St Georges throws a nice head kick!

Baptista takes the fight into the clinch.

St Georges escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Baptista throws a combination but it was largely blocked by St Georges.
Baptista on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by St Georges. St Georges obviously looking to wear him down.
A thudding body kick lands there by St Georges!
A solid leg kick lands there for St Georges.
St Georges misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A good leg kick by St Georges.
St Georges tries a head kick but it misses.
A combination from Baptista does no damage.
Baptista takes a kick to the side of the head.
Baptista shoots in but St Georges avoids the takedown attempt easily.
St Georges stuffs the takedown.
St Georges fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Baptista.
Diego Baptista has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Georges throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
St Georges lands a head kick. Baptista smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Baptista shoots in for a double leg but St Georges sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
St Georges misses with a head kick.
Baptista fails in his attempt to clinch.
St Georges connects with a solid leg kick.
St Georges is looking to slow Baptista down with leg kicks.
Baptista closes this distance looking for a takedown but St Georges circles away.
St Georges is looking to slow Baptista down with leg kicks.
A slapping body kick lands there for St Georges.
Baptista takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
St Georges stuffs the takedown attempt from Baptista. Baptista gets slowly back to his feet.
St Georges moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
St Georges scoring well with a low kick there.
St Georges throws a head kick that Baptista semi-blocks.
Baptista will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
St Georges throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baptista shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says St Georges as he avoids it easily.
St Georges swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Baptista throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Baptista has a takedown stuffed.
St Georges scores with a leg kick.
Pierre St Georges is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
St Georges scoring well with a low kick there.
A solid body kick from St Georges.
St Georges connects with a solid leg kick.
St Georges is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Baptista.
St Georges cracks the inside of Baptista's front leg.
St Georges lands with a thumping leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by St Georges.
St Georges cracks the inside of Baptista's front leg.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Georges with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
St Georges lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
St Georges scores with a head kick.
St Georges lands a head kick!
St Georges lands a high kick!

And that's the end of the fight!
Pierre St Georges showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for St Georges, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:25
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pierre St Georges!