PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Taormina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre St george (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St george has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Pierre St george enters the cage!

Taormina
vs
St george

197 cm
19
277 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
25
260 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mario Taormina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pierre St george!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taormina changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. St george tries to avoid it but Taormina manages to keep hold of a leg and drag St george to the ground. St george escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
St george looks gassed!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Taormina.
Taormina working the ground and pound.
Taormina will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Taormina working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
St george takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Taormina working the head with strikes.
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!
Taormina working the ground and pound.
St george is trying to improve his position.
Taormina working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Taormina grinds an elbow into St george's temple.
Taormina in side control lands a decent elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taormina in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Taormina lands some shots froms side control.
Taormina lands some shots froms side control.
Taormina grinds an elbow into St george's temple.
St george taking punishment in the form of punches.
Taormina lands some shots froms side control.
St george prevents Taormina from improving position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taormina connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused St george some visible discomfort.
St george is working to avoid the ground and pound but Taormina connects with a decent elbow.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Taormina cracks St george with a big right hand but St george just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Taormina scoring with punches from side control.
Taormina lands an elbow.
Taormina lands a few punches from side control.
Taormina in side control lands a decent elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St george throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Taormina landing strikes.
St george takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Taormina landing a few strikes.
Taormina working the ground and pound from side control.
Taormina landing a few strikes.
Taormina scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at St george to see if he's OK.
Taormina landing strikes.
St george throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St george takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Taormina working the head and body with strikes.
St george is working to avoid the ground and pound but Taormina connects with a decent elbow.
Check out the look on Taormina's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Taormina scores with a couple of short elbows.
Taormina working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Taormina is chipping away with strikes.
Taormina working the ground and pound from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taormina is chipping away with strikes.
Taormina works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Taormina looks up at the clock and then as St george takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Taormina smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Taormina creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Taormina scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at St george to see if he's OK.
Taormina working the head with strikes.
St george is looking for a sweep.
Taormina works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Taormina is working St george over with some ground and pound from side control.
Taormina scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taormina working the ground and pound from side control.
Taormina landing strikes.
Taormina working the body and head with strikes.
Taormina is chipping away with strikes.
Taormina moves into full mount!
St george in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Taormina lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
St george tries to lock up and control but Taormina gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Taormina cracks St george with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
St george takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Taormina lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taormina lands a heavy elbow.
Taormina putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
A nice elbow there by Taormina.
St george flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Taormina lands a big elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taormina landing punches.
Taormina lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Taormina dominating with strikes here.
St george tries to lock up and control but Taormina gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Taormina putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Taormina pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Taormina cracks St george with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Taormina with shots to the head and body - St george looks very uncomfortable down there.
Taormina looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The referee warns St george that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Taormina with shots to the head and body - St george looks very uncomfortable down there.
St george swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taormina is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. St george can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Taormina lands with some vicious ground and pound - can St george hang on?
Taormina lands a big shot there that rocks St george but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
St george in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Taormina landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Taormina dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Left hook, right uppercut from Taormina.
Taormina scores with a jab. St george acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Taormina throws a head kick but St george moves out of range.

Taormina closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Taormina is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for St george!
Taormina with the ground and pound from mount.
Taormina raining down shots from the mount!
Taormina lands a heavy elbow.
Taormina is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that St george can do to turn this around?
St george is in all sorts of trouble here.
St george is in a horrible position here. Taormina smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St george tries to lock up and control but Taormina gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Taormina lands a big elbow.
Taormina postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. St george looks a forlorn figure.
Taormina lands a heavy elbow.
St george is breathing heavily.
Taormina landing strikes from the mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taormina has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of St george's face.

St george is rocked!
Taormina scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish St george?
St george is still in real trouble! Can Taormina finish him?
Taormina looking to finish St george with some ground and pound. This is bad for St george!
Taormina landing punches.
Taormina landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Taormina cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Taormina is landing with some decent strikes but St george is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St george takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
St george is bucking up trying to escape but Taormina cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Taormina dominating with strikes here.
Taormina dominating with strikes here.
St george flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
St george seems to have recovered his senses.
Taormina punishing his opponent with strikes.
Taormina breaks from St george's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Taormina blocks St george's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Taormina with a couple of short strikes.
St george swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taormina lands a big shot there that rocks St george but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Taormina scoring with strikes but St george is staying in there.
Taormina lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Taormina working the ground and pound effectively.
Taormina lands a big shot there that rocks St george but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
A big strike lands for Taormina! That's really hurt St george and he's turned his back - Taormina keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Taormina jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mario Taormina!