PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phil Gilbert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George St Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Taylor has chosen Ne Compare Pas as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The key to victory for Phil Gilbert has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Gilbert
vs
St Taylor

182 cm
23
176 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

181 cm
25
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

Milwaukee's Best $48 - 159's

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phil Gilbert!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George St Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Taylor swats away the attempt to clinch by Gilbert.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
St Taylor shoots in and drives through. Gilbert sprawls well.
St Taylor fails with a takedown attempt.
Gilbert is looking to clinch but St Taylor is avoiding it.

St Taylor is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gilbert's half guard.

Gilbert is defending against the submission attempts here by St Taylor.
St Taylor prevents Gilbert from improving his position.

St Taylor is looking for a kimura but Gilbert is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for St Taylor to get the leverage.

St Taylor wants to work for an arm triangle but Gilbert is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gilbert is trying to get back to full guard.

St Taylor is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

St Taylor is looking for a kimura here.

St Taylor is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gilbert tries to roll over but St Taylor keeps him under control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gilbert manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

St Taylor has gone for a leg lock! Gilbert slips out almost immediately though and dives into St Taylor's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
St Taylor looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gilbert controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gilbert is pushing down on St Taylor's leg trying to pass to half guard. St Taylor is fighting to maintain full guard but Gilbert has managed to sneak the leg through.

St Taylor looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
St Taylor looks gassed!
Ground and pound from Gilbert.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

St Taylor looking for submissions off his back.
Gilbert looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks St Taylor with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gilbert wants to control but St Taylor is keeping him busy.
Gilbert throwing shots but St Taylor is blocking nicely.
Gilbert scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gilbert slips a nice elbow through St Taylor's hands, connecting with St Taylor's forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

St Taylor looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gilbert working over St Taylor with some ground and pound. St Taylor looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

St Taylor looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gilbert moves into full mount! St Taylor won't be happy about that!
Gilbert putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gilbert trying to control but St Taylor is having none of it.
Gilbert working the ground and pound effectively.
Gilbert can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as St Taylor is looking to escape.
Gilbert landing strikes from the mount and St Taylor is in trouble!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gilbert controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gilbert cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
St Taylor is looking to get to half guard.
Gilbert breaks from St Taylor's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Gilbert lands a big elbow.
Gilbert working the ground and pound effectively.
Gilbert lands with some strikes.

St Taylor is rocked!
Gilbert landing strikes from the mount.
St Taylor is still in real trouble! Can Gilbert finish him?
St Taylor really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gilbert is landing with some decent strikes but St Taylor is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Gilbert landing strikes, looking to finish!
Gilbert connects with a bit shot that sees St Taylor covering up! More strikes from Gilbert and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Gilbert is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phil Gilbert!
Phil Gilbert is the new welterweight champion!