PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Fontana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George St Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fontana comes to the cage accompanied by Till I collapse. The crowd seem to be enjoying St Taylor's choice of entrance music: Ne Compare Pas. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Fontana
vs
St Taylor

186 cm
23
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

181 cm
26
170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Self confident

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brian Fontana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George St Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fontana tries to bum rush St Taylor with a series of wild strikes but St Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

St Taylor shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Fontana's guard.

St Taylor drops back looking for a leg! Fontana is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fontana manages to kick St Taylor off! St Taylor jumps back into Fontana's guard.

St Taylor thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

St Taylor drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Fontana manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now St Taylor has Fontana in his guard.
St Taylor lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Fontana!

St Taylor has hold of Fontana's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Fontana manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

St Taylor working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

St Taylor is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Fontana is surviving well by controlling St Taylor's body position as best he can.
St Taylor wants to take Fontana's back here but Fontana is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.

St Taylor looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Fontana is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Fontana is trying desperately to improve position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fontana is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

St Taylor is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Fontana to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Fontana shrugs it off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fontana is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

St Taylor with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Fontana gets back to half guard.

St Taylor is working for a kimura but Fontana is defending it quite comfortably.

St Taylor is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fontana is just riding it out for now. St Taylor eventually gives up the hold.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fontana wants to control but St Taylor is keeping busy.

St Taylor is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Fontana pushes St Taylor off looking to stand but St Taylor dives back in and keeps control.

St Taylor is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

St Taylor is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fontana is trying to get back to full guard.
St Taylor wants to pass to mount but Fontana is defending the position.

St Taylor is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fontana defends it well.
St Taylor looks gassed!
Fontana is trying to stand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

St Taylor looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

St Taylor is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George St Taylor dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

St Taylor looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fontana is fending him off so far but St Taylor persists. Nope, Fontana circles away and we're back to standing.
Fontana misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fontana misses with a head kick.

St Taylor scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

St Taylor is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

St Taylor is looking for a kimura here.
Fontana is trying to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.

St Taylor is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Fontana doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time St Taylor.

St Taylor is trying to work for a kimura but Fontana is defending well.
Fontana trying to control from the bottom.

St Taylor is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Fontana doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time St Taylor.

St Taylor is working for a kimura but Fontana is defending it quite comfortably.
St Taylor is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

St Taylor is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Fontana doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time St Taylor.

Fontana makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
The fight stays on the outside here - Fontana looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fontana will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fontana misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fontana scores with a head kick. St Taylor tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Fontana throws a head kick that misses.
St Taylor fails with a takedown attempt.
Fontana shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with St Taylor but St Taylor pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fontana misses with a series of wild punches.
St Taylor closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fontana circles away.
Brian Fontana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George St Taylor.
St Taylor shoots in but Fontana avoids the takedown attempt easily.
St Taylor blocks a low kick nicely.

St Taylor bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Taylor prevents Fontana from escaping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fontana is looking to regain half guard here but St Taylor keeps moving and retains side control.

St Taylor thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

St Taylor tries for a kimura but Fontana is defending well.
George St Taylor has got the better of the ground game so far.

St Taylor is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fontana is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

St Taylor tries for a kimura but Fontana is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George St Taylor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Fontana misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

St Taylor shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Fontana manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

St Taylor thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

St Taylor drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and St Taylor jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

St Taylor postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Fontana is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of St Taylor, into his guard.
St Taylor looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Fontana puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
St Taylor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fontana missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

St Taylor actively working from the bottom here.

Fontana stands up from half guard.
St Taylor has a takedown stuffed.
Fontana throws a head kick that misses.

Fontana shoots in and bounces St Taylor off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Fontana gets to his feet - St Taylor follows without any prompting.
St Taylor blocks a head kick by Fontana.
Fontana throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
St Taylor shoots in for a takedown but Fontana shows good takedown defense.
Fontana is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fontana misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Fontana misses.
St Taylor fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fontana avoids it really well and circles away.
Brian Fontana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George St Taylor.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fontana swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
St Taylor fails with the takedown.
Fontana looks to land a combination but St Taylor avoids it well.

St Taylor scores a takedown into full mount!

St Taylor is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Fontana has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Fontana!
Fontana tries to free his leg and advance position but St Taylor is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

St Taylor is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

St Taylor is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fontana is aware though and is defending well.

St Taylor looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fontana controls from within his opponent's guard.
Fontana wants to control from the top but St Taylor keeps moving.

St Taylor working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fontana doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fontana manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
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!
Fontana trying to control the position from guard on top but St Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Taylor has a closed guard, preventing Fontana from standing up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Brian Fontana wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Fontana tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fontana stuffs the takedown attempt from St Taylor. St Taylor gets slowly back to his feet.

St Taylor closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

St Taylor is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Fontana knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

St Taylor thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to George St Taylor.
I've got St Taylor winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George St Taylor!
A very excited looking George St Taylor made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.