PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pierre St. Georges (ranked 98 p4p, 10 weight class) and Matt Hunt (ranked 162 p4p, 16 weight class). St. Georges kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Jiu Jitsu. Pierre St. Georges has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

St. Georges
vs
Hunt

193 cm
28
265 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

201 cm
36
275 lbs
33 - 20 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pierre St. Georges!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St. Georges misses with a looping left.
Hunt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hunt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from St. Georges.
St. Georges waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hunt.
St. Georges lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Matt Hunt has been cut.
St. Georges throws a hook to the side of Hunt's head but Hunt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hunt throws out a counter right but St. Georges avoids it with no problem.
Hunt slips under a jab from St. Georges.
A telegraphed right hand from St. Georges misses the target.
St. Georges misses with a lunging right hand
and Hunt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt misses the shot to the body.
St. Georges scores with a decent looking hook.
St. Georges is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Hunt's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Hunt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract St. Georges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt looks for the body kick but St. Georges saw that one coming.
St. Georges scores with a jab.
St. Georges tries to clinch up but Hunt circles away and keeps his distance.
Hunt throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting St. Georges counter with a right hand.

That has opened up Matt Hunt's cut even more.
Hunt has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hunt misses with a shot to the body
and St. Georges counters with a big right hand! Oh Hunt is in trouble here! St. Georges follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pierre St. Georges!