PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gauthier St. Georges (ranked 84 p4p, 14 weight class) and Hector Camacho (ranked 96 p4p, 16 weight class). St. Georges comes to the cage accompanied by Jiu Jitsu. Gauthier St. Georges had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

St. Georges
vs
Camacho

182 cm
32
162 lbs
28 - 10 - 1

178 cm
38
162 lbs
47 - 20 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Gauthier St. Georges!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 47 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hector Camacho!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camacho takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
St. Georges looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gauthier St. Georges seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St. Georges lands with a thumping leg kick.

Camacho closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Camacho lands in his opponent's guard.

St. Georges manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Camacho is looking to take this one to the mat.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Camacho misses with some punches.
St. Georges lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Camacho lands a shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Camacho.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Camacho breaks the clinch.
St. Georges uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Camacho.
Camacho ducks right into an uppercut from St. Georges.
St. Georges tries to score with a low kick but Camacho moves his leg out of the way.
Camacho throws a head kick but St. Georges moves out of range.
Camacho wants to slow St. Georges down by chopping away at his legs.
St. Georges avoids a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from St. Georges.
Camacho lands a nice hook to St. Georges's body. St. Georges takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by St. Georges. That's going to slow Camacho down.
St. Georges throws a body punch but Camacho moves out of range.
Camacho changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Good leg kick by St. Georges there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Camacho has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
St. Georges throws a leg kick that misses.
Camacho looks to score with a jab to the body but St. Georges is just out of range.
St. Georges tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Camacho was well out of range. Poor timing from St. Georges.
Camacho lands a slapping body shot.
Camacho misses with a low kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A solid body kick from St. Georges.
Camacho tries to move into range but St. Georges moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Camacho. St. Georges does a little dance to reset his feet.
Camacho tries a low kick but St. Georges avoids it.
Camacho takes a swing at St. Georges's ribcage but misses.
St. Georges slips under a jab.
Camacho moves away from the strike by St. Georges.
St. Georges with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Camacho checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A nice inside leg kick there by St. Georges. That's going to slow Camacho down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camacho looks to throw the jab but St. Georges is out of range.
Camacho throws a shot to the body.
St. Georges is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Camacho.
St. Georges misses with an uppercut.
Gauthier St. Georges is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Camacho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Camacho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Camacho walks into a left hand.
Camacho uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from St. Georges.
Camacho looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? St. Georges is fending him off so far but Camacho persists. Nope, St. Georges circles away and we're back to standing.
St. Georges throws a low kick but Camacho avoids it.
St. Georges misses with a body shot.
St. Georges feints and then cracks Camacho's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Camacho down.
Camacho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St. Georges.
Camacho misses with a low kick.
St. Georges walks into a left hand.
St. Georges takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
St. Georges looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Camacho works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
St. Georges tried to score with a low kick but Camacho checks it.
Camacho misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Camacho was well out of range. Poor timing from St. Georges.
St. Georges walks into a stiff left hand from Camacho.
St. Georges is looking to chop away at Camacho's legs.
Camacho with a hook.
St. Georges needs to keep his hands up - Camacho had a free shot at his head there.
St. Georges lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
St. Georges tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A chopping leg kick lands by St. Georges.
Camacho throws the left hand but St. Georges avoids the punch easily.
Camacho throws a hook to the side of St. Georges's head but St. Georges sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circle momentarily. St. Georges darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
St. Georges swings away with a leg kick that misses.
St. Georges steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Camacho.
Camacho thows a left - swing and a miss!

St. Georges tries to sprawl but Camacho drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Camacho throwing shots but St. Georges is blocking nicely.
St. Georges is trying to control but can't.
Camacho throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Camacho not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camacho thows a huge punch but St. Georges dodges it nicely.
Camacho trying to pass the guard but St. Georges defending well.
Camacho thows a huge punch but St. Georges dodges it nicely.
St. Georges is refusing to be controlled, as Camacho sits in half guard.
St. Georges blocking the ground and pound attempt from Camacho.
St. Georges is trying is best to control the position here.
Camacho seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Camacho seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St. Georges is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Hector Camacho will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

St. Georges throws a nice outside leg kick.
St. Georges checks a leg kick nicely.
Camacho looks to land a left hand but St. Georges moved out of range nicely.
St. Georges throws a solid leg kick but Camacho takes the impact on his shin and smiles at St. Georges.
St. Georges avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
St. Georges tries to counter by clinching up but Camacho breaks away and moves out of range.
Camacho scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Camacho throws a jab but it's blocked by St. Georges.
Camacho jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like St. Georges wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
St. Georges slips under a jab.
Hector Camacho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
St. Georges connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Camacho.
St. Georges throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Camacho stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jab by Camacho.
Camacho throws a series of strikes that have St. Georges backpedaling.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St. Georges fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Camacho is out of range.
Camacho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Camacho jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Camacho shoots in for a takedown but St. Georges shows good takedown defense.
St. Georges lands a leg kick that knocks Camacho off balance momentarily.
Camacho misses with a body shot.
St. Georges fires out a quick counter leg kick but Camacho just manages to avoid it.
Camacho's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho tests St. Georges's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A swing and a miss from St. Georges.
St. Georges attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Camacho dives in for a single leg takedown but St. Georges sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Camacho fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt St. Georges.
Camacho misses with a straight left.
Donk. St. Georges catches Camacho right on the button with a cross.
Nice cross by St. Georges.
Camacho looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Camacho scores with a jab. St. Georges acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
An inside leg kick from St. Georges misses.
St. Georges wants to slow Camacho down by chopping away at his legs.
Camacho misses with a low kick.
Camacho misses with a looping right.
St. Georges displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Camacho throws out the jab.
St. Georges avoids the body shot from Camacho.
Camacho throws a chopping leg kick but St. Georges manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Camacho looks to score with a jab to the body but St. Georges is just out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Camacho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St. Georges was well out of range. Poor timing from Camacho.
St. Georges tries a low kick but Camacho avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Camacho.
Camacho ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Camacho comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Camacho throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
St. Georges moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
St. Georges slips under a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from St. Georges.
Camacho throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Camacho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Camacho slips under a jab.
An inside leg kick from St. Georges misses.
Camacho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St. Georges.
A little feinted left hand from St. Georges on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A jab from Camacho misses.
St. Georges throws out a powerful jab.
Decent striking displayed by Camacho there.
Camacho avoids a kick to the body.
Camacho tries to work over St. Georges's front leg with a kick but St. Georges checks it.
St. Georges bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Camacho checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camacho looks to throw the jab but St. Georges is out of range.
Camacho does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
St. Georges connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
St. Georges ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
St. Georges blocks a leg kick.
St. Georges bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Camacho is looking to score with low kicks.
St. Georges slips under a jab from Camacho.
Camacho jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Camacho throws a good cross that connects.
Camacho throws a body shot but no joy.
St. Georges throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Camacho attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A jab from Camacho misses.
Camacho throws out a loose jab but St. Georges uses good head movement to avoid it.
Camacho cracks the inside of St. Georges's front leg.
Camacho misses with a two punch combination.
St. Georges lands a body shot.
Camacho lands a leg kick that knocks St. Georges off balance momentarily.
Camacho moves out of range of the body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges misses with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St. Georges stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Camacho tried to score with a low kick but St. Georges checks it.
Camacho looks to score with a jab to the body but St. Georges is just out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Camacho.
Camacho shoots in for a takedown but St. Georges shows good takedown defense.
Gauthier St. Georges has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hector Camacho.
St. Georges cracks a nice hook into Camacho's ribs.
Camacho attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
St. Georges shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A nice combination there by Camacho.
Camacho moves out of range of the leg kick from St. Georges.
Camacho checks the leg kick nicely there.
St. Georges throws a looping overhand right but Camacho ducks down to avoid it.
Camacho pivots, looking for a leg kick but St. Georges is out of range and Camacho settles back down.
Camacho throws a jab when St. Georges was well out of range.
St. Georges appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Camacho takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Camacho throws the kick towards the body but St. Georges avoids it.
Camacho fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Camacho moves away from the strike by St. Georges.
Camacho takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hector Camacho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Camacho displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as St. Georges throws out the jab.
Camacho walks into a straight right hand from St. Georges.
St. Georges will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Camacho uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Camacho checks a leg kick nicely.
Camacho scores with a jab to the body.
St. Georges scores with a nice head shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for St. Georges.
Camacho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St. Georges was well out of range. Poor timing from Camacho.
St. Georges throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
St. Georges lands a nice hook to Camacho's body. Camacho takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Camacho closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
St. Georges scoring well with a low kick there.
St. Georges throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
St. Georges swings for the body but Camacho moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St. Georges throws a half hearted mid kick.
Camacho throws a lazy right hand but St. Georges sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
St. Georges fails to land with a series of punches.
Camacho throws a hook but St. Georges blocks it.
St. Georges tries to land a leg kick but Camacho saw it coming and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Georges throws a body kick that misses.
Camacho checks a low kick from St. Georges.
Camacho punishes St. Georges's body with a nice straight punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Camacho.
St. Georges missing with a left hand there. Camacho was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Camacho swings away with a leg kick that misses.
St. Georges swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
St. Georges tries to land a front kick but Camacho steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
St. Georges throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Camacho sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Camacho with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling St. Georges to score with a decent uppercut.
St. Georges misses with a straight right.
Camacho misses with a low kick.
Camacho misses with a looping left.
St. Georges lands the left hand.
Camacho lands a nice shot to the body.
St. Georges cracks a nice hook into Camacho's ribs.
St. Georges takes a swing at Camacho's ribcage but misses.
St. Georges misses with a body kick.
St. Georges fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gauthier St. Georges has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Camacho connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice cross by St. Georges.
Camacho lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Camacho tries a low kick but St. Georges avoids it.
Camacho throws a leg kick but St. Georges sees it coming and moves out of range.
Camacho scores with a shot to the body.
St. Georges swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Camacho tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Camacho keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
St. Georges misses with a hook. Camacho ducked under it nicely.
St. Georges moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Camacho looks to land a left hand but St. Georges moved out of range nicely.
St. Georges swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Camacho.
Sloppy strikes from Camacho. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd cheers as St. Georges lands an impressive looking overhand right. Camacho doesn't seem phased though.
Camacho changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Camacho blocks the leg kick.
St. Georges just misses with a punch to the body.
Camacho looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A jab from Camacho misses.
Camacho throws a looping overhand right but St. Georges ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camacho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A left lands for St. Georges.
Camacho misses with a looping right.
Camacho lands a straight punch to the body, keeping St. Georges at a distance.
St. Georges thows a left - swing and a miss!
St. Georges swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Camacho.
Camacho stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
St. Georges misses with an uppercut. Camacho saw that one coming.
Camacho tries a quick counter leg kick but St. Georges is wise to it.
St. Georges lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fighters circling - Camacho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Camacho looks to land a right hand but St. Georges moved out of range.
St. Georges fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Camacho is out of range.
St. Georges keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
St. Georges swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Camacho throws a leg kick that is checked

and St. Georges counters by moving into the clinch.
St. Georges pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Camacho fails to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St. Georges creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Camacho's defenses.
Hector Camacho is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for St. Georges.
Camacho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The referee calls for St. Georges to work.
Good body shot from St. Georges.
Camacho blocks an uppercut.

St. Georges's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
St. Georges walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Camacho checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Camacho throws the left hand but St. Georges avoids the punch easily.
A bone on bone clash there as St. Georges blocks the leg kick.
St. Georges waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Camacho.
Camacho misses with a head kick.
Camacho throws out a leg kick but St. Georges moves out of range and Camacho only half commits.
Camacho looks to throw the jab but St. Georges is out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. St. Georges darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gauthier St. Georges showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Camacho has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Hector Camacho!