PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre St George (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pierre St George acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Johnson
vs
St George

180 cm
19
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
19
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pierre St George!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson tries to clinch but St George is having none of it.
St George dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
St George on the wrong end of a nice hook.

St George has managed to clinch.
A knee to the head by St George.
St George tries to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling the position.

Johnson tightens his grip and picks St George up, before dumping him to the ground. St George manages to land in guard.
St George tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Johnson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
St George has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

St George looking for a guillotine here but Johnson defends easily.
St George tries to land a sweep but no joy.
St George bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Johnson's guard.
St George trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson wants to sweep but no luck.
St George trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St George content to stall in guard here.
Johnson tries to strike from the bottom.
St George trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St George tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
St George moves out of range as Johnson throws a body kick.

Johnson has managed to clinch.
Johnson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt St George or not.
Johnson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but St George is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A hook to the body from Johnson.
St George looks gassed!
Johnson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Johnson wants a takedown.
Stalling in the clinch from Johnson.
Johnson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but St George pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for St George.
St George changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Johnson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Johnson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Pierre St George has been cut.
St George moves forwards but Johnson connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Johnson takes the fight into the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Johnson as the two fighters clinch.
A short body shot lands from Johnson as the two fighters clinch.
St George is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Johnson lands a left hand that snaps the head of St George backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. St George fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson misses with a double jab.

St George looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Johnson wants to get back to full guard.
St George is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Johnson landing rabbit punches to the side of St George's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Johnson is looking to improve his position.

St George wants to work for an arm triangle but Johnson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Johnson tries to get to full guard but St George has control of the leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Johnson is defending against the submission attempts here by St George.
Johnson is looking to control St George's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Johnson avoid being mounted?

St George is working for a kimura but Johnson is defending it quite comfortably.
Johnson throws a strike from the bottom but St George passes into side control!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
You can see the frustration on Johnson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pierre St George's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but St George moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Johnson with a lazy takedown attempt

and St George counters with a shoot takedown. Johnson fights it but they end up in guard.
St George trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St George pushes down on Johnson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Johnson won't allow St George to pass to mount.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with St George in particular looking to stall.

St George is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Johnson is pressing down on St George's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St George trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but St George is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

St George is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
St George preventing the sweep.
St George in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Johnson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johnson doesn't succeed with the takedown

and St George counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by St George.

St George escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
St George moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Johnson wants to clinch

and St George moves into the clinch.
St George manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Johnson as St George tries to tie him up.
Johnson slows down the pace here.

St George breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses
and St George counters with a head kick. That will keep Johnson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
St George tries to clinch up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from St George.
Johnson lands a two punch combo.
St George throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Johnson's head.
St George has a takedown stuffed.
Johnson blocks a head kick by St George.

Johnson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Johnson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
St George is trying to maintain the position but Johnson is very close to passing his half guard.
Johnson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
St George tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Johnson lands a nice short elbow.
St George is trying to control but can't.
Johnson drops an elbow to the side of St George's head.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
St George's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and St George duly obliges.
Johnson tries to clinch but fails miserably

and St George counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Pierre St George has got the better of the ground game so far.

St George is working for a kimura but Johnson is defending it quite comfortably.
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!
St George not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pierre St George showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pierre St George's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Johnson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from St George. That one must have hurt.
Johnson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and St George counters with a single leg into guard. Johnson didn't expect that.
St George with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
St George controls from within his opponent's guard.
Johnson wants to sweep here but St George controlling him for the moment.
St George trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

St George drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. St George seems to have locked his on tight now - Johnson screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for St George, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Pierre St George!