PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pierre St Georges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Cylo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Georges comes into the arena with I'm no superman (lazlo bane- scrubs theme) blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Cylo's choice of entrance music: Skillet - Comatose. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

St Georges
vs
Cylo

185 cm
21
175 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

182 cm
26
175 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 5 - 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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Cylo!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Georges tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cylo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cylo.
Cylo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cylo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cylo tries a low kick but St Georges avoids it.
Cylo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of St Georges's head.
Cylo throws a head kick that misses.
St Georges misses with a kick to the body
and Cylo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice body kick from Cylo.
St Georges tries to clinch up
and Cylo counters with a three punch combo that has St Georges backing up. St Georges nods at Cylo to acknowledge the strikes.
A head kick by St Georges misses
and Cylo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Georges throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cylo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
St Georges tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cylo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cylo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cylo lands a jab.
St Georges clinches but Cylo breaks the clinch
and Cylo counters with a head kick. That will keep St Georges thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A good leg kick by Cylo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Georges looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cylo misses the shot to the body.
Cylo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St Georges.
St Georges looks to clinch
and Cylo counters with an inside leg kick.
St Georges tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cylo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
St Georges darts in trying to clinch
and Cylo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
St Georges tries to clinch but Cylo moves away
and Cylo counters with a head kick. That will keep St Georges thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
St Georges walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cylo tests St Georges's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cylo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cylo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
St Georges wants to clinch
and Cylo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cylo motions for St Georges to come forward. Cylo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
St Georges tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cylo counters with a big head kick but St Georges shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Georges tries to clinch up
and Cylo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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 Georges darts in trying to clinch
and St Georges takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Pierre St Georges has been cut.
St Georges closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cylo counters with a head kick.
Cylo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cylo throws a lazy head kick
and St Georges counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Jason Cylo has been cut.
Pierre St Georges seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Georges wants to clinch but Cylo slips to the side
and Cylo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cylo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
St Georges throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
St Georges tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cylo counters with a good low kick that St Georges was not able to check.
Cylo avoids the head kick by St Georges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by St Georges misses
and Cylo counters with a nice uppercut.
St Georges clinches but Cylo breaks the clinch
and Cylo counters with a nice uppercut.
St Georges misses with a jab to the body
and Cylo counters with a big head kick but St Georges shrugs it off.
St Georges tries to clinch but Cylo moves away
and Cylo counters with a stiff right hand.
St Georges takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
St Georges closes the distance but Cylo moves to the side
and Cylo counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. St Georges is lucky that one didn't land flush.
St Georges wants to clinch but Cylo slips to the side
and Cylo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
St Georges throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cylo looks gassed!
St Georges wants to clinch but Cylo slips to the side
and Cylo counters with a thumping low kick.
Cylo ducks under a wild hook from St Georges.
St Georges closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cylo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cylo throws a sloppy head kick and St Georges moves out of range easily.
Cylo staying out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Georges moves out of range of the body kick from Cylo.
St Georges uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cylo.
St Georges tries to clinch but Cylo moves away
and Cylo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps St Georges thinking.
St Georges clinches but Cylo breaks the clinch
enabling Cylo to counter with a crisp jab.
St Georges looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cylo takes one on the button.
St Georges throws a leg kick
enabling Cylo to counter with a crisp jab.
Cylo fails to land with a series of punches.
St Georges throws a nice looking combination but Cylo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
St Georges closes the distance but Cylo moves to the side
and Cylo counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Georges pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Cylo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St Georges throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
St Georges closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cylo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Cylo dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

St Georges just misses with a punch to the body.
St Georges closes the distance but Cylo moves to the side
and Cylo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
St Georges darts in trying to clinch
and Cylo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
St Georges tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cylo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cylo lands a head kick. St Georges smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
St Georges misses with an uppercut. Cylo saw that one coming.
Cylo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cylo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cylo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cylo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
St Georges wants to clinch but Cylo slips to the side
and Cylo counters with a nice low kick that buckles St Georges's knee momentarily.
St Georges throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cylo scores with a head kick.
St Georges throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cylo counters with a straight right hand.
Cylo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cylo works the jab nicely.
St Georges tries to clinch
and Cylo counters with a straight right hand.
Cylo catches St Georges with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
St Georges tries to clinch
and Cylo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
St Georges misses the jab.
St Georges looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cylo throws a sloppy head kick
and St Georges counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cylo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to St Georges's calf.
A punch combination from St Georges misses.
St Georges clinches but Cylo breaks the clinch
and Cylo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps St Georges thinking.
St Georges closes the distance looking to clinch
and St Georges takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
St Georges tries to clinch but fails miserably
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
St Georges tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cylo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Georges tries to clinch
letting Cylo counter with a right hand.
St Georges avoids the head kick by Cylo.
Cylo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Georges throws a head kick that misses
and Cylo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
St Georges looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A head kick misses from Cylo.
St Georges tries to clinch up but Cylo circles away and keeps his distance.
St Georges tries to clinch
and Cylo counters with an outside leg kick.
Cylo misses with a head kick.
St Georges tries to clinch but Cylo moves away
and Cylo counters with a straight right hand.
St Georges works over Cylo's head and body with a nice combination.
St Georges scores with a jab.
St Georges looks to land a left hand but Cylo moved out of range nicely.
St Georges throws a body punch but Cylo moves out of range.
A big right from Cylo misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cylo misses with a leg kick

and St Georges holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
St Georges with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
St Georges is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cylo is defending well for now.

St Georges breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
St Georges wants to clinch.
A head kick misses from St Georges.
St Georges defending well as Cylo loads up on a big left hand.
Cylo throws a body punch but St Georges moves out of range.
St Georges misses the body punch
and Cylo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps St Georges thinking.
Cylo throws a head kick that misses.
Cylo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
St Georges closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cylo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
St Georges tries to clinch but Cylo moves away
letting Cylo counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
St Georges moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. St Georges darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
St Georges doesn't manage to clinch there - Cylo circles away.
St Georges tries to clinch up.
St Georges wants to clinch but Cylo slips to the side
and Cylo counters with a low kick, right behind St Georges 's knee.
St Georges closes the distance but Cylo moves to the side
and Cylo counters with a good low kick that St Georges was not able to check.
St Georges moves in looking to clinch but Cylo pushes him off.
Cylo throws a head kick that misses.
St Georges tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Cylo to counter with a crisp jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Georges darts in trying to clinch
and Cylo counters with a left to the body.
Cylo throws a head kick but St Georges moves out of range.
Cylo misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jason Cylo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

St Georges fails in his attempt to clinch.
St Georges with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cylo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cylo counters with a head kick. That will keep St Georges thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
St Georges goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
St Georges lands a nice looking body shot.

St Georges gets in close and instigates a clinch.
St Georges trying to land knees to the body.
St Georges lands a good knee to the midsection. Cylo won't want to take too many of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Georges tries to break free but Cylo pushes him back against the cage.
St Georges has had enough of the clinch but Cylo keeps him there for the moment.

Cylo breaks from the clinch.
Cylo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cylo there as he acknowledges the shot.

That has opened up Jason Cylo's cut even more.
St Georges takes a swing at Cylo's ribcage but misses.
Nice body punch from St Georges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St Georges tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cylo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
St Georges misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jason Cylo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cylo misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Georges blocks a head kick by Cylo.
St Georges tries to clinch but Cylo moves away
and Cylo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
St Georges tries to close the distance and clinch but Cylo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cylo avoids the head kick by St Georges.
Cylo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cylo throws an overhand right that lands on St Georges's shoulder, as St Georges tries to avoid the shot.
Cylo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. St Georges looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
St Georges wants to clinch.
St Georges misses with a hook to the body
and Cylo counters with a head kick.
St Georges throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cylo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
St Georges tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cylo counters with a big head kick but St Georges shrugs it off.
St Georges is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
St Georges is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
St Georges fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cylo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cylo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
St Georges throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
St Georges fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cylo looks to score with a jab to the body but St Georges is just out of range.
St Georges wants to clinch but Cylo slips to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
St Georges connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
St Georges misses with a body kick.
Cylo throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cylo circles away from the clinch attempt
and St Georges takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
St Georges thows a body shot but no joy.
Cylo throws a head kick that misses.
St Georges tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cylo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
St Georges tries to clinch
and Cylo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
St Georges tries to clinch
and Cylo counters with a nice low kick that buckles St Georges's knee momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Georges tries to clinch up but Cylo circles away and keeps his distance.
St Georges closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cylo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
St Georges tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cylo throws a head kick that misses
and St Georges connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cylo misses with a straight left.
Cylo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
St Georges misses the shot to the body.
St Georges tries to clinch but Cylo moves out of range.
St Georges tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cylo counters with a head kick.
St Georges scores with a body shot.
St Georges throws a nice head kick!
St Georges fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cylo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cylo counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - St Georges looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
St Georges tries to clinch up
and Cylo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A head kick from St Georges lands but Cylo takes it in his stride.
St Georges tries to clinch up
and Cylo counters with a low kick, right behind St Georges 's knee.
Pierre St Georges has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cylo throws a low kick but St Georges avoids it.
St Georges thows a body shot but no joy.
Cylo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Georges swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cylo throws a sloppy head kick
and St Georges counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jason Cylo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
St Georges darts in trying to clinch
and Cylo counters with a right hand to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pierre St Georges showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cylo 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Cylo!