PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pierre St george (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Manuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manuel has chosen Ruff Ryders Anthem as his entrance music. Charlie Manuel is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

St george
vs
Manuel

150 cm
25
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
26
220 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pierre St george!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Manuel!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manuel tries to close the distance and clinch but St george swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
St george misses with a low kick.
St george throws the kick towards the body but Manuel avoids it.
St george throws a head kick but Manuel moves out of range.

St george shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. St george showed some decent athleticism there.
Manuel blocking the ground and pound attempt from St george.
Manuel wants to improve his position but St george is controlling well.
Manuel trying to hold on to St george's head to control him but St george postures up.
Manuel tries to roll over but St george keeps him under control.

Manuel looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
St george not doing much here.
St george trying to control from half guard but Manuel is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manuel avoiding damage under a succession of punches from St george.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Manuel moves in looking to clinch but St george pushes him off.
Manuel tries to clinch up but St george circles away and keeps his distance.
Charlie Manuel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Manuel lands with a thumping leg kick.

Manuel gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
St george throws and elbow that misses. Manuel uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in St george's guard. Nice move by Manuel!
St george keeping moving, preventing Manuel from controlling successfully.

Manuel 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St george is trying to control the position but Manuel postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Manuel postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! St george is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Manuel, into his guard.
St george wants to pass the guard but Manuel is keeping the position.

Manuel looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
St george trying to control the position from guard on top but Manuel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St george working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St george wants to stand but Manuel is controlling his posture from full guard.

Manuel has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but St george can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Manuel looks gassed!
St george distracts Manuel with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
St george looking to pass the guard.
St george wanted to stand there but Manuel had control of the position.
Manuel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
St george looking to sit in guard and control but Manuel gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
St george controls Manuel momentarily but Manuel frees himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Manuel is in close to St george's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Manuel throws a big right hand that misses.

Manuel drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but St george manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Manuel has St george in his guard.
St george might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
St george stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Manuel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
St george wants to control from the top but Manuel keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Pierre St george will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

St george throws a sloppy head kick and Manuel moves out of range easily.
St george misses with a series of wild punches.
St george changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Manuel tries to avoid it but St george manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Manuel to the ground. Manuel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
St george throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Charlie Manuel has been cut.
Manuel avoids the head kick by St george.
St george swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Manuel moves in looking to clinch but St george pushes him off.
Manuel blocks a jab.
Manuel doesn't manage to clinch there - St george circles away.
St george looks to score with a jab to the body but Manuel is just out of range.
Manuel thumps St george with a low kick.
St george throws a head kick but Manuel moves out of range.
Manuel blocks a head kick by St george.
St george tries to clinch up.
Manuel lands a nice leg kick that just misses St george's sensitive parts.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manuel moves in looking to clinch but St george pushes him off.
St george pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Manuel moves in looking to clinch but St george pushes him off.
Manuel throws a leg kick which misses St george's front leg but catches the back leg as St george tries to avoid it.
Manuel tries to close the distance and clinch but St george swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from St george.
St george thows a leg kick but Manuel checks it

and Manuel counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
St george misses with a knee strike.
St george takes an elbow to the forehead.
St george tries to break free but Manuel pushes him back against the cage.
St george misses with a punch on the inside.
St george takes a knee right on the jaw!
Manuel lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Pierre St george has been cut.
Manuel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of St georges head.
Manuel lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Manuel lands an elbow that stopped St george in his tracks for a moment.
St george misses with a punch on the inside.
Manuel lands an elbow that stopped St george in his tracks for a moment.
St george goes for a takedown in the clinch but Manuel prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pierre St george. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manuel comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Manuel with a knee to the head.
Manuel creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through St george's defenses.
St george avoiding damage.
St george takes an elbow to the temple.

Manuel manages to break the clinch.
St george circles away from the clinch attempt.
St george gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Manuel makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
St george gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Manuel counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Manuel.
St george takes a knee right on the jaw!
Manuel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Manuel lands a good knee to the midsection. St george won't want to take too many of those.
Manuel with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Manuel lands an elbow inside.
Manuel lands a nice elbow.
Manuel lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Manuel blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manuel gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Manuel putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has St george in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
St george takes a knee right on the jaw!
St george tries for a takedown. No joy.
Manuel creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through St george's defenses.
St george looking to throw knees to the head but Manuel is blocking nicely.
St george looking to stall.
Manuel working St george over with knees to the body.
St george takes an elbow to the temple.
Manuel with a knee to the head.
Manuel lands an elbow inside that St george shrugs off.
Manuel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Manuel unloads a knee to the mid-section. St george lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Manuel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
St george wants to break free but Manuel has control.
A knee to the head by Manuel.
Manuel lands an elbow inside.
St george can't find room to land a body shot as Manuel controls the action.
St george has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Manuel is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
St george takes an elbow to the temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manuel scores a nice knee to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Manuel.
Manuel lands a nice elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Manuel.
St george tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Manuel connects with a nasty looking knee right to St george's face.
Manuel lands an elbow just above St george 's eye.
Manuel landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Manuel scores a nice knee to the body.
Manuel connects with a knee to the head.
Manuel creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through St george's defenses.
St george takes an elbow to the forehead.
Manuel lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Manuel.
Manuel with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on St george's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manuel gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
St george has Manuel pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Manuel manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Manuel connects with a nasty looking knee right to St george's face.
Manuel crunches a lovely knee into St george's ribcage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manuel lands a damaging elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charlie Manuel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Manuel tries to clinch there but St george circles away.
St george with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
St george throws a leg kick

and Manuel counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
St george looking to throw knees to the head but Manuel is blocking nicely.
St george swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for St george.
Manuel scores with a knee to the head.
St george misses with a punch to the body.
St george misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Manuel.
Manuel lands an elbow just above St george 's eye.
Manuel avoiding damage as St george throws knees to the body.
Manuel tries to land a knee to the head but St george blocks with his arms.
A body shot lands from St george.
Manuel managing to block the knees to the body from St george.
St george looking to slow down the pace here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Manuel connects with a knee to the head.
Manuel prevents a body shot from St george.
Manuel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

St george wants the takedown. Manuel is fighting it off but St george persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Manuel's guard against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Manuel working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. St george doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. St george manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Manuel scores with a short punch from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as St george accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St george passes Manuel's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Manuel wants to control but St george is keeping busy.
Manuel is staying active underneath St george, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Manuel is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but St george pulls his head out easily.
St george trying to control from Manuel's half guard. Manuel has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St george sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Manuel's guard.
St george winds up and cracks Manuel with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nice strikes from St george there.
St george not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Manuel won't allow St george to pass to mount.
St george is trying to control the action in half guard but Manuel is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
St george landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Manuel is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but St george pulls his head out easily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. St george lands a nice short elbow.
Manuel is staying active underneath St george, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nice strikes from St george there.
St george sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Manuel defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St george scoring with strikes to the body and head.
St george seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Manuel avoiding damage under a succession of punches from St george.
Manuel is refusing to be controlled, as St george sits in half guard.
Manuel tries to get to full guard but St george has control of the leg.
Manuel avoiding damage under a succession of punches from St george.
Manuel keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
St george controlling the pace.
Manuel is refusing to be controlled, as St george sits in half guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

St george shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. St george showed some decent athleticism there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manuel has hold of St george's hands but St george slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Manuel is refusing to be controlled, as St george sits in half guard.
Manuel tries to get to full guard but St george has control of the leg.
St george lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
St george looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Manuel with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Manuel is staying active underneath St george, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pierre St george showed his dominance in that final round.
I think St george has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Pierre St george!