PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Jean Labosky (ranked 3939 p4p, 353 weight class) and Gauthier St. Georges (ranked 645 p4p, 86 weight class). St. Georges is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Jiu Jitsu. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Labosky
vs
St. Georges

182 cm
42
155 lbs
23 - 41 - 1

182 cm
39
154 lbs
38 - 19 - 3

World class boxer
Cardio machine

World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 41 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jean Labosky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 19 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Gauthier St. Georges!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St. Georges lands with an uppercut that bounces Labosky off the ropes and back into range.
Labosky throws a body kick that misses.
St. Georges throws a good cross that connects.
Labosky thuds a left hand into St. Georges's body.
Labosky throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
St. Georges misses with a hook.
Labosky takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Labosky rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and St. Georges connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Labosky checks the leg kick nicely there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Labosky.
Labosky takes one on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St. Georges connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Labosky momentarily.
Labosky with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Labosky takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Labosky moves out of range as St. Georges strikes.
St. Georges misses with a wild body shot.
St. Georges tried to score with a low kick but Labosky checks it.
St. Georges walks into a stiff left hand from Labosky.

It looks like Gauthier St. Georges has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Labosky uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from St. Georges.
St. Georges throws a body shot but no joy.
St. Georges misses with the body kick
and Labosky counters with a three punch combo that has St. Georges backing up. St. Georges nods at Labosky to acknowledge the strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by St. Georges.
Labosky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
St. Georges 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.
Gauthier St. Georges seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Labosky throws a series of strikes that have St. Georges backpedaling.
St. Georges lands an overhand right.
St. Georges just misses with a punch to the body.
Labosky misses with a series of wild punches.
Labosky moves away from the strike by St. Georges.
St. Georges scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St. Georges misses with a series of wild punches.
St. Georges motions for Labosky to come forward. St. Georges throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
St. Georges with a nice cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges throws a front kick aimed at Labosky's knee but Labosky avoids it well.
Labosky throws a right and a left that St. Georges avoids nicely.
St. Georges doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Labosky looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sloppy strikes from St. Georges. Those never looked like landing.
St. Georges throws a combination. Labosky tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
St. Georges takes a shot right to the bread basket.
St. Georges scores with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from St. Georges.
St. Georges works Labosky's body with a nice hook.
St. Georges keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from St. Georges misses its intended target.
Labosky thumps St. Georges with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sloppy strikes from Labosky. Those never looked like landing.
St. Georges throws a leg kick but Labosky sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Labosky seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
St. Georges pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
St. Georges throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Gauthier St. Georges will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gauthier St. Georges's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

St. Georges misses with the body kick
and Labosky counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A decent looking cross lands there for Labosky.
Nice straight punches there by St. Georges. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of St. Georges.
Labosky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Labosky is looking to clinch.
St. Georges cracks the inside of Labosky's front leg.
St. Georges throws a shot from downtown. Labosky moves away and avoids it.
Labosky looks to land a combination but St. Georges avoids it well.
St. Georges takes a swing at Labosky's ribcage but misses.
St. Georges fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Labosky.
St. Georges just misses with a punch to the body.
Labosky misses with a low kick as St. Georges jumps back.
Labosky steps to the side to avoid the strikes from St. Georges.
Labosky slips under a jab.
As St. Georges looks to move away, Labosky throws a big counter combo but St. Georges just gets out of the way.
St. Georges connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St. Georges throws a hook to the side of Labosky's head but Labosky sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
St. Georges looks to score with a jab to the body but Labosky is just out of range.
Labosky seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Georges cracks Labosky with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Labosky is looking to clinch.
Labosky looks to land a body kick but St. Georges moved away.
Nice shot by St. Georges.
Labosky avoids the body shot from St. Georges.
St. Georges lands a jab to Labosky's midsection.
St. Georges throws a body shot but no joy.
Labosky seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
St. Georges jabs at Labosky's body.
St. Georges connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Labosky avoids a punch combination nicely.
St. Georges throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
St. Georges bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Labosky misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
St. Georges feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Labosky's calf.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St. Georges throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Labosky tries to bum rush St. Georges with a series of wild strikes but St. Georges uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Labosky moves into the clinch.
Labosky misses with a punch to the body.
Labosky can't break the clinch.
St. Georges creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Our sources have told us that Labosky has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Labosky blocks an elbow strike.
A nice left hand lands by St. Georges.
St. Georges avoids the elbow strike from Labosky, against the ropes.
St. Georges working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Labosky.

St. Georges escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
St. Georges lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by St. Georges.
St. Georges scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St. Georges throws a chopping leg kick but Labosky manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Labosky throws a right and a left that both miss.
Labosky throws a head kick that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for St. Georges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gauthier St. Georges showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gauthier St. Georges's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

St. Georges feints and then cracks Labosky's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Labosky down.
Gauthier St. Georges is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Labosky tries to clinch but St. Georges moves out of range.
St. Georges avoids the head kick by Labosky.
St. Georges feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Labosky's calf.
St. Georges lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Labosky is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Labosky stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from St. Georges.
Labosky takes a jab right on the kisser.
The fighters circling - St. Georges throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Labosky checks the leg kick.
Labosky moves out of range of the strikes.
St. Georges throws a series of punches but Labosky moves out of range.
Labosky wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
St. Georges throws a hook but Labosky avoids it easily.
Labosky seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A telegraphed right hand from St. Georges misses the target.
St. Georges takes a head kick and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St. Georges throws out a leg kick but Labosky moves out of range and St. Georges only half commits.
Jean Labosky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Labosky is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
St. Georges swats away the attempt to clinch by Labosky.
Jean Labosky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Labosky is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Labosky looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
St. Georges throws a lazy right hand but Labosky sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Labosky seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Labosky misses with a few strikes there.
Labosky tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. St. Georges manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Labosky throws a head kick that misses.
St. Georges avoids the head kick by Labosky.
St. Georges throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Labosky blocks a jab.
Labosky thows a body kick. St. Georges tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Labosky wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Labosky looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Labosky attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
St. Georges misses with a straight left.
Labosky pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Labosky throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Labosky walks into a jab.
St. Georges looks for the body kick but Labosky saw that one coming.
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!
Labosky misses with a body kick.
Labosky walks into a straight right hand from St. Georges.
St. Georges takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Labosky takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Labosky throws a body shot but no joy.
A right-left combo lands from St. Georges.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gauthier St. Georges comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well St. Georges has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gauthier St. Georges!