PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Zahabi St. Georges (ranked 5293 p4p, 491 weight class) and Abramo Silva (ranked 24387 p4p, 672 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

St. Georges
vs
Silva

188 cm
22
217 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

187 cm
21
205 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Condemned

Sportivité
Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zahabi St. Georges!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Abramo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
St. Georges half committed to a counter leg kick.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St. Georges.
St. Georges lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Silva digs a good body shot into St. Georges's ribs.
St. Georges throws a front kick aimed at Silva's knee but Silva avoids it well.
Silva tries to counter by closing the distance.
St. Georges darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St. Georges uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
St. Georges lands a jab.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from St. Georges.
St. Georges misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
St. Georges misses with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
St. Georges throws a solid leg kick but Silva takes the impact on his shin and smiles at St. Georges.
Silva looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St. Georges moves away.
St. Georges uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
St. Georges doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but St. Georges is just out of range.
A head kick misses from St. Georges.
St. Georges scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Zahabi St. Georges seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva takes a swing at St. Georges's ribcage but misses.
St. Georges throws a big counter combination but Silva scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Jab by St. Georges.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
St. Georges lands a leg kick that knocks Silva off balance momentarily.
St. Georges lands a head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges tries to score with a low kick but Silva moves his leg out of the way.
St. Georges fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
St. Georges looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St. Georges fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
St. Georges listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
St. Georges thows a leg kick but Silva checks it
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
St. Georges tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Silva is able to avoid easily.
A little jabbing left from Silva on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
St. Georges swings away with a leg kick that misses.
It seemed like Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
St. Georges looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
St. Georges throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
St. Georges misses with a wild combination.
St. Georges throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
St. Georges misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zahabi St. Georges dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

St. Georges scores with a body shot.
St. Georges misses the shot to the body.
St. Georges looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
St. Georges throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
St. Georges scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
St. Georges throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
St. Georges looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
St. Georges lands with an uppercut that bounces Silva off the ropes and back into range.
St. Georges throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St. Georges takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
St. Georges misses with a leg kick
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
St. Georges misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
St. Georges misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Georges walks into a stiff left hand from Silva.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from St. Georges. Silva shrugs it off though.
Silva is breathing heavily.
St. Georges connects with a body shot that sends Silva's belly button to the back.
St. Georges misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
St. Georges is looking to score with low kicks.
St. Georges with a nice cross.
Silva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
St. Georges loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
St. Georges connects with a right hand. Silva shakes it off.
Zahabi St. Georges is winning the standup battle so far.
St. Georges scores with a leg kick.
St. Georges scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silva slips under a jab.
St. Georges fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St. Georges jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
St. Georges throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
It seemed like Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
St. Georges connects with a right hand. Silva shakes it off.
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
St. Georges feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva's calf.
St. Georges lands a high kick!

Silva is rocked!
Silva throws a looping overhand right but St. Georges ducks down to avoid it.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can St. Georges finish him?
Silva tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
St. Georges is looking to land body kicks.
St. Georges misses with a double jab.
Silva's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva lands with a straight right. St. Georges didn't see that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zahabi St. Georges dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Silva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
St. Georges lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
St. Georges swings away with a body shot that misses
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
A slapping leg kick lands for St. Georges.
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from St. Georges.
St. Georges throws a leg kick that misses.
St. Georges jabbing away but nothing is landing.
St. Georges misses with a low kick as Silva jumps back.
St. Georges shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St. Georges connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
St. Georges throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Silva on the side of the head.
St. Georges looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Silva on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St. Georges was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
St. Georges lands with a shot to the body.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Georges throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and moves out of range.
Silva avoids a kick to the body.
St. Georges tries to score with a low kick but Silva moves his leg out of the way.
Nice body punch from St. Georges.
St. Georges scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
St. Georges chopping away at his opponent's legs.
St. Georges throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.

St. Georges closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Silva crashing to the mat! Silva uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
St. Georges misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
St. Georges misses with a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St. Georges throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
St. Georges scores with a punch to the head.
Abramo Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges lands a nice looking kick to the body. Silva takes a step back to recover.
St. Georges connects with a solid leg kick.
St. Georges is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
St. Georges looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
St. Georges thows a body kick. Silva tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by St. Georges. St. Georges obviously looking to wear him down.
St. Georges looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
St. Georges tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from St. Georges.
That kick from St. Georges tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
A looping hook to the body misses from St. Georges. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by St. Georges.
Silva moves away from the strike by St. Georges.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zahabi St. Georges showed his dominance in that final round.
Well St. Georges has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zahabi St. Georges!
Zahabi St. Georges was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
In defeat, Abramo Silva stepped up to the mic, saying 'Wow my opponent is such a warrior, I'm honored to have fight him, we should rematch someday.'.