PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Liu Kang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges St Clair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Clair has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! This should be fireworks!

Kang
vs
St Clair

170 cm
22
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
22
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Intelligent

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Liu Kang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Georges St Clair!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Clair avoids a kick to the body.
Liu Kang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Clair looks gassed!
Kang throws an overhand right that lands on St Clair's shoulder, as St Clair tries to avoid the shot.

Kang clinches.

Kang breaks from the clinch.

Kang moves into the clinch.
St Clair blocking some punches.

Kang manages to break the clinch.
Kang could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
St Clair defending well as Kang loads up on a big left hand.

Kang clinches up against the cage.
St Clair drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kang gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Kang successfully pulls guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kang managing to control the position.
Kang's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
St Clair trying to control but Kang is working from the bottom.
Kang looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kang controlling St Clair's posture.
Kang wants to sweep here but St Clair controlling him for the moment.
Kang is working hard here to advance position.

St Clair drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kang looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kang looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kang!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A lull in the action here.
St Clair takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kang knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for St Clair on the ground.
Kang working the ground and pound.
Kang working the head with strikes.

Kang decides to take the fight back to the feet.
A leg kick checked by St Clair.

Kang darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kang content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kang is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for St Clair!

Kang clinches with his opponent.
The referee calls for Kang to work.

Kang breaks from the clinch.
St Clair moves out of range of the body kick from Kang.
Kang throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as St Clair stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Kang follows into mount!

St Clair is rocked!

The has opened up Georges St Clair's cut even more.
Kang controlling the pace for now.
St Clair is still on wobbly legs! Can Kang finish him?
Kang unloading with bombs!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kang controlling the pace for now.
St Clair seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kang cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kang controlling the position easily from mount.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Liu Kang.
St Clair shoots and misses

and Kang counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Clair being controlled here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liu Kang dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Georges St Clair's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

St Clair slips a jab and a cross from Kang.
Kang loads up on a big right hand but St Clair slips the punch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Kang manages to break the clinch.
Kang misses with an attempted mid kick.
St Clair swats away the attempt to clinch by Kang.

Kang clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kang breaks from the clinch.

Kang looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kang sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kang has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

St Clair working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kang doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kang manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kang content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
St Clair keeping moving, preventing Kang from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they both work up against the meshing.
Kang controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kang with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kang content to stall in guard here.

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 ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Liu Kang.

Kang scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
St Clair tries to buck Kang off but Kang is having none of it.
Kang takes a little break here. St Clair wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
St Clair is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kang takes a little break here. St Clair wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Liu Kang overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kang working the ground and pound from side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Liu Kang.

Kang fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with St Clair, pushing him back against the cage.
St Clair tries to pull guard but Kang won't allow it.
A bit of stalling here from Kang.

Kang breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Clair has his takedown stuffed

and Kang counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kang trying to control the pace.
St Clair is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kang with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
St Clair tries to get to full guard but Kang has control of the leg.
Kang looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kang landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liu Kang dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Georges St Clair's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Kang throws a leg kick but St Clair sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kang misses with a series of wild punches.
Kang misses with a low kick.

Kang decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kang working St Clair over with strikes.
Kang is controlling the pace.
St Clair tries to roll over but Kang keeps him under control.
Kang stalling.
Kang scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St Clair won't allow Kang to pass to mount.
Kang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that St Clair can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Clair wants to improve his position but Kang is controlling well.
Kang seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kang stalling.
Kang looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kang has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kang controlling his opponent.
St Clair tries to lock up and control but Kang gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kang lands a big shot there that rocks St Clair but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kang punishing his opponent with strikes.
St Clair can't escape the position.
Kang sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Liu Kang.
Kang throws a body punch but St Clair moves out of range.
Kang scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Kang moves into the clinch.
St Clair fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Kang drives through and clinches with St Clair against the cage.

Kang lands a takedown into guard.
Kang content to stall in guard here.
Kang has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

St Clair throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kang with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kang content to stall in guard here.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Liu Kang.

Kang fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with St Clair, pushing him back against the cage.
St Clair tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
St Clair fails to pull guard.
Liu Kang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georges St Clair.
Kang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Georges St Clair has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Kang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

And that's the end of the fight!
Liu Kang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kang 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:24
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:24
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liu Kang!