PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pierre St George (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josep Kolaric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

St George
vs
Kolaric

179 cm
26
183 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

182 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pierre St George!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Josep Kolaric!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kolaric closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kolaric prevents St George from standing back up.

St George makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

Kolaric shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Kolaric is sneakily working for an arm triangle but St George sees it coming and defends easily.
Kolaric takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Kolaric is sneakily working for an arm triangle but St George sees it coming and defends easily.
Kolaric looks gassed!
Kolaric prevents St George from standing back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kolaric is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
St George wants to get back to his feet.

Kolaric is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
St George looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
St George trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
St George on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if St George tries to get out of the position.
Kolaric is trying to control. St George wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kolaric not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
St George wants to get back to his feet.
Kolaric trying to control the action but St George is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kolaric is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
St George wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kolaric wants to pass the guard but St George is defending well.
Kolaric missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kolaric thows a huge punch but St George dodges it nicely.

Kolaric is sneakily working for an arm triangle but St George sees it coming and defends easily.

Kolaric is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, St George has managed to free his arm - good work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
St George is not content to let Kolaric control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

St George shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kolaric moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
St George lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
St George postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kolaric controls St George momentarily but St George frees himself.
St George connects with a couple of short punches.
St George lands a couple of digs.
St George lands a couple of elbows.
St George with a nice head shot there.
St George with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
St George wants to get up but he can't break Kolaric's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St George keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kolaric's head.
Kolaric is breathing heavily.
St George with a nice head shot there.
Kolaric not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
St George content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
St George scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
St George lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kolaric working a defensive guard here.
Kolaric is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
St George postures up and lands a big shot to Kolaric's brow.
St George trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
St George working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kolaric trying to keep a closed guard but St George is proving a slippery customer.
St George has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kolaric wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolaric is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
St George scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
St George chips away with some ground and pound.
St George lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells St George's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
St George postures up and lands a big shot to Kolaric's brow.
Kolaric keeping full guard, as St George tries to pass.
St George scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
St George working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kolaric is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kolaric keeping full guard, as St George tries to pass.

St George avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St George scoring with punches to the head and body.
St George postures up.
St George distracts Kolaric with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kolaric is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
St George postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells St George's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
St George with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
St George sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kolaric's guard.
St George slips a nice elbow through Kolaric's hands, connecting with Kolaric's forehead.
Kolaric taking some punishment here, with St George in his half guard.
St George is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kolaric is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kolaric has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. St George is working away from the top position though.
Kolaric missing with punches from the bottom.
Kolaric trying to hold on to St George's head to control him but St George postures up.
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.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. St George connects with a nice short shot to Kolaric's temple.
St George landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. St George lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St George wants to stand up but Kolaric is controlling the position.
Kolaric has hold of St George's hands but St George slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pierre St George dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

St George shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kolaric manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as St George accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kolaric trying to control the position.
St George with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells St George's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
St George works over Kolaric with some ground and pound from guard.
St George makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kolaric working a defensive guard here.
Kolaric might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control St George kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Kolaric has momentary wrist control but St George slips an elbow through the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolaric trying to control the position.
Kolaric takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
St George lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
St George with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
St George works over Kolaric with some ground and pound from guard.
St George scoring with some ground and pound.
Kolaric has momentary wrist control but St George slips an elbow through the middle.
St George preventing the sweep.
Pierre St George overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
St George lands a couple of digs.
St George scoring with some ground and pound.
St George is in close to Kolaric's body, working some short punches and elbows.
St George lands a couple of digs.
St George stands up over Kolaric, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St George is working Kolaric over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
St George is working Kolaric over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
St George with a nice head shot there.
St George postures up.
St George scoring with some ground and pound.
St George with a nice head shot there.
St George makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
St George postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
St George postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
St George preventing the sweep.
St George is looking to stand up but Kolaric won't let him.
St George missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
St George with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
St George being controlled here momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St George is working Kolaric over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
St George distracts Kolaric with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
St George distracts Kolaric with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
St George with a nice head shot there.
Kolaric is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
St George wants to stand but Kolaric is controlling his posture from full guard.
St George landing with the ground and pound.
St George stopping the sweep attempt from Kolaric.
Kolaric trying to keep a closed guard but St George is proving a slippery customer.

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.

Kolaric looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kolaric controls St George momentarily but St George frees himself.
St George working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kolaric trying to keep a closed guard but St George is proving a slippery customer.
St George connects with a couple of short punches.
St George wants to pass the guard but Kolaric is keeping the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pierre St George showed his dominance in that final round.
Well St George 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pierre St George!