PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phal Um (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre St Georges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Georges has chosen Where's my Money? (Remix) by Caspa as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Um
vs
St Georges

190 cm
23
180 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

183 cm
23
180 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Boondock Fightwear

White Gorilla Nutrition

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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phal Um!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pierre St Georges!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Georges tries to clinch up but Um circles away and keeps his distance.

Um moves into the clinch successfully.
Um wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
St Georges lands a shoulder strike.

St Georges breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Um scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
St Georges is looking for a sweep. Um is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
St Georges trying to control but Um postures up.
St Georges tries to roll over but Um keeps him under control.
St Georges wants to get back to his feet.
St Georges is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
St Georges trying to control here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. St Georges manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Georges not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Um clinches up against the cage.
Um looking for a takedown.
Um lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of St Georges backwards.
A short left from St Georges.
Um is trying to break free.

St Georges manages to break the clinch.
Um misses with a wild combination.

Um decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Um is looking to advance position but St Georges won't allow it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Georges is looking to control Um's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can St Georges avoid being mounted?
Um content to control rather than advance.
Um prevents St Georges from improving his position.
St Georges is trying to stand up here but Um is controlling him well.
St Georges trying to control from the bottom.
Um has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Um tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Georges takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
St Georges really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
A nice elbow there by Um.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
St Georges is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
St Georges tries to hold on but Um pushes him away.
St Georges looks gassed!
Um controlling from the full mount.
Um'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 Georges tries to hold on but Um pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
St Georges working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phal Um dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Um dips to his left and cracks St Georges with an uppercut!

Um closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming St Georges to the mat! St Georges manages to get full guard.
St Georges trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

St Georges is looking for a triangle but Um pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Georges looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Um puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Um controlling the action here.

St Georges looking for subs from the bottom but Um mounts him!
Um controlling his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Georges is breathing heavily.
Um punishing his opponent with strikes.
Um controlling from mount.
St Georges throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

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.
Um controlling the position easily from mount.
St Georges is looking to improve his position but Um isn't that keen on the idea.
Um lands a big elbow.
Um tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Phal Um just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Um drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
St Georges throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
St Georges is trying to hold Um in close to prevent damage but Um has managed to pass into half guard.
St Georges missing with punches from the bottom.
Um prevents St Georges from improving his position.
St Georges wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Um content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Um stops St Georges from getting back to his feet.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Um in particular looking to stall.
Um seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down St Georges for as long as he can get away with.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
St Georges is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phal Um dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Um sizes up St Georges with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Um looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Still in half guard, Um seems content to control.
St Georges is pressing down on Um's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
St Georges looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as St Georges holds on and takes a little breather.
Um passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Um staying calm.
St Georges takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
St Georges tries to bench press Um off him but Um keeps the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Georges misses with a strike from the bottom.
St Georges is trying to get back to half guard.
St Georges manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
St Georges wants to get back to full guard but Um has passed into side control.
St Georges tries to hold on but Um pushes him away.
Um looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Um controlling the pace for now.
Um is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. St Georges can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Phal Um overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Um tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
St Georges is looking to get to half guard.
Um sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pierre St Georges has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Georges tries to lock up and control but Um gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
St Georges is looking to improve his position but Um isn't that keen on the idea.
Um controlling from mount.
St Georges throwing hammer fists to the chest of Um. What's that going to do exactly?

That's four 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.
BOOM! Um connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Um postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. St Georges looks a forlorn figure.
Um controlling the pace for now.
Um with good strikes from the mount here!
Um controlling his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Um scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish St Georges?

And that's the end of the fight!
Phal Um showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Um 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phal Um!