PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pierre St George (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trail Deathy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trail Deathy struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.9lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Pierre St George has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

St George
vs
Deathy

179 cm
27
183 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

183 cm
27
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Trail Deathy!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St George shoots for a takedown but Deathy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

St George shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Deathy napping and manages to drive through into side control!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Check out the look on St George's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Deathy taking punishment in the form of punches.
Deathy is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked St George off and has taken his back!

Deathy is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Deathy is looking for the choke from the back position but St George is controlling his hands well.

Deathy working for the choke.
St George knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Deathy on the ground.

St George is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.

Deathy working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

St George fending off the submission attempt from Deathy.

Deathy is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but St George has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.

Deathy looking for the choke from the back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Deathy looking to break St George's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. St George remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Deathy will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!

Deathy is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but St George has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.

Deathy has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, St George has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!

Deathy is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. St George defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

St George preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Deathy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Deathy is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but St George has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.

St George defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

Deathy is working hard for the rear naked choke here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Deathy is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. St George is defending well though. Deathy let's go of the attempt for now.

Deathy is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St George is trying to stand back up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

St George is trying to defend against the choke here but Deathy has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Deathy Tightens the hold and St George taps out furiously! Deathy displays superior BJJ to win the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Trail Deathy!