PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George St Paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Keyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan Keyes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

St Paul
vs
Keyes

182 cm
25
170 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

180 cm
26
165 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George St Paul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Keyes!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keyes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but St Paul circles away quickly and effectively.
St Paul avoids the head kick by Keyes.
Keyes shoots for a double leg takedown but St Paul sprawls well. He's pushed Keyes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
St Paul has a takedown stuffed.
St Paul fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
St Paul moves out of range as Keyes throws a body kick.
St Paul stuffs the takedown attempt from Keyes. Keyes gets slowly back to his feet.
St Paul will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George St Paul. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Paul tries for a takedown but Keyes circles away easily
and Keyes counters with a left to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Paul closes this distance looking for a takedown but Keyes circles away.

St Paul looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
St Paul thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Keyes's head.
St Paul content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
St Paul not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, if St Paul is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
St Paul missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
St Paul slips a nice elbow through Keyes's hands, connecting with Keyes's forehead.
Keyes is trying to stand up here but St Paul is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Paul tries to pass to full mount but Keyes defends it.
Keyes is looking to improve his position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Paul is trying to control. Keyes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Paul content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Keyes is refusing to be controlled, as St Paul sits in half guard.
Keyes wants to control but St Paul is keeping busy.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
St Paul shoots in and drives through. Keyes sprawls well.
Keyes throws a series of strikes that have St Paul backpedaling.
St Paul takes one to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keyes swings for the body but St Paul moves out of range.
Keyes pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Keyes shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. St Paul is trying to defend but Keyes finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
St Paul tries to roll over but Keyes keeps him under control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Paul is positioning himself well to prevent Keyes advancing to mount.
St Paul tries to roll over but Keyes keeps him under control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Keyes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. St Paul defending well though.
The fighters are battling for position here. St Paul manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that George St Paul will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Keyes shoots in for a double leg but St Paul sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Keyes lands a glancing blow to the side of St Paul's head.
Keyes's jab looks to have found its range, popping St Paul under the eye.
Keyes closes the distance and clinches up with St Paul, looking for a takedown. Keyes pushes St Paul against the cage but St Paul circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
No luck for Keyes with that takedown attempt.
George St Paul has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Keyes.
St Paul bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

St Paul throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Keyes was covering up waiting for the punch and St Paul finishes the takedown easily into guard.
St Paul pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Keyes is keeping the position for now.
George St Paul overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Paul slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
St Paul tries to free his leg and advance position but Keyes is retaining full guard.
St Paul chips away with some ground and pound.
Keyes keeping moving, preventing St Paul from controlling successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
St Paul advances position into side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Paul wants to control but Keyes is keeping him busy.
An elbow from St Paul crashes against the mat.
St Paul trying to control the action but Keyes is working from the bottom.
St Paul lands a few punches from side control.
St Paul wants to lay and pray for a moment but Keyes keeps working.
St Paul is putting a hurting on Keyes here, landing some big shots from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Paul tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keyes is trying to improve his position.
St Paul wants to control but Keyes is keeping him busy.
Keyes is looking for a sweep.
St Paul is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Keyes will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
St Paul lands some shots froms side control.
The referee asks St Paul politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. St Paul prefers to stall for the moment though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Paul trying to control the position but Keyes is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keyes is looking to reverse the position.
St Paul controlling from side mount.
Keyes is pushing St Paul's head away, looking to escape. St Paul manages to hold on to the position though.
St Paul happy to just control the position for now.
St Paul passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Keyes!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Keyes is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George St Paul dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

St Paul shoots in looking for a takedown but Keyes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing St Paul's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
St Paul shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Keyes defends it nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from St Paul.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George St Paul. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Paul shoots in but Keyes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
St Paul stuffs the takedown.
Keyes fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keyes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St Paul manages to avoid it.
Keyes throws a sloppy head kick and St Paul moves out of range easily.
St Paul fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A jab lands there for Keyes.
St Paul shoots in for a takedown but Keyes shows good takedown defense.
Keyes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Keyes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ryan Keyes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Keyes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from St Paul is defended easily by Keyes.
St Paul takes a shot right to the bread basket.
St Paul closes this distance looking for a takedown but Keyes circles away.
St Paul takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Keyes throws a head kick that misses.

Keyes closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Paul holding on.
You can see the frustration on St Paul's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
St Paul has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Keyes wants to lay and pray for a moment but St Paul keeps working.
St Paul regains half guard.
Keyes trying to control the action but St Paul is working from the bottom.
Keyes wants to advance to full mount but St Paul doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Keyes would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Keyes works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Paul slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
St Paul managing to control the position.
St Paul wants to sweep but no luck.
St Paul keeping moving, preventing Keyes from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keyes wants to stand but St Paul is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ryan Keyes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
George St Paul is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
St Paul bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Keyes's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Keyes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think St Paul has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28

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