PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Snow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre St. Georges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Georges. St. Georges has chosen Jiu Jitsu as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Snow
vs
St. Georges

197 cm
21
270 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

193 cm
21
265 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jan Snow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pierre St. Georges!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jonathan Paton and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St. Georges misses with a looping left.
Snow shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
St. Georges swings widly with a right hand
enabling Snow to counter with a crisp jab.
St. Georges scores with a punch to the head.
Snow lands a nice leg kick that just misses St. Georges's sensitive parts.
St. Georges with a body punch. A glancing blow.
St. Georges looks to land a left hand but Snow moved out of range nicely.
Snow tried to score with a low kick but St. Georges checks it.
St. Georges scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Jan Snow has been cut.
Snow moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Snow looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
St. Georges lands with an uppercut that bounces Snow off the cage and back into range.

Snow is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St. Georges throws a poor cross that misses
and Snow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
St. Georges throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Snow counters with a body kick.
A good leg kick by Snow.
St. Georges lands a nice shot to the body.
St. Georges throws a looping overhand right but Snow ducks down to avoid it.
Snow lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Georges connects with a single shot there.
A jab from St. Georges does it's job there.
Snow avoids the body shot from St. Georges.
St. Georges moves away from the strike by Snow.
St. Georges lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Snow slips a straight right by St. Georges.
Snow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St. Georges.
Snow is looking to land body kicks.
St. Georges is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
St. Georges takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Snow tries to score with a low kick but St. Georges moves his leg out of the way.
Snow throws a lazy body kick
and St. Georges counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Oooooh!!! St. Georges has knocked Snow down with a huge combo! St. Georges steps away and waves a wobbly Snow back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Oh Snow is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snow explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Snow seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow throws a wild body kick that St. Georges sees coming a mile off.

St. Georges clinches up against the cage.
Snow misses with some punches.
A short right from St. Georges on the inside.
Snow misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Snow fails to land.
Snow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
St. Georges working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
St. Georges lands a right hand.
St. Georges lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Snow backwards.
A head punch on the inside from St. Georges fails to land.
Snow misses with a punch on the inside.
Snow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
St. Georges working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
St. Georges lands with a left to the head.
Snow gets through St. Georges's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
St. Georges is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Snow is keeping busy.
Snow tries to work over St. Georges's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
St. Georges tries to work over Snow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Snow's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
St. Georges goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Snow misses with the head strike.
Snow misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for St. Georges.
St. Georges blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Snow throws a punch but it's blocked by St. Georges.
Snow throws a head punch that misses.
St. Georges misses with a shot to the kidneys.
St. Georges blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
St. Georges lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Snow.
Snow swings wildly with an uppercut but St. Georges uses good head movement to avoid it.
Snow working aggressively here.
St. Georges can't find room to land a body shot as Snow controls the action.
St. Georges gets through Snow's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
St. Georges tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Snow prevents a body shot from St. Georges.
St. Georges tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Snow's elbow.
St. Georges lands a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
St. Georges leaning against his opponent.
St. Georges tries to throw a body punch but Snow avoids it by throwing St. Georges back against the cage.
St. Georges has a couple of punches blocked by Snow.
St. Georges softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St. Georges tries to work over Snow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
St. Georges working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from St. Georges.
St. Georges just leaning against Snow, taking a breather.
St. Georges swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Snow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Snow throws a punch but it's blocked by St. Georges.
St. Georges blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Snow tries to throw a body punch but St. Georges avoids it by throwing Snow back against the cage.
St. Georges gets through Snow's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Snow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St. Georges digs a right hand underneath Snow's ribcage. Snow let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Snow is breathing heavily.
St. Georges tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Snow's elbow.
St. Georges is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
St. Georges tries to throw a body punch but Snow avoids it by throwing St. Georges back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pierre St. Georges dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jan Snow's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Oooooh!!! St. Georges has knocked Snow down with a huge combo! St. Georges steps away and waves a wobbly Snow back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
St. Georges swings for the body but Snow moves out of range.
St. Georges fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Snow manages to avoid it.
St. Georges misses the shot to the body.
Snow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from St. Georges.
St. Georges misses with a hook
enabling Snow to counter with a crisp jab.
St. Georges swings and misses with a hook to the body.
St. Georges has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
St. Georges uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Snow.
St. Georges misses with a double jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St. Georges throws a shot from downtown. Snow moves away and avoids it.
Snow throwing a counter right hand but St. Georges manages to avoid it.
St. Georges throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Snow stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Good leg kick by Snow there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pierre St. Georges seems to be getting the better of the standup.
St. Georges scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Georges throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from St. Georges misses.
St. Georges tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Snow was well out of range. Poor timing from St. Georges.
St. Georges has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Snow.
St. Georges throws a series of punches but Snow moves out of range.
Snow gets cracked with a nice right hand there by St. Georges.
St. Georges throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Snow counter with a right hand.
St. Georges throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Snow blocks a jab.
Snow throws a head kick that misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by St. Georges.
Snow shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pierre St. Georges seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snow takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab, jab by St. Georges - just one landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Snow throws a wild body kick that St. Georges sees coming a mile off.
Snow avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big right from St. Georges misses.
St. Georges misses with a lunging right hand
and Snow counters with a stiff right hand.
Snow fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
St. Georges throws a hook but Snow avoids it easily.
Snow cracks St. Georges with a good jab.

Snow drops St. Georges with a beautiful combination! St. Georges stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Snow is looking for the KO!
St. Georges throws a right hand that misses
and Snow counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Snow throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
St. Georges throws a hook but Snow blocks it.
St. Georges swings widly with a right hand
enabling Snow to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Snow.

St. Georges is rocked!
St. Georges misses the body punch
and Snow makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Snow takes a swing at St. Georges's ribcage but misses.
St. Georges wants to counter with a clinch but Snow pushes him away.
St. Georges just misses with a punch to the body.
St. Georges misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Snow.
Snow shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A jab from St. Georges finds it's way through Snow's defenses.
St. Georges works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
St. Georges scores with a jab.
St. Georges fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Snow.
St. Georges thuds his right hand into Snow's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
St. Georges misses with a left hand
and Snow counters with a nice uppercut.
Snow looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Snow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
St. Georges rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Snow to counter with a crisp jab.
St. Georges comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
St. Georges cracks Snow with a right hand to the side of the head.
St. Georges misses with a combination
and Snow counters with a nice uppercut.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as St. Georges checks a leg kick.
St. Georges just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Snow on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Snow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from St. Georges.
Snow is looking to counter punch.
St. Georges misses with a two punch combination.
A quick step to the side and Snow tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St. Georges throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Snow throws a leg kick but St. Georges moved away.
St. Georges dips to his left and cracks Snow with an uppercut!
St. Georges misses the shot to the body.
Snow is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pierre St. Georges showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jan Snow'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. This is the final round!

Snow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from St. Georges.
A big right from St. Georges misses.
Snow appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
St. Georges throws a body shot but no joy.
Snow appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Snow scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
St. Georges lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Snow throws the kick towards the body but St. Georges avoids it.
St. Georges tries to counter by closing the distance.
Snow misses with a kick to the body.
St. Georges throws a jab but it's blocked by Snow.
Snow swings for the body but St. Georges moves out of range.
St. Georges walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St. Georges takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Snow is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
St. Georges with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Snow to score with a decent uppercut.
Snow swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Georges throws a lazy uppercut
and Snow counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
St. Georges takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Snow works the jab nicely.
St. Georges jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Snow stuns St. Georges with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
St. Georges scores with a nice head shot.
St. Georges looks to score with a jab to the body but Snow is just out of range.
Snow feinted there with a counter leg kick.
St. Georges misses with a right hand
and Snow counters with a thumping low kick.
St. Georges connects with the punch.
St. Georges rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Snow counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Snow throws a sloppy head kick and St. Georges moves out of range easily.
Snow throws a front kick aimed at St. Georges's knee but St. Georges avoids it well.
A swing and a miss from St. Georges.
Snow throws a body kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St. Georges staying out of range there.
Good shot there by St. Georges.
Snow throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Snow moves out of range of the strikes.
Snow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St. Georges moves away.
Snow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. St. Georges sees it coming and avoids it easily.
St. Georges scores with a hook.
St. Georges slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Snow takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
St. Georges throws a shot from downtown. Snow moves away and avoids it.
Snow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Snow quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
St. Georges misses with a hook.
Snow throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snow missing with a left hand there. St. Georges was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
St. Georges misses with a wild body shot.
Snow lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Snow cracks St. Georges with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Snow.
St. Georges throws a hook to the side of Snow's head but Snow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Snow wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
St. Georges tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Snow was well out of range. Poor timing from St. Georges.
St. Georges ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
St. Georges connects with a looping right hand.
St. Georges swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Snow counters with a low kick, right behind St. Georges 's knee.
Snow slips under a jab.
St. Georges throws a hook but Snow avoids it easily.
St. Georges misses with a left hand
and Snow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges's jab looks to have found its range, popping Snow under the eye.
Both fighters circling a little - Snow finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Snow cracks a nice hook into St. Georges's ribs.
Snow throws a nice outside leg kick.
St. Georges throws a right hand that misses
and Snow counters with a nice low kick that buckles St. Georges's knee momentarily.
An inside leg kick lands from Snow.
Jan Snow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Snow throws a jab but it's blocked by St. Georges.
Snow looks to land a right hand but St. Georges moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by St. Georges.
St. Georges lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
St. Georges throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Snow sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Snow was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
St. Georges misses the jab.
St. Georges thuds his right hand into Snow's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jan Snow.
Well St. Georges has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29

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