PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Lambert George (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Augustus Belmont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George's entrance music is Ca fait mal. A fine choice. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

George
vs
Belmont

185 cm
22
161 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

180 cm
41
161 lbs
31 - 11 - 0

World class MT
Granite chin

Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lambert George!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Augustus Belmont!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

George closes the distance and clinches.
A right hand to the body from Belmont.
Belmont tried to land a shot to the body but connects with George's elbow.
Belmont can't find room to land a body shot as George controls the action.
Our sources have told us that George has been working on his elbows in the gym.
George misses with the head strike.
George misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Belmont fails to land.
Belmont misses with some punches.
Belmont wants to break free but George has control.
George lands an elbow that stopped Belmont in his tracks for a moment.
Belmont tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Belmont is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
George throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Belmonts head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by George.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
George misses with a hook to the ribs.
George lands an elbow just above Belmont 's eye.

It looks like Augustus Belmont has been cut.
With the fighters up against the ropes, George throws an elbow but misses.
Belmont tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
George misses with some punches.
George lands an elbow inside that Belmont shrugs off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
George pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
George can't find room to land a body shot as Belmont controls the action.
Belmont tries to work over George's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
George lands with a right to the head.
Still in the clinch, George scores with a nice short uppercut.
Belmont working aggressively here.
Belmont tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from George.
A shot in the inside from Belmont.
George gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Belmont.
A nice glancing elbow lands by George.
George lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Belmont.
A right hook to the body lands for George.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Belmont throws a punch but it's blocked by George.
George lands a left hand that snaps the head of Belmont backwards.
George lands a nice elbow.
George lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Belmont.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belmont tries to circle away but George has him pinned against the ropes.
George tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Belmont's elbow.
Belmont lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by George.
George blocks a body shot from Belmont.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, George creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
George takes a shot to the head.
Belmont's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Belmont misses with a punch to the body.
Belmont softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
George tries to throw a body punch but Belmont avoids it by throwing George back against the ropes.
Belmont tries to work over George's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
George lands a nice elbow.
George lands with a right to the head.
George lands an elbow inside that Belmont shrugs off.
George working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Belmont lands with a left to the head.
George works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belmont struggles to land a body shot inside as George controls his hands.
George throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Belmonts head.
Belmont struggles to land a body shot inside as George controls his hands.
George lands with a light punch inside.
Belmont blocking some punches.
George lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Belmont has a couple of punches blocked by George.
George lands with a light punch inside.
George looking to stall.
Belmont misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Belmont fails to land.
George throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Belmont blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Belmont tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
George misses with some punches.
Belmont misses with a hook from the clinch.
Belmont avoids the elbow strike from George, against the ropes.
Belmont is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belmont working aggressively here.
Belmont tries to throw a body punch but George avoids it by throwing Belmont back against the ropes.
Belmont throws a punch but it's blocked by George.
George digs a right hand underneath Belmont's ribcage. Belmont let out a lung full of air as it connected.
George throws a head punch that misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Belmont is trying to push George away but George has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch on the inside from George fails to land.
Belmont blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by George.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A short body shot lands from Belmont as the two fighters clinch.
George misses with a body punch.
Belmont is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
George lands a body shot in the clinch.
Belmont has a couple of punches blocked by George.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
George lands with a short shot to the head.
Belmont can't break the clinch.
Belmont working aggressively here.
Belmont prevents a body shot from George.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lambert George dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Augustus Belmont's cut.
That's time! George's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Belmont keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A big left from George misses.
Belmont drops his hands momentarily and George takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Belmont throws a push kick but George slaps the foot to one side.
Belmont misses with a looping left.
George connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Belmont misses the jab.
George clobbers Belmont with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The fighters circle momentarily. Belmont darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
George moves to clinch but Belmont breaks away
and Belmont counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
George avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from George misses the target.
George is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Belmont can do to turn this around?
Belmont lands a nice leg kick that just misses George's sensitive parts.
Belmont swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like George wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
George slips under a jab.
George fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Belmont has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belmont misses with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belmont avoids the body shot from George.
George throws a jab but it's blocked by Belmont.
A low kick from George misses
and George takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Belmont tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Belmont throws a series of punches but George moves out of range.
Good work by George as he checks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Belmont. George does a little dance to reset his feet.
Augustus Belmont seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Belmont avoids the head kick by George.
George tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A looping hook to the body misses from George. Belmont does a little dance to reset his feet.
Belmont just misses with a punch to the body.
George thumps Belmont with a low kick.
Belmont throws a big shot that misses.
George half committed to a counter leg kick.
Belmont misses with an uppercut.
Belmont pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
George was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
George tries to score with a low kick but Belmont moves his leg out of the way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
George looks to throw the jab but Belmont is out of range.

George moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from George fails to land.
Belmont blocks an elbow strike.
George throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
George blocks a punch to the side of the head.
George lands a damaging elbow.
George lands a nice uppercut.
Belmont wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
George lands with a left to the head.
Belmont is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
George lands an elbow just above Belmont 's eye.
George lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
George works on Belmont's body with a couple of short punches.
Lambert George has scored more points in the clinch so far.
George slowing the pace effectively.
George prevents Belmont from breaking the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Belmont creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Belmont wants to get back to striking at distance but George won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belmont tries to work over George's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
George blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
George is looking to control Belmont's arms but Belmont gets an underhook and turns him. Now George has his back to the ropes.
George creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Belmont's defenses.
Belmont tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
George working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
George lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for George.
George misses with a short punch on the inside.
Belmont's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
George fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
George scores with a shot to the side of Belmont's head.

Belmont breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

George drives through and clinches with Belmont against the ropes.
George keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Belmont's efforts to push away.
Belmont blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belmont prevents a body shot from George.
George misses with a punch on the inside.

Belmont breaks from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
George swings for the body but Belmont moves out of range.
A slow jab from George misses its intended target.
George checks a low kick from Belmont.
George keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Belmont takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Belmont moves out of range of the body kick.
George fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Belmont loads up on a big right hand but George slips the punch.
George uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Belmont.
Belmont dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
George misses with a low kick.
Belmont tries to score with a low kick but George moves his leg out of the way.
Belmont uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from George.
George uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Belmont.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lambert George dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Augustus Belmont's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Belmont lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Belmont walks forward, straight into a front kick from George.
Belmont moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Belmont takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Belmont throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Belmont takes a body punch but keeps moving.

George rushes Belmont and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Belmont looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
George prevents a body shot from Belmont.
Nice body punch from George - that landed with a thud.
George fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from George.
Belmont misses with a punch on the inside.
George struggles to land a body shot inside as Belmont controls his hands.
George fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
George lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Belmont backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
George lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
George misses with an elbow strike.
Belmont tries to break free but George pushes him back against the ropes.
Belmont works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
George blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
George misses with a shot to the kidneys.
George lands a right hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by George.
George scores with a shot to the side of Belmont's head.
George misses with a hook to the ribs.
George blocks an uppercut.
George scores with a shot to the side of Belmont's head.
Belmont swings away with an uppercut that misses.
George struggles to land a body shot inside as Belmont controls his hands.
George misses with a punch on the inside.
Belmont tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Belmont has a couple of punches blocked by George.
A nice left hand lands by Belmont.

Belmont breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belmont is looking to land body kicks.
George scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Belmont. George shrugs it off though.
George misses with a wild body shot.
George lands with a thumping leg kick.
George lands with a hook. Belmont tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Belmont throws a poor cross that misses
and George counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
George avoids the head kick by Belmont.
Belmont misses with a hook.
George throws a predictable looking body shot
and Belmont counters with a three punch combo that has George backing up. George nods at Belmont to acknowledge the strikes.
Belmont avoids the body shot from George.
Belmont takes one to the side of the head.
George connects with an inside leg kick.
George throws a shot from downtown. Belmont moves away and avoids it.
Belmont takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Belmont on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belmont bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of George's head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Belmont.
George blocks a leg kick.
George throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Belmont misses with a body shot.
Belmont scores with a nice strike.
Belmont lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
George blocks a head kick by Belmont.
A chopping leg kick lands by Belmont.

George moves into the clinch.
Belmont takes an elbow to the forehead.
George works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
George lands an uppercut.
Belmont throws a head punch that misses.
George tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Belmont's elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belmont fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belmont misses with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for George.
George stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Belmont takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
George lands a body shot.
Belmont has had enough of the clinch but George keeps him there for the moment.
George keeps control of Belmont as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Belmont misses with some punches.
George keeps control of Belmont as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
George prevents Belmont from breaking the clinch.
Belmont blocks a body shot from George.
George lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Belmont backwards.
Lambert George is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Belmont struggles to land a body shot inside as George controls his hands.
George blocks an uppercut.

Belmont escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Augustus Belmont has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

George fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Belmont, pushing him back against the ropes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lambert George showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for George, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lambert George!
During a confident post fight interview, Lambert George thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.