PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lamont Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gauthier St. Georges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Georges. Hawkins comes to the cage accompanied by Wu-Tang Clan - C.R.E.A.M. St. Georges has chosen Jiu Jitsu as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hawkins
vs
St. Georges

174 cm
38
164 lbs
26 - 10 - 2

182 cm
27
162 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 10 - 2, fighting out of New York, Lamont Hawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gauthier St. Georges!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St. Georges throws a shot from downtown. Hawkins moves away and avoids it.
St. Georges chopping away at his opponent's legs.

St. Georges scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hawkins is looking to improve his position.
Hawkins trying to control here.
Hawkins regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hawkins is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hawkins managing to control the position.
St. Georges content to stall in guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawkins seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Georges's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hawkins is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hawkins keeping full guard, as St. Georges tries to pass.
St. Georges is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hawkins tries to land a sweep but no joy.
St. Georges looking to pass the guard.
Hawkins looking to hit a scissor sweep but St. Georges is one step ahead there.
Hawkins is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Hawkins wants to pass the guard but St. Georges is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins throwing shots but St. Georges is blocking nicely.
Hawkins throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hawkins missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hawkins is stalling here. St. Georges is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Hawkins seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and St. Georges has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St. Georges taking a breather here.
Hawkins is trying to improve his position.
St. Georges just content to control the position.
Hawkins is trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges trying to control the position but Hawkins is working away.
Hawkins regains half guard.
St. Georges perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hawkins trying to control here.
St. Georges sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Hawkins is pressing down on St. Georges's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
St. Georges controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
It looks like St. Georges might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
St. Georges trying to control but Hawkins is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hawkins working a defensive guard here.
St. Georges stopping the sweep attempt from Hawkins.
Hawkins is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hawkins looking to hit a scissor sweep but St. Georges is one step ahead there.
St. Georges sitting in guard, not really doing much.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hawkins misses with the combination.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by St. Georges.

Excellent takedown into side control there by St. Georges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gauthier St. Georges dominated that round.
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!

St. Georges scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
St. Georges darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
St. Georges misses with a lunging right hand
and Hawkins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Gauthier St. Georges has been cut.
A slapping leg kick lands for St. Georges.
St. Georges tries to clinch but Hawkins moves out of range.
Hawkins throws a sloppy head kick and St. Georges moves out of range easily.
St. Georges scores with a nice strike.
St. Georges throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hawkins needs to keep his hands up - St. Georges had a free shot at his head there.
St. Georges has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A big right from Hawkins misses.
Hawkins takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A looping hook to the body misses from St. Georges. Hawkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Hawkins on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hawkins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by St. Georges.
Hawkins misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gauthier St. Georges seems to be getting the better of the standup.
St. Georges moves out of range of the strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from St. Georges.
St. Georges ducks under a wild hook from Hawkins.
St. Georges has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hawkins has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from St. Georges finds it's way round the side to connect with Hawkins's head.
Hawkins tries a head kick but it misses.
St. Georges connects with a leg kick. Hawkins looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
St. Georges has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
St. Georges shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hawkins misses the jab.
Hawkins lands a jab.
St. Georges displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hawkins throws out the jab.
Hawkins ducks under a wild hook from St. Georges.
St. Georges lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hawkins at a distance.
St. Georges tries to clinch but Hawkins moves out of range.
St. Georges misses with a body shot.
Lamont Hawkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gauthier St. Georges is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges throws a shot from downtown. Hawkins moves away and avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St. Georges lands a nice hook to Hawkins's body. Hawkins takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
St. Georges tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hawkins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gauthier St. Georges seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawkins misses with a looping left.
St. Georges thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hawkins if he has to take too many more of those.
St. Georges digs a good hook to Hawkins's body.
Hawkins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from St. Georges.
Hawkins appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
St. Georges dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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 lands a really nice looking cross but Hawkins seems unphased.
St. Georges tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hawkins defends well and St. Georges ends up having to push Hawkins into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
St. Georges tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hawkins was well out of range. Poor timing from St. Georges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins looks to score with a jab to the body but St. Georges is just out of range.
Hawkins misses with a jab, cross combination.
St. Georges listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
St. Georges tries to clinch but Hawkins is having none of it.
St. Georges scores with a jab to the head.
St. Georges throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hawkins is looking to counter punch.
St. Georges misses with a leg kick
and Hawkins counters with a nice uppercut.
Jab from St. Georges.
St. Georges misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
St. Georges throws a right hand that misses
and Hawkins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hawkins slips a jab from St. Georges.
Hawkins is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hawkins slips under a jab from St. Georges.
St. Georges uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hawkins.
St. Georges ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hawkins moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hawkins lands a big right hand that sends St. Georges crashing to the mat! Hawkins stays standing though and waves St. Georges back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hawkins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
St. Georges comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hawkins throws a big shot that misses.
St. Georges throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hawkins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
St. Georges swings widly with a right hand
and Hawkins counters with a right hand to the body.
St. Georges misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hawkins avoids the body shot from St. Georges.
It looked like Hawkins was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A swing and a miss from Hawkins.
St. Georges looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jab by St. Georges.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St. Georges moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
St. Georges looks to land a left hand but Hawkins moved out of range nicely.
A jab from St. Georges misses.
Hawkins seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gauthier St. Georges comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge George Francis scores the fight for Gauthier St. Georges!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Gauthier St. Georges!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Gauthier St. Georges!

Gauthier St. Georges wins by unanimous decision!
In defeat, Lamont Hawkins stepped up to the mic, saying 'Wu Tang fuh evah!'.