PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gauthier St. Georges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conor The Highlander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Georges and Conor The Highlander. Chooooooooon! I think St. Georges might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Jiu Jitsu. The Highlander has chosen Notorious Biggie Small as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

St. Georges
vs
The Highlander

182 cm
27
162 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

176 cm
25
155 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gauthier St. Georges!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Conor The Highlander!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Highlander misses with a straight left.
St. Georges scores with a jab. The Highlander acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The Highlander fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt St. Georges.
St. Georges looks to score with a jab to the body but The Highlander is just out of range.
The Highlander shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
St. Georges tries to clinch there but The Highlander circles away.
The Highlander swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The Highlander lands a slapping body shot.
St. Georges lands a lovely overhand right.
St. Georges lands with a thumping leg kick.
The Highlander fakes a jab and throws a low kick but St. Georges checks it well.
St. Georges pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Highlander lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The Highlander uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St. Georges.
St. Georges walks into a left hand.
The Highlander swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gauthier St. Georges seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Highlander swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The Highlander dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on St. Georges. That did some damage!
St. Georges tries to land a front kick but The Highlander steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Highlander missing with a left hand there. St. Georges was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The Highlander uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St. Georges.
The Highlander flicks out a counter leg kick but St. Georges steps away.
A swing and a miss from The Highlander.
St. Georges throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The Highlander throws a body kick that misses.
The Highlander gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The Highlander moves out of range of the strikes.
St. Georges fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt The Highlander.
St. Georges fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The Highlander lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
St. Georges jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Highlander. St. Georges does a little dance to reset his feet.
St. Georges tries to counter by moving into the clinch but The Highlander manages to circle out of the way.
St. Georges misses with a straight right.
The Highlander with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling St. Georges to score with a decent uppercut.
St. Georges changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Highlander bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

St. Georges has closed the distance and engaged The Highlander in a clinch.
The Highlander lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for St. Georges.
The Highlander pushes St. Georges back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
St. Georges working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The Highlander struggles to land a body shot inside as St. Georges controls his hands.
Good body shot from St. Georges.
I was talking to St. Georges's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The Highlander tried to land a shot to the body but connects with St. Georges's elbow.
The Highlander stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hand to the body from The Highlander.
St. Georges prevents a body shot from The Highlander.
St. Georges goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
St. Georges misses with a hook from the clinch.
St. Georges lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The Highlander is trying to break the clinch but St. Georges has him pressed against the cage.
St. Georges has The Highlander pushed against the cage.
The Highlander lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down St. Georges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges throws a punch but it's blocked by The Highlander.
The Highlander doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
St. Georges misses with some punches.
St. Georges blocks a body shot from The Highlander.
St. Georges pushes The Highlander back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
St. Georges misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The Highlander lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The Highlander misses with a punch on the inside.
The Highlander tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Highlander blocking some punches.
St. Georges blocks a body shot from The Highlander.
St. Georges stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
St. Georges throws a blind hook that connects with the side of The Highlanders head.

The Highlander breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Highlander throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
St. Georges feinted there with a counter leg kick.
The Highlander looks to score with a jab to the body but St. Georges is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges lands a nice shot that snaps The Highlander's head back.
St. Georges steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Highlander.
St. Georges looks to score with a jab to the body but The Highlander is just out of range.
The Highlander only half commits to the counter leg kick.
The Highlander misses with a hook.
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!
The Highlander on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Conor The Highlander is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Highlander misses with a looping left.
St. Georges is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from The Highlander.
The Highlander throws a right and a left that St. Georges avoids nicely.
St. Georges with a hook.
St. Georges is looking to slow The Highlander down with leg kicks.

St. Georges scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
St. Georges seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The Highlander trying to control from the bottom.
St. Georges keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The Highlander slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gauthier St. Georges dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

St. Georges lands a body shot.
The Highlander throws a series of punches but St. Georges avoids them all with ease.
St. Georges goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
St. Georges lands a right hook to the body.
St. Georges swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by The Highlander.
St. Georges scores with a nice strike.
St. Georges throws a low kick, looking for The Highlander's leg but The Highlander calmly moves out of range.
The Highlander avoids a kick to the body.
St. Georges throws a shot from downtown. The Highlander moves away and avoids it.
The Highlander looks like he wants to counter punch here.
St. Georges scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Highlander walks into a stiff left hand from St. Georges.
The Highlander throws a hook to the side of St. Georges's head but St. Georges sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Highlander comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St. Georges tries to close the distance and clinch but The Highlander swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Highlander throws a hook to the side of St. Georges's head but St. Georges sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by St. Georges there.
St. Georges connects with a good right hand that stumbles The Highlander. The Highlander circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
St. Georges is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Highlander can do to turn this around?
St. Georges slips a jab from The Highlander.
As The Highlander tries to get set, St. Georges tries to push him back and clinch up but The Highlander manages to avoid the attempt.
Gauthier St. Georges is winning the standup battle so far.
The Highlander throws a leg kick but St. Georges sees it coming and checks it nicely.
St. Georges throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

St. Georges moves into the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The Highlander blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by St. Georges.
St. Georges misses with a short punch on the inside.
The Highlander tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
St. Georges scores with a nice hook to the head.
St. Georges comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short right from St. Georges on the inside.

The Highlander is rocked!
St. Georges lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops The Highlander to his knees! St. Georges keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gauthier St. Georges!