PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gauthier St. Georges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tristan Fenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Georges and Tristan Fenix. St. Georges comes into the arena with Jiu Jitsu blaring out of the sound system. Fenix has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Tristan Fenix was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

St. Georges
vs
Fenix

182 cm
27
162 lbs
16 - 4 - 0

170 cm
35
153 lbs
28 - 16 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 16 - 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 28 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tristan Fenix!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St. Georges is looking to slow Fenix down with leg kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - St. Georges looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fenix looks for a takedown but St. Georges sprawls well.
Fenix takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fenix chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before St. Georges can pounce on him.
Fenix scores with a nice head shot.

It looks like Gauthier St. Georges has been cut.
Fenix uses good head movement to avoid the hook from St. Georges.
St. Georges scores with a kick to the body.
St. Georges throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fenix doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A cross from St. Georges lands.
St. Georges uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fenix has time to react.
Nice uppercut there from St. Georges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circle momentarily. St. Georges darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fenix displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as St. Georges throws out the jab.
It seemed like Fenix was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from St. Georges.
St. Georges avoids a punch combination nicely.
St. Georges fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fenix on the side of the head.
St. Georges is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
St. Georges scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fenix doesn't seem bothered though.
St. Georges cracks a nice hook into Fenix's ribs.
Fenix misses with a body punch

and St. Georges counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by St. Georges.
Fenix tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fenix is looking for a takedown.
Fenix looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
St. Georges tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fenix's elbow.
St. Georges misses with an elbow over the top.
Fenix lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of St. Georges backwards.
St. Georges is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
St. Georges lands a shoulder strike.
St. Georges lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Fenix breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St. Georges tries to close the distance and clinch but Fenix swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
St. Georges lands with an overhand left.
St. Georges displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fenix throws out the jab.
St. Georges wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
St. Georges lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A big left from Fenix misses.
Fenix on the wrong end of a nice jab.
St. Georges fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fenix takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fenix tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St. Georges was well out of range. Poor timing from Fenix.
Gauthier St. Georges is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fenix misses with a wild body shot.
St. Georges displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fenix throws out the jab.
St. Georges tries to clinch there but Fenix circles away.
St. Georges missing with a left hand there. Fenix was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
St. Georges connects with a leg kick. Fenix looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

St. Georges drives through and clinches with Fenix against the cage.
Fenix lands with a light punch inside.
Fenix is looking for a takedown.
Gauthier St. Georges has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tristan Fenix.
St. Georges lands a hook that snaps the head of Fenix backwards.
St. Georges blocks an uppercut.
St. Georges gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Tristan Fenix has been cut.

Fenix escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fenix has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by St. Georges.
Fenix avoids the head kick by St. Georges.
Fenix looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fenix takes one on the chin but seems OK.
St. Georges connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
St. Georges throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice side step and Fenix releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Fenix lands a really nice looking cross but St. Georges seems unphased.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St. Georges fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
St. Georges connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fenix takes one to the side of the head.
St. Georges tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And Fenix tries to counter it with a takedown but St. Georges pushes his down on his head and steps out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fenix doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
St. Georges throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
St. Georges connects with a solid leg kick.
St. Georges cracks a nice hook into Fenix's ribs.
A jab from Fenix misses.
St. Georges connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
St. Georges is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
St. Georges uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fenix.
Fenix scores with a jab. St. Georges acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like St. Georges has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
An inside leg kick lands from St. Georges.
St. Georges ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fenix waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract St. Georges.
Fenix needs to keep his hands up - St. Georges had a free shot at his head there.
St. Georges bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fenix's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gauthier St. Georges dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

St. Georges connects with a looping right hand.
St. Georges moves away from the strike by Fenix.
St. Georges scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fenix in his tracks.
A chopping leg kick lands by St. Georges.
St. Georges misses with a combination
enabling Fenix to counter with a crisp jab.
Fenix slips a straight right by St. Georges.
St. Georges works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fenix slips under a jab.
Fenix fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fenix. St. Georges does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fenix scores with a jab to the head.

Gauthier St. Georges's cut is getting worse.
St. Georges lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St. Georges lands with a right hand.
St. Georges jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fenix will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fenix has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
St. Georges looks to score with a jab to the body but Fenix is just out of range.
A jab from Fenix misses.
St. Georges misses with a wild body shot.
St. Georges fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fenix walks into a left hand.
St. Georges is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fenix can do to turn this around?
A cross from Fenix lands.
St. Georges wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
St. Georges lands an overhand right.
St. Georges misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fenix blocks a leg kick.
Fenix walks into a left hand.
Fenix doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tristan Fenix 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St. Georges dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
St. Georges just misses with a punch to the body.
St. Georges throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Fenix.
St. Georges throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A little jabbing left from Fenix on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
St. Georges misses with a body shot.
St. Georges throws a body punch but Fenix moves out of range.
Fenix is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
A jab from St. Georges misses.
Good shot there by St. Georges.
Gauthier St. Georges seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fenix uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from St. Georges.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fenix! But no joy.

St. Georges has Fenix up against the cage in a clinch.
Fenix lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fenix.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from St. Georges.
Fenix gets through St. Georges's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fenix misses with a body punch.
St. Georges throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, St. Georges just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fenix's brow.
St. Georges lands with a short head shot on the inside.
St. Georges lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fenix backwards.
Fenix tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
St. Georges struggles to land a body shot inside as Fenix controls his hands.
Fenix fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
St. Georges lands a shoulder strike.
Fenix softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
St. Georges lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fenix backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fenix takes an elbow to the temple.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, St. Georges just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fenix's brow.
Fenix swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fenix can't find room to land a body shot as St. Georges controls the action.
Fenix tries to work over St. Georges's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
St. Georges lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
St. Georges comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges lands an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by St. Georges.
Gauthier St. Georges has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fenix lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from St. Georges as the two fighters clinch.
Fenix lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of St. Georges backwards.
St. Georges pushes Fenix back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
St. Georges working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice elbow from St. Georges.
Good body shot from St. Georges.
Fenix is breathing heavily.
St. Georges gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
St. Georges lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by St. Georges.

Fenix is rocked!
St. Georges effectively controlling the action here.
St. Georges pushes off an throws an elbow but Fenix leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fenix can't find room to land a body shot as St. Georges controls the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fenix misses with a shot to the kidneys.
St. Georges misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fenix swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fenix misses with some punches.
Fenix blocks a body shot from St. Georges.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gauthier St. Georges showed his dominance in that final round.
Well St. Georges has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Gauthier St. Georges!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Gauthier St. Georges!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Gauthier St. Georges!

Gauthier St. Georges wins by unanimous decision!