PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Axl Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gauthier St. Georges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Georges. Rose comes to the cage accompanied by You Could Be Mine. St. Georges has chosen Jiu Jitsu as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 Gauthier St. Georges was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Rose
vs
St. Georges

183 cm
32
171 lbs
21 - 17 - 0

182 cm
27
162 lbs
19 - 5 - 1

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Axl Rose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Gauthier St. Georges!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose takes a body punch but keeps moving.
St. Georges throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rose sees it coming and avoids it easily.
St. Georges avoids the body shot from Rose.
Rose wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
St. Georges tries to score with a low kick but Rose moves his leg out of the way.
St. Georges blocks a low kick nicely.
St. Georges is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rose.
An attempted straight right counter from Rose misses the target.
St. Georges slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rose throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rose defending well as St. Georges loads up on a big left hand.
St. Georges lunges at Rose with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rose's hand.
Rose misses with a hook. St. Georges ducked under it nicely.
Rose moves out of range of the strikes.
St. Georges clobbers Rose with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rose throws a lazy head kick
and St. Georges counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St. Georges misses with a right hand
and Rose counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice shot lands for Rose.

It looks like Gauthier St. Georges has been cut.
St. Georges throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by St. Georges.
St. Georges checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
It seemed like St. Georges was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rose takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rose throws a good cross that connects.
Good leg kick by Rose there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rose throws a left and a right that both miss

and St. Georges holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, St. Georges creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Rose fails to land.
Rose lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Rose breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rose throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rose moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSt. Georges.
Rose misses with a looping left.
St. Georges takes a swing at Rose's ribcage but misses.
As St. Georges looks to move away, Rose throws a big counter combo but St. Georges just gets out of the way.
St. Georges misses with a lunging right hand
and Rose counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St. Georges dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rose. That did some damage!
Nice straight punches there by St. Georges. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of St. Georges.
Rose moves out of range of the body kick from St. Georges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges tries a low kick but Rose avoids it.
Rose scores with a head kick. St. Georges tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rose avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
St. Georges fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gauthier St. Georges seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rose misses with a leg kick.
St. Georges misses with a hook.
St. Georges scores with a jab to the body.
St. Georges waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rose.
St. Georges moves to clinch but Rose breaks away
and Rose cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
St. Georges plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
St. Georges connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rose. Rose circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A good leg kick by Rose.
St. Georges checks a leg kick.
St. Georges takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
St. Georges moves out of range as Rose strikes.
St. Georges looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose gets off balance looking for a body kick
and St. Georges counters with a nice uppercut.
Rose throws an overhand right that lands on St. Georges's shoulder, as St. Georges tries to avoid the shot.
Rose is looking to chop away at St. Georges's legs.
Rose sets himself, and St. Georges steps forward looking for the clinch! Rose avoids it this time.
St. Georges is looking to clinch.
St. Georges with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rose throws a lazy head kick
and St. Georges counters with a lovely straight right hand!
St. Georges avoids the head kick by Rose.
St. Georges chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rose throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
St. Georges looks to throw the jab but Rose is out of range.
Rose attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
St. Georges scores with a kick to the midsection.
A good leg kick by Rose.
Rose missing with a left hand there. St. Georges was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jab, jab by Rose - just one landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St. Georges lands with an uppercut that bounces Rose off the cage and back into range.
St. Georges is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Rose had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
St. Georges scores with a jab to the head.
Rose pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rose throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent St. Georges stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rose avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rose takes a swing at St. Georges's ribcage but misses.
St. Georges blocks a jab.
St. Georges fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rose looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
St. Georges looks to throw the jab but Rose is out of range.
Rose takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rose's jab looks to have found its range, popping St. Georges under the eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St. Georges shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
St. Georges thows a left - swing and a miss!
St. Georges listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rose throws a leg kick but St. Georges sees it coming and moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Gauthier St. Georges will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gauthier St. Georges's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

St. Georges fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
St. Georges misses with a straight left.
St. Georges digs a good body shot into Rose's ribs.
St. Georges ducks under a wild hook from Rose.
A swing and a miss from Rose.
The fighters circling - Rose throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rose takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rose uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from St. Georges.
Rose is looking for a counter combo.
Rose connects with a body shot.
A jab from St. Georges finds it's way through Rose's defenses.
Rose takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
St. Georges goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rose on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St. Georges lands a lovely overhand right.
St. Georges tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rose was well out of range. Poor timing from St. Georges.
Rose lunges at St. Georges with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by St. Georges's hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from St. Georges.
St. Georges is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rose.
St. Georges misses with a shot to the body
and Rose cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
St. Georges throws out a loose jab but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rose throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rose slips under a jab from St. Georges.
Rose seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
St. Georges displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rose throws out the jab.
Rose fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

St. Georges closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
St. Georges lands a body shot.
St. Georges lands an elbow just above Rose 's eye.
St. Georges comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
St. Georges working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rose misses with a hook to the ribs.
St. Georges misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rose cracks St. Georges with a nice body shot.
St. Georges tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rose's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rose misses with the body kick
and St. Georges connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rose throws a solid leg kick but St. Georges takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rose.
A jab lands there for St. Georges.
St. Georges loads up on a big right hand but Rose slips the punch.
Rose's corner calls for a 1-2. Rose obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
St. Georges throws a jab when Rose was well out of range.
St. Georges fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
St. Georges misses with a lunging right hand
and Rose makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
St. Georges connects with an inside leg kick.
St. Georges throws a quick inside leg kick.
St. Georges sizes up Rose with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A low kick from St. Georges is predictable there
and Rose connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rose scores with a hook to the body. St. Georges takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
St. Georges misses with a right hand
and Rose counters with a nice low kick that buckles St. Georges's knee momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose misses with a two punch combination.
Rose slips a jab and a cross from St. Georges.
St. Georges misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from St. Georges misses its intended target.
St. Georges throws a predictable looking body shot
and St. Georges takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gauthier St. Georges seems to be getting the better of the standup.
St. Georges throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rose stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
St. Georges throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rose keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
St. Georges throws a body shot but no joy.
Rose feinted there with a counter leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rose darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rose attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
St. Georges thows a left - swing and a miss!
St. Georges uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rose.
St. Georges throws a shot from downtown. Rose moves away and avoids it.
Rose fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and St. Georges has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
St. Georges cracks the inside of Rose's front leg.
Rose misses with a left hand

and St. Georges counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St. Georges misses with a shot to the kidneys.
St. Georges goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rose lands a hook that snaps the head of St. Georges backwards.
St. Georges misses with some punches.
Rose lands with a left to the head.
Rose lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rose tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rose.
Nice elbow from St. Georges.

It looks like Axl Rose has been cut.
Rose misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Rose breaks from the clinch.
St. Georges throws a hook to the side of Rose's head but Rose sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rose is looking to counter with head kicks.
Rose throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
St. Georges throws a good cross that connects.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gauthier St. Georges showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Rose's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

St. Georges dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rose on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rose turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rose lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
St. Georges chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rose can pounce on him.
St. Georges throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rose ducks under a wild hook from St. Georges.
Rose moves out of range as St. Georges throws a body kick.
Rose went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
St. Georges paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rose swats away the attempt to clinch by St. Georges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rose throws a front kick aimed at St. Georges's knee but St. Georges avoids it well.
St. Georges takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
St. Georges lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Georges scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
St. Georges darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
St. Georges takes a swing at Rose's ribcage but misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rose lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and St. Georges has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from St. Georges and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
St. Georges throws a right hand that misses
and St. Georges takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
St. Georges lands a slapping body shot.
St. Georges misses with a lunging right hand
and Rose counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rose throws a wild body kick that St. Georges sees coming a mile off.
St. Georges tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rose was well out of range. Poor timing from St. Georges.
St. Georges connects with a leg kick. Rose looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
St. Georges throws a body punch but Rose moves out of range.
St. Georges throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
St. Georges's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
St. Georges throws an off balance right hand
and Rose counters with a left to the body.
St. Georges throws a hook to the side of Rose's head but Rose sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A quick step to the side and Rose tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
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!
St. Georges misses the body punch
and Rose counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rose.
Rose throws a sloppy head kick and St. Georges moves out of range easily.
Rose checks a low kick from St. Georges.
St. Georges swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
St. Georges throws a lazy uppercut
and Rose counters with a low kick, right behind St. Georges 's knee.
Rose throws a leg kick but St. Georges sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rose slips a straight right by St. Georges.
Rose checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rose wants to land a leg kick but St. Georges is out of range.
Rose lands a nice leg kick that just misses St. Georges's sensitive parts.
St. Georges jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rose keeps the fight on the outside.
St. Georges throws a jab but it's blocked by Rose.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rose pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rose throws an overhand right that lands on St. Georges's shoulder, as St. Georges tries to avoid the shot.
Rose checks a low kick from St. Georges.
St. Georges will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
St. Georges stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rose throws out a leg kick but St. Georges moves out of range and Rose only half commits.
St. Georges tries to counter with a clinch but Rose shakes him off and moves away.
St. Georges feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Roses jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
St. Georges looks to land a left hand but Rose moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Rose wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rose throws a low kick but St. Georges moves out of range easily.
Rose tries a head kick but it misses.
St. Georges looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rose takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
St. Georges throws a push kick but Rose slaps the foot to one side.
A looping hook to the body misses from St. Georges. Rose does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rose throws a quick counter head kick but St. Georges was just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rose.
A head kick misses from Rose.
Rose circles away from the clinch attempt.
St. Georges uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rose.
St. Georges throws out a counter right but Rose avoids it with no problem.
That kick from St. Georges tenderised Rose's leg. Rose is trying to keep his angry face on.
St. Georges waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rose.
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!
St. Georges throws a sloppy head kick and Rose moves out of range easily.
St. Georges misses with a right hand
and Rose counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rose takes a swing at St. Georges's ribcage but misses.
St. Georges tries to counter by closing the distance.
St. Georges misses with a body shot.
Rose looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The fighters circling - Rose throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
St. Georges connects with a body shot.
Rose just misses with a punch to the body.
St. Georges moves out of range of the body kick from Rose.
Rose throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Gauthier St. Georges just about did enough to take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Rose bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from St. Georges lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rose has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rose and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rose throws a leg kick but St. Georges checks it.
Nice shot by Rose.
Rose connects with a right hand. St. Georges shakes it off.
St. Georges connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rose's hands.
That kick from St. Georges tenderised Rose's leg. Rose is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rose swats away the attempt to clinch by St. Georges.
Rose displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as St. Georges throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
St. Georges scores with a nice right hand.
St. Georges lands with a good body shot.
St. Georges throws a body shot but no joy.
Rose is looking to counter punch.
St. Georges connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rose momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Georges moves out of range of the strikes.
Rose's corner calls for a 1-2. Rose obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
St. Georges lands a slapping body shot.
St. Georges throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Rose counter with a right hand.
St. Georges takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rose takes a body punch but keeps moving.
St. Georges misses the jab.
Rose was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A jab from Rose finds it's way through St. Georges's defenses.
Rose throws a low kick but St. Georges moves out of range easily.
St. Georges looks to land a right hand but Rose moved out of range.
Rose throws a leg kick
and St. Georges counters with a good low kick that Rose was not able to check.
St. Georges attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rose moves out of range of the leg kick from St. Georges.
Rose pivots, looking for a leg kick but St. Georges is out of range and Rose settles back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

St. Georges gets a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rose misses with some punches.
St. Georges throws a punch but it's blocked by Rose.
St. Georges prevents a body shot from Rose.
Rose lands a right hand.
Rose misses with a short punch on the inside.
St. Georges misses with a punch on the inside.
Rose is trying to break the clinch but St. Georges has him pressed against the cage.
St. Georges lands with a light punch inside.
St. Georges throws an elbow but it's blocked.
St. Georges goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rose lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down St. Georges.
Rose takes an elbow to the temple.
St. Georges blocks a punch to the side of the head.
St. Georges pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
St. Georges tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rose's elbow.
Rose blocks an elbow strike.
St. Georges blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose lands a body punch.
St. Georges doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
St. Georges lands with a short shot to the head.
Rose tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rose looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from Rose fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rose.
Rose can't find room to land a body shot as St. Georges controls the action.
St. Georges tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Rose pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rose slips a jab from St. Georges.
St. Georges avoids the head kick by Rose.
St. Georges scoring well with a low kick there.
Rose motions for St. Georges to come forward. Rose throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
St. Georges fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rose.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges moves out of range as Rose strikes.
Nice cross by St. Georges.
Rose ducks under a wild hook from St. Georges.
St. Georges feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rose's calf.
St. Georges looks to score with a jab to the body but Rose is just out of range.
St. Georges connects with an inside leg kick.
St. Georges lands with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rose throws a push kick but St. Georges slaps the foot to one side.
Rose fakes a jab and throws a low kick but St. Georges checks it well.
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
St. Georges lands with a straight right. Rose didn't see that one coming.
St. Georges avoids the body shot from Rose.
St. Georges connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rose momentarily.
Rose throws a hook to the side of St. Georges's head but St. Georges sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gauthier St. Georges dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Rose avoids the body shot from St. Georges.
St. Georges works Rose's body with a nice hook.
Rose drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rose lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and St. Georges has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from St. Georges and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rose uses good head movement to avoid the hook from St. Georges.
St. Georges misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Rose on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts St. Georges, as that shot connected.
Rose walks into a jab.
Rose checks a low kick from St. Georges.
Rose half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
St. Georges misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
St. Georges throws a right hand that Rose ducks under and follows up with a left that Rose also avoids with ease.
Rose drops down looking for a counter takedown but St. Georges sprawls and moves away.
Rose throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent St. Georges stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fighters circling - St. Georges throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rose misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Georges connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
St. Georges throws a chopping leg kick but Rose manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rose jabs St. Georges right on the nose. St. Georges blinks but takes it well.
St. Georges looks to score with a jab to the body but Rose is just out of range.
St. Georges throws a right hand that misses
and Rose counters with a left to the body.
St. Georges waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rose.
Rose steps to the side to avoid the strikes from St. Georges.
St. Georges dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rose. That did some damage!
Rose throws a hook to the side of St. Georges's head but St. Georges sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
St. Georges lands with a shot to the body.
Rose throws out a leg kick but St. Georges moves out of range and Rose only half commits.
St. Georges throws a poor cross that misses
and Rose counters with a nice uppercut.
St. Georges throws a jab but it's blocked by Rose.
Axl Rose has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gauthier St. Georges is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose scores with the left hand. St. Georges knows he should have avoided that one.
St. Georges with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St. Georges thows a left - swing and a miss!
St. Georges connects with a body shot that sends Rose's belly button to the back.
St. Georges scores with a shot to the body.
Rose tries to score with a low kick but St. Georges moves his leg out of the way.
Rose sets himself, and St. Georges steps forward looking for the clinch! Rose avoids it this time.
St. Georges lands with a right hand.
St. Georges cracks Rose with a good jab.
St. Georges throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Rose counters with a straight right hand.
Rose misses with a hook.
Rose staying out of range there.
St. Georges lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rose's sensitive parts.
Rose doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
St. Georges staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges throws out a loose jab but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rose appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
St. Georges scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
St. Georges digs a good body shot into Rose's ribs.
A big left from Rose misses.
St. Georges wants to counter with a clinch but Rose pushes him away.
St. Georges comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

St. Georges has closed the distance and engaged Rose in a clinch.
St. Georges tries a body shot but Rose blocks it.
St. Georges tries to work over Rose's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Rose.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rose.
Gauthier St. Georges seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rose lands with a light punch inside.
Rose blocks an elbow strike.
St. Georges tries a body shot but Rose blocks it.
Rose blocks a punch to the side of the head.
St. Georges makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rose tries to throw a body punch but St. Georges avoids it by throwing Rose back against the cage.
St. Georges blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rose blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rose creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
St. Georges pushes Rose back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
St. Georges misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rose lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rose wants to stall.
St. Georges lands a hook that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
Rose lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
St. Georges lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rose misses with a hook from the clinch.
St. Georges scores with a shot to the side of Rose's head.
St. Georges misses with the head strike.
St. Georges presses Rose against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rose misses with a shot to the kidneys.
St. Georges working aggressively here.
Rose misses with a punch on the inside.

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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 45:50
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 45:50
Judge William Gold scores the fight 45:50

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