PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jean Paul Garcon (ranked 8 p4p, 1 weight class) and Pierre St. Georges (ranked 107 p4p, 8 weight class). St. Georges has chosen Jiu Jitsu as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Paul Garcon
vs
St. Georges

189 cm
31
243 lbs
27 - 9 - 0

193 cm
27
265 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jean Paul Garcon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pierre St. Georges!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcon tries to clinch up
and St. Georges counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
St. Georges throws an overhand right that lands on Garcon's shoulder, as Garcon tries to avoid the shot.
Garcon misses with an attempted mid kick.
St. Georges misses with a wild body shot.
Garcon misses with a telegraphed body shot
and St. Georges counters with a straight right hand.
Garcon connects with a solid leg kick.
Garcon swings for the body but St. Georges moves out of range.
Garcon has been working on his boxing with his coaches at IMMA Gym of Elite ASS in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcon scores with a leg kick.
Jean Paul Garcon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcon throws a leg kick but St. Georges sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Garcon clinches.
St. Georges scores with an uppercut up the middle.
St. Georges prevents a body shot from Garcon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Georges tries to work over Garcon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
St. Georges tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garcon's elbow.
St. Georges lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Garcon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garcon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garcon misses with some punches.
St. Georges misses with a short punch on the inside.
St. Georges tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garcon's elbow.
Garcon throws a head punch that misses.
Garcon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garcon blocking some punches.
St. Georges can't find room to land a body shot as Garcon controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by St. Georges.
Garcon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garcon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
St. Georges lands an uppercut.
St. Georges lands a hook that snaps the head of Garcon backwards.
St. Georges fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
St. Georges struggles to land a body shot inside as Garcon controls his hands.
Garcon misses with a punch to the body.
St. Georges scores with a shoulder strike.
St. Georges can't find room to land a body shot as Garcon controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St. Georges swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garcon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
St. Georges throws a punch but it's blocked by Garcon.
Garcon can't find room to land a body shot as St. Georges controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garcon.
A short right from St. Georges on the inside.
St. Georges fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garcon misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by St. Georges.
St. Georges blocks a body shot from Garcon.
St. Georges throws a punch but it's blocked by Garcon.
Garcon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Garcon blocking some punches.
St. Georges can't find room to land a body shot as Garcon controls the action.
St. Georges tries to work over Garcon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
St. Georges lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Garcon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
St. Georges prevents a body shot from Garcon.
St. Georges misses with a body punch.
Garcon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
St. Georges lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Garcon backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges lands with a light punch inside.
Garcon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
St. Georges lands a nice uppercut.
St. Georges gets through Garcon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Garcon lands a hook that snaps the head of St. Georges backwards.
Garcon gets through St. Georges's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for St. Georges.
Garcon lands a left hand that snaps the head of St. Georges backwards.

St. Georges breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
St. Georges chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Garcon can pounce on him.
St. Georges feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Garcons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Garcon throws a nice outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcon swings and misses with a shot to the body
and St. Georges counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Garcon misses with an attempted mid kick.
Garcon misses with a body shot.
St. Georges let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Garcon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcon misses with a hook. St. Georges ducked under it nicely.
Garcon misses with a low kick.
Garcon connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
St. Georges misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcon.
Garcon feints and then cracks St. Georges's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow St. Georges down.
St. Georges slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Garcon looks to score with a jab to the body but St. Georges is just out of range.
St. Georges throws out a counter right but Garcon avoids it with no problem.
St. Georges swinging wildly here.
Garcon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt St. Georges.

Garcon takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Pierre St. Georges will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Nice shot by St. Georges.
Garcon 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.
St. Georges moves away from the strike by Garcon.
Garcon lands with an uppercut that bounces St. Georges off the cage and back into range.
Garcon is looking to wear down St. Georges with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Garcon takes a swing at St. Georges's ribcage but misses.
Jean Paul Garcon is winning the standup battle so far.
St. Georges misses the shot to the body.
Garcon throws a leg kick that misses.
St. Georges fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Garcon on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St. Georges walks into a stiff left hand from Garcon.
Garcon misses with a leg kick

and St. Georges counters with a crisp right hand that drops Garcon! St. Georges lets Garcon back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Garcon is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcon throws a sloppy body shot
and St. Georges counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Garcon out cold! What a finish! St. Georges is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pierre St. Georges!
Pierre St. Georges is the new heavyweight champion!