PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pierre St Georges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Youssef Hadji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Georges comes to the cage accompanied by Sandsnake by Skream & Cluekid. Hadji has chosen The National Anthem of Morocco as his entrance music. Pierre St Georges could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Youssef Hadji's chin.

St Georges
vs
Hadji

183 cm
24
180 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

179 cm
19
184 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

White Gorilla Nutrition
White Gorilla Nutrition

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pierre St Georges!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Youssef Hadji!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Hadji.
Hadji misses with a double jab.

St Georges rushes Hadji and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
St Georges misses with a punch on the inside.
St Georges tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
St Georges swings wildly with an uppercut but Hadji uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hadji tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. St Georges smiles and moves away.
Hadji lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hadji throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hadji looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? St Georges is fending him off so far but Hadji persists. Nope, St Georges circles away and we're back to standing.
Hadji throws a jab when St Georges was well out of range.
St Georges tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hadji swivels and escapes.
Hadji throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hadji looks to throw the jab but St Georges is out of range.
Hadji swinging wilding here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hadji misses with a hook. St Georges ducked under it nicely.

St Georges moves into the clinch.
St Georges makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hadji blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from St Georges fails to land.
St Georges tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
St Georges misses with a hook from the clinch.
St Georges swings away with an uppercut that misses.
St Georges misses with a short punch on the inside.
St Georges has a couple of punches blocked by Hadji.
Hadji is working for takedown but St Georges is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pierre St Georges has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Youssef Hadji.
Hadji tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hadji is working for takedown but St Georges is calmly controlling the position for now.

St Georges breaks from the clinch.
St Georges fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hadji looks to score with a jab to the body but St Georges is just out of range.

St Georges shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
St Georges unloads with some shots from mount but Hadji bucks and avoids them well.

St Georges is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Hadji is surviving well by controlling St Georges's body position as best he can.
Hadji is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
St Georges throwing strikes here but Hadji is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
St Georges misses with a head shot.
St Georges trying to control but Hadji is having none of it.
Hadji squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Georges sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Hadji holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as St Georges tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
St Georges looking to ground and pound but Hadji is blocking nicely.
Hadji is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
St Georges looking to finish with strikes here!
St Georges throws a strike there. Hadji manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hadji is trying to stand.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

St Georges shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. St Georges showed some decent athleticism there.
Hadji looks gassed!
St Georges is looking to advance position but Hadji won't allow it.
St Georges sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hadji defending well though.
Hadji is trying to stand back up but St Georges is controlling him
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pierre St Georges dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

St Georges clinches.
St Georges lands a body shot in the clinch.
St Georges lands an uppercut.
St Georges lands with a short punch from the clinch.
St Georges goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
St Georges softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from St Georges.

St Georges's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hadji throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and St Georges holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
St Georges swings wildly with an uppercut but Hadji uses good head movement to avoid it.
St Georges lands a body shot in the clinch.
St Georges misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from St Georges.

St Georges breaks the clinch.
St Georges shoots in for a double leg but Hadji sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Georges needs to keep his hands up - Hadji had a free shot at his head there.
Hadji works over St Georges's head and body with a nice combination.
Hadji is breathing heavily.
St Georges throws a shot from downtown. Hadji moves away and avoids it.
St Georges tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hadji swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hadji circles away from the clinch attempt.
St Georges tries to clinch up but Hadji circles away and keeps his distance.
St Georges slips a jab from Hadji.
Hadji throws a right and a left that both miss.
A big right from St Georges misses.
Pierre St Georges is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
St Georges tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hadji swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hadji misses with a double jab

and St Georges moves into the clinch.
Hadji prevents a body shot from St Georges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

St Georges's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hadji moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hadji shoots in and drives through. St Georges sprawls well.
Hadji throws a lazy right hand but St Georges sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hadji throws an uppercut from half a mile away. St Georges sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hadji shoots in looking for a takedown. St Georges tries to sprawl out of it but Hadji keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. St Georges manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
St Georges fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hadji throws a lazy right hand but St Georges sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
St Georges will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hadji misses with a wild body shot.
St Georges will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pierre St Georges. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hadji avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hadji looks to score with a jab to the body but St Georges is just out of range.
St Georges blocks a jab.
Hadji avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hadji moves out of range as St Georges strikes.
St Georges is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hadji shoots in for a double leg but St Georges sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
St Georges walks into a jab.
St Georges tries to clinch but Hadji is having none of it.

St Georges looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hadji looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Georges is looking to take a break and control but Hadji is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hadji keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hadji looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hadji is refusing to be controlled, as St Georges sits in half guard.
St Georges throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pierre St Georges dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

St Georges fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
St Georges looks to land a left hand but Hadji moved out of range nicely.
Hadji throws a jab when St Georges was well out of range.
Hadji shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says St Georges as he avoids it easily.
A jab from Hadji finds it's way through St Georges's defenses.
St Georges misses with a takedown attempt
and Hadji counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
St Georges tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hadji swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pierre St Georges. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hadji scores with a three punch combo!
St Georges keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hadji shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The fight stays on the outside here - St Georges looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
St Georges swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hadji counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hadji swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St Georges staying out of range there.
Hadji throws a big shot that misses.
St Georges ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hadji misses the shot to the body.
St Georges falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hadji cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
St Georges throws a series of punches but Hadji moves out of range.
Hadji lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but St Georges circles away quickly and effectively.
St Georges doesn't manage to clinch there - Hadji circles away.
St Georges dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
St Georges is looking to clinch.
Youssef Hadji has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Georges fails with the takedown.
St Georges uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hadji.

St Georges scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
St Georges in side control, throwing shots but Hadji defends.
St Georges wants to control but Hadji is keeping him busy.
St Georges fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Hadji is working to avoid the ground and pound but St Georges connects with a decent elbow.
Hadji is pushing St Georges's head away, looking to escape. St Georges manages to hold on to the position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

St Georges has hold of Hadji's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Hadji seems comfortable defending it but St Georges has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Hadji is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Hadji is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but St Georges couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pierre St Georges!