PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Lorenzo Turturro (ranked 595 p4p, 17 weight class) and Gauthier St. Georges (ranked 482 p4p, 15 weight class). St. Georges is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Jiu Jitsu. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Gauthier St. Georges enters the ring!

Turturro
vs
St. Georges

190 cm
35
218 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

182 cm
38
160 lbs
35 - 18 - 2

World class boxer
Granite chin

World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lorenzo Turturro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Gauthier St. Georges!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turturro scores with a jab to the head.
Turturro throws a looping overhand right but St. Georges ducks down to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from St. Georges on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
St. Georges takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
St. Georges's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Turturro connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! St. Georges scrambles back to his feet.

It looks like Gauthier St. Georges has been cut.
Turturro scores with a crisp jab that stopped St. Georges in his tracks.
Turturro scores with a jab to the body.
Turturro scores with a shot to the body.
Lorenzo Turturro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turturro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St. Georges moves away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Turturro darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
St. Georges has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Turturro jabs at St. Georges's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St. Georges swings for the body but Turturro moves out of range.
Turturro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St. Georges manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turturro. St. Georges does a little dance to reset his feet.
St. Georges goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Lorenzo Turturro has been cut.
Turturro throws a shot from downtown. St. Georges moves away and avoids it.
Turturro lands with a right hand.
Turturro swings for the body but St. Georges moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from St. Georges on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turturro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. St. Georges sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Turturro takes a swing at St. Georges's ribcage but misses.
St. Georges appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Turturro misses with a looping right.
Turturro misses with an uppercut
letting St. Georges counter with a right hand.
Turturro digs a good hook to St. Georges's body.
St. Georges uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turturro.
Turturro throws a lazy uppercut
and St. Georges counters with a stiff right hand.
Turturro fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Turturro misses with a right hand
enabling St. Georges to counter with a crisp jab.
Turturro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
St. Georges throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
St. Georges throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from St. Georges - that will leave a mark!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St. Georges displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turturro throws out the jab.
St. Georges throws out a loose jab but Turturro uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turturro punishes St. Georges's body with a nice straight punch.
Turturro misses the shot to the body.
St. Georges looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
St. Georges plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Turturro swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Turturro face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gauthier St. Georges!