PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Gauthier St. Georges (ranked 492 p4p, 15 weight class) and Brownie Anderson (ranked 2496 p4p, 69 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think St. Georges might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Jiu Jitsu. Brownie Anderson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

St. Georges
vs
Anderson

182 cm
38
160 lbs
36 - 18 - 2

195 cm
38
204 lbs
28 - 20 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

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 36 - 18 - 2, 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 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brownie Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from St. Georges does it's job there.

It looks like Brownie Anderson has been cut.
Anderson throws a push kick but St. Georges slaps the foot to one side.
Anderson scores with a one two! St. Georges had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
St. Georges clobbers Anderson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Anderson tries to clinch but St. Georges is having none of it.
Nice cross by Anderson.

It looks like Gauthier St. Georges has been cut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Anderson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Anderson 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.
Anderson lands a glancing blow to the side of St. Georges's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anderson. St. Georges does a little dance to reset his feet.
A quick step to the side and St. Georges tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderson throws a sloppy head kick and St. Georges moves out of range easily.
Anderson sizes up St. Georges with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Anderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A big right from Anderson misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Georges misses with a kick to the body
and Anderson counters with a left and a right that stings St. Georges.
A low kick from Anderson is predictable there
and St. Georges counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Anderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
St. Georges throws a hook but Anderson avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Anderson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

Anderson has closed the distance and engaged St. Georges in a clinch.
Anderson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Anderson throws an elbow but misses.
St. Georges can't break the clinch.

Anderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anderson throws a left and a right that both miss
and St. Georges counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brownie Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St. Georges stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anderson wants to clinch up but St. Georges keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson tries to clinch but St. Georges is having none of it.
An attempted straight right counter from St. Georges misses the target.
St. Georges throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Anderson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
St. Georges thuds his right hand into Anderson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That has opened up Brownie Anderson's cut even more.
Anderson cracks St. Georges with a good jab.
St. Georges connects with a crisp jab.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from St. Georges.
A bone on bone clash there as St. Georges blocks the leg kick.
St. Georges swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Anderson throws a jab but it's blocked by St. Georges.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St. Georges looks to land a right hand but Anderson moved out of range.
Anderson tries to clinch but St. Georges is having none of it.
Anderson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Brownie Anderson will probably get the nod.
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.

A shot to the body from Anderson misses
enabling St. Georges to counter with a crisp jab.
Anderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
St. Georges swats away the attempt to clinch by Anderson.
Anderson misses with a head kick.
St. Georges throwing a counter right hand but Anderson manages to avoid it.
St. Georges moves out of range as Anderson throws a body kick.
St. Georges scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Anderson is rocked!
It looks like St. Georges has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Anderson wants to clinch up but St. Georges keeps it at a distance.
St. Georges appears to be looking for a big counter.
Anderson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between St. Georges's hands.
Anderson tries to clinch up but St. Georges circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson looks to throw the jab but St. Georges is out of range.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses.
St. Georges was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Anderson connects with the punch.
Anderson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but St. Georges swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson doesn't manage to clinch there - St. Georges circles away.
Anderson wants to clinch
and St. Georges counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anderson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Anderson is still on wobbly legs! Can St. Georges finish him?
Anderson throws a leg kick that is checked
and as Anderson loses concentration momentarily, St. Georges counters with a picture perfect head kick! Anderson goes down, out cold! The referee rushed in to check on his condition - I'm sure he'll be ok but that was a massive knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Gauthier St. Georges!