PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Grzegorz Crayewski (ranked 3830 p4p, 6275 weight class) and Zahabi St. Georges (ranked 385 p4p, 507 weight class). 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.

Crayewski
vs
St. Georges

209 cm
37
244
16 - 10 - 0

188 cm
23
217
5 - 1 - 1

World class boxer
Granite chin

World class MT
Granite chin

Arcticus University: London

TRAP A-LOT

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Grzegorz Crayewski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Zahabi St. Georges!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St. Georges stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Crayewski.
St. Georges throws a body punch but Crayewski moves out of range.
Crayewski connects with an inside leg kick.
St. Georges takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
St. Georges is looking to clinch but Crayewski is avoiding it.
St. Georges thumps Crayewski with a low kick.
Crayewski thows a left - swing and a miss!

Crayewski has closed the distance and engaged St. Georges in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Crayewski.
Crayewski definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Crayewski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Crayewski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
St. Georges stalling in the clinch but Crayewski improves position.
Crayewski prevents a body shot from St. Georges.
Crayewski throws a head punch that misses.
Crayewski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
St. Georges tries to work over Crayewski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
St. Georges tries to throw a body punch but Crayewski avoids it by throwing St. Georges back against the ropes.
Crayewski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Crayewski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Crayewski moves into range and clinches up with St. Georges.
St. Georges tries to throw a body punch but Crayewski avoids it by throwing St. Georges back against the ropes.
Crayewski blocks an uppercut.
St. Georges tries a body shot but Crayewski blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crayewski.
Crayewski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Crayewski.
St. Georges doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Crayewski.
Crayewski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
St. Georges struggles to land a body shot inside as Crayewski controls his hands.
Crayewski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
St. Georges lands a nice uppercut.
Crayewski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
St. Georges doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
St. Georges misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crayewski prevents a body shot from St. Georges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges misses with a punch to the body.

Crayewski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

St. Georges moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St. Georges wants to break free but Crayewski has control.
Crayewski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
St. Georges misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Crayewski.

It looks like Zahabi St. Georges has been cut.
Crayewski can't find room to land a body shot as St. Georges controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crayewski.
Crayewski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
St. Georges makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

It looks like Grzegorz Crayewski has been cut.
St. Georges tries to stall but Crayewski uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
St. Georges lands with a short shot to the head.
St. Georges tries to stall but Crayewski uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
St. Georges is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Crayewski has denied him.

Crayewski breaks the clinch.
Crayewski misses with a left hand
and St. Georges counters with an outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crayewski throws a quick inside leg kick.
Crayewski throws a nice inside leg kick.
Crayewski misses with a wild body shot.
St. Georges looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Crayewski jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
St. Georges does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Crayewski misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. St. Georges darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A shot to the liver by St. Georges. Beautiful body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Crayewski.
Crayewski throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A jab from St. Georges misses.
St. Georges lands a really nice looking cross but Crayewski seems unphased.
Crayewski wants to slow St. Georges down by chopping away at his legs.
Zahabi St. Georges seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St. Georges lands a nice leg kick that just misses Crayewski's sensitive parts.
Crayewski throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crayewski misses with a looping left.
St. Georges looks like he wants to counter punch here.
St. Georges paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Crayewski catches St. Georges with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
St. Georges fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Crayewski on the side of the head.
A jab from Crayewski misses.
St. Georges looks like he wants to counter punch here.
St. Georges connects with a looping right hand.
Crayewski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Crayewski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
St. Georges tries to counter with a clinch but Crayewski shakes him off and moves away.
Crayewski throws a looping overhand right but St. Georges ducks down to avoid it.
St. Georges swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Crayewski makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Crayewski throws a right and a left that both miss.
St. Georges lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

St. Georges moves into the clinch successfully.
St. Georges working hard to break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Crayewski scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Grzegorz Crayewski will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

St. Georges throws a body punch but Crayewski moves out of range.
A jab from St. Georges misses.
St. Georges fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crayewski manages to avoid it.
Crayewski has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Crayewski there as he acknowledges the shot.
Crayewski connects with an inside leg kick.
St. Georges lunges at Crayewski with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Crayewski's hand.
St. Georges throws a hook to the side of Crayewski's head but Crayewski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
St. Georges defending well as Crayewski loads up on a big left hand.
Crayewski takes one to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from St. Georges.
St. Georges throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St. Georges scores with a body shot.
St. Georges walks into a straight right hand from Crayewski.
St. Georges throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crayewski.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crayewski thumps St. Georges with a low kick.
St. Georges scores with a push kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Georges slips a jab and a cross from Crayewski.
St. Georges lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A slow jab from St. Georges misses its intended target.
Crayewski cracks St. Georges with an open hand slap.
A low kick from St. Georges is predictable there
letting Crayewski counter with a right hand.
Crayewski walks into a straight right hand from St. Georges.
Crayewski swings away with a leg kick that misses.
St. Georges wants to counter the offense by Crayewski and move into the clinch position.
Crayewski lands with a thumping leg kick.
St. Georges is looking to clinch.
St. Georges lands with a slapping head kick.

Crayewski tries to keep at a distance but St. Georges has taken the fight into the clinch.
St. Georges misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grzegorz Crayewski has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Crayewski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
St. Georges's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Crayewski defending well as St. Georges loads up on a big left hand.
St. Georges throws a big shot that misses.
Crayewski half committed to a counter leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crayewski punishes St. Georges's body with a nice straight punch.
St. Georges moves to clinch but Crayewski breaks away
and Crayewski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That has opened up Zahabi St. Georges's cut even more.
That kick from Crayewski tenderised St. Georges's leg. St. Georges is trying to keep his angry face on.
St. Georges looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
St. Georges thumps Crayewski with a low kick.
Crayewski takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A telegraphed right hand from St. Georges misses the target.
Crayewski scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
St. Georges is looking to land body kicks.
Crayewski swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A head kick misses from St. Georges.
A punch combination from Crayewski misses.
St. Georges misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crayewski.
Crayewski seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Crayewski throws a solid leg kick but St. Georges takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Crayewski.
St. Georges scores with a jab. Crayewski acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges tries to clinch up.
Crayewski staying out of range there.
Crayewski throwing a counter right hand but St. Georges manages to avoid it.
St. Georges misses with a body kick.
St. Georges tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
St. Georges takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Crayewski swats away the attempt to clinch by St. Georges.
That kick from Crayewski tenderised St. Georges's leg. St. Georges is trying to keep his angry face on.
St. Georges thuds his right hand into Crayewski's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Crayewski takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A leg kick checked by St. Georges.
Zahabi St. Georges seems to be getting the better of the standup.
St. Georges thumps Crayewski with a low kick.
St. Georges ducks under a wild hook from Crayewski.
St. Georges looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Crayewski loads up on a big right hand but St. Georges slips the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crayewski tries to move into range but St. Georges moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
St. Georges misses with a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Crayewski.
Crayewski walks into a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crayewski lands with an uppercut that bounces St. Georges off the ropes and back into range.

The cut above Zahabi St. Georges's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
St. Georges thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crayewski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Crayewski fakes a jab and throws a low kick but St. Georges checks it well.
St. Georges throws a leg kick that misses.
St. Georges throws a leg kick that misses.
A head kick misses from St. Georges.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St. Georges throws a nice inside leg kick.
St. Georges throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
St. Georges on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Crayewski. Crayewski obviously looking to wear him down.
A low kick lands for St. Georges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zahabi 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.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

St. Georges moves to clinch but Crayewski breaks away
and Crayewski counters with a straight right hand.
A punch combination from Crayewski misses.
St. Georges tries to clinch but Crayewski is having none of it.
Crayewski takes a jab right on the kisser.
St. Georges waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crayewski.
Crayewski checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A nice inside leg kick there by St. Georges. That's going to slow Crayewski down.
Crayewski fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but St. Georges is out of range.
Crayewski tries to score with a low kick but St. Georges moves his leg out of the way.
St. Georges on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab by St. Georges.
St. Georges throws a sloppy head kick and Crayewski moves out of range easily.
St. Georges uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crayewski.
St. Georges tries to counter by closing the distance.
St. Georges turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Crayewski throws a jab but it's blocked by St. Georges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Georges tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Crayewski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
St. Georges tries to clinch up
enabling Crayewski to counter with a crisp jab.
A punch lands to the side of St. Georges 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Crayewski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St. Georges manages to avoid it.
Crayewski moves out of range of the strikes.
Crayewski swats away the attempt to clinch by St. Georges.
St. Georges scores with a punch to the head.
St. Georges looks to score with a jab to the body but Crayewski is just out of range.
St. Georges misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crayewski misses with a low kick as St. Georges jumps back.
Crayewski scores with a kick to the body.

St. Georges closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
St. Georges swings away with an uppercut that misses.
St. Georges working aggressively here.
St. Georges trying to control the position but instead, Crayewski has worked for underhooks and has pushed St. Georges into the ropes.
St. Georges has a couple of punches blocked by Crayewski.

St. Georges breaks from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St. Georges staying out of range there.
St. Georges just misses with a punch to the body.
A leg kick checked by Crayewski.
Crayewski throws a lazy right hand but St. Georges sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Crayewski 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Crayewski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
St. Georges checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
St. Georges connects with a single shot there.
Crayewski lands a nice looking body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Crayewski darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Crayewski darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
St. Georges misses with an attempted mid kick.
Crayewski throws a quick inside leg kick.
You can see that St. Georges has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Crayewski throws a series of punches but St. Georges avoids them all with ease.
St. Georges is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Crayewski. That's going to slow St. Georges down.
St. Georges throws a push kick but Crayewski slaps the foot to one side.
St. Georges connects with a body shot that sends Crayewski's belly button to the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crayewski misses the shot to the body.
St. Georges tries a low kick but Crayewski avoids it.
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!
Crayewski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St. Georges moves away.
As Crayewski backs off St. Georges throws a huge counter combo but Crayewski manages to avoid it all.
St. Georges ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Crayewski throws a body punch but St. Georges moves out of range.
St. Georges tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crayewski was well out of range. Poor timing from St. Georges.
St. Georges throws a hook to the side of Crayewski's head but Crayewski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Crayewski checks a leg kick.
Crayewski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St. Georges moves away.
Crayewski scores with a one two! St. Georges had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Zahabi St. Georges's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
St. Georges jabs at Crayewski's body.
St. Georges scoring well with a low kick there.
Crayewski looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
St. Georges takes one to the chin there.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Zahabi St. Georges's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Grzegorz Crayewski!
Grzegorz Crayewski thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Zahabi St. Georges was interviewed post fight and said '6.15 That's a decent/fast learner you got there. With good hiddens, you may have yourself an org ID restricted beast!'.