PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Auric Gallahad (ranked 4806 p4p, 3046 weight class) and Pierre St Georges (ranked 567 p4p, 403 weight class). Gallahad comes to the cage accompanied by Go to War. Auric Gallahad has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gallahad
vs
St Georges

170 cm
18
170
1 - 0 - 0

177 cm
25
181
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Big heart

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Auric Gallahad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pierre St Georges!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallahad dodges the punch combination from St Georges.
Gallahad looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gallahad shoots for a takedown but St Georges saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
As Gallahad backs off St Georges throws a huge counter combo but Gallahad manages to avoid it all.
Gallahad shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with St Georges but St Georges pushes him off and we're back to square one.

St Georges closes the distance and pushes Gallahad back into the cage.

St Georges breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gallahad tries to clinch up but St Georges circles away and keeps his distance.

St Georges has Gallahad up against the cage in a clinch.

St Georges breaks from the clinch.
Gallahad dodges the punch combination from St Georges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Georges misses with the combination.
St Georges throws a right hand that Gallahad ducks under and follows up with a left that Gallahad also avoids with ease.
Gallahad with a poor takedown
and St Georges counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Auric Gallahad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Georges defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gallahad.

St Georges lands a left and a right that send Gallahad crashing to the mat, dazed. St Georges thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Gallahad is rocked!
Auric Gallahad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallahad darts in looking for a takedown but St Georges gets double underhooks and turns Gallahad into the cage.
Oh Gallahad is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gallahad is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gallahad seems to have got his legs back now.
Gallahad is trying to drag St Georges to the mat but St Georges just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gallahad has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. St Georges avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gallahad is trying to pull guard but St Georges has him pressed against the cage.

St Georges breaks the clinch.
St Georges misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

St Georges cracks Gallahad with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. St Georges has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Gallahad to stand back up!
St Georges looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gallahad shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. St Georges defends it nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

St Georges gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallahad tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. St Georges smiles and moves away.

St Georges drives through and clinches with Gallahad against the cage.
Gallahad has St Georges pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. St Georges manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Gallahad wants a takedown.
Gallahad can't get the takedown.
Gallahad drops down looking for an ankle pick but St Georges pulls his leg out and moves away.
St Georges ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gallahad is breathing heavily.

Gallahad shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if St Georges can do anything to dispel that myth.

St Georges is defending against the submission attempts here by Gallahad.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallahad throwing shots but St Georges is blocking nicely.
Gallahad has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gallahad prevents St Georges from improving his position.
St Georges really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gallahad. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Gallahad looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gallahad seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gallahad seems to be working for a kimura but St Georges defends the submission attempt.
Gallahad is trying to control. St Georges wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gallahad is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Gallahad is working for a kimura but St Georges is defending it quite comfortably.
Gallahad is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pierre St Georges dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

No joy there for St Georges, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gallahad tries to clinch up but St Georges circles away and keeps his distance.
Gallahad tries to clinch up but St Georges circles away and keeps his distance.
St Georges stuffs the takedown.
Gallahad tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but St Georges paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gallahad shoots in but no luck this time.
Some wild striking there from St Georges.

St Georges lands a left and a right that send Gallahad crashing to the mat, dazed. St Georges thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Georges misses with a two punch combination.
St Georges misses with a series of wild punches.

Gallahad scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
St Georges dodges the ground and pound from Gallahad.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Gallahad tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Gallahad looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallahad throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

Gallahad tries for a kimura but St Georges is defending well.

Gallahad has worked his way into a potential kimura here. St Georges is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Gallahad yanks on the arm and St Georges is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Gallahad.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Auric Gallahad!
Auric Gallahad decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Pierre St Georges stepped up to the mic, saying 'I was too slow this time'.