PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Borislaw Stankov (ranked 1700 p4p, 3993 weight class) and Pierre St Georges (ranked 240 p4p, 475 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Stankov
vs
St Georges

182 cm
26
170
4 - 3 - 0

177 cm
26
181
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Borislaw Stankov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pierre St Georges!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Georges misses with the combination.
Stankov appears to be looking for a big counter.
Some wild striking there from St Georges.
St Georges lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Stankov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stankov lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
St Georges tries to bum rush Stankov with a series of wild strikes but Stankov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stankov went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Stankov rushes St Georges and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
St Georges pushes Stankov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Our sources have told us that Stankov has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Stankov is trying to force a seperation but St Georges has the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

St Georges pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
St Georges throws a nice looking combination but Stankov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
St Georges swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stankov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
St Georges misses with a wild combination.
Stankov slips a jab from St Georges.
St Georges throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stankov counters with a nice leg kick.

St Georges instigates a clinch.

St Georges escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
St Georges swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Georges throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stankov counters with a nice body shot.
A combination from Stankov does no damage.

St Georges closes the distance and clinches.
Stankov is trying to force a seperation but St Georges has the dominant position.
St Georges prevents Stankov from breaking the clinch.
Stankov tries to break free but St Georges pushes him back against the cage.
Stankov is trying to break the clinch but St Georges is controlling him.

St Georges breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Georges misses with a wild combination.
Stankov throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by St Georges.
Stankov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stankov moves away from the strike by St Georges.
St Georges throws a poor cross that misses
and Stankov counters with a straight right hand.
St Georges misses with a shot to the body
and Stankov counters with a left and a right that stings St Georges.
St Georges throws a nice looking combination but Stankov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from St Georges does no damage.

Stankov gets tackled into the cage by St Georges. St Georges maintains the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stankov is trying to break the clinch but St Georges is controlling him.
St Georges just leaning against Stankov, taking a breather.

St Georges breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
St Georges throws a right and a left that Stankov avoids nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Georges fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stankov is looking for a counter combo.
Some wild striking there from St Georges.
St Georges lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stankov circles away quickly and effectively.
Stankov avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pierre St Georges dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

St Georges lands a nice shot that snaps Stankov's head back.
Stankov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stankov slips a jab from St Georges.
St Georges tries to bum rush Stankov with a series of wild strikes but Stankov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stankov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Stankov tries to keep at a distance but St Georges has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stankov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Georges stalling the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as St Georges takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Stankov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

St Georges breaks the clinch.
St Georges throws a series of punches but Stankov avoids them all with ease.
Stankov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Stankov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. St Georges manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
St Georges wants to counter the offense by Stankov and move into the clinch position.
Stankov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Borislaw Stankov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
St Georges throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Georges lands with a nice combination. Stankov backs away looking to recover.
St Georges throws a nice looking combination but Stankov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from St Georges misses.
St Georges fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A quick step to the side and Stankov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
St Georges misses with an uppercut
and Stankov counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. St Georges is lucky that one didn't land flush.
St Georges blocks a head kick by Stankov.
St Georges throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stankov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stankov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stankov is looking to slow St Georges down with leg kicks.
Stankov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from St Georges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Georges swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stankov counters with a two punch combo.
St Georges throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stankov counters with a two punch combo.
Pierre St Georges seems to be getting the better of the standup.
St Georges waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stankov.
St Georges misses with a double jab
and Stankov counters with a straight right hand.
Pierre St Georges seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Georges falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stankov counters with a three punch combo that has St Georges backing up. St Georges nods at Stankov to acknowledge the strikes.
Stankov fails with a takedown attempt.
Despite the aggression on St Georges's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
St Georges misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stankov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from St Georges.
Stankov is looking for a counter combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Georges throws a series of punches but Stankov moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stankov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces St Georges back to the cage. Stankov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A combination from St Georges does no damage.
St Georges rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stankov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stankov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stankov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
St Georges throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stankov counters with a body kick.
St Georges misses with the combination.
Stankov dodges the punch combination from St Georges.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pierre St Georges showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Stankov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

St Georges throws a poor cross that misses
and Stankov counters with a leg kick.
St Georges throws a poor cross that misses
and Stankov counters with a stiff right hand.
Stankov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by St Georges.
Stankov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
St Georges lands a jab-cross combination.
St Georges blocks a head kick by Stankov.
Stankov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
St Georges misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Georges misses with a double jab
and Stankov counters with a two punch combo.

St Georges pushes Stankov up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

St Georges breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
St Georges throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stankov counters with a left and a right that stings St Georges.

St Georges tries to keep at a distance but Stankov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stankov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but St Georges has him pressed against the cage.
Stankov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

St Georges escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
St Georges throws out a loose jab but Stankov uses good head movement to avoid it.
St Georges just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromStankov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Georges swings and misses with a hook to the body.
St Georges throws a series of punches but Stankov avoids them all with ease.
Stankov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stankov dodges the punch combination from St Georges.
St Georges throws a combination that misses
and Stankov counters with a two punch combo.
St Georges scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Georges throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stankov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stankov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
St Georges gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Georges keeps the fight on the outside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
St Georges avoids the body shot from Stankov.
No joy there for St Georges, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
St Georges's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and St Georges duly obliges.
St Georges swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stankov counters with a left and a right that stings St Georges.
St Georges rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stankov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
St Georges throws a hook but Stankov avoids it easily.
St Georges throws a one two combo.

St Georges closes the distance and clinches.

St Georges breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pierre St Georges is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Georges lands a really nice looking cross but Stankov seems unphased.
St Georges will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
St Georges just misses with a punch to the body.
Stankov scores with a head kick. St Georges tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Stankov tries to bum rush St Georges with a series of wild strikes but St Georges uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
St Georges misses with a double jab
and Stankov counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
St Georges rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stankov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Borislaw Stankov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters circling - St Georges throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pierre St Georges.
Well St Georges has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pierre St Georges!
Pierre St Georges decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.