PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Saint George (ranked 25281 p4p, 6546 weight class) and Tim Weah (ranked 376 p4p, 329 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

George
vs
Weah

171 cm
18
135
0 - 2 - 0

169 cm
18
135
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Saint George !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tim Weah!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weah cracks George with an open hand slap.
A swing and a miss from George .
George looks to land a left hand but Weah moved out of range nicely.
Tim Weah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Weah is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by George .
Weah misses with a lunging right hand
and George counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Weah misses with a hook. George ducked under it nicely.
George uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Weah.
George misses with a shot to the body

and Weah counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Weah.
George looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
George can't break the clinch.

Weah manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Weah seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Weah escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. George gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Weah is pulling down on George 's head. It's preventing any offense from George , at least for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
George definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
George content to stall in guard here.
George knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Weah on the ground.

George decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Weah, up you get!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Weah throws a poor cross that misses
and George counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Weah thinking.
A big left from George misses.
Weah wants to counter with a clinch but George pushes him away.
Weah throws a body shot but no joy.
Weah jabs at George 's body.
Weah misses with a left hand
and George counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of George 's head but he takes it in his stride.
George takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Weah waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract George .
A looping hook to the body misses from Weah. George does a little dance to reset his feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Weah.
George missing with a left hand there. Weah was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
George misses with an uppercut. Weah saw that one coming.
Weah misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
George keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Weah.
George fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Weah gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Weah keeps control of George as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
George goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Weah working aggressively here.
Weah's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
George scores with a nice hook to the head.
George has had enough of the clinch but Weah keeps him there for the moment.
George wants to get back to striking at distance but Weah won't allow it.

Weah jumps into guard, dragging George to the mat.
George has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Weah trying to control the position here.
George looking to pass the guard.
George is working hard here to advance position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weah has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Let's hope that Weah has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Weah dominated that round.
That's time! George 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

George digs a good hook to Weah's body.
George steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Weah.
Weah looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A telegraphed right hand from Weah misses the target.
Weah rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but George moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
George ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Weah moves away.
Weah throws a sloppy body shot
and George counters with a nice uppercut.
George looks to throw the jab but Weah is out of range.
Weah wants to counter with a clinch but George pushes him away.
Weah keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from George .
Weah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by George .
Tim Weah seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weah misses with a hook to the body
and George cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
George connects with a nice looking jab.
Weah keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from George .
George swings and misses with a hook to the body.
George sets himself, and Weah steps forward looking for the clinch! George avoids it this time.

Weah has managed to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
George tries to circle away but Weah has him pinned against the cage.
George prevents a body shot from Weah.
George stalling in the clinch but Weah improves position.
Weah misses with some punches.
George lands a hook to the side of the head.
Weah lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Weah is trying to pull guard but George turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Weah is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables George to keep the fight standing.
George misses with a punch to the body.
Weah tries to pull guard but George holds him up against the cage and eventually Weah drops back down to his feet.
Saint George has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Weah.

George breaks from the clinch.
George connects with the punch.
George throws a body shot but no joy.
Weah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but George manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Weah closes the distance and clinches.
Weah's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A frustrated look appears on George 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Weah is trying to pull guard but George turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Weah.
Weah stalling the fight.
Weah misses with a hook from the clinch.
George is trying to break the clinch but Weah has him pressed against the cage.
Tim Weah seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
George lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Weah struggles to land a body shot inside as George controls his hands.

Weah jumps into guard, dragging George to the mat.
George trying to control but Weah is working from the bottom.
George won't allow Weah to sweep him here.
Weah is pulling down on George 's head. It's preventing any offense from George , at least for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Weah working for a triangle but George defends it easily.
Weah keeping moving, preventing George from controlling successfully.
Weah is pulling down on George 's head. It's preventing any offense from George , at least for the moment.
George trying to control the position from guard on top but Weah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Weah can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
George is really struggling to control Weah but he's trying to hold on to the position.
George trying to move into half guard but instead Weah has managed to sweep!

George keeping full guard, as Weah tries to pass.
Weah stays in close to George 's body and controls the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
George wants to improve his position but instead Weah has moved into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tim Weah will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! George 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Weah tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Weah misses with a hook
and George counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Weah needs to keep his hands up - George had a free shot at his head there.
George bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
George lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from George . Weah does a little dance to reset his feet.
Weah rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and George counters with a right hand to the body.
George throws a lazy right hand but Weah sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
George misses with a body shot.

Weah has closed the distance and engaged George in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
George lands a hook to the side of the head.

George breaks the clinch.
Weah moves out of range of the strikes.
George connects with a right hand. Weah shakes it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
George misses with a body shot.
Weah wants to counter the offense by George and move into the clinch position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
George throws a big shot that misses.
George getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
George bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
George scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Weah lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
George works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

George gets tackled into the cage by Weah. Weah maintains the clinch.
George doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
George misses with the head strike.

George breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
George circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling George to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weah is looking to clinch but George is avoiding it.
George scores with a body shot.
Weah tries to clinch but George is having none of it.
Weah takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
George swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Weah throws a right hand that misses
and George counters with a stiff right hand.
George throws a body punch but Weah moves out of range.
Weah throws a jab when George was well out of range.
The fighters circling - Weah throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Weah looks to land a combination but George avoids it well.
Weah throws a lazy right hand but George sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Weah misses with a wild body shot.
Weah takes one on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from George . Those never looked like landing.
George lands a right hook to the body.
George walks into a jab.
Weah takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
George just misses with a punch to the body.
Weah lands a jab to George 's midsection.
Weah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by George .
George wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Weah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but George manages to avoid it.
Tim Weah is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A big left from George misses.
George throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab from Weah misses.
Weah looks to score with a jab to the body but George is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from George on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weah slips under a jab.
Weah takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
George ducks under a wild hook from Weah.
Nice shot by George .
George walks into a stiff left hand from Weah.
Weah takes a jab right on the kisser.
Saint George has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
George waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Weah.
George is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Weah.
Weah defending well as George loads up on a big left hand.
Weah throws a jab when George was well out of range.
Weah gets cracked with a nice right hand there by George .
George swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Weah drives through and clinches with George against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Saint George showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Weah has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tim Weah!