PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George St (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Klitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George St has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

St
vs
Klitz

179 cm
25
177 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

186 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George St!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hans Klitz!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St misses with a wild body shot.

Klitz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Klitz is looking to work some ground and pound but St has wrist control.
St keeping moving, preventing Klitz from controlling successfully.
Klitz looking to sit in guard and control but St gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
St postures up in Klitz's guard and throws a big left but Klitz blocks it.
Klitz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
St postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
St working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Klitz is looking for a triangle but St pushes his legs off easily.
Klitz wants to sweep here but St controlling him for the moment.
St postures up in Klitz's guard and throws a big left but Klitz blocks it.

St drops back, looking for a kneebar! Klitz looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Klitz looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Klitz!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klitz works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
St tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Klitz in side control lands a decent elbow.
St parries the strikes from Klitz easily there. Klitz is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable St to escape.
St struggling a bit here.
Klitz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
St is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Klitz is controlling him well.
You can see the frustration on St's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
St manages to get back to half guard.
Klitz trying to control from half guard but St is working away.
St wants to get back to his feet.
St is breathing heavily.

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

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
St displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Klitz.
St lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Klitz circles away quickly and effectively.
Klitz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
St throws a sloppy head kick and Klitz moves out of range easily.
St tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Klitz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
St leaves Klitz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
St defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Klitz.
George St has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hans Klitz.

Excellent takedown into side control there by St.
St working the body and head with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klitz tries to bench press St off him but St keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Klitz is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
St tries to move into full mount but can't pass Klitz's legs.
Klitz tries to buck St off but St is having none of it.

St tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Klitz tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but St wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Klitz takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Klitz is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Klitz gets back to half guard.
Klitz works his way to full guard. Good work.
St lands a couple of elbows.
Klitz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
St throwing strikes from guard but Klitz blocks nicely.
St lands a couple of elbows.
St trying to control but Klitz is working from the bottom.
St content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Klitz working a defensive guard here.

Klitz is working an open guard so St takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
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 George St will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

St shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Klitz is trying to defend but St finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Klitz manages to get to full guard.
St working some strikes from top position.

Klitz working for a triangle but St defends it easily.
St lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Klitz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. St is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
St working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klitz wants to sweep here but St controlling him for the moment.
St connects with a couple of short punches.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells St's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
St scoring with punches to the head and body.

St is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Klitz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Klitz wants to sweep here but St controlling him for the moment.
St postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
St makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
St with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
St throwing strikes but missing.
St won't allow Klitz to sweep him here.
St postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Klitz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
St tries to land a leg kick but Klitz saw it coming and moves away.

St shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Klitz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Klitz trying to keep a closed guard but St is proving a slippery customer.
Klitz manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klitz working St over with strikes here.
St can't escape the position.
St throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

St somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
St will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
George St is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
St closes the distance and lands a one-two.
St misses with a double jab.
St rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Klitz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Klitz keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Klitz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Klitz shoots and misses

and St counters with a single leg into guard. Klitz didn't expect that.
Klitz trying to control the position.
St in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
St works over Klitz with some ground and pound from guard.
St throwing strikes from guard but Klitz blocks nicely.
St wants to control from the top but Klitz keeps moving.
Klitz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
St postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
St works over Klitz with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George St dominated that second round.
That's time! St's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

St shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Klitz is trying to defend but St finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
St throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
St scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Klitz keeping control of the position.
Klitz is looking to improve his position.
St throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Klitz is staying active underneath St, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Klitz regains full guard. Nicely done.
St working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St stopping the sweep attempt from Klitz.
St trying to control but Klitz is working from the bottom.
Klitz is trying to control the position but St postures up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
St looking to land some kicks to the body here.

St shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Klitz is trying to defend but St finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Klitz works his way to full guard. Good work.
St preventing the sweep.
St working some strikes from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells St's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
St content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
St is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Klitz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Klitz is trying to keep St in close.
Klitz looking for a sweep. Not yet Klitz, not yet.
St has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Klitz is proving hard to escape from.
St lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Klitz controls St momentarily but St frees himself.
St distracts Klitz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hans Klitz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
St won't allow Klitz to get back to his feet.
George St overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
St throws a right hand that Klitz ducks under and follows up with a left that Klitz also avoids with ease.
Klitz just misses with a punch to the body.
St throws a series of punches but Klitz avoids them all with ease.
St lands a two punch combo.
A solid leg kick lands there for St.
Left hook, right uppercut from St.
St shoots for a double leg takedown but Klitz sprawls well. He's pushed St's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Klitz gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows St to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Klitz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in St's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klitz trying to control the position from guard on top but St is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St working a defensive guard here.
Klitz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as St works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Klitz landing with the ground and pound.
Klitz lands a couple of elbows.
Klitz throws a big right hand that misses.

St looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

St isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Klitz stacks St on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Klitz!
George St is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

St sneaks out the side door and pushes Klitz away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
George St showed his dominance in that final round.
Well St has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George St!