PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kolton Blade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre St George (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Blade
vs
St George

182 cm
20
173 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

179 cm
25
179 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Big heart

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kolton Blade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pierre St George!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blade has his takedown stuffed
and St George counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Blade shoots in and bounces St George off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Blade is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Blade's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kolton Blade.

St George closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Blade wants to get back to his feet.
Blade is controlling St George's position as best he can from this difficult position.
St George lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Blade controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
St George misses with a head shot. Blade uses the momentum to regain guard.

Blade wriggles free and stands up.

St George shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. St George showed some decent athleticism there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St George thows a huge punch but Blade dodges it nicely.
Blade is pressing down on St George's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blade avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
St George throws a strike but Blade rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Blade stays in close to St George's body and controls the position.
Blade has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Blade seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down St George for as long as he can get away with.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kolton Blade has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Blade shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Blade is stalling in the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if St George can do anything to dispel that myth.

We're going to have a standup here because Kolton Blade wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
St George doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Blade counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Blade.
Blade controlling the action here for a moment.
St George changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Blade fights it off and pushes away nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kolton Blade dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Excellent takedown into side control there by St George.
Blade regains half guard.
Blade desperately trying to maintain half guard.
St George sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Blade defending well though.

Blade pushes St George off and gets back to his feet.

Blade shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Blade slows the pace down in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blade is pressing down on St George's thigh, looking to free his foot. St George is holding on for now.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Blade in particular looking to stall.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Kolton Blade just wasn't active enough.

Blade drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blade with a flurry of punches that miss.
Blade is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kolton Blade.
St George lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from St George both land. Nice combination.
St George gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Blade counters with a shoot takedown. St George fights it but they end up in guard.
Blade sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kolton Blade overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Kolton Blade just wasn't active enough.

Blade closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Blade controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St George is trying to stand.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Blade works his way into full mount!
Blade putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blade tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kolton Blade dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

St George has his takedown stuffed

and Blade counters by moving into the clinch.

Blade turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Blade manages to end up in side control.
Blade is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St George defending against the ground and pound.
St George is trying to escape the position but Blade is controlling the position.

We're going to have a standup here because Kolton Blade wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Blade closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming St George to the mat! St George manages to get full guard.
Blade is stalling in the full guard.
Blade sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed St George's guard.
Blade passes to full mount!
St George holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Blade tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blade looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St George is trying to stand up.
Blade looking to control and managing it successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Kolton Blade just wasn't active enough.

Blade closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Blade lands in his opponent's guard.
Blade showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Kolton Blade wasn't doing enough on the ground.
St George doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Blade counters by clinching up.
Pierre St George has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kolton Blade is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Blade lands a takedown into guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kolton Blade showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Blade, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:26
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kolton Blade!