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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Justin Credible (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George St Paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Credible comes to the cage accompanied by Du Hast. Justin Credible had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.5lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Justin Credible has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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178 lbs
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182 cm
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Determined |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Justin Credible!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George St Paul!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Credible has his takedown stuffed
and St Paul counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Credible looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
St Paul postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
St Paul wants to pass the guard but Credible is keeping the position.
St Paul with a flurry of punches that miss.
St Paul connects with a couple of short punches.
St Paul is working Credible over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Credible is wriggling around but St Paul manages to pass to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Paul missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Paul trying to control the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Credible is in trouble now - St Paul has advanced to mount!
St Paul sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The referee warns Credible that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Credible taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Paul controlling from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Let's hope that St Paul 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Paul lands a nice shot to the head.
St Paul raining down shots from the mount!
St Paul controlling from mount.
St Paul's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Credible is bucking up trying to escape but St Paul cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
St Paul pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
St Paul landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Paul looking to control and managing it successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George St Paul 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.
St Paul shoots in for a takedown but Credible shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
St Paul shoots in and bounces Credible off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
St Paul stays in close to Credible's body and controls the position.
St Paul trying to control but Credible is working from the bottom.
St Paul trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
St Paul is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Credible keeping moving, preventing St Paul from controlling successfully.
OK we're going to have a standup here. George St Paul hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
St Paul shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Credible as he jumps to the side.
Credible misses with a low kick.
St Paul shoots for a double leg takedown but Credible sprawls well. He's pushed St Paul's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Justin Credible has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George St Paul.
Nice sprawl there from Credible as St Paul shoots in.
Credible stuffs the takedown.
St Paul fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Credible avoids it really well and circles away.
Credible misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Paul shoots for a double leg takedown but Credible sprawls well. He's pushed St Paul's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
St Paul slaps away a takedown attempt from Credible, before circling back to the center of the mat.
St Paul avoids the head kick by Credible.
St Paul tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Credible swivels and escapes.
Justin Credible seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Paul shoots for a double leg takedown but Credible sprawls well. He's pushed St Paul's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
St Paul shoots in looking for a takedown. Credible tries to sprawl out of it but St Paul keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Credible manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Credible closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into St Paul's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Paul punching to the body, from the bottom.
Credible trying to control but St Paul is working from the bottom.
St Paul pulls Credible in close to his closed guard and prevents Credible from doing any damage or advancing position.
Credible wants to control from the top but St Paul keeps moving.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
St Paul looking to hit a scissor sweep but Credible is one step ahead there.
We're going to have a standup here because Justin Credible wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
St Paul bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Paul controlling the position from side mount.
St Paul tries to score with some ground and pound. Credible controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
St Paul tries to move to mount but Credible blocks the move with his legs.
St Paul content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Paul trying to control the action but Credible is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George St Paul showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
St Paul shoots in looking for a takedown but Credible manages to keep the fight standing, pushing St Paul's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Credible misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Credible. St Paul does a little dance to reset his feet.
Credible throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
so St Paul counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
St Paul trying to control but Credible is working from the bottom.
St Paul showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
St Paul throws a big elbow that misses.
George St Paul has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Paul slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. George St Paul wasn't active enough on the ground.
St Paul closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Credible quickly recovers to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with St Paul in particular looking to stall.
St Paul slips a nice elbow through Credible's hands, connecting with Credible's forehead.
St Paul thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Credible's head.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Justin Credible has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Paul trying to mount his opponent but Credible defends it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Credible blocking the ground and pound attempt from St Paul.
Well, if St Paul is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
St Paul is looking to take a break and control but Credible is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
George St Paul has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
St Paul shoots for a takedown but Credible saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
St Paul closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Credible is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Credible trying to remain calm as St Paul controls from the top position.
Credible tries to escape but St Paul is in control.
Credible is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
St Paul just content to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Paul looks up at the clock and then as Credible takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, St Paul smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Credible defending against the ground and pound.
Credible takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Paul misses with the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Credible is letting St Paul control him for a moment.
George St Paul is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
And that's the end of the fight!
George St Paul comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got St Paul winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George St Paul!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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