PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Giampa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George St Garnier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrew Giampa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Giampa
vs
St Garnier

180 cm
22
165 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

190 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Likes ground

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andrew Giampa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George St Garnier!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giampa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Garnier was well out of range. Poor timing from Giampa.
Giampa misses the shot to the body.
Giampa tries to clinch but St Garnier is having none of it.
Andrew Giampa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Giampa tries to close the distance and clinch up but St Garnier swats him away and circles back towards the center.

St Garnier fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Giampa, pushing him back against the cage.

St Garnier is fighting off a takedown attempt but Giampa is just too persistent for him and manages to trip St Garnier to the mat. St Garnier regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
St Garnier is pulling down on Giampa's head. It's preventing any offense from Giampa, at least for the moment.
St Garnier is trying to keep Giampa in close.
Giampa is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
St Garnier working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Giampa.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Giampa trying to control the position from guard on top but St Garnier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Giampa is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! St Garnier is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! St Garnier has escaped and now he's on top!
Giampa keeping full guard, as St Garnier tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
St Garnier is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Giampa looking for a sweep. Not yet Giampa, not yet.
St Garnier wants to stand and escape but instead Giampa has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Giampa tries to stand but St Garnier is controlling from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Giampa drops back, looking for a kneebar! St Garnier looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. St Garnier looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from St Garnier!
Giampa is breathing heavily.
Giampa tries to bench press St Garnier off him but St Garnier keeps the position.
St Garnier trying to control the action but Giampa is working from the bottom.

St Garnier is trying to get an arm triangle but Giampa is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
St Garnier wants to control but Giampa is keeping him busy.

St Garnier is trying to get an arm triangle but Giampa is defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
St Garnier trying to control the position but Giampa is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but George St Garnier will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

St Garnier fails with the takedown.
Giampa with a nice cross.
A punch combination from Giampa misses.
Giampa darts in trying to clinch

and St Garnier counters with a nice double leg into side control. Giampa won't be happy with that.
Giampa regains half guard.
St Garnier is looking to take a break and control but Giampa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Giampa wants to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Giampa tries to regain full guard. Instead though, St Garnier has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Giampa throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
St Garnier trying to control but he's not successful this time.
St Garnier scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Giampa?

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.
Giampa working to try and regain half guard.
Giampa tries to hold on but St Garnier pushes him away.

St Garnier gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Andrew Giampa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

St Garnier scores a takedown into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Garnier can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Giampa is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giampa regains half guard.
St Garnier not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

St Garnier seems to be working for a kimura but Giampa defends the submission attempt.

St Garnier is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Giampa is pressing down on St Garnier's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Giampa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Giampa trying to control the position here.
Giampa looking for a sweep. Not yet Giampa, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George St Garnier showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Giampa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Giampa looks to land a combination. St Garnier sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
St Garnier avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
St Garnier looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

St Garnier closes the distance and clinches.
St Garnier wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Giampa has him pressed against the cage.
A knee to the head by Giampa.
Giampa tries to pull guard but St Garnier holds him up against the cage and eventually Giampa drops back down to his feet.

Giampa has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but St Garnier regains guard immediately.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

St Garnier has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Giampa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Giampa postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Giampa is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

St Garnier pushes Giampa off and scrambles back to his feet.
St Garnier tries a head kick but it misses.

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.
St Garnier looks for a takedown but Giampa sprawls well.
Nice sprawl there from Giampa as St Garnier shoots in.
Andrew Giampa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George St Garnier.
Giampa doesn't manage to clinch there - St Garnier circles away.

St Garnier closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

St Garnier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Giampa tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and St Garnier holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

St Garnier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

St Garnier tries to keep at a distance but Giampa has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

St Garnier pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Giampa misses with a double jab.
St Garnier closes this distance looking for a takedown but Giampa circles away.
St Garnier tries to clinch up but Giampa circles away and keeps his distance.
Giampa tries to clinch but St Garnier moves away

and St Garnier counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Giampa actively working from the bottom here.
Giampa trying to control here.
St Garnier trying to advance position but Giampa counters by regaining guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giampa wants to sweep here but St Garnier controlling him for the moment.
George St Garnier has got the better of the ground game so far.
St Garnier controlling from the top position.
St Garnier trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to George St Garnier.
I've got St Garnier 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:30

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