PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jacques St Croix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angel Concepcion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Croix comes into the arena with A Little Respect blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

St Croix
vs
Concepcion

168 cm
22
155 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

170 cm
24
155 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jacques St Croix!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Angel Concepcion!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Concepcion throws the left hand but St Croix avoids the punch easily.
St Croix tries a head kick but it misses.
Concepcion lands an overhand right.
Concepcion uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St Croix.
A big left from St Croix misses.
St Croix lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
St Croix takes one to the side of the head.
St Croix steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Concepcion.
St Croix throws a sloppy head kick and Concepcion moves out of range easily.
Concepcion misses with a body shot
and St Croix counters with a leg kick.
Concepcion throws a predictable looking body shot
and St Croix counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
St Croix pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Concepcion uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St Croix.

That's one minute gone in the round.

St Croix has taken the fight to the clinch.
St Croix trying to land knees to the body.
St Croix lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

St Croix pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
St Croix throws a nice outside leg kick.
Concepcion scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
St Croix tries to close the distance and clinch but Concepcion swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
St Croix throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Concepcion.
A nice inside leg kick there by St Croix. That's going to slow Concepcion down.
St Croix keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Concepcion tries to close the distance and clinch but St Croix swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Concepcion wants to clinch but St Croix slips to the side
and St Croix counters with a stiff right hand.
St Croix lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Angel Concepcion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Concepcion throws a lazy right hand but St Croix sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
St Croix chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Concepcion lands a nice shot to the body.
Concepcion with a poor takedown
and St Croix counters with a nice low kick that buckles Concepcion's knee momentarily.
A chopping leg kick lands by St Croix.
St Croix avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice shot by St Croix.
St Croix moves into range and connects with a jab.
Concepcion looks to land a combination. St Croix sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Concepcion throws a big shot that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Concepcion throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Concepcion misses with a combination
and St Croix counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A solid leg kick lands there for St Croix.
St Croix thows a body shot but no joy.
St Croix keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Concepcion on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by St Croix. St Croix obviously looking to wear him down.
Concepcion rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but St Croix moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
St Croix lands a jab to the nose.
Concepcion throws a series of punches but St Croix moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Concepcion tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Croix was well out of range. Poor timing from Concepcion.
Concepcion throws an overhand right that lands on St Croix's shoulder, as St Croix tries to avoid the shot.
Concepcion throws a shot from downtown. St Croix moves away and avoids it.
St Croix connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Good standup being displayed there by St Croix as he connects with a hook.
St Croix throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
St Croix throws a nice outside leg kick.
Concepcion throws a jab but it's blocked by St Croix.
Concepcion's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Croix doesn't manage to clinch there - Concepcion circles away.
Concepcion bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Concepcion on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by St Croix. St Croix obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacques St Croix dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

St Croix feints and then cracks Concepcion's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Concepcion down.
Concepcion misses with a takedown

and St Croix counters by clinching up.
St Croix scores with a nice hook to the head.
Concepcion misses with some punches.
Concepcion lands a left hand that snaps the head of St Croix backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Concepcion fails to land.

St Croix breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Concepcion scores with a sloppy right hand. St Croix should have avoided that one.
Concepcion misses the jab.
Concepcion misses with an uppercut.
St Croix throws out a loose jab but Concepcion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Concepcion looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? St Croix is fending him off so far but Concepcion persists. Nope, St Croix circles away and we're back to standing.
The fighters circling - Concepcion throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Croix keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Concepcion walks into a jab.
Nice takedown defense from St Croix. No joy for Concepcion on that attempt.
Jacques St Croix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Angel Concepcion.
Concepcion misses with a hook. St Croix ducked under it nicely.
Concepcion misses the shot to the body.
St Croix fails in his attempt to clinch.
St Croix throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
St Croix scoring well with a low kick there.
St Croix comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
St Croix throws a head kick that misses.
Concepcion looks to land a right hand but St Croix moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Croix lets loose with a powerful body kick. Concepcion will feel that in the morning.
Concepcion misses with a telegraphed body shot
and St Croix counters with a good low kick that Concepcion was not able to check.
St Croix dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Concepcion. That did some damage!
Concepcion shoots for a takedown but St Croix saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Concepcion is breathing heavily.
St Croix feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Concepcion's calf.
Concepcion walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Concepcion avoids the head kick by St Croix.
St Croix looks to land a combination but Concepcion avoids it well.
St Croix dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Concepcion. That did some damage!
St Croix ducks under a wild hook from Concepcion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Croix throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
St Croix scores with a crisp jab that stopped Concepcion in his tracks.
Concepcion tries for a takedown but St Croix circles away easily

and St Croix holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Concepcion tries to work over St Croix's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Concepcion swings wildly with an uppercut but St Croix uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for St Croix.
A head punch on the inside from Concepcion fails to land.
St Croix trying to land knees to the body.
St Croix prevents a body shot from Concepcion.
Concepcion tries to work over St Croix's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
St Croix crunches a lovely knee into Concepcion's ribcage.
St Croix prevents a body shot from Concepcion.

St Croix's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
St Croix lands a glancing blow to the side of Concepcion's head.
St Croix fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Concepcion on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Croix ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slapping leg kick lands for St Croix.
Concepcion swings and misses with a shot to the body
and St Croix counters with a nice low kick that buckles Concepcion's knee momentarily.
Jacques St Croix is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
St Croix lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Concepcion is trying desperately to land a takedown but St Croix is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Concepcion.
A solid leg kick lands there for St Croix.
St Croix looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Concepcion takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Croix throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Concepcion throws a combination that misses
and St Croix counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
St Croix tries to close the distance and clinch but Concepcion swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacques St Croix dominated that second 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 Croix scores with a decent looking hook.
Concepcion misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Concepcion throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
St Croix lands with a hook. Concepcion tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
St Croix connects with a solid leg kick.
Concepcion blocks a head kick by St Croix.
St Croix tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Concepcion paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Concepcion throws a left and a right that both miss
and St Croix counters with a body kick.
St Croix is looking to slow Concepcion down with leg kicks.
Concepcion takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
St Croix misses with a head kick.
St Croix throws a shot from downtown. Concepcion moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Concepcion slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Concepcion fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
St Croix tries to clinch but Concepcion moves out of range.
St Croix connects with a single shot there.
St Croix throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A slapping leg kick lands for St Croix.
Concepcion takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
St Croix tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A good leg kick by St Croix.
St Croix lands with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Concepcion throws a looping overhand right but St Croix ducks down to avoid it.
Concepcion throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Concepcion looks to throw the jab but St Croix is out of range.
Concepcion fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Concepcion tries to clinch up.
Some bone on bone action there as Concepcion checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Concepcion misses with a shot to the body
and St Croix counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Concepcion changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. St Croix tries to avoid it but Concepcion manages to keep hold of a leg and drag St Croix to the ground. St Croix escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Concepcion misses with an uppercut. St Croix saw that one coming.
Concepcion throws a hook but St Croix blocks it.
Concepcion misses with a shot to the body
and St Croix cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Danga de danga de dang - St Croix scores with a four punch combination!

St Croix clinches up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Concepcion - that landed with a thud.
Concepcion blocks an uppercut.
Concepcion blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Concepcion misses with a punch on the inside.
Concepcion working aggressively here.
St Croix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Concepcion takes a shot to the head.
St Croix lands a right hand that snaps the head of Concepcion backwards.
Concepcion misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Concepcion.
St Croix misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from St Croix.
St Croix lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Concepcion escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
St Croix connects with a nice looking jab.
St Croix cracks the inside of Concepcion's front leg.
St Croix chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A slapping leg kick lands for St Croix.
Concepcion has his takedown stuffed
and St Croix counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jacques St Croix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Angel Concepcion.
St Croix goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Croix tries to bum rush Concepcion with a series of wild strikes but Concepcion uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
St Croix lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacques St Croix clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

St Croix pulls out of a head kick attempt.
St Croix throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Concepcion with a poor takedown
and St Croix counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Concepcion misses with an uppercut.
Concepcion fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but St Croix avoids it really well and circles away.
St Croix throws a nice inside leg kick.
Concepcion is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Croix lands with a right hand.

St Croix has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Croix lands a nice shot to the body.
St Croix crunches a lovely knee into Concepcion's ribcage.
Concepcion tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Concepcion has a couple of punches blocked by St Croix.
A shot in the inside from St Croix.
Concepcion misses with the head strike.
St Croix lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from St Croix.
St Croix lands a body shot.
St Croix with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
St Croix lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Concepcion avoids a wild elbow strike from St Croix.

St Croix escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
St Croix throws a head kick but Concepcion moves out of range.
St Croix chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Concepcion throws a sloppy body shot
and St Croix counters with a thumping low kick.
St Croix scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Croix throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Concepcion tries for a takedown but St Croix circles away easily
and St Croix counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jacques St Croix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Angel Concepcion.
A jab lands there for St Croix.
St Croix throws a leg kick which misses Concepcion's front leg but catches the back leg as Concepcion tries to avoid it.
St Croix buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Concepcion misses with a body shot
and St Croix counters with a one-two to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by St Croix. That's going to slow Concepcion down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Croix connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
St Croix lands a nice leg kick that just misses Concepcion's sensitive parts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Croix keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
An inside leg kick lands from St Croix.
Concepcion throws a shot from downtown. St Croix moves away and avoids it.
Concepcion takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
St Croix throws a head kick but Concepcion moves out of range.
Concepcion takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A slapping leg kick lands for St Croix.
Concepcion shoots and misses
and St Croix counters with a nice uppercut.
Concepcion sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Croix throws a series of punches but Concepcion avoids them all with ease.
Jacques St Croix is winning the standup battle so far.
St Croix pushes Concepcion away with a front kick.
St Croix lands a nice looking kick to the body. Concepcion takes a step back to recover.
A solid leg kick lands there for St Croix.
Concepcion gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
St Croix digs a good body shot into Concepcion's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

St Croix closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by St Croix.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacques St Croix had his way with Angel Concepcion in that round.
That's time! St Croix's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

St Croix misses with a straight right.
St Croix moves out of range of the strikes.
St Croix looks to land a combination. Concepcion sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Concepcion walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Concepcion lands a two punch combo.
Concepcion thows a body shot but no joy.
Concepcion takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Concepcion shoots and misses
and St Croix counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
St Croix throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
St Croix throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Concepcion takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Concepcion is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
St Croix chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Concepcion misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
St Croix scoring well with a low kick there.
St Croix is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Concepcion can do to turn this around?
St Croix connects with a jab.
Concepcion fails in his attempt to clinch.
Concepcion takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Concepcion tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and St Croix makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jacques St Croix is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by St Croix.
Concepcion misses with a telegraphed body shot
and St Croix counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
St Croix cracks Concepcion with an open hand slap.
St Croix scores with a jab. Concepcion acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
St Croix tries to clinch up.
St Croix tries to clinch but Concepcion is having none of it.
Angel Concepcion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Concepcion walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Concepcion tries to clinch but St Croix moves out of range.
St Croix connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Concepcion takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Concepcion looks to land a right hand but St Croix moved out of range.
St Croix lands with a right hand.
Concepcion has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from St Croix.
A jab lands there for St Croix.
A big right from Concepcion misses.
Concepcion throws a jab when St Croix was well out of range.
Concepcion throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and St Croix counters with a leg kick.
Concepcion takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Concepcion has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
St Croix throws a nice outside leg kick.
Concepcion fails with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Croix scoring well with a low kick there.
Concepcion misses with a series of wild punches.
St Croix lands a right hook to the body.
St Croix thuds his right hand into Concepcion's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
St Croix fails to land with a series of punches.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from St Croix. Concepcion shrugs it off though.
St Croix stuns Concepcion with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
St Croix dips to his left and cracks Concepcion with an uppercut!

And that's the end of the fight!
Jacques St Croix showed his dominance in that final round.
Well St Croix 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 50:44
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 50:44
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 50:44

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacques St Croix!
Jacques St Croix retains his featherweight title!