PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jacques St Croix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vevrin Betlach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Croix's entrance music is A Little Respect. A fine choice. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

St Croix
vs
Betlach

168 cm
23
146 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

176 cm
24
149 lbs
15 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Syndicate Drugs

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 14 - 3 - 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 15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vevrin Betlach!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Croix scoring well with a low kick there.
Betlach throws a right hand that St Croix ducks under and follows up with a left that St Croix also avoids with ease.
Betlach throws the left hand but St Croix avoids the punch easily.
Betlach looks to land a combination but St Croix avoids it well.
Betlach throws a jab but it's blocked by St Croix.
Betlach fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Betlach swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Betlach slips a jab from St Croix.
Betlach throws a nice looking combination but St Croix bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Betlach throws a body punch but St Croix moves out of range.
St Croix throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vevrin Betlach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Betlach rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but St Croix moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Betlach swings for the body but St Croix moves out of range.
Betlach lands an overhand right.
St Croix thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Betlach missing with a left hand there. St Croix was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Betlach jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
St Croix works Betlach's body with a nice hook.
St Croix takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
St Croix throws a quick inside leg kick.
Betlach wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
St Croix falls off balance throwing a combination
and Betlach counters with a right hand to the body.
Betlach lands a jab-cross combination.
Betlach displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as St Croix throws out the jab.
St Croix throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Betlach throws a sloppy body shot
and St Croix counters with a one-two to the body.
St Croix throws a big shot that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Betlach lands with a straight right. St Croix didn't see that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Croix throws a leg kick but Betlach sees it coming and moves out of range.
Betlach misses with a combination
and St Croix counters with a nice leg kick.
Betlach lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
St Croix misses with a hook. Betlach ducked under it nicely.
Betlach scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Betlach throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Betlach takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
St Croix is looking to chop away at Betlach's legs.
St Croix falls off balance throwing a combination
and Betlach counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Betlach misses with a hook. St Croix ducked under it nicely.
Betlach looks to score with a jab to the body but St Croix is just out of range.
St Croix misses with a hook.
Betlach cracks St Croix with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Betlach punishes St Croix's body with a nice straight punch.
Betlach throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Betlach misses its intended target.
Betlach has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from St Croix finds it's way round the side to connect with Betlach's head.
Betlach scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Betlach throws an overhand right that lands on St Croix's shoulder, as St Croix tries to avoid the shot.
St Croix scores with a nice right hand.
Betlach throws a combination. St Croix tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
St Croix listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Betlach steps to the side to avoid the strikes from St Croix.
Betlach throws a sloppy body shot
enabling St Croix to counter with a crisp jab.
Betlach throws a left and a right that both miss
and St Croix makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Betlach throws a body punch but St Croix moves out of range.
Betlach misses with a few strikes there.
Betlach misses with a combination
and St Croix counters with a slapping leg kick.
Betlach swings for the body but St Croix moves out of range.
Betlach is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! St Croix had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
St Croix throws a solid leg kick but Betlach takes the impact on his shin and smiles at St Croix.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Betlach misses with a jab, cross combination.
A big right from Betlach misses.
St Croix lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vevrin Betlach dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A nice combination there by Betlach.
St Croix scores with a shot to the body.
St Croix takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
St Croix throws a sloppy head kick and Betlach moves out of range easily.
Betlach falls off balance throwing a combination
and St Croix counters with a leg kick.
Betlach misses with a telegraphed body shot
and St Croix counters with an outside leg kick.
A shot to the body from Betlach misses
and St Croix counters with a good, hard body kick but Betlach shrugs it off.
Betlach throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and St Croix counters with a leg kick.
St Croix looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
St Croix lands a slapping body shot.
A left and a right from St Croix both land. Nice combination.
Betlach throws a hook to the side of St Croix's head but St Croix sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Betlach ducks right into an uppercut from St Croix.
St Croix lands with a right hand.
Betlach moves out of range as St Croix strikes.
A thudding body kick lands there by St Croix!
A right-left combo lands from Betlach.
St Croix lands a nice hook to Betlach's body. Betlach takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A big left from Betlach misses.
Betlach closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Betlach falls off balance throwing a combination
and St Croix counters with a nice body kick.
St Croix throws out a powerful jab.
Betlach misses with a jab to the body
and St Croix counters with a series of strikes. Betlach will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Betlach pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
St Croix uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Betlach.
St Croix takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
St Croix scores with a shot to the body.
Betlach misses with a body shot
and St Croix counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Betlach misses with a telegraphed body shot
and St Croix counters with a nice body shot.
Jacques St Croix is winning the standup battle so far.
Betlach is breathing heavily.
Betlach slips a jab and a cross from St Croix.
Betlach walks into a left hand.
Betlach throws a left and a right that both miss
and St Croix counters with a nice body kick.
Betlach misses the body punch
and Betlach takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Betlach.
A bone on bone clash there as Betlach blocks the leg kick.
No joy there for St Croix, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Croix drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Betlach swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and St Croix counters with a nice low kick that buckles Betlach's knee momentarily.
St Croix lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Betlach gets cracked with a nice right hand there by St Croix.
Betlach lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Betlach misses with a looping left.
St Croix pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Betlach throws a combination that misses
and St Croix counters with a nice kick to the body.
St Croix displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Betlach throws out the jab.
St Croix misses with a series of wild punches.
Betlach throws a sloppy body shot
and St Croix counters with a thumping low kick.
Betlach has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from St Croix.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Betlach throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and St Croix counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Betlach is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Betlach throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
St Croix connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Betlach swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and St Croix counters with a good low kick that Betlach was not able to check.
Betlach throws a right hand that St Croix ducks under and follows up with a left that St Croix also avoids with ease.
St Croix pushes Betlach away with a front kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Croix connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Betlach's hands.
Nice body kick there by St Croix.
St Croix scores with a jab to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Betlach throws a jab when St Croix was well out of range.
St Croix uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Betlach.
St Croix slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacques St Croix dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Betlach misses with a double jab
and St Croix counters with a head kick.
A lazy body kick from St Croix
and Betlach counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
St Croix moves away from the strike by Betlach.
Betlach falls off balance throwing a combination
and St Croix counters with a nice body kick.
Betlach misses with a combination
and St Croix makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Betlach swings and misses with a shot to the body
and St Croix counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Betlach throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and St Croix counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Betlach walks into a stiff left hand from St Croix.
St Croix lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Croix throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Betlach has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Betlach takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Betlach waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract St Croix.
St Croix buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
St Croix slips a jab and a cross from Betlach.
Betlach misses with a double jab
and St Croix counters with a nice low kick that buckles Betlach's knee momentarily.
Betlach has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by St Croix.
St Croix uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Betlach.
St Croix turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
St Croix connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jab from St Croix.
Betlach keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Croix jabs Betlach right on the nose. Betlach blinks but takes it well.
Betlach throws the left hand but St Croix avoids the punch easily.
Betlach throws a right and a left that both miss.
Betlach jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice uppercut lands for St Croix. That snapped Betlach's head back.
Betlach throws a sloppy body shot
and St Croix counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Betlach throws a hook to the side of St Croix's head but St Croix sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Betlach blocks the body kick.
St Croix uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Betlach.
Betlach misses with a body punch
and St Croix connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Betlach with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling St Croix to score with a decent uppercut.
St Croix moves away from the strike by Betlach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Betlach looks to throw the jab but St Croix is out of range.
Betlach throws an overhand right that lands on St Croix's shoulder, as St Croix tries to avoid the shot.
Betlach takes a swing at St Croix's ribcage but misses.
St Croix tries to score with a low kick but Betlach moves his leg out of the way.
Betlach misses with a double jab
and St Croix counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Betlach thinking.
Betlach swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
St Croix scores with a leg kick.
St Croix lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
St Croix jabs at Betlach's body.
Betlach throws a predictable looking body shot
and St Croix counters with a low kick, right behind Betlach 's knee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by St Croix there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Betlach tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Croix was well out of range. Poor timing from Betlach.
St Croix swings for the body but Betlach moves out of range.
St Croix takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
St Croix misses with the combination.
Nice uppercut lands for St Croix. That snapped Betlach's head back.
The fighters circle momentarily. Betlach darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Betlach drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Betlach might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, St Croix has got the better of the exchanges.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot to the body from Betlach misses
and St Croix counters with a stiff right hand.
St Croix slips a straight right by Betlach.
St Croix throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacques St Croix clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

St Croix feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Betlach's calf.
Betlach misses with an uppercut. St Croix saw that one coming.
St Croix lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
St Croix lands the left hand.
St Croix takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Betlach throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and St Croix counters with a thumping low kick.
A good leg kick by St Croix.
St Croix throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vevrin Betlach is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
St Croix on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
St Croix looks to score with a jab to the body but Betlach is just out of range.
A lazy left from Betlach finds it's target.
Betlach scores with a decent looking hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Betlach lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Betlach.
Betlach lands a right hook to the body.
Betlach throws a series of punches but St Croix avoids them all with ease.
Betlach takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Betlach loads up on a big right hand but St Croix slips the punch.
Betlach looks to land a left hand but St Croix moved out of range nicely.
St Croix lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Betlach throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
St Croix tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Betlach lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Betlach lands the left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Betlach lands with a right hand.
The fighters circling - Betlach throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
St Croix moves out of range of the strikes.
St Croix slips a straight right by Betlach.
A slow jab from St Croix misses its intended target.
St Croix takes a body punch but keeps moving.
St Croix connects with an inside leg kick.
Betlach throws a shot from downtown. St Croix moves away and avoids it.
Betlach misses with a jab to the body
and St Croix connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Betlach swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and St Croix counters with a head kick.
Betlach throws a combination that misses
and St Croix counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Croix dips to his left and cracks Betlach with an uppercut!
St Croix lands a nice leg kick that just misses Betlach's sensitive parts.
Betlach fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St Croix manages to avoid it.
Betlach's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Betlach will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Betlach stalks St Croix and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into St Croix's face. St Croix staggers backwards, shaken.
A telegraphed right hand from St Croix misses the target.
Betlach throws a hook but St Croix avoids it easily.
A big right from St Croix misses.
Betlach misses with a hook.
Betlach misses the body punch
and Betlach takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
St Croix motions for Betlach to come forward. St Croix throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

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.
Betlach misses with a hook to the body
and St Croix connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Betlach misses with a body punch
and St Croix counters with a thumping low kick.
Betlach has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from St Croix.
Betlach swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
St Croix throws a head kick but Betlach moves out of range.
A big right from Betlach misses.
St Croix tries to bum rush Betlach with a series of wild strikes but Betlach uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
St Croix throws the kick towards the body but Betlach avoids it.
Betlach misses with a body punch
and St Croix makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
St Croix fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Betlach.
Betlach avoids a kick to the body.
A slow jab from Betlach misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacques St Croix had his way with Vevrin Betlach in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Nice shot by St Croix.
Betlach throws a hook to the side of St Croix's head but St Croix sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
St Croix is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Betlach.
St Croix slips a jab from Betlach.
Betlach swings and misses with a shot to the body
and St Croix counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Betlach swinging wildly here.
Betlach darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Croix drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
No joy there for Betlach, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Betlach fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St Croix manages to avoid it.
Betlach misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Croix throws a front kick that sends Betlach stumbling back into the cage.
Betlach closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Betlach falls off balance throwing a combination
and St Croix counters with a stiff right hand.
Betlach is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
St Croix uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Betlach.
St Croix misses with a leg kick
and Betlach counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Betlach throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
St Croix scores with a jab to the body.
Betlach waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract St Croix.
Betlach throws a sloppy body shot
and St Croix counters with a nice kick to the body.
Betlach on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Croix uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Betlach.
Betlach will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
St Croix throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
St Croix throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
St Croix lands with a right hand.
Betlach throws a left and a right that both miss
and St Croix cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
St Croix ducks under a wild hook from Betlach.
St Croix misses the jab.
Betlach misses with a body shot
and St Croix counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Betlach misses with a wild body shot.
St Croix connects with a solid leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Croix scores with a kick to the body.
St Croix digs a good body shot into Betlach's ribs.
St Croix digs a good body shot into Betlach's ribs.
St Croix connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
St Croix swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Betlach.
St Croix lands a jab to the nose.
A shot to the body from Betlach misses
and St Croix cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good standup being displayed there by St Croix as he connects with a hook.
Betlach looks to throw the jab but St Croix is out of range.
Betlach misses the body punch
and St Croix counters with a leg kick.
St Croix is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Betlach can do to turn this around?
A jab from St Croix does it's job there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Croix keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Betlach.
Betlach misses with a body punch
and St Croix counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
St Croix moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by St Croix. That's going to slow Betlach down.
Betlach misses with a shot to the body
and St Croix counters with an inside leg kick.
St Croix looking to land some kicks to the body here.
St Croix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
St Croix throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vevrin Betlach has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
St Croix throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Betlach throws a left and a right that both miss
and St Croix connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Croix lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Betlach at a distance.

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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 49:46
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 49:46
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 49:46

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