PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Artur Renato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Renato comes to the cage accompanied by I'll whip ya head. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Sean Justice was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Renato
vs
Justice

180 cm
20
185 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

185 cm
22
175 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

BioPharm Nutrition

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Artur Renato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sean Justice!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Franklyn Lucas and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justice swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Justice misses with a two punch combination.
Justice throws a right hand that Renato ducks under and follows up with a left that Renato also avoids with ease.
Justice dodges the punch combination from Renato.
Renato misses with the combination.
Sean Justice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Justice blocks a head kick by Renato.
Renato misses with a head kick.
Renato moves out of range as Justice strikes.
Justice uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Renato has time to react.
Justice scores with a three punch combo!
Justice avoids a punch combination nicely.
Renato walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Renato feints and then cracks Justice's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Justice down.
Renato misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Justice throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Renato counters with a good low kick that Justice was not able to check.
Justice works Renato's body with a nice hook.
Renato takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Renato throws a head kick but Justice moves out of range.
Renato throws a solid leg kick but Justice takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Renato.
Justice lands with a hook. Renato tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Justice throws an off balance right hand
and Renato counters with a nice leg kick.
Justice checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Renato moves away.
Justice lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Renato circles away quickly and effectively.
Justice misses with a straight left.
Renato throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Justice checks a low kick from Renato.
Justice dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Renato is looking to score with low kicks.
Renato lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Justice circles away quickly and effectively.
Justice connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A combination from Justice does no damage.
Renato explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice cracks Renato with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Justice scores with a jab to the jaw.
A jab from Justice finds it's way through Renato's defenses.
Justice misses with a few strikes there.
Justice scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Justice throws a sloppy body shot
and Renato makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Justice fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Justice shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Renato eats them both and turns towards Justice to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Justice blocks a head kick by Renato.
Justice punishes Renato's body with a nice straight punch.
A good leg kick by Renato.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice checks the leg kick nicely there.
Justice throws a nice looking combination but Renato bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Renato showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Justice.
Renato scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Justice misses with an uppercut. Renato saw that one coming.
Justice dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Justice waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Renato.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Renato plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Justice throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That kick from Renato tenderised Justice's leg. Justice is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Justice dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Renato takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Renato walks into a left hand.
Artur Renato is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Renato takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Renato throws a right and a left that Justice avoids nicely.
Renato steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Justice.
Justice blocks a leg kick.
Renato goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Justice dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sean Justice seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Justice missing with a left hand there. Renato was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Justice stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Renato.
Justice takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Justice throws a right hand that misses
and Renato counters with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice misses with a body shot.
Justice lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Justice.
Justice lands a jab to the nose.
Renato blocks a jab.
Justice scores with a hook to the body. Renato takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Renato connects with a high kick.
Renato darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Justice scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Justice checks a leg kick.
A punch combination from Renato misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renato displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Justice throws out the jab.
Justice swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Renato throws a head kick that misses
and Justice counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Renato thumps Justice with a low kick.
Renato misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Justice misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Renato misses with a head kick.
Renato misses with a series of wild punches.
Renato is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Justice.
Renato throws a head kick that misses
and Renato takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Renato.
Justice goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Renato is rocked!
Renato is looking to chop away at Justice's legs.
Renato tries to work over Justice's front leg with a kick but Justice checks it.
Justice avoids the head kick by Renato.
Justice looks to score with a jab to the body but Renato is just out of range.
Justice throws a body punch but Renato moves out of range.
Justice misses with a series of wild punches.
Justice looks to land a combination but Renato avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Renato.
Justice fails to land with a series of punches.
Justice blocks a leg kick.
Renato shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Renato throws a leg kick
letting Justice counter with a right hand.
Justice digs a good hook to Renato's body.
Renato pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Justice scores with a hook to the body. Renato takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Justice misses with the combination.
Renato throws a body kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Justice showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Justice misses with a wild body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Justice.
Justice fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A left and a right from Justice both land. Nice combination.
Renato looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice defenses there by Renato.
Justice digs a good hook to Renato's body.
Justice with a jab.
Justice throws a body punch but Renato moves out of range.
Renato throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Justice stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Renato.
Renato tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Justice is able to avoid easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Justice looks to score with a jab to the body but Renato is just out of range.
Renato throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Renato takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A looping hook to the body misses from Justice. Renato does a little dance to reset his feet.
Renato throws a leg kick but Justice sees it coming and moves out of range.
Justice checks the leg kick nicely there.
Renato drops his hands momentarily and Justice takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Justice changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Renato pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Justice scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Artur Renato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Justice. Renato does a little dance to reset his feet.
Justice throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Justice's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Renato gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Renato throws a wild body kick that Justice sees coming a mile off.
Renato ducks under a wild hook from Justice.
Justice misses with a looping left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd cheers as Justice lands an impressive looking overhand right. Renato doesn't seem phased though.
Renato looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Justice scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice misses with a body shot.
Renato throws a leg kick that misses.
Justice pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Renato back to the cage. Justice follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Renato swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Justice counters with a left to the body.
Justice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Justice cracks Renato with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Justice looks to throw the jab but Renato is out of range.
Renato shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Renato lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Justice scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice takes a swing at Renato's ribcage but misses.
Justice lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A shot to the liver by Justice. Beautiful body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Renato.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Justice loads up on a big right hand but Renato slips the punch.
Sean Justice is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Renato steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Justice.
Justice jabs Renato to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Justice blocks a low kick nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Renato takes one to the chin there.
Sloppy strikes from Renato. Those never looked like landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Justice comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Justice has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Justice!