PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Renan St Juste (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juho Pennanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

St Juste
vs
Pennanen

178 cm
28
178 lbs
21 - 6 - 0

184 cm
27
184 lbs
14 - 7 - 1

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Renan St Juste!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Juho Pennanen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pennanen throws the left hand but St Juste avoids the punch easily.
St Juste comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pennanen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pennanen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
St Juste throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pennanen.
St Juste bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
St Juste lands a nice shot to the body.
Pennanen tries a low kick but St Juste avoids it.
St Juste lands with an uppercut that bounces Pennanen off the cage and back into range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pennanen throws a leg kick
and St Juste counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pennanen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pennanen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from St Juste.
St Juste thows a leg kick but Pennanen checks it
and Pennanen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pennanen tries to clinch but St Juste moves out of range.
St Juste throws out a powerful jab.
St Juste lands a nice looking body kick.
St Juste uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pennanen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Juste throws a jab but it's blocked by Pennanen.
Jab from St Juste.
St Juste missing with a left hand there. Pennanen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pennanen motions for St Juste to come forward. Pennanen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pennanen misses with a low kick.
Pennanen works St Juste's body with a nice hook.
Pennanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St Juste moves away.
Nice body kick from St Juste.
St Juste misses with a hook.
St Juste scores with a jab to the body.
St Juste cracks Pennanen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Juste sizes up Pennanen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pennanen misses the shot to the body.
Nice body punch from St Juste.
Pennanen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
St Juste smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pennanen swinging wildly here.
Pennanen looks winded!
St Juste lands with an uppercut that bounces Pennanen off the cage and back into range.

Pennanen is rocked!
Pennanen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from St Juste.
St Juste throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pennanen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pennanen throws a leg kick but St Juste sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pennanen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
St Juste ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Renan St Juste seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pennanen checks a low kick from St Juste.
St Juste just misses with a punch to the body.
Pennanen loads up on a big right hand but St Juste slips the punch.
St Juste throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
St Juste connects with a single shot there.
St Juste stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pennanen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pennanen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
St Juste is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
St Juste scores with a nice right hand.
Pennanen throws a right and a left that St Juste avoids nicely.
St Juste throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
St Juste misses the shot to the body.
Pennanen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
St Juste thows a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from St Juste misses its intended target.
Pennanen digs a good hook to St Juste's body.
St Juste gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Pennanen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pennanen throws a solid leg kick but St Juste takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pennanen.
St Juste thows a body shot but no joy.
St Juste is looking to slow Pennanen down with leg kicks.
St Juste ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pennanen moves away.
St Juste throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
St Juste swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Juste throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pennanen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pennanen misses with an attempted mid kick.
A slow jab from Pennanen misses its intended target.
Pennanen lands a body shot.
St Juste misses with a wild body shot.
Pennanen lands a jab to St Juste's midsection.
Pennanen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pennanen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
St Juste connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pennanen's hands.
St Juste avoids the body shot from Pennanen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St Juste cracks Pennanen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
St Juste with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pennanen to score with a decent uppercut.
St Juste throws a low kick, looking for Pennanen's leg but Pennanen calmly moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

St Juste thows a left - swing and a miss!
St Juste checks a leg kick.
St Juste with a nice cross.
An inside leg kick lands from St Juste.
Pennanen throws a leg kick
and St Juste counters with a nice body kick.
St Juste is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pennanen can do to turn this around?
Pennanen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A swing and a miss from Pennanen.
A bone on bone clash there as St Juste blocks the leg kick.
Pennanen avoids the body shot from St Juste.
St Juste connects with a body shot that sends Pennanen's belly button to the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pennanen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pennanen thumps St Juste with a low kick.
St Juste throws a big shot that misses.
Pennanen slips a jab from St Juste.
St Juste lands a body shot.
Pennanen is breathing heavily.
St Juste cracks Pennanen with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Juste connects with a crisp jab.

St Juste lands a big right hand that sends Pennanen crashing to the mat! St Juste stays standing though and waves Pennanen back to his feet!
Pennanen is still on wobbly legs! Can St Juste finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pennanen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pennanen walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Pennanen limp body while St Juste jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Renan St Juste!
Renan St Juste retains his welterweight title!
An out of breath Renan St Juste thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.