PBP Commentary

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

St Juste
vs
Zeldenthuis

178 cm
31
178 lbs
29 - 7 - 0

172 cm
33
180 lbs
32 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Renan St Juste!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dirk Zeldenthuis!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zeldenthuis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
St Juste chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zeldenthuis can pounce on him.
Zeldenthuis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from St Juste.
St Juste looks to land a right hand but Zeldenthuis moved out of range.
St Juste fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Zeldenthuis checks it well.
St Juste misses with a body shot.
Nice takedown defense from St Juste. No joy for Zeldenthuis on that attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by St Juste.
Zeldenthuis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zeldenthuis scores with a hook to the body. St Juste takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zeldenthuis scoring well with a low kick there.
Good standup being displayed there by Zeldenthuis as he connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Juste wants to slow Zeldenthuis down by chopping away at his legs.
Zeldenthuis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from St Juste.
Zeldenthuis throws a body punch but St Juste moves out of range.
St Juste misses with a right hand

and Zeldenthuis counters with a takedown into side control.
St Juste tries to improve position but can't.
Zeldenthuis in side control, throwing shots but St Juste defends.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
St Juste stops Zeldenthuis from passing to mount.
St Juste tries to control but Zeldenthuis manages to take his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeldenthuis is not going to allow St Juste to sit and survive in this position.

Zeldenthuis is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. St Juste defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Juste trying to control but not successfully.
Zeldenthuis lands a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeldenthuis is hanging on to St Juste's back as he tries to escape.
St Juste trying to control the hands but Zeldenthuis breaks the grip.
Zeldenthuis struggling to land strikes to the head as St Juste covers up.
Zeldenthuis scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. St Juste is looking for a way out.
Well, with Zeldenthuis on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before St Juste is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
St Juste manages to escape to a better position under a series of strikes. Zeldenthuis is now in side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Juste managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Zeldenthuis.
Zeldenthuis tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
St Juste is looking for a sweep.
St Juste is trying to control Zeldenthuis's posture but Zeldenthuis avoids it.
The ground and pound from Zeldenthuis seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zeldenthuis looking to punish the body of his opponent here but St Juste is avoiding damage well.
Zeldenthuis tries to score with some ground and pound. St Juste controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dirk Zeldenthuis dominated that 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 Juste fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Zeldenthuis checks it well.
Zeldenthuis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
St Juste walks into a left hand.
Zeldenthuis throws a shot from downtown. St Juste moves away and avoids it.
Jab by Zeldenthuis.
St Juste on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zeldenthuis. Zeldenthuis obviously looking to wear him down.
Zeldenthuis scores with a sloppy right hand. St Juste should have avoided that one.
Zeldenthuis gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting St Juste counter with a right hand.
St Juste walks into a left hand.
Zeldenthuis misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

St Juste gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Zeldenthuis to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Zeldenthuis stopping the sweep attempt from St Juste.
Zeldenthuis looking to sit in guard and control but St Juste gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Zeldenthuis is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Juste trying to control but Zeldenthuis is working from the bottom.
St Juste being controlled here momentarily.
Zeldenthuis looking to hit a scissor sweep but St Juste is one step ahead there.
St Juste trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Zeldenthuis controls St Juste momentarily but St Juste frees himself.
St Juste wants to control from the top but Zeldenthuis keeps moving.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Renan St Juste.
Zeldenthuis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
St Juste misses with a wild body shot.
Zeldenthuis throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting St Juste counter with a right hand.
St Juste connects with an inside leg kick.
Zeldenthuis just misses with a punch to the body.
Dirk Zeldenthuis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decent striking displayed by St Juste there.
Zeldenthuis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zeldenthuis lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zeldenthuis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Juste loads up on a big right hand but Zeldenthuis slips the punch.
A jab from St Juste misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Zeldenthuis.
Zeldenthuis closes the distance and clinches up with St Juste, looking for a takedown. Zeldenthuis pushes St Juste against the cage but St Juste circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Zeldenthuis is defended easily by St Juste.
Zeldenthuis stuns St Juste with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Renan St Juste is winning the standup battle so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zeldenthuis lands a leg kick that knocks St Juste off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dirk Zeldenthuis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

St Juste throws a half hearted mid kick.

Zeldenthuis throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. St Juste tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Zeldenthuis is in St Juste's guard.
Zeldenthuis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
St Juste not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Juste wants to improve his position but instead Zeldenthuis has moved into half guard.

St Juste is defending against the submission attempts here by Zeldenthuis.
St Juste holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Juste moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
St Juste pulls Zeldenthuis in to control the position.
Zeldenthuis throws a big elbow that misses.
St Juste trying to control the position.
Zeldenthuis with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Zeldenthuis's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Zeldenthuis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
St Juste keeping full guard, as Zeldenthuis tries to pass.
Zeldenthuis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
St Juste has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Zeldenthuis has passed into side control.
Zeldenthuis working the ground and pound.
Zeldenthuis throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Juste is looking to reverse the position.
Zeldenthuis misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
St Juste is trying to control Zeldenthuis's posture but Zeldenthuis avoids it.
Zeldenthuis in the domination position with St Juste hanging on.
Zeldenthuis working away.
Zeldenthuis working the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeldenthuis scores with a couple of short elbows.
St Juste manages to get back to half guard.
Zeldenthuis landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Juste is controlling Zeldenthuis's position as best he can from this difficult position.
St Juste wants to get back to full guard.
Zeldenthuis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zeldenthuis wants to control but St Juste is keeping him busy.
Zeldenthuis is pressing down on St Juste's thigh, looking to free his foot. St Juste is holding on for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dirk Zeldenthuis really dominated that 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 Juste misses with a straight right.
Nice body punch from Zeldenthuis.
St Juste connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Zeldenthuis closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming St Juste to the mat! St Juste manages to get full guard.

Zeldenthuis drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and St Juste dives on top into guard.
St Juste would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Zeldenthuis keeping moving, preventing St Juste from controlling successfully.
St Juste has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Zeldenthuis looking to hit a scissor sweep but St Juste is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeldenthuis has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Zeldenthuis's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
St Juste scoring with punches to the head and body.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Zeldenthuis is on top in guard.
Zeldenthuis is in close to St Juste's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeldenthuis wants to pass the guard but St Juste is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zeldenthuis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zeldenthuis tries to free his leg and advance position but St Juste is retaining full guard.
St Juste wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Dirk Zeldenthuis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zeldenthuis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as St Juste works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zeldenthuis cracks St Juste with a solid left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeldenthuis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as St Juste works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
St Juste controls Zeldenthuis momentarily but Zeldenthuis frees himself.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Zeldenthuis looking to pass the guard.
St Juste is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

We're going to have a standup here because Renan St Juste wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
St Juste takes one on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeldenthuis swings away with a body shot that misses
and Zeldenthuis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
St Juste takes one on the chin but seems OK.
St Juste uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zeldenthuis.
St Juste moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
St Juste scores with a hook to the body. Zeldenthuis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
St Juste throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
St Juste connects with a right hand. Zeldenthuis shakes it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice defenses there by Zeldenthuis.
St Juste walks into a stiff left hand from Zeldenthuis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dirk Zeldenthuis dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

St Juste explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
St Juste throws a jab but it's blocked by Zeldenthuis.
St Juste throws a wild body kick that Zeldenthuis sees coming a mile off.
Zeldenthuis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
St Juste walks into a stiff left hand from Zeldenthuis.
Zeldenthuis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
St Juste comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Zeldenthuis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St Juste moves away.
Zeldenthuis moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Zeldenthuis scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
St Juste takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Zeldenthuis tries to score with some ground and pound. St Juste controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Zeldenthuis advances nicely into full mount.

Zeldenthuis is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But St Juste has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from St Juste!

Zeldenthuis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Zeldenthuis has his hands on St Juste's head, controlling the position.
Renan St Juste has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dirk Zeldenthuis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Juste missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
St Juste throwing strikes but missing.
Zeldenthuis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
St Juste with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zeldenthuis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
St Juste missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
St Juste lands a couple of elbows.
Zeldenthuis has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Juste trying to control the position from guard on top but Zeldenthuis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
St Juste rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Zeldenthuis decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in St Juste's guard.
Zeldenthuis controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Zeldenthuis forces his way into half guard.
Zeldenthuis is thwarting St Juste's attempts to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Zeldenthuis in particular looking to stall.
St Juste wants to control but Zeldenthuis is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

St Juste looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zeldenthuis takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dirk Zeldenthuis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Zeldenthuis 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dirk Zeldenthuis!
An out of breath Dirk Zeldenthuis thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.