PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kisuke Urahara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renan St Juste (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Urahara
vs
St Juste

183 cm
30
180 lbs
20 - 10 - 2

178 cm
37
172 lbs
44 - 14 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Museum of Monsters & Madmen
Kore Fight Nutrition [TG]

AnonymouS
Sun-Tzu

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 20 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Kisuke Urahara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 44 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Renan St Juste!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Urahara fails in his attempt to clinch.
St Juste displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Urahara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little jabbing left from St Juste on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

Urahara looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for St Juste!
Urahara trying to control the position but St Juste is working away.
Urahara throws a strike aimed at the side of St Juste's head but St Juste avoids it well.
St Juste is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Urahara trying to control the position but St Juste is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Urahara is really struggling to control St Juste but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Urahara tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
St Juste felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Urahara throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Urahara tries to advance to mount but can't.
Urahara 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
St Juste looking for a sweep but Urahara has passed into full mount! Oh no!
St Juste tries to hold on but Urahara postures up.
St Juste is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Juste tries to lock up and control but Urahara gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Urahara controlling from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Urahara tries to control but St Juste wriggling away.

Urahara wants to finish this one by submission but St Juste is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Urahara.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
St Juste is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Urahara sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
St Juste holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Urahara tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Urahara is landing with some decent strikes but St Juste is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Urahara wants to control the pace but St Juste is squirming around nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
St Juste holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Urahara tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kisuke Urahara dominated that round.
That's time! Urahara's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

St Juste avoids the body shot from Urahara.
St Juste only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Urahara.
St Juste takes one on the button.
Urahara throws a one two combo.
Urahara seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Urahara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as St Juste checks a leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Urahara
and St Juste counters with a leg kick.
A jab from St Juste does it's job there.
St Juste throws a leg kick but Urahara moved away.
Nice defenses there by St Juste.
Urahara misses with a low kick.
Urahara bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kisuke Urahara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
St Juste takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
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!
St Juste takes a jab right on the kisser.
Urahara misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Urahara takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A big right from St Juste misses.
Urahara shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts St Juste as he jumps to the side.
Urahara misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
St Juste scores with a decent looking hook.
Kisuke Urahara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Juste moves out of range of the strikes.
Urahara misses with a telegraphed body shot
and St Juste counters with a low kick, right behind Urahara 's knee.
Urahara fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kisuke Urahara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A left lands for Urahara.
Urahara throws a low kick, looking for St Juste's leg but St Juste calmly moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Juste is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Urahara.
A good leg kick by St Juste.
Urahara fakes a jab and throws a low kick but St Juste checks it well.
Urahara thows a left - swing and a miss!
An inside leg kick from Urahara misses.
St Juste misses with a straight left.
Urahara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for St Juste.
St Juste throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Urahara throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
St Juste throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Urahara shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. St Juste is trying to defend but Urahara finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Urahara missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urahara trying to pass the guard but St Juste defending well.
St Juste is trying to get back to full guard.
St Juste works his way to full guard. Good work.
St Juste not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Urahara advances position into side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Urahara works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
St Juste is not content to let Urahara control the position.
Urahara tries to move to mount but St Juste blocks the move with his legs.
Urahara is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down St Juste's shoulder. That is not cool.
Urahara wants to control but St Juste is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

St Juste chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Good shot there by Urahara.
St Juste with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
St Juste fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Urahara checks it well.
Left hook, right uppercut from Urahara.
Urahara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Urahara takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Urahara tries to clinch up.
St Juste swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Urahara fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urahara tries to score with a low kick but St Juste moves his leg out of the way.
Urahara tries a head kick but it misses.
Urahara cracks St Juste with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Urahara takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Juste's jab looks to have found its range, popping Urahara under the eye.
St Juste throws out a loose jab but Urahara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Urahara feinted with a counter takedown.
Some wild striking there from Urahara.
Good shot there by Urahara.
Urahara throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Renan St Juste has been cut.
Urahara throws a sloppy head kick and St Juste moves out of range easily.
St Juste stuffs the takedown.
St Juste gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Urahara looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for St Juste!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Juste being controlled for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on St Juste's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
St Juste tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Urahara wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Urahara fails to land a wild elbow strike.

Urahara is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, St Juste has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Juste is not content to let Urahara control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Urahara connects with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Urahara misses with a leg kick
enabling St Juste to counter with a crisp jab.
Urahara lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Urahara scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Horrible takedown attempt by Urahara or perhaps it was just good defense by St Juste, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kisuke Urahara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Urahara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St Juste moves away.
St Juste follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
St Juste throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Urahara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Urahara throws a combination that misses
and St Juste counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Urahara or perhaps it was just good defense by St Juste, which made it look bad.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St Juste connects with a good right hand that stumbles Urahara. Urahara circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
St Juste misses with an uppercut. Urahara saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kisuke Urahara clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Renan St Juste's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

St Juste walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Urahara checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

Urahara looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for St Juste!
Urahara trying to control the position but St Juste is working away.
Urahara throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sloppy strikes there by Urahara.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Juste managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Urahara.
St Juste tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ground and pound from Urahara seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Juste wants to control but Urahara postures up.
St Juste tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Urahara is looking to take a break and control but St Juste is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Renan St Juste seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Urahara shoots in but St Juste avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's two 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.
St Juste moves away from the strike by Urahara.
The fight stays on the outside here - Urahara looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Renan St Juste is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
St Juste keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Urahara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Urahara misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kisuke Urahara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Urahara dives in and grabs St Juste's left leg, looking for a takedown. St Juste pushes down on Urahara's head and hops out.
Urahara misses with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for St Juste.
Urahara misses with a shot to the body
and St Juste counters with a lovely straight right hand!
St Juste avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urahara closes this distance looking for a takedown but St Juste circles away.
St Juste swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Urahara ducks under a wild hook from St Juste.
Urahara lands the left hand.
Urahara shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as St Juste sprawls well. St Juste wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Urahara gets slowly back to his feet.
It seemed like St Juste was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Urahara is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that St Juste can do to turn this around?
A head kick misses from Urahara.
St Juste stalks Urahara and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Urahara's face. Urahara staggers backwards, shaken.

St Juste sends Urahara crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! St Juste is motioning to the referee to let Urahara up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Urahara is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Urahara.
Urahara fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urahara throws a predictable looking body shot
and St Juste counters with a straight right hand.
St Juste lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Urahara falls backwards - clearly groggy! St Juste dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Renan St Juste!
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.