PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Renan St Juste (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cormac Gutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Gutz's choice of entrance music: Everyday. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

St Juste
vs
Gutz

178 cm
39
172 lbs
50 - 15 - 2

185 cm
34
176 lbs
32 - 16 - 2

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World class boxer
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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 50 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Renan St Juste!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cormac Gutz!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gutz missing with a left hand there. St Juste was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
St Juste quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from St Juste. Those never looked like landing.
St Juste works the jab nicely.
Gutz ducks under a wild hook from St Juste.
Gutz tried to score with a low kick but St Juste checks it.
St Juste throws a body punch but Gutz moves out of range.
Gutz tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Gutz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gutz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A bone on bone clash there as Gutz blocks the leg kick.
St Juste with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
St Juste ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gutz lands the left hand.

It looks like Renan St Juste has been cut.
St Juste pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
St Juste throws a poor cross that misses

and Gutz counters with a takedown into side control.

St Juste bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Juste slips under a jab from Gutz.
Gutz avoids the body shot from St Juste.
Cormac Gutz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by St Juste.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Juste wants to slow Gutz down by chopping away at his legs.
St Juste jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gutz throws out a loose jab but St Juste uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gutz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gutz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
St Juste walks into a left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from St Juste. Gutz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from St Juste.
St Juste misses with a hook
and Gutz counters with an outside leg kick.
St Juste misses with a straight right.
Gutz is looking to score with low kicks.
St Juste is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Gutz's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Good standup being displayed there by St Juste as he connects with a hook.
St Juste moves out of range of the body kick from Gutz.
St Juste defending well as Gutz loads up on a big left hand.
Gutz fails with a takedown attempt.
Renan St Juste is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Juste with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gutz to score with a decent uppercut.
Gutz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice straight punches there by St Juste. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of St Juste.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gutz.
Gutz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and St Juste counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
St Juste tried to score with a low kick but Gutz checks it.
St Juste swings for the body but Gutz moves out of range.
St Juste connects with a crisp jab.
Gutz lands a lovely overhand right.
Gutz checks the leg kick.
Gutz missing with a left hand there. St Juste was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gutz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
St Juste fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gutz checks it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
An attempted straight right counter from St Juste misses the target.
A slapping leg kick lands for St Juste.
The fighters circling - St Juste throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gutz tries a quick counter leg kick but St Juste is wise to it.
Gutz misses with a hook
and St Juste counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gutz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gutz fakes the leg kick and cracks St Juste in the body.
St Juste ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
St Juste lands a lovely overhand right.
Jab by Gutz.
St Juste tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gutz digs a good body shot into St Juste's ribs.
St Juste throws a nice looking combination but Gutz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gutz misses with a wild combination.
Gutz avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutz checks the leg kick.
St Juste tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
St Juste checks a low kick from Gutz.
Gutz misses with a few strikes there.
Gutz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gutz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before St Juste has time to react.
St Juste is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
St Juste uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gutz.
Gutz shoots in for a double leg but St Juste sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
St Juste is looking to counter punch.
St Juste lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
St Juste tries to land a leg kick but Gutz saw it coming and moves away.
Gutz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
St Juste connects with a single shot there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gutz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gutz throws a lazy uppercut
and St Juste cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gutz scores with a jab. St Juste acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A good leg kick by Gutz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Renan St Juste will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Renan St Juste's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Gutz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
St Juste takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gutz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Juste was well out of range. Poor timing from Gutz.
Gutz misses with a looping right.
St Juste scores with a punch to the head.
St Juste misses with a lunging right hand
and Gutz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gutz ducks under a wild hook from St Juste.
Gutz lands a body shot.
Gutz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from St Juste.
Gutz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Gutz misses
and St Juste counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gutz throws a lazy right hand but St Juste sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Juste throws a hook to the side of Gutz's head but Gutz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
St Juste misses with a left hand
and Gutz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gutz tries to land a body kick
and St Juste makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gutz. St Juste does a little dance to reset his feet.
St Juste throwing a counter right hand but Gutz manages to avoid it.
Gutz's corner calls for a 1-2. Gutz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from St Juste.
St Juste misses with a hook.
St Juste takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gutz misses with a looping right.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gutz!
St Juste takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
St Juste misses with a hook. Gutz ducked under it nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for St Juste.
Gutz lands a jab to the nose.
St Juste throws out a powerful jab.
Gutz thuds his right hand into St Juste's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
St Juste throws a leg kick that misses.
Gutz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from St Juste.
Gutz connects with a right hand. St Juste shakes it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gutz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from St Juste.
St Juste ducks right into an uppercut from Gutz.
Gutz lands a slapping body shot.
St Juste misses with a wild combination.
St Juste moves out of range of the leg kick from Gutz.
Gutz fails with a takedown attempt.
St Juste is looking to counter with a body kick.
St Juste connects with the punch.
Renan St Juste is winning the standup battle so far.
St Juste looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And Gutz responds with a good body kick, but St Juste manages to step out the way in time.
St Juste takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gutz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A solid leg kick lands there for St Juste.
Gutz tests St Juste's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gutz lands a jab to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Gutz blocks the low kick.
St Juste doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gutz slips a straight right by St Juste.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gutz! But no joy.
St Juste does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gutz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
St Juste takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gutz has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gutz throws a big shot that misses.
St Juste moves out of range of the strikes.
St Juste misses with a straight right.
St Juste tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gutz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by St Juste.
St Juste just misses with a punch to the body.
St Juste throws a jab when Gutz was well out of range.
St Juste scores with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gutz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck St Juste on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gutz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
St Juste ducks under a wild hook from Gutz.
St Juste tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gutz feints the counter takedown.
Gutz misses with a body kick.
St Juste was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
St Juste looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gutz thuds his right hand into St Juste's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Renan St Juste's cut is getting worse.
St Juste takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
St Juste is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
St Juste lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gutz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Juste was well out of range. Poor timing from Gutz.
St Juste swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Juste throws the left hand but Gutz avoids the punch easily.
St Juste bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gutz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
St Juste throws a solid leg kick but Gutz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at St Juste.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cormac Gutz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Renan St Juste's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Gutz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck St Juste on the side of the head.
St Juste misses with a straight right.
St Juste pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gutz blocks a head kick by St Juste.
St Juste on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
St Juste misses with a low kick.
St Juste looks to score with a jab to the body but Gutz is just out of range.
A jab lands there for Gutz.
Gutz is looking to land body kicks.
A clash of legs there as St Juste blocks the low kick.
Gutz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and St Juste cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gutz - that will leave a mark!
Gutz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gutz throws a hook but St Juste blocks it.
Gutz dips to his left and cracks St Juste with an uppercut!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutz shoots in for a double leg but St Juste sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
St Juste with a nice cross.
Gutz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A punch lands to the side of Gutz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A big right from St Juste misses.
St Juste ducks right into an uppercut from Gutz.
Gutz looks to score with a jab to the body but St Juste is just out of range.
Gutz blocks the body kick.
Gutz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck St Juste on the side of the head.
Gutz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Gutz. That snapped St Juste's head back.
St Juste cracks Gutz with an open hand slap.
St Juste lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gutz misses with a hook.
Gutz throws a leg kick but St Juste sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Juste lands a jab to the head.
St Juste slips under a jab from Gutz.
St Juste lands with a shot to the body.
St Juste slips under a jab.
Gutz misses with an uppercut.
Gutz throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Gutz misses.
A swing and a miss from St Juste.
Gutz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Juste was well out of range. Poor timing from Gutz.
St Juste throwing a counter right hand but Gutz manages to avoid it.
Gutz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract St Juste.
Gutz cracks St Juste with a right hand to the side of the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by St Juste.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gutz. St Juste does a little dance to reset his feet.
St Juste rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gutz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gutz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract St Juste.
St Juste throwing a counter right hand but Gutz manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Juste cracks Gutz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gutz lands a nice leg kick that just misses St Juste's sensitive parts.
St Juste swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gutz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
St Juste uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gutz.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gutz.
Gutz misses the jab.
Gutz moves away from the strike by St Juste.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gutz! But no joy.
A jab from St Juste misses.
St Juste blocks a jab.
St Juste takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice body punch from St Juste.
St Juste scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
St Juste throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gutz.
Gutz throws a right hand that misses
and Gutz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Juste throws out a loose jab but Gutz uses good head movement to avoid it.
St Juste misses the jab.
Gutz loads up on a big right hand but St Juste slips the punch.
St Juste works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
St Juste takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gutz blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from St Juste. Gutz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gutz tries a quick counter leg kick but St Juste is wise to it.
Gutz tries to score with a low kick but St Juste moves his leg out of the way.
St Juste fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
St Juste jabbing away but nothing is landing.
St Juste takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
St Juste lands with a shot to the body.

Gutz shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gutz with the ground and pound but St Juste uses the opportunity to regain guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Cormac Gutz just about did enough to take it.
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!

Gutz slips a straight right by St Juste.
Gutz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
St Juste lands a jab to the nose.
Gutz misses with a left hand
enabling St Juste to counter with a crisp jab.

Gutz is rocked!
St Juste misses with an uppercut.
Gutz is still on wobbly legs! Can St Juste finish him?
Nice shot by Gutz.
Gutz seems to have recovered his senses.
Gutz scores with a body shot.
Gutz lands with a thumping leg kick.
A lazy left from Gutz finds it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gutz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
St Juste misses with a body shot
and Gutz counters with a stiff right hand.
Gutz defending well as St Juste loads up on a big left hand.
Gutz is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
St Juste ducks under a wild hook from Gutz.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gutz misses with a hook
and St Juste counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutz slips under a jab from St Juste.
Good leg kick by St Juste there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gutz cracks a nice hook into St Juste's ribs.
A swing and a miss from St Juste.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gutz! But no joy.
Gutz throws a big shot that misses.
Gutz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
St Juste throws a leg kick but Gutz checks it.
Gutz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gutz walks forward, straight into a front kick from St Juste.
Gutz connects with a good right hand that stumbles St Juste. St Juste circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
St Juste fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gutz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gutz misses with a straight right.
St Juste throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gutz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gutz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gutz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Juste misses with a hook. Gutz ducked under it nicely.
St Juste has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from St Juste there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gutz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from St Juste.
The fighters circling - Gutz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gutz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gutz throws a hook but St Juste blocks it.
St Juste throwing a counter right hand but Gutz manages to avoid it.
St Juste chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gutz can pounce on him.
St Juste steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gutz.
Gutz takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gutz works the jab nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gutz.
Gutz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gutz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gutz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Juste was well out of range. Poor timing from Gutz.
St Juste throws a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Juste scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gutz wants to slow St Juste down by chopping away at his legs.
St Juste lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
St Juste drops Gutz with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Gutz! St Juste dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Renan St Juste!
Renan St Juste retains his welterweight title!
Renan St Juste decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Cormac Gutz had this to say: 'Syytän peliä ja vannon lopettavani. Palaan tunnin päästä takaisin.'.