PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Russell Westbrook (ranked 4532 p4p, 609 weight class) and Renan St Juste (ranked 5579 p4p, 683 weight class). Renan St Juste has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Russell Westbrook's chin.

Westbrook
vs
St Juste

175 cm
37
170 lbs
8 - 3 - 1

178 cm
47
172 lbs
59 - 22 - 2

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

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 8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Russell Westbrook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 59 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Renan St Juste!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Juste throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Westbrook is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from St Juste.
St Juste looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
St Juste looks to land a body kick but Westbrook moved away.
St Juste throws the left hand but Westbrook avoids the punch easily.

Westbrook has closed the distance and engaged St Juste in a clinch.
St Juste tries to throw a body punch but Westbrook avoids it by throwing St Juste back against the cage.
St Juste misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Westbrook lands an elbow that stopped St Juste in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Renan St Juste has been cut.
St Juste's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Westbrook creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Westbrook blocking some punches.
St Juste tries to work over Westbrook's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Westbrook lands an elbow just above St Juste 's eye.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Westbrook.
Westbrook lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of St Juste backwards.
Westbrook looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Westbrook lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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!
Westbrook lands a damaging elbow.
Westbrook pushes St Juste back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Westbrook working aggressively here.
St Juste blocking some punches.
St Juste's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Westbrook lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice elbow from Westbrook.
Westbrook pushes St Juste back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Westbrook lands an elbow inside.

That has opened up Renan St Juste's cut even more.
Westbrook is leaning against St Juste and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Westbrook.
Westbrook scores with a shot to the side of St Juste's head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Westbrook just misses with a elbow thrown towards St Juste's brow.
Westbrook throws a blind hook that connects with the side of St Justes head.
Westbrook lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of St Juste backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Westbrook lands a right hand that snaps the head of St Juste backwards.
Westbrook scores with a shot to the side of St Juste's head.

St Juste is rocked!
Westbrook lands an elbow inside.
St Juste is still on wobbly legs! Can Westbrook finish him?
A head punch blocked on the inside by St Juste.
St Juste seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Juste takes an elbow to the forehead.
Westbrook misses with the head strike.
Westbrook lands a damaging elbow.

The cut above Renan St Juste's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
St Juste blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
St Juste throws a punch but it's blocked by Westbrook.
Westbrook lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Renan St Juste's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Westbrook lands an elbow inside.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Renan St Juste's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Russell Westbrook!
Russell Westbrook really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that King of Fists logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.