PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Renan St Juste (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Fantastic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Fantastic's choice of entrance music: System Of A Down-Cigaro. Renan St Juste has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

St Juste
vs
Fantastic

178 cm
34
172 lbs
35 - 11 - 1

180 cm
27
180 lbs
17 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Hellbent

Perkele!

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 35 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Renan St Juste!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Fantastic!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Juste has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fantastic.
Fantastic looks to throw the jab but St Juste is out of range.
Fantastic misses the jab.
St Juste lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've been told by St Juste's head coaches at The Barracks - LOD that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
St Juste misses with a series of wild punches.
Fantastic connects with a single shot there.

It looks like Renan St Juste has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from St Juste misses the target.
Fantastic blocks a leg kick.
Fantastic misses with a low kick.
Fantastic misses with a kick to the body
and St Juste counters with a nice low kick that buckles Fantastic's knee momentarily.
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!

Fantastic moves into the clinch.
St Juste throws a punch but it's blocked by Fantastic.
Fantastic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic working aggressively here.
St Juste can't find room to land a body shot as Fantastic controls the action.
St Juste stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Fantastic misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fantastic misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic struggles to land a body shot inside as St Juste controls his hands.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fantastic as St Juste tries to tie him up.
Fantastic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic pushes St Juste back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from St Juste.
Fantastic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
St Juste misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Fantastic.
Fantastic working aggressively here.
St Juste doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fantastic blocks a body shot from St Juste.
St Juste misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down St Juste.
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!
Fantastic lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
St Juste prevents a body shot from Fantastic.
St Juste will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fantastic up against the cage.
St Juste misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fantastic misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fantastic.
St Juste swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fantastic.
Fantastic misses with a hook from the clinch.
St Juste tries a body shot but Fantastic blocks it.
Fantastic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of St Justes head.
Fantastic tries to work over St Juste's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
St Juste is looking to control Fantastic's arms but Fantastic gets an underhook and turns him. Now St Juste has his back to the cage.
Fantastic can't find room to land a body shot as St Juste controls the action.
Fantastic throws a head punch that misses.
St Juste tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fantastic's elbow.
Fantastic scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fantastic.
St Juste misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fantastic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic misses with a hook from the clinch.
St Juste working aggressively here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Fantastic has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Fantastic letting St Juste take a breather here.
Fantastic has a couple of punches blocked by St Juste.
St Juste takes a shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Juste wants to stall.
Fantastic lands with a right to the head.
St Juste lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fantastic lands a shoulder strike.
St Juste stalling in the clinch but Fantastic improves position.
Fantastic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fantastic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of St Juste backwards.
St Juste goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fantastic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fantastic tries a body shot but St Juste blocks it.
St Juste blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St Juste tries a body shot but Fantastic blocks it.
Fantastic misses with a punch on the inside.
Fantastic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of St Juste backwards.
Fantastic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Fantastic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Renan St Juste's cut.
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 on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fantastic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from St Juste.

Fantastic rushes St Juste and presses him up against the cage.
St Juste is trying to maintain a safe position but Fantastic gets an underhook and turns St Juste into the cage.
St Juste misses with a shot to the kidneys.
St Juste prevents a body shot from Fantastic.
Fantastic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Fantastic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
St Juste doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
St Juste working aggressively here.
Fantastic lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Renan St Juste's cut is getting worse.
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 can't find room to land a body shot as Fantastic controls the action.
Fantastic lands a shot to the body.
St Juste swings wildly with an uppercut but Fantastic uses good head movement to avoid it.
St Juste goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fantastic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
St Juste misses with a shot to the kidneys.
St Juste swings wildly with an uppercut but Fantastic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic working aggressively here.
St Juste misses with a shot to the kidneys.
St Juste blocks a body shot from Fantastic.
St Juste fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
St Juste stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fantastic working aggressively here.
St Juste lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Juste works on Fantastic's body with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Juste tries a body shot but Fantastic blocks it.
St Juste tries a body shot but Fantastic blocks it.
Fantastic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down St Juste.
St Juste lands a body punch.
Come on St Juste - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short right from St Juste on the inside.
Fantastic throws a head punch that misses.
St Juste leaning his opponent against the cage.
St Juste lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fantastic backwards.
Fantastic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic tries a body shot but St Juste blocks it.
St Juste is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Fantastic fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fantastic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
St Juste tries to stall but Fantastic uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
St Juste is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Fantastic prevents a body shot from St Juste.
Johnny Fantastic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fantastic lands a hook that snaps the head of St Juste backwards.
Fantastic blocks an uppercut.
St Juste tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fantastic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fantastic misses with a punch to the body.
Good body shot from Fantastic.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Juste blocks a punch to the side of the head.
St Juste swings wildly with an uppercut but Fantastic uses good head movement to avoid it.
St Juste tries a body shot but Fantastic blocks it.
St Juste misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Juste trying to control the position but instead, Fantastic has worked for underhooks and has pushed St Juste into the cage.
St Juste tries to throw a body punch but Fantastic avoids it by throwing St Juste back against the cage.
St Juste can't find room to land a body shot as Fantastic controls the action.
St Juste scores with a shot to the side of Fantastic's head.
St Juste tries a body shot but Fantastic blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fantastic digs a right hand into St Juste's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on St Juste's gas tank.
St Juste throws a head punch that misses.
Fantastic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Johnny Fantastic will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Renan St Juste's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Fantastic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd cheers as Fantastic lands an impressive looking overhand right. St Juste doesn't seem phased though.
Johnny Fantastic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Juste throws a wild body kick that Fantastic sees coming a mile off.
Fantastic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but St Juste circles away quickly and effectively.
Jab from St Juste.
Fantastic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of St Juste's head.
Fantastic just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnny Fantastic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Fantastic finds it's way through St Juste's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fantastic lands with a straight right. St Juste didn't see that one coming.
Fantastic scores with a punch to the head.

St Juste is rocked!
Fantastic cracks the inside of St Juste's front leg.
Fantastic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
St Juste throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fantastic fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and St Juste has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
St Juste throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fantastic.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Fantastic.
Fantastic throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and St Juste counters with a solid body kick.
Fantastic misses with a wild body shot.
Fantastic throws a good cross that connects.

Renan St Juste's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Fantastic looks to score with a jab to the body but St Juste is just out of range.
Fantastic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
St Juste slips under a jab from Fantastic.
St Juste misses with a hook to the body
and Fantastic counters with a nice uppercut.
St Juste moves out of range as Fantastic strikes.
St Juste lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
St Juste feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fantastics jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Juste pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fantastic ducks under a wild hook from St Juste.

St Juste gets tackled into the cage by Fantastic. Fantastic maintains the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Juste tries a body shot but Fantastic blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fantastic.
Fantastic swings wildly with an uppercut but St Juste uses good head movement to avoid it.
St Juste blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
St Juste misses with a body punch.
St Juste lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
St Juste lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fantastic backwards.
St Juste tries to work over Fantastic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fantastic misses with the head strike.
Fantastic lands a body shot.
Fantastic misses with a hook to the ribs.
St Juste swings wildly with an uppercut but Fantastic uses good head movement to avoid it.
St Juste stalling in the clinch but Fantastic improves position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic lands with a left to the head.

Jeez, Renan St Juste's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
St Juste blocks an uppercut.
Fantastic has a couple of punches blocked by St Juste.
Fantastic lands a left hand that snaps the head of St Juste backwards.
St Juste misses with a body punch.
St Juste misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fantastic blocks a body shot from St Juste.
St Juste blocking some punches.
St Juste effectively controlling the action here.
Fantastic has a couple of punches blocked by St Juste.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as St Juste takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Fantastic misses with some punches.
Fantastic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Fantastic.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Fantastic gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Fantastic is thwarting St Juste's attempts to control the position.
Fantastic sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Fantastic tries to pass to full mount but St Juste defends it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fantastic passes the guard and advances to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Fantastic really dominated 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!

This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fantastic.
St Juste throws the left hand but Fantastic avoids the punch easily.
St Juste fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fantastic is out of range.
St Juste misses with a body kick.
St Juste throws a shot from downtown. Fantastic moves away and avoids it.
Fantastic stuns St Juste with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fantastic uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before St Juste has time to react.
Fantastic is looking to chop away at St Juste's legs.
Fantastic scoring well with a low kick there.

Fantastic closes the distance and pushes St Juste back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fantastic misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by St Juste.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fantastic.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fantastic misses with a punch on the inside.
St Juste tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
St Juste tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fantastic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fantastic lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic lands a body punch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Fantastic presses St Juste against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fantastic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down St Juste.
Fantastic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Juste tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from St Juste fails to land.
Fantastic lands with a left to the head.
St Juste scores with a hook to the body.
St Juste tries to throw a body punch but Fantastic avoids it by throwing St Juste back against the cage.
St Juste prevents a body shot from Fantastic.
Fantastic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Fantastic.

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 2:13 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Johnny Fantastic!
A less than humble Johnny Fantastic misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.