PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Renan St Juste (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Pinto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

St Juste
vs
Pinto

178 cm
42
172 lbs
58 - 18 - 2

175 cm
26
170 lbs
17 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 58 - 18 - 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 17 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arthur Pinto!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from St Juste - that will leave a mark!
A big left from St Juste misses.
St Juste has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Barracks - LOD in the buildup to the fight.
Pinto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before St Juste can pounce on him.
St Juste throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
St Juste scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
St Juste tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pinto follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Pinto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
St Juste moves out of range of the body kick.
Pinto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from St Juste.
Pinto lands a right hook to the body.
St Juste pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pinto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
St Juste appears to be looking for a big counter.
Pinto fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. St Juste looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
St Juste misses with an uppercut.
Pinto is clearly trying to counter these attacks from St Juste with a body shot.
Pinto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Juste misses with a left hand
and Pinto counters with a nice kick to the body.
St Juste uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
St Juste drops his hands momentarily and Pinto takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pinto lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Juste pushes Pinto away with a front kick.
Pinto digs a good body shot into St Juste's ribs.
Pinto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Juste was well out of range. Poor timing from Pinto.
St Juste appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Pinto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and St Juste counters with a stiff right hand.
Pinto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pinto digs a good hook to St Juste's body.
St Juste lands a jab.
St Juste throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pinto counters with a body kick.
Pinto takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
St Juste scores with a jab. Pinto acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
St Juste looks for the body kick but Pinto saw that one coming.
Pinto cracks St Juste with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Juste throws a poor cross that misses
and Pinto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
St Juste throws a lazy uppercut
and Pinto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
St Juste throws a good cross that connects.
Pinto tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Juste fakes the leg kick and cracks Pinto in the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pinto.
A head kick misses from Pinto.
St Juste rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and St Juste takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
St Juste thumps Pinto with a low kick.
St Juste keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
St Juste uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pinto.
St Juste throws a jab but it's blocked by Pinto.
Pinto misses with a leg kick
and St Juste cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pinto just misses with a punch to the body.
Pinto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
St Juste ducks under a wild hook from Pinto.
St Juste ducks under a wild hook from Pinto.
Pinto misses with a hook
and St Juste counters with a nice uppercut.
St Juste throws a good cross that connects.
Pinto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Juste sizes up Pinto with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
St Juste will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pinto lands a head shot.
Pinto is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down St Juste rather than just go for the knockout.
Pinto throws a push kick but St Juste slaps the foot to one side.
Pinto blocks a jab.
St Juste pushes Pinto away with a front kick.
St Juste misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pinto.
Pinto is looking to land body kicks.
Nice body punch from Pinto.
St Juste lands with a right hand.
Pinto ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
St Juste tried to score with a low kick but Pinto checks it.
Pinto cracks St Juste with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
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 punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinto throws a sloppy head kick and St Juste moves out of range easily.
St Juste throws a hook but Pinto blocks it.
Pinto takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pinto throws a body kick that misses.
Pinto avoids a kick to the body.
St Juste walks into a jab.
St Juste displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pinto throws out the jab.
St Juste throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Pinto counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pinto closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pinto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pinto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St Juste manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pinto throws a body punch but St Juste moves out of range.
And St Juste counters with a quick kick to the body but Pinto blocks it.
St Juste moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by St Juste there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
St Juste misses with a right hand
letting Pinto counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Arthur Pinto will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Pinto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
St Juste fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pinto.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Pinto in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
St Juste throws a body kick that misses.
Pinto appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
St Juste looking to land some kicks to the body here.
St Juste moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pinto throws a body punch but St Juste moves out of range.
St Juste scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pinto throws a sloppy head kick and St Juste moves out of range easily.
Pinto misses with a head kick.
St Juste appears to be looking for a big counter.
A big left from St Juste misses.
St Juste looks to throw the jab but Pinto is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinto throws a head kick that misses
and St Juste counters with a stiff right hand.
Pinto misses with a hook to the body
and St Juste counters with a series of strikes. Pinto will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both fighters circling a little - St Juste finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
St Juste throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pinto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
St Juste misses with an uppercut. Pinto saw that one coming.
It seemed like Pinto was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinto moves out of range of the body kick.
St Juste throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pinto throws a body kick that misses.
Pinto walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pinto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St Juste moves away.
It looked like St Juste was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Pinto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
St Juste looks to land a left hand but Pinto moved out of range nicely.
A little jabbing left from Pinto on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pinto uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pinto misses with a hook to the body
and St Juste counters with a nice kick to the body.
St Juste throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pinto jabs St Juste to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pinto misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from St Juste on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
St Juste throws an off balance right hand
and Pinto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
St Juste jabs Pinto right on the nose. Pinto blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pinto avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pinto changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
St Juste goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Juste steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pinto.
St Juste scores with a sloppy right hand. Pinto should have avoided that one.
Renan St Juste is winning the standup battle so far.
Pinto's jab looks to have found its range, popping St Juste under the eye.
St Juste misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pinto scores with a nice body kick.
Pinto looks to clinch
and St Juste counters with a stiff right hand.
St Juste misses the jab.
Pinto looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pinto throws a body kick that misses.
Pinto throws a jab but it's blocked by St Juste.
Pinto throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A lazy left from St Juste finds it's target.

Pinto is rocked!
A big right from St Juste misses.
Despite the aggression on Pinto's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Pinto is still on wobbly legs! Can St Juste finish him?
Pinto has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from St Juste finds it's way round the side to connect with Pinto's head.
St Juste closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Pinto! St Juste dives in looking to finish! Pinto is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Renan St Juste!
Renan St Juste retains his welterweight title!
Renan St Juste seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.