PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jacques St Croix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Halberstram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Croix's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, A Little Respect. Halberstram is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Earthquake. Jacques St Croix could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Marcus Halberstram's chin.

St Croix
vs
Halberstram

168 cm
23
146 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

175 cm
22
147 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Syndicate Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jacques St Croix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcus Halberstram!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halberstram avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
St Croix wants to clinch.
St Croix throws the left hand but Halberstram avoids the punch easily.
St Croix throws a series of punches but Halberstram moves out of range.
St Croix connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Halberstram avoids the body shot from St Croix.
Halberstram lands with a cross.
St Croix lands a nice looking body kick.
Halberstram throws a sloppy body shot
and St Croix makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Halberstram blocks the leg kick.
A big right from St Croix misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Croix avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Halberstram misses with a hook. St Croix ducked under it nicely.
St Croix misses the body punch

and Halberstram counters with a single leg into guard. St Croix didn't expect that.
St Croix looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

St Croix working for a triangle but Halberstram defends it easily.

Halberstram is trying to land a reversal but St Croix doesn't like that idea too much. He pushed the legs to the side and dives into side control. He's managed to grab a loose arm triangle. St Croix is tightening it up though! This could be trouble for Halberstram! Halberstram trying desperately to escape but he's gone limp! He's out! Wooooorld class Brazilian Jiu Jitsu from St Croix!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jacques St Croix!