PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Renan St Juste (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forrest Gump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gump comes into a darkened arena with his song building. mama always said kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

St Juste
vs
Gump

178 cm
27
178 lbs
18 - 5 - 0

180 cm
29
185 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

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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 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Renan St Juste!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Forrest Gump!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Juste misses the jab.
Gump bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of St Juste's head.

It looks like Renan St Juste has been cut.
Gump throws a hook but St Juste blocks it.
St Juste throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut lands for Gump. That snapped St Juste's head back.
Gump throws a leg kick
and St Juste counters with a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gump throws a good cross that connects.
St Juste blocks a low kick nicely.
Gump stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gump throws a leg kick that is checked
and St Juste counters with a straight right hand.
Gump throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around St Juste's waist but St Juste gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gump off to one side.
Gump swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Forrest Gump seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Juste works Gump's body with a nice hook.
Gump walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. St Juste checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Juste is looking to score with low kicks.
Gump gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and St Juste counters with a straight right hand.
St Juste changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gump moves out of range of the strikes.
St Juste fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A big left from Gump misses.
St Juste fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gump manages to avoid it.
St Juste misses with a low kick.
St Juste on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gump. Gump obviously looking to wear him down.
Gump thows a body shot but no joy.
St Juste scores with a sloppy right hand. Gump should have avoided that one.

It looks like Forrest Gump has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from St Juste. Gump does a little dance to reset his feet.
St Juste throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gump misses with a double jab.
Gump lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
St Juste avoids the body shot from Gump.
Gump uses good head movement to avoid the hook from St Juste.
St Juste swings for the body but Gump moves out of range.
A big right from Gump misses.
St Juste avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gump is looking to land body kicks.
St Juste throws a shot from downtown. Gump moves away and avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Juste swings for the body but Gump moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Gump. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gump.
St Juste jabs Gump to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gump on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
St Juste throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gump tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Juste was well out of range. Poor timing from Gump.
St Juste blocks a jab.
St Juste takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gump fakes a jab and throws a low kick but St Juste checks it well.
Gump misses with a series of wild punches.
Gump throws a lazy right hand but St Juste sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Juste keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
St Juste pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Juste uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gump.
Gump misses the shot to the body.
Gump throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gump misses with a left hand
and St Juste counters with a nice body shot.
St Juste throws a nice looking combination but Gump bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
St Juste lands a really nice looking cross but Gump seems unphased.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gump avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
St Juste displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gump.
Renan St Juste has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Forrest Gump.
An inside leg kick from St Juste misses.
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.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A combination from St Juste does no damage.
St Juste misses with an uppercut.
Gump connects with a jab.
St Juste has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gump.
Gump misses with an uppercut
and St Juste counters with a good low kick that Gump was not able to check.
St Juste throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gump scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
St Juste throws an off balance right hand
and Gump counters with a nice leg kick.
Gump misses with a body kick.
St Juste tries to land a leg kick but Gump saw it coming and moves away.
Renan St Juste is winning the standup battle so far.
Good leg kick by Gump there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gump takes a swing at St Juste's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Juste throws the left hand but Gump avoids the punch easily.
Gump dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on St Juste. That did some damage!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gump - that will leave a mark!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gump, right into the meat.
Some wild striking there from St Juste.
Gump scores with a jab to the body.
A nice combination there by Gump.
St Juste on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gump fakes the leg kick and cracks St Juste in the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gump moves away from the strike by St Juste.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Juste misses with a shot to the body
and Gump counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gump throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gump misses with a double jab.
Gump scores with a leg kick.
Gump misses with an uppercut. St Juste saw that one coming.
St Juste throws out a loose jab but Gump uses good head movement to avoid it.
A combination from Gump does no damage.
Gump swings for the body but St Juste moves out of range.
St Juste throws a leg kick but Gump sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gump misses with a right hand
enabling St Juste to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Juste checks the leg kick.
St Juste misses with a looping left.
St Juste avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
St Juste throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Gump manages to get an easy takedown there - catching St Juste on his heels. He'll look to pass St Juste's guard now, I'm sure.
Gump tries to free his leg and advance position but St Juste is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gump throws a big right hand that misses.
Gump throws a strike but St Juste rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gump doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Juste won't allow Gump to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Juste wants to pass the guard but Gump is keeping the position.
Gump looking to hit a scissor sweep but St Juste is one step ahead there.
St Juste advances position into side control!
Gump is looking for a sweep.
St Juste wants to control but Gump is keeping him busy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gump is looking to reverse the position.
Gump striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
St Juste lands a few punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Forrest Gump showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Gump takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gump throws a leg kick
letting St Juste counter with a right hand.
St Juste throws out a loose jab but Gump uses good head movement to avoid it.
St Juste throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gump throws a low kick but it's checked well by St Juste.
St Juste motions for Gump to come forward. St Juste throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
St Juste on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
St Juste lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gump circles away quickly and effectively.
St Juste misses with a wild body shot.
Gump moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gump throws a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gump throws a solid leg kick but St Juste takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gump.
Gump throws a series of strikes that have St Juste backpedaling.
St Juste fails to land with a series of punches.
St Juste tries to work over Gump's front leg with a kick but Gump checks it.
St Juste takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gump darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gump throws a body kick that misses.
A clash of legs there as Gump blocks the low kick.
Gump uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St Juste.
St Juste throws a leg kick but Gump checks it.
St Juste blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Juste scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gump moves out of range of the strikes.
Gump buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
St Juste gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gump cracks the inside of St Juste's front leg.
Gump lunges at St Juste with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by St Juste's hand.
A clash of legs there as St Juste blocks the low kick.
St Juste looks to land a right hand but Gump moved out of range.
Renan St Juste is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gump avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice uppercut lands for Gump. That snapped St Juste's head back.

Renan St Juste's cut is getting worse.
St Juste smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gump defending well as St Juste loads up on a big left hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gump.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gump.
Gump connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gump rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but St Juste moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gump uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gump.
Gump stuns St Juste with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
St Juste swings for the body but Gump moves out of range.
St Juste takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
St Juste is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gump displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as St Juste throws out the jab.
St Juste misses with a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice cross by Gump.
St Juste walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
St Juste checks a leg kick.
A cross from Gump lands.
Gump throws out a loose jab but St Juste uses good head movement to avoid it.
A punch combination from Gump misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

St Juste gets caught napping as Gump dives in and scores a takedown. St Juste manages to retain guard.
Gump won't allow St Juste to sweep him here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Forrest Gump comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gump has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Forrest Gump!
An out of breath Forrest Gump thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.