PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Renato Laranja (ranked 2491 p4p, 3800 weight class) and Logan Justis (ranked 310 p4p, 463 weight class). Laranja comes to the cage accompanied by Sepultura - The Hunt. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Laranja
vs
Justis

178 cm
33
177
7 - 11 - 0

189 cm
39
183
25 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Renato Laranja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Logan Justis!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justis ducks right into an uppercut from Laranja.
Justis looks to land a left hand but Laranja moved out of range nicely.
Laranja appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Laranja ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Justis moves away.
Laranja pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Laranja scores with the left hand. Justis knows he should have avoided that one.
Laranja scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Justis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Laranja swings for the body but Justis moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Justis. Laranja does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laranja feinted there with a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laranja throws a leg kick but Justis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Justis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Laranja.
Nice defenses there by Justis.
Justis doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Laranja swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Justis. Laranja does a little dance to reset his feet.
Justis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Laranja does it's job there.
Laranja throws an off balance right hand
and Justis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Justis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Laranja lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Laranja tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Justis was well out of range. Poor timing from Laranja.
A big left from Laranja misses.
Justis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Laranja misses with an uppercut. Justis saw that one coming.
Justis walks into a stiff left hand from Laranja.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laranja throws out a powerful jab.
Laranja sizes up Justis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Justis moves out of range as Laranja strikes.
Justis is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Laranja with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laranja looks to land a body kick but Justis moved away.
Laranja is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Justis throws the left hand but Laranja avoids the punch easily.
Justis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Laranja.
A nice side step and Justis releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Laranja misses with a wild body shot.
Justis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Laranja.
Justis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Laranja was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Justis.
Justis defending well as Laranja loads up on a big left hand.
Justis let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Laranja fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Justis is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laranja slips a jab and a cross from Justis.
Laranja throws a body punch but Justis moves out of range.
Justis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Laranja scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Laranja connects with a body shot that sends Justis's belly button to the back.
Laranja lands a right hook to the body.
Laranja misses with a hook. Justis ducked under it nicely.
Laranja throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Justis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Laranja keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Justis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Justis is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Laranja with a body shot.
Laranja throws a body shot but no joy.
Justis replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Laranja blocks it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justis swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Laranja counters with a leg kick.
Justis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Justis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Justis misses with a body shot
and Laranja connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Justis lands a nice hook to Laranja's body. Laranja takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Laranja lands with a thumping leg kick.
Laranja stuns Justis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Laranja throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Justis flicks out a counter leg kick but Laranja steps away.
Laranja pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Justis rushes Laranja and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Justis.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Renato Laranja dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Justis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice shot lands for Laranja.
A big left from Laranja misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Justis. Laranja does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laranja is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Justis.
Laranja swings away with a body shot that misses
and Justis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Laranja throws a hook but Justis blocks it.
Laranja lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justis swings for the body but Laranja moves out of range.
Laranja misses with a kick to the body.
Laranja throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laranja misses with a hook.
A low kick from Laranja misses
enabling Justis to counter with a crisp jab.
Laranja misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Justis.
Justis shapes to counter with a head kick.
Laranja will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Justis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Laranja bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Justis's head.
Laranja takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Justis misses with a wild body shot.
Laranja feints and then cracks Justis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Justis down.
Justis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Justis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Justis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Laranja.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laranja cracks Justis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Laranja misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Justis misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Laranja was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Justis.
Laranja lands a really nice looking cross but Justis seems unphased.

Justis closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Laranja did well to prevent Justis getting side control.
Laranja works his way to full guard. Good work.

Laranja is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Justis won't allow Laranja to sweep him here.

Laranja has his foot on Justis's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Justis works his way back into a safe position though.
Justis wanted to stand there but Laranja had control of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Laranja looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Laranja wants to sweep but no luck.
Justis would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Laranja seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Laranja holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Laranja looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Justis has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Laranja is proving hard to escape from.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Laranja lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Laranja misses the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Justis! But no joy.
Justis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Laranja.
Justis let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Laranja jabs Justis to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Laranja loads up on a big right hand but Justis slips the punch.
Justis staying out of range there.
A slow jab from Laranja misses its intended target.
Justis throws a big counter head kick but Laranja avoids it with no problem.
Laranja throws a shot from downtown. Justis moves away and avoids it.
Justis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Justis lands a right hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Renato Laranja dominated that second round.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Laranja just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Justis misses.
Justis is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Laranja rather than just go for the knockout.
Laranja takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Laranja misses with a wild body shot.

Justis moves into range and clinches up with Laranja.
Laranja jumps guard but Justis turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Justis breaks from the clinch.
Laranja throws a low kick but Justis moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laranja jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A countering left hand to the body from Justis misses.
Justis takes one to the chin there.
Justis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laranja lands a nice looking body shot.
Laranja swings away with a body shot that misses
and Justis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Justis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Laranja misses with a body shot
and Justis counters with a straight right hand.
Laranja misses with a body shot.
Justis unleashes a big counter combination but Laranja bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Justis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Laranja is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Justis can do to turn this around?
Laranja cracks Justis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Laranja cracks a nice hook into Justis's ribs.
Laranja throws a body kick that misses
and Justis counters with a nice leg kick.
Laranja throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Justis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Justis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laranja throws out a loose jab but Justis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Justis doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laranja misses with an uppercut.
Laranja throws the left hand but Justis avoids the punch easily.
Logan Justis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Laranja throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Justis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Laranja manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Laranja throws a lazy right hand but Justis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It seemed like Justis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Laranja tries a head kick but it misses.
Renato Laranja is winning the standup battle so far.
Laranja listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Laranja misses the target.
A countering left hand to the body from Justis misses.
Laranja connects with a solid leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laranja is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Justis.
Justis misses with a head kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Laranja misses its target.
A big right from Laranja misses.
Justis throws out a counter right but Laranja avoids it with no problem.
Laranja with a hook.
Laranja misses with a lunging right hand
and Justis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Laranja scores with a push kick.
Justis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Laranja.
Justis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Justis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Laranja misses the shot to the body.
Justis throws a counter combo.
Laranja waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Justis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laranja fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Justis manages to avoid it.
Laranja takes a swing at Justis's ribcage but misses.
Laranja misses with a wild body shot.
A nice side step and Justis releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nice straight punches there by Justis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Justis.
Justis jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laranja throws a jab when Justis was well out of range.
Laranja moves into range and connects with a jab.
Justis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Laranja moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Justis ducks under a wild hook from Laranja.

And that's the end of the fight!
Renato Laranja showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Laranja, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Renato Laranja!
Renato Laranja decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Logan Justis spoke after the fight, saying 'Well shit'.