PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dominick De Struicao (ranked 2716 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jushin Thunder (ranked 2224 p4p, 0 weight class). De Struicao's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Walk With Me In Hell. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

De Struicao
vs
Thunder

196 cm
43
189 lbs
24 - 18 - 0

170 cm
29
190 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dominick De Struicao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jushin Thunder!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Joseph Jones and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Struicao slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
De Struicao misses the jab.
Thunder lands with a good body shot.
Thunder throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thunder on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
De Struicao lands a jab to the nose.
De Struicao connects with a looping right hand.
Thunder checks a leg kick.
Dominick De Struicao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Struicao throws a big shot that misses.
De Struicao 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.
De Struicao is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
De Struicao swings widly with a right hand
and Thunder counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick misses from De Struicao.
Thunder steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Struicao.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thunder connects with an inside leg kick.
Thunder moves out of range of the leg kick from De Struicao.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Struicao.
De Struicao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thunder was well out of range. Poor timing from De Struicao.
Thunder looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A telegraphed right hand from De Struicao misses the target.
Thunder looks to land a right hand but De Struicao moved out of range.
Thunder lands a really nice looking cross but De Struicao seems unphased.
De Struicao misses with a looping left.
Thunder looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
De Struicao misses with a jab, cross combination.
De Struicao cracks the inside of Thunder's front leg.
A nice combination there by De Struicao.
De Struicao cracks Thunder with a right hand to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Struicao. Thunder does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thunder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Struicao tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Thunder is able to avoid easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Struicao throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thunder displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Struicao throws out the jab.
De Struicao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
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!
An inside leg kick from De Struicao misses.
A nice side step and Thunder releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Thunder has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
De Struicao tries a head kick but it misses.
Thunder takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
De Struicao moves away from the strike by Thunder.
De Struicao scores with a sloppy right hand. Thunder should have avoided that one.
De Struicao misses the shot to the body.
Thunder feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits De Struicaos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Good work by Thunder as he checks the leg kick.
De Struicao with a hook.
Thunder scores with a jab.
De Struicao misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Struicao walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Thunder checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
De Struicao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thunder moves away.
Thunder lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Struicao circles away quickly and effectively.
Thunder moves out of range of the leg kick from De Struicao.
Thunder appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
De Struicao connects with a looping right hand.
Thunder throws a shot from downtown. De Struicao moves away and avoids it.
Thunder looks to score with a jab to the body but De Struicao is just out of range.
De Struicao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thunder.
Thunder swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thunder on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Struicao. De Struicao obviously looking to wear him down.
De Struicao scores with a jab.
De Struicao throws a leg kick
and Thunder counters with a right hand to the body.
Thunder throws a lazy right hand but De Struicao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A combination from Thunder does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunder takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
De Struicao cracks the inside of Thunder's front leg.
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!
De Struicao throws a shot to the body.
De Struicao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thunder.
De Struicao lands a nice looking body shot.
De Struicao throws a combination. Thunder tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Thunder misses with a straight left.
Donk. De Struicao catches Thunder right on the button with a cross.
De Struicao lands with an overhand left.

It looks like Jushin Thunder has been cut.
Both fighters circling a little - De Struicao finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
De Struicao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Struicao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thunder misses with an uppercut. De Struicao saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dominick De Struicao dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jushin Thunder's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Thunder avoids the head kick by De Struicao.
It seemed like Thunder was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
De Struicao swings for the body but Thunder moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as De Struicao lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thunder doesn't seem phased though.
De Struicao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thunder moves away.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Struicao.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Struicao.
Thunder misses with an uppercut.
Thunder cracks De Struicao with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thunder connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from De Struicao.
De Struicao is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thunder can do to turn this around?
Thunder throws a body punch but De Struicao moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thunder. De Struicao does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Struicao dodges the punch combination from Thunder.
A counter left hand to the body from De Struicao misses its target.
Dominick De Struicao is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Struicao checks a leg kick nicely.
Thunder avoids the body shot from De Struicao.
De Struicao misses with a low kick.
De Struicao backing away here, and Thunder unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
De Struicao punishes Thunder's body with a nice straight punch.
Thunder blocks a head kick by De Struicao.
De Struicao throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Thunder counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Struicao connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Thunder's hands.
De Struicao moves out of range of the body kick from Thunder.
De Struicao misses with a low kick as Thunder jumps back.
De Struicao lands with an uppercut that bounces Thunder off the cage and back into range.
De Struicao is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Thunder looks to score with a jab to the body but De Struicao is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder throws a jab when De Struicao was well out of range.
De Struicao half committed to a counter leg kick.
De Struicao throws a low kick but Thunder avoids it.
De Struicao throws a half hearted mid kick.
Thunder connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thunder fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches De Struicao on the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from De Struicao misses the target.
De Struicao blocks a head kick by Thunder.
A leg kick checked by Thunder.
Thunder blocks a jab.
De Struicao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thunder moves away.
Thunder appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
De Struicao misses with a kick to the body.
De Struicao lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
De Struicao moves away from the strike by Thunder.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunder uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Struicao.
De Struicao motions for Thunder to come forward. De Struicao throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thunder moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Thunder might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, De Struicao has got the better of the exchanges.
Thunder avoids the body shot from De Struicao.
De Struicao misses with a body kick.
Thunder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Struicao.
Thunder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Struicao looks to land a right hand but Thunder moved out of range.
Thunder throws a counter combo.
Thunder uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Struicao.
It seemed like Thunder was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
De Struicao checks a leg kick nicely.
Thunder falls off balance throwing a combination
and De Struicao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Struicao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thunder circles away quickly and effectively.
Thunder swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
De Struicao throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thunder counters with a three punch combo that has De Struicao backing up. De Struicao nods at Thunder to acknowledge the strikes.
De Struicao lands a head shot.
Thunder throws a hook to the side of De Struicao's head but De Struicao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thunder takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Struicao will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
De Struicao shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Thunder now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Thunder takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
De Struicao gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Thunder.
De Struicao misses with a looping right.
It seemed like Thunder was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Thunder walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
De Struicao connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Thunder slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dominick De Struicao dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jushin Thunder's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Nice defenses there by De Struicao.
De Struicao misses with an attempted mid kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Thunder misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Thunder blocks the leg kick.
De Struicao scores with a punch to the head.
Thunder moves out of range of the strikes.
De Struicao throws a nice head kick!
Thunder feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to De Struicao's calf.
A jab lands there for Thunder.
De Struicao throws a hook but Thunder avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thunder is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Struicao.
De Struicao looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
De Struicao getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
De Struicao lands a jab to the nose.
De Struicao throws a body shot but no joy.
Thunder is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Struicao.
De Struicao connects with an inside leg kick.
De Struicao is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
De Struicao with a nice cross.
De Struicao swings widly with a right hand
and Thunder counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Struicao missing with a left hand there. Thunder was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Struicao scores with a spinning back kick!
De Struicao throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Thunder works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
De Struicao misses with a hook
and Thunder cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

De Struicao is rocked!
De Struicao is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Thunder doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! De Struicao crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in De Struicao's bad books for that mishap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jushin Thunder!