PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dominick De Struicao (ranked 4631 p4p, 3239 weight class) and Edgy Brah (ranked 500 p4p, 378 weight class). De Struicao comes to the cage accompanied by Walk With Me In Hell. 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.

De Struicao
vs
Brah

196 cm
45
189
26 - 20 - 0

181 cm
38
186
20 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 26 - 20 - 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 20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Edgy Brah!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Struicao throws a quick inside leg kick.
De Struicao swings for the body but Brah moves out of range.
De Struicao misses with a straight right.
De Struicao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Brah fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with De Struicao, pushing him back against the cage.
Brah lands a left hand.
Brah lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
De Struicao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Struicao throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brahs head.
Brah avoids a wild elbow strike from De Struicao.
De Struicao misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Struicao tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brah using the Thai plumb to throw knees but De Struicao has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
De Struicao misses with a body punch.
Brah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Struicao's elbow.
Brah gets through De Struicao's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brah lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Struicao backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brah lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Brah.
De Struicao tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brah avoids it.
De Struicao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brah scores with a shot to the side of De Struicao's head.
De Struicao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brah misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Struicao lands an elbow just above Brah 's eye.
De Struicao lands an elbow that stopped Brah in his tracks for a moment.
Brah lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Struicao backwards.
Brah with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brah lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Struicao backwards.
Brah lands a right hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brah.
Brah working some nice short punches in the clinch.
De Struicao tries a body shot but Brah blocks it.
De Struicao lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brah misses with the head strike.
Brah blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
De Struicao can't find room to land a body shot as Brah controls the action.
Brah throws a head punch that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Struicao tries to throw a body punch but Brah avoids it by throwing De Struicao back against the cage.
De Struicao takes a shot to the head.
De Struicao tries to throw a body punch but Brah avoids it by throwing De Struicao back against the cage.
Brah scores with a shoulder strike.
De Struicao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brah working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brah prevents a body shot from De Struicao.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brah softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brah.
Brah makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

De Struicao is rocked!
Brah blocks a body shot from De Struicao.
Brah throws a punch but it's blocked by De Struicao.
Brah misses with some punches.
Brah blocks an elbow strike from De Struicao.
Brah lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oh De Struicao is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
De Struicao misses with an elbow strike.
De Struicao tries to throw a body punch but Brah avoids it by throwing De Struicao back against the cage.
Brah misses with the head strike.
De Struicao is pressed against the cage. Brah pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts De Struicao! Two more big strikes from Brah and De Struicao crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Edgy Brah!
After winning the bout, Edgy Brah thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.