PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evanildo Bechara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Struker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tommy Struker has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Evanildo Bechara's chin.

Bechara
vs
Struker

186 cm
30
217 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

195 cm
31
214 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Evanildo Bechara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tommy Struker!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Struker misses with a takedown attempt
and Bechara counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Struker fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Struker fails with a takedown attempt.
Evanildo Bechara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Struker.
Bechara scores with a head kick. Struker tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

It looks like Tommy Struker has been cut.
Tommy Struker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Struker shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bechara as he avoids it easily.
Bechara doesn't manage to clinch there - Struker circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Struker.
Struker shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bechara pinned against the cage. Bechara gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Struker looks gassed!
Nice takedown defense from Bechara. No joy for Struker on that attempt.
Bechara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Bechara.
Struker shoots for a takedown but Bechara saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Struker shoots in for a takedown but Bechara shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bechara with a nice cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bechara thuds a left hand into Struker's body.
Bechara changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bechara scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Struker is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Bechara moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Evanildo Bechara!
Evanildo Bechara took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.