PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ludko Struja Jr (ranked 2003 p4p, 2408 weight class) and Eli Vieira (ranked 317 p4p, 374 weight class). Struja Jr's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Wu-Tang Clan - C.R.E.A.M.. Eli Vieira has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Struja Jr
vs
Vieira

192 cm
25
225
6 - 7 - 0

185 cm
31
207
10 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ludko Struja Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eli Vieira!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Struja Jr slips under a jab from Vieira.
Struja Jr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vieira takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Struja Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vieira fails with the takedown.
Vieira misses with a wild body shot.
Vieira fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Struja Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vieira jabs at Struja Jr's body.
Struja Jr jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A big right from Vieira misses.
Struja Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Some wild striking there from Struja Jr.
Vieira dives in for a single leg takedown but Struja Jr sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Eli Vieira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vieira lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vieira tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Struja Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Struja Jr scores with a hook to the body. Vieira takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vieira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Struja Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Struja Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Struja Jr misses with a double jab.
Vieira is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Struja Jr rather than just go for the knockout.
Struja Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Struja Jr blocks a low kick nicely.
Struja Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Struja Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Vieira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vieira.
Ludko Struja Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eli Vieira.
Struja Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vieira throws out the jab.
Struja Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vieira moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Vieira throws a predictable looking body shot
and Struja Jr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vieira throws a series of punches but Struja Jr moves out of range.
Struja Jr misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vieira looks to land a combination but Struja Jr avoids it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Struja Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Struja Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Vieira.
Struja Jr throws a body punch but Vieira moves out of range.
Vieira throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Struja Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vieira is trying hard to land a takedown here. Struja Jr sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Struja Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vieira.
Vieira on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Struja Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vieira was well out of range. Poor timing from Struja Jr.
Struja Jr throws a hook but Vieira blocks it.
Vieira with the counter takedown but Struja Jr avoids it easily.
Vieira misses with a body shot
and Struja Jr counters with a series of strikes. Vieira will be more careful next time no doubt.
Struja Jr connects with a nice looking jab.
Struja Jr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Struja Jr just misses with a punch to the body.

Vieira drives through with a takedown into Struja Jr's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vieira trying to control the position from guard on top but Struja Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vieira trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Struja Jr manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Struja Jr connects with a couple of short punches.
Struja Jr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vieira swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Struja Jr throws an elbow that misses. Vieira uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Struja Jr's guard. Nice move by Vieira!

Struja Jr managing to control the position.
Struja Jr has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Vieira is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Struja Jr is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Struja Jr has escaped and now he's on top!

Struja Jr scoring with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Struja Jr trying to control but Vieira is working from the bottom.
Struja Jr with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vieira is trying to keep Struja Jr in close.
Struja Jr lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Struja Jr landing some decent shots from guard.
Vieira keeping moving, preventing Struja Jr from controlling successfully.
Vieira looking to hit a scissor sweep but Struja Jr is one step ahead there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ludko Struja Jr 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.

Vieira tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Struja Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vieira shoots in for a takedown but Struja Jr shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Vieira throws a poor cross that misses
and Struja Jr counters with a stiff right hand.

Vieira is rocked!

It looks like Eli Vieira has been cut.

Struja Jr bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Vieira! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Vieira is still in real trouble! Can Struja Jr finish him?
Struja Jr loads up on a big left hand. Vieira felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Struja Jr looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Vieira can't hide his disappointment, as Struja Jr celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ludko Struja Jr!
An out of breath Ludko Struja Jr thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.