PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ludko Struja Jr (ranked 630 p4p, 856 weight class) and Bruce Vanorden (ranked 88 p4p, 127 weight class). Struja Jr's entrance music is Wu-Tang Clan - C.R.E.A.M.. A fine choice. Vanorden has chosen Unstoppable as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Struja Jr
vs
Vanorden

192 cm
26
225
9 - 7 - 0

190 cm
36
214
25 - 15 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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 9 - 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 25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Vanorden!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vanorden throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Struja Jr tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Vanorden manages to circle out of the way.
A big right from Vanorden misses.
Vanorden misses with a head kick.
Vanorden throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Ludko Struja Jr has been cut.
Vanorden throws a lazy head kick
enabling Struja Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Struja Jr scores with a nice strike.
Vanorden throws out a leg kick but Struja Jr moves out of range and Vanorden only half commits.
Struja Jr connects with a nice looking jab.
Vanorden connects with a nice looking jab.
Vanorden throws a sloppy head kick and Struja Jr moves out of range easily.
Vanorden gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Struja Jr lands with a nice combination. Vanorden backs away looking to recover.
Vanorden takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Struja Jr blocks a head kick by Vanorden.
Struja Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vanorden.
Vanorden connects with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Struja Jr defending well as Vanorden loads up on a big left hand.
Vanorden throws an overhand right that lands on Struja Jr's shoulder, as Struja Jr tries to avoid the shot.

Struja Jr closes the distance and clinches.

Struja Jr has picked Vanorden up - he's going for a ride! Struja Jr dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Struja Jr throwing shots but Vanorden is blocking nicely.
Struja Jr slips a nice elbow through Vanorden's hands, connecting with Vanorden's forehead.
Struja Jr looks to land a strike but Vanorden avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Struja Jr throws a strike but Vanorden rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

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.
Struja Jr has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Vanorden has passed into side control.
Struja Jr tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vanorden wants to stand but Struja Jr is controlling his arm.
Vanorden working away.
Struja Jr manages to get back to half guard.
Struja Jr wants to get back to full guard.
It looks like Vanorden is going to stand back up.
Struja Jr wants to control but Vanorden is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Struja Jr is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Vanorden stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Struja Jr to get to his feet.
Vanorden uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Struja Jr.
Struja Jr lands with a right hand.
Struja Jr catches Vanorden with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vanorden throws a head kick that misses.
Struja Jr went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Vanorden swats away the attempt to clinch by Struja Jr.
A head kick by Vanorden misses
and Struja Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanorden throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vanorden looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vanorden getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Struja Jr moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Struja Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Vanorden is just out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Struja Jr goes for a double leg but Vanorden avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Vanorden continues to drive forward.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Struja Jr.

Vanorden pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Struja Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vanorden.
Struja Jr fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Vanorden takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Struja Jr lands an overhand right.
Struja Jr avoids the head kick by Vanorden.
Struja Jr is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Vanorden pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Struja Jr throws a right hand that Vanorden ducks under and follows up with a left that Vanorden also avoids with ease.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ludko Struja Jr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ludko Struja Jr's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Vanorden keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Vanorden scores with a body shot.
Vanorden takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vanorden catches Struja Jr with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Struja Jr lands with a cross.
A punch combination from Struja Jr misses.
Vanorden misses the jab.
Vanorden throws a sloppy head kick and Struja Jr moves out of range easily.
Bruce Vanorden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Vanorden throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Struja Jr stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Vanorden follows into mount!

Struja Jr is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Struja Jr tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Oh Struja Jr is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Struja Jr seems to have got his legs back now.

Vanorden is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Some wild striking there from Vanorden.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanorden takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Struja Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vanorden.
Vanorden changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Struja Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Vanorden enables Struja Jr to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Vanorden manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Vanorden pushes Struja Jr off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Vanorden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vanorden slips a straight right by Struja Jr.
Vanorden appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Vanorden misses with an uppercut
and Vanorden takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vanorden rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Struja Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vanorden throws a sloppy head kick and Struja Jr moves out of range easily.
Struja Jr is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Struja Jr looks to land a combination but Vanorden avoids it well.
Vanorden just misses with a punch to the body.
Vanorden shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Vanorden lands with a kick to the temple. Struja Jr shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanorden has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vanorden there as he acknowledges the shot.
Vanorden connects with a body shot that sends Struja Jr's belly button to the back.
Vanorden circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vanorden lands a slapping body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vanorden plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Vanorden throws a head kick that misses.
Vanorden throws a right hand that Struja Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Struja Jr also avoids with ease.
Struja Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vanorden steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Struja Jr.
Struja Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bruce Vanorden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Struja Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vanorden was well out of range. Poor timing from Struja Jr.
Vanorden jabs Struja Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Struja Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vanorden pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vanorden misses with a head kick.
Vanorden tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanorden misses with a straight right.
Vanorden swats away the attempt to clinch by Struja Jr.
Struja Jr gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A head kick misses from Vanorden.
Struja Jr dips to his left and cracks Vanorden with an uppercut!
Struja Jr with a jab.
Struja Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Struja Jr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Vanorden throws a body punch but Struja Jr moves out of range.
Struja Jr throws a series of punches but Vanorden avoids them all with ease.
Vanorden misses with an uppercut.
Vanorden lands a high kick!
Struja Jr takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Vanorden takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vanorden doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Vanorden misses the target.
Struja Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vanorden swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vanorden throws a poor cross that misses
and Struja Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Struja Jr connects with a looping right hand.
Vanorden throws a left and a right that both miss
and Struja Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Struja Jr tries to bum rush Vanorden with a series of wild strikes but Vanorden uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vanorden tries a head kick but it misses.
Vanorden dodges the punch combination from Struja Jr.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Struja Jr thuds his right hand into Vanorden's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Struja Jr tries for a takedown but Vanorden sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Vanorden throws a head kick that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Vanorden showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ludko Struja Jr'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. This is the final round!

Vanorden throws a hook but Struja Jr blocks it.
Struja Jr throws a body punch but Vanorden moves out of range.
Struja Jr scores with a nice strike.
Struja Jr jabs Vanorden to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Vanorden connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Struja Jr tumbling to the canvas! Vanorden pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Struja Jr was done - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bruce Vanorden!
After winning the bout, Bruce Vanorden thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.