PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ludko Struja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akau Umaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ludko Struja could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Akau Umaga's chin.

Struja
vs
Umaga

182 cm
25
211 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

188 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ludko Struja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Akau Umaga!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Struja misses.
Struja moves in looking to clinch but Umaga pushes him off.
Umaga fakes the leg kick and cracks Struja in the body.
Nice body punch from Umaga.
Umaga comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Umaga gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Struja drives through with a takedown into guard.
Struja landing some decent shots from guard.
Struja throwing strikes but missing.
Struja in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Struja's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
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!
Struja loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Umaga utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Umaga is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Struja is controlling him.
Struja trying to control but Umaga is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Umaga wants to stand up but Struja is controlling him.
Struja wants to control from the top but Umaga keeps moving.
Struja is really struggling to control Umaga but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Struja in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Umaga avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Struja wants to control from the top but Umaga keeps moving.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Umaga is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Umaga cracks the inside of Struja's front leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Struja fails in his attempt to clinch.
Struja shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Umaga as he jumps to the side.
Struja moves out of range as Umaga throws a body kick.
Struja tries to clinch up.
Struja shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Umaga as he jumps to the side.
Struja misses with an uppercut. Umaga saw that one coming.
Umaga throws a leg kick which misses Struja's front leg but catches the back leg as Struja tries to avoid it.
Nice body kick from Umaga.
Struja tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Umaga paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Struja throws an off balance right hand
and Umaga cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Struja checks a leg kick.
Umaga shoots in looking for a takedown. Struja tries to sprawl out of it but Umaga keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Struja manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Struja shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ludko Struja. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umaga ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Struja pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Umaga takes a swing at Struja's ribcage but misses.
Umaga circles away from the clinch attempt.
Umaga loads up on a big right hand but Struja slips the punch.
Umaga keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Struja is defended easily by Umaga.
Umaga connects with a body shot that sends Struja's belly button to the back.
A shot to the liver by Umaga. Beautiful body shot.
Umaga connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Struja moves in looking to clinch but Umaga pushes him off.

Umaga gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Umaga blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Struja goes for a takedown attempt but Umaga pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Struja tries to move into range but Umaga moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Struja wants to clinch up but Umaga keeps it at a distance.

Struja gets tackled into the cage by Umaga. Umaga maintains the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Struja wants a takedown but no success here.
Struja wants to break the clinch but can't.
Struja is working for takedown but Umaga is calmly controlling the position for now.
Struja is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Umaga is defending well.
Umaga tries for a takedown but Struja manages to get underhooks.
Umaga prevents a body shot from Struja.
Struja tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Umaga prevents Struja from breaking the clinch.
We've been informed that Umaga has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Struja drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Umaga gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Umaga breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akau Umaga dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Umaga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Struja was well out of range. Poor timing from Umaga.
Struja avoids a punch combination nicely.
Struja takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Umaga slips a straight right by Struja.
Umaga showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Struja.
Umaga throws a series of punches but Struja moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Umaga.
Struja wants to clinch.
Umaga has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Umaga will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Struja tries to clinch but Umaga moves out of range.
Umaga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Struja.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Umaga swats away the attempt to clinch by Struja.
Umaga throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Struja is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Struja tries to clinch up.
Umaga is looking to slow Struja down with leg kicks.
Umaga lands with a thumping leg kick.
Struja fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Umaga pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Struja takes one on the button.

Struja drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Umaga wants to control but Struja postures up.
Umaga is pushing Struja's head away, looking to escape. Struja manages to hold on to the position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Struja cracks Umaga with a big right hand but Umaga just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Umaga dodges the ground and pound from Struja.
Struja scoring with punches and elbows.
Struja working the ground and pound from side control.
Umaga taking punishment in the form of punches.
Umaga is not content to let Struja control the position.
Umaga tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Struja wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Umaga struggling a bit here.
Umaga is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Struja working the ground and pound from side control.
Struja working away.
Struja 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umaga takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

Umaga is rocked!
Struja in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Umaga looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Struja turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ludko Struja!