PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thunder Struck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forever War (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Struck comes to the cage accompanied by One 24. War has chosen War Ensemble as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Struck
vs
War

185 cm
27
180 lbs
15 - 1 - 0

186 cm
23
178 lbs
15 - 4 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

BioPharm Nutrition
Hellbent, Inc.™

Hellbent, Inc.™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thunder Struck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Forever War!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Alyssa Summers and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
War stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Struck.
Struck ducks under a wild hook from War.
War blocks the body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Struck misses the target.
War throws out a leg kick but Struck moves out of range and War only half commits.
That kick from Struck tenderised War's leg. War is trying to keep his angry face on.
War tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
War throws a wild body kick that Struck sees coming a mile off.
War ducks under a wild hook from Struck.
War misses with an uppercut. Struck saw that one coming.
War misses with a low kick.
Struck lands a glancing blow to the side of War's head.
Struck looks to score with a jab to the body but War is just out of range.
War avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Struck checks a leg kick.
Struck looks to land a body kick but War moved away.
War misses with a low kick.
War takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Struck blocks a leg kick.
War wants to land a leg kick but Struck is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Struck.
The fight stays on the outside here - War looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
War throws a nice inside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from War lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Struck has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Struck and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
War throws a right hand that Struck ducks under and follows up with a left that Struck also avoids with ease.
Struck misses with a head kick.
War fakes the leg kick and cracks Struck in the body.
Struck turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
War blocks the body kick.
Struck is looking to slow War down with leg kicks.
War lands with a thumping leg kick.
War takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
War keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Struck has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Struck there as he acknowledges the shot.
War misses with a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Struck throws a leg kick but War moved away.
War lands a head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Struck tries a head kick but it misses.
Struck thows a body shot but no joy.
Struck throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
War fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Struck manages to avoid it.
Struck throws a sloppy body shot
and War counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Struck lands a head kick. War smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Struck lets loose with a powerful body kick. War will feel that in the morning.
Struck moves forwards but War connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Struck throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Struck throws a push kick but War slaps the foot to one side.
Struck thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on War if he has to take too many more of those.
War blocks a head kick by Struck.
Struck pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Struck takes one on the chin but seems OK.
An inside leg kick from War misses.
Struck connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Struck misses with a jab, cross combination.
War tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Struck manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Struck throws a low kick but War moves out of range easily.
War connects with a right hand. Struck shakes it off.
War throws a shot to the body.
War with a jab.
War misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Struck.
War tries to clinch but Struck is having none of it.
War connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Struck throws a low kick but War avoids it.
Nice body kick there by Struck.
War tries to close the distance and clinch up but Struck swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Struck goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Struck throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent War stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
War walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Struck scores with a leg kick.
Struck works War's body with a nice hook.
Struck's hands are dropping dangerously low here and War connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Struck scrambles back to his feet.
Struck tries to land a leg kick but War saw it coming and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Struck scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
War connects with a solid leg kick.
War wants to clinch up but Struck keeps it at a distance.
War moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by War.
Struck attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
War on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
War on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
War attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
War moves out of range of the body kick.
War misses with a kick to the body.
War wants to land a leg kick but Struck is out of range.
War checks a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

War has Struck up against the cage in a clinch.
War dodges an elbow strike from Struck.
War goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Thunder Struck will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Struck goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Struck walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. War checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
War tries to clinch there but Struck circles away.
Struck throws a hook but War blocks it.
War is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
War has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Struck.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Struck.
A solid leg kick lands there for War.
War scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Struck doesn't seem bothered though.
War fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
War lands with a nice body kick.
Struck does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Struck walks into a jab.
War tries to work over Struck's front leg with a kick but Struck checks it.
Struck looks to land a body kick but War moved away.
Struck throws an uppercut from half a mile away. War sees it coming and avoids it easily.
War connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
War lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
War turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
War throws a leg kick but Struck moved away.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from War in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Struck moves out of range of the leg kick from War.
War misses with a leg kick.
Struck lands with a thumping leg kick.
War blocks a leg kick.
Struck keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
War throws a leg kick but Struck moved away.
Struck lands a nice leg kick that just misses War's sensitive parts.
Forever War seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A solid leg kick lands there for War.
A chopping leg kick lands by War.
Some bone on bone action there as Struck checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Struck ducks down and throws a hook to the body but War moves away.
Struck throws a half hearted mid kick.
Struck tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
War throws a leg kick but Struck moved away.
Struck lands a jab.
Struck lands a head kick. War smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by War.
War buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
War is looking to clinch.
Struck slips a jab and a cross from War.
Struck with a jab.
Struck attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Struck misses with a wild body shot.
War tries to clinch up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
War thows a body shot but no joy.
A solid leg kick lands there for War.
Thunder Struck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Struck on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
War moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
War chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Struck can pounce on him.
Struck misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
War checks a leg kick.
Struck misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Struck throws a quick inside leg kick.
War tries to close the distance and clinch up but Struck swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A looping hook to the body misses from Struck. War does a little dance to reset his feet.
War is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Struck.
A nice leg kick lands there from War.
Struck tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and War is able to avoid easily.
A good leg kick by Struck.
Struck feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to War's calf.
A big left from Struck misses.
War turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
War scores with a nice right hand.
War tries a low kick but Struck avoids it.
Struck misses with an attempted mid kick.
War throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
War tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice inside leg kick there by War. That's going to slow Struck down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Struck throws a leg kick but War checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
War tries to clinch there but Struck circles away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as War checks a leg kick.
War moves into range and connects with a jab.
War scores with a jab to the head.
War fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Struck motions for War to come forward. Struck throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Struck slips under a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Struck blocks the leg kick.
Struck misses with a body kick.
War avoids the head kick by Struck.
War tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Good standup being displayed there by War as he connects with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Struck throws a half hearted mid kick.
War uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Struck.
War pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - War looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
War moves out of range as Struck throws a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Forever War showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

War slips under a jab from Struck.
A kick lands to the mid section there for War.
Struck throws out a leg kick but War moves out of range and Struck only half commits.
War tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A clash of legs there as Struck blocks the low kick.
Struck walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. War checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
War connects with the punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Struck.
Struck dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
War buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Struck throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

War closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
War lands a right hand.

Struck escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Struck fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but War is out of range.
Struck swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
War doesn't manage to clinch there - Struck circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Struck thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on War if he has to take too many more of those.
War tries to clinch up but Struck circles away and keeps his distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Struck.
War fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Struck digs a good body shot into War's ribs.
Struck looks to throw the jab but War is out of range.
War connects with a solid leg kick.
Struck throws a head kick but War moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
War fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Struck misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Struck throws out a powerful jab.
Struck misses with a kick to the body.
War misses with a low kick.
War tries to land a front kick but Struck steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Struck lands a head kick. War smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Struck throws a sloppy head kick and War moves out of range easily.

War instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Struck tries to break the clinch but War is controlling the position.
Struck looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
War lands with a short punch from the clinch.
War has a couple of punches blocked by Struck.
War blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from War.
War lands a left hand.
War lands a shoulder strike.
Struck tries to break free but War pushes him back against the cage.
War prevents a body shot from Struck.
A right hand to the body from War.
Struck wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but War has him pressed against the cage.
Struck wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but War has him pressed against the cage.
War blocking some punches.
Struck can't find room to land a body shot as War controls the action.
War works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
War lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Struck backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
War lands with a short shot to the head.
Struck is looking to break free of the clinch but War has double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Struck fails to land.
War lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Struck backwards.
Struck fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from War.
War gets through Struck's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
War lands a right hand.

Struck is rocked!
A head punch on the inside from War fails to land.
Oh Struck is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
War working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Struck is trying to break the clinch but War is controlling him.
Struck tries to work over War's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Struck misses with the head strike.
War blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
War works on Struck's body with a couple of short punches.
War lands a left hand.
Struck has had enough of the clinch but War keeps him there for the moment.
War lands a right hand.
Struck blocking some punches.
War unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Struck! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but War is unloading with more strikes now! Struck drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Forever War!
An out of breath Forever War thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.