PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dominick De Struicao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francois Van Steyne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

De Struicao
vs
Van Steyne

188 cm
25
180 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

187 cm
19
186 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dominick De Struicao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Francois Van Steyne!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Van Steyne.
De Struicao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Steyne.
Van Steyne tries a head kick but it misses.
De Struicao pivots, looking for a leg kick but Van Steyne is out of range and De Struicao settles back down.

Van Steyne closes the distance and clinches.
Van Steyne with an attempt at a knee that misses.
De Struicao is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Steyne is defending well for now.
Van Steyne lands an elbow inside that De Struicao shrugs off.
De Struicao trying to land knees to the body.
Van Steyne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Struicao is defending well for now.
Van Steyne using the Thai plumb to throw knees but De Struicao has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Van Steyne lands a damaging elbow.
De Struicao throws a knee to the head but misses.
Van Steyne pushes off an throws an elbow but De Struicao leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
De Struicao blocks an elbow strike.
Van Steyne creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Van Steyne creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Steyne with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Van Steyne with a knee to the head.
Van Steyne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
De Struicao tries to stall but Van Steyne uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Van Steyne with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Van Steyne avoiding damage as De Struicao throws knees to the body.
Van Steyne creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through De Struicao's defenses.
Van Steyne trying to land knees to the body.
Van Steyne stalling in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Van Steyne looking to throw knees to the head but De Struicao is blocking nicely.
Van Steyne lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
De Struicao avoids the elbow strike from Van Steyne, against the cage.
Van Steyne misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Steyne tries a knee to the head but De Struicao blocks it.
Van Steyne misses with an elbow strike.
Van Steyne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Struicao is defending well for now.
Van Steyne holding his opponent close, against the cage.
De Struicao blocks an elbow strike.
De Struicao avoids the elbow strike from Van Steyne, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Van Steyne missing with knees to the body.
Van Steyne tries a knee to the head but De Struicao blocks it.
Van Steyne blocks an elbow strike.
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!
Van Steyne stalling against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Van Steyne just misses with a elbow thrown towards De Struicao's brow.
Van Steyne with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Van Steyne as De Struicao tries to tie him up.
Van Steyne scores with a knee to the head.
Van Steyne with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Van Steyne throws a knee to the head but misses.
Van Steyne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Struicao is defending well for now.
Van Steyne throws an elbow that misses.
De Struicao throws a knee to the head but misses.
De Struicao misses with an elbow strike.
Van Steyne trying to land knees to the body.
De Struicao being controlled against the cage.
Nice elbow from De Struicao.
Van Steyne displaying some good clinch control by pressing De Struicao up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Steyne throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De Struicao blocks it with crossed arms.
Van Steyne pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Van Steyne throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Van Steyne is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Van Steyne missing with knees to the body.
De Struicao tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Steyne avoids it.
De Struicao is trying to stall.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maybe De Struicao would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francois Van Steyne dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Van Steyne blocks a low kick nicely.
Van Steyne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Struicao thows a leg kick but Van Steyne checks it

and Van Steyne counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Van Steyne throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Van Steyne controlling the action here for a moment.
Van Steyne with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Van Steyne looking to throw knees to the head but De Struicao is blocking nicely.
Van Steyne pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
De Struicao is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Van Steyne is stalling here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Struicao tries to break the clinch but Van Steyne is controlling the position.
De Struicao wants to break free but Van Steyne has control.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
With the fighters up against the cage, Van Steyne throws an elbow but misses.
De Struicao blocks an elbow strike.
Van Steyne using the Thai plumb to throw knees but De Struicao has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
De Struicao on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Van Steyne landing knees to the body.
Van Steyne avoiding damage.
De Struicao blocks an elbow strike.
Van Steyne pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Steyne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and De Struicao avoids it.
Van Steyne lands a damaging elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Van Steyne throws an elbow but misses.
Van Steyne missing with knees to the body.
Van Steyne throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De Struicao blocks it with crossed arms.
Van Steyne is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
De Struicao on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Van Steyne looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Van Steyne throws an elbow but misses.
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!
De Struicao throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Van Steyne blocks it with crossed arms.
De Struicao blocks an elbow strike.
De Struicao is trying to break the clinch but Van Steyne is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Struicao blocks an elbow strike.
Van Steyne tries to land a knee to the head but De Struicao blocks with his arms.
Van Steyne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
De Struicao avoiding damage as Van Steyne throws knees to the body.
De Struicao misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Steyne.
De Struicao trying to stall but Van Steyne improves his position.
Nice elbow from Van Steyne.
Van Steyne is struggling to control the position.
Van Steyne continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Van Steyne lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. De Struicao obliges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Van Steyne just misses with a elbow thrown towards De Struicao's brow.
De Struicao throws an elbow but it misses.
Van Steyne content to slow the pace in the clinch.
De Struicao missing with knees to the body.
De Struicao looking to stall.
De Struicao missing with knees to the body.
Van Steyne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Struicao is defending well for now.
De Struicao letting Van Steyne take a breather here.
De Struicao avoids a wild elbow strike from Van Steyne.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Van Steyne avoiding damage.
Van Steyne misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francois Van Steyne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Van Steyne blocks a low kick nicely.

Van Steyne pushes De Struicao up against the cage in a clinch.
De Struicao tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Steyne avoids it.
De Struicao tries to stall but Van Steyne uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Van Steyne throws an elbow that misses.
De Struicao tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Steyne avoids it.
Van Steyne misses with a knee to the head.
De Struicao is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Steyne is defending well for now.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Van Steyne trying to land knees to the body.
Van Steyne throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
De Struicao is looking to control Van Steyne's arms but Van Steyne gets an underhook and turns him. Now De Struicao has his back to the cage.
Van Steyne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Van Steyne throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Van Steyne just misses with a elbow thrown towards De Struicao's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Steyne throws an elbow that misses.
Francois Van Steyne seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Van Steyne's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
De Struicao misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Steyne.
Van Steyne throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Van Steyne just misses with a elbow thrown towards De Struicao's brow.
Van Steyne putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has De Struicao in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Van Steyne misses with a knee to the head.
De Struicao is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Van Steyne tries to land a knee to the head but De Struicao blocks with his arms.
De Struicao tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Steyne avoids it.
Van Steyne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Struicao is defending well for now.
Francois Van Steyne is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Struicao trying to land knees to the body.
De Struicao looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Van Steyne throws an elbow but it misses.
De Struicao is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Van Steyne tries a knee to the head but De Struicao blocks it.
Van Steyne missing with knees to the body.
De Struicao blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van Steyne pushes off an throws an elbow but De Struicao leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Van Steyne with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Steyne misses with a knee to the head.
Van Steyne displaying some good clinch control by pressing De Struicao up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Van Steyne as De Struicao tries to tie him up.
With the fighters up against the cage, Van Steyne throws an elbow but misses.
Van Steyne stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Van Steyne misses with an elbow strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Van Steyne as De Struicao tries to tie him up.
De Struicao seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Van Steyne is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Struicao managing to block the knees to the body from Van Steyne.
De Struicao tries to break free but Van Steyne pushes him back against the cage.
De Struicao working hard to break the clinch.

De Struicao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Struicao is looking to chop away at Van Steyne's legs.
De Struicao finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

Van Steyne gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Van Steyne tries to land a knee to the head but De Struicao blocks with his arms.
De Struicao is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
De Struicao unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Steyne pressing his opponent against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Francois Van Steyne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Van Steyne winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francois Van Steyne!