PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dominick De Struicao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pika Chu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Struicao kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Walk With Me In Hell. Chu has chosen Gotta Catch Em All as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Pika Chu enters the cage!

De Struicao
vs
Chu

196 cm
25
189 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

185 cm
26
193 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

DC Unrivaled

Arcticus University: London

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 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 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Pika Chu!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Anthony Taglia and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Struicao scores with a hook.
Chu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt De Struicao.
De Struicao moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
De Struicao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
De Struicao slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from De Struicao misses the target.
Chu misses with a looping left.
De Struicao seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Chu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Struicao.
De Struicao has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Granite Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Chu defending well as De Struicao loads up on a big left hand.
Chu tried to score with a low kick but De Struicao checks it.
De Struicao with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pika Chu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chu misses with a straight right.
De Struicao changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Struicao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chu manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chu! But no joy.
Chu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Chu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by De Struicao.
A big left from Chu misses.
De Struicao half committed to a counter leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Chu misses
letting De Struicao counter with a right hand.
De Struicao walks into a stiff left hand from Chu.
The fighters circling - De Struicao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Struicao lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Chu moves out of range as De Struicao strikes.
Chu connects with an inside leg kick.
De Struicao lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
De Struicao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chu's sensitive parts.
Chu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and De Struicao connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Chu scrambles back to his feet.
De Struicao feints and then cracks Chu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chu down.
A low kick from Chu is predictable there
letting De Struicao counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chu misses with a hook.
De Struicao slips a jab from Chu.
De Struicao misses with a shot to the body
and De Struicao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Struicao clobbers Chu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - De Struicao coming out on top.

Chu is rocked!
De Struicao is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
De Struicao shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Chu takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - De Struicao sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Chu bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dominick De Struicao!
Dominick De Struicao decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.