PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Gustafsson (ranked 347 p4p, 479 weight class) and Ludko Struja Jr (ranked 46 p4p, 59 weight class). Struja Jr has chosen Wu-Tang Clan - C.R.E.A.M. as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Gustafsson
vs
Struja Jr

198 cm
35
225
20 - 8 - 0

192 cm
30
221
15 - 12 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

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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 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Oscar Gustafsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ludko Struja Jr!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustafsson throws a front kick aimed at Struja Jr's knee but Struja Jr avoids it well.
Struja Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Struja Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gustafsson throws a front kick aimed at Struja Jr's knee but Struja Jr avoids it well.
We've been told by Gustafsson's head coaches at Rasmus's Fun House that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Struja Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donk. Gustafsson catches Struja Jr right on the button with a cross.
Struja Jr shoots in looking for a takedown but Gustafsson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Struja Jr's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gustafsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Struja Jr misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gustafsson connects with the punch.
Struja Jr is looking to clinch.
Gustafsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Struja Jr.
It looked like Gustafsson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustafsson connects with a body shot that sends Struja Jr's belly button to the back.
A jab from Gustafsson finds it's way through Struja Jr's defenses.
Gustafsson dips to his left and cracks Struja Jr with an uppercut!
A looping hook to the body misses from Struja Jr. Gustafsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Struja Jr misses with a body punch
letting Gustafsson counter with a right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Gustafsson misses the target.
Gustafsson throws a body punch but Struja Jr moves out of range.
Struja Jr looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gustafsson is fending him off so far but Struja Jr persists. Nope, Gustafsson circles away and we're back to standing.
Gustafsson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Struja Jr scores with a nice head shot.
Good leg kick by Gustafsson.
Struja Jr with a poor takedown
and Gustafsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Ludko Struja Jr has been cut.
Oscar Gustafsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ludko Struja Jr.

That's two 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!
Gustafsson misses with a wild body shot.
Struja Jr tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gustafsson defends well and Struja Jr ends up having to push Gustafsson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Struja Jr throws a hook but Gustafsson avoids it easily.
A big left from Gustafsson misses.
Gustafsson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Struja Jr takes a swing at Gustafsson's ribcage but misses.
Gustafsson misses with a double jab.
A jab from Struja Jr finds it's way through Gustafsson's defenses.
Struja Jr scores with a decent looking hook.
Struja Jr darts in trying to clinch
and Gustafsson counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Struja Jr throws a series of punches but Gustafsson avoids them all with ease.
Struja Jr slips under a jab.
Struja Jr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gustafsson at a distance.
Gustafsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Struja Jr.
Gustafsson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Oscar Gustafsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Struja Jr fails to land the takedown.
Gustafsson misses with an uppercut.
Struja Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Struja Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Gustafsson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ludko Struja Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gustafsson throws an off balance right hand
and Struja Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gustafsson throws a lazy right hand but Struja Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Struja Jr now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nice jab there from Gustafsson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Gustafsson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gustafsson cracks a nice hook into Struja Jr's ribs.
Struja Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gustafsson tried to counter with a leg kick but Struja Jr avoided it.
Gustafsson misses with a body kick.
Struja Jr digs a good hook to Gustafsson's body.
Gustafsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Struja Jr.
It looked like Gustafsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Struja Jr slips a straight right by Gustafsson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Oscar Gustafsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ludko Struja Jr's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Gustafsson misses with a series of wild punches.
Gustafsson sets himself, and Struja Jr steps forward looking for the clinch! Gustafsson avoids it this time.
Struja Jr clobbers Gustafsson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Oscar Gustafsson is winning the standup battle so far.

Struja Jr rushes Gustafsson and presses him up against the cage.
Struja Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gustafsson throws a head punch that misses.
Struja Jr letting Gustafsson take a breather here.
Struja Jr lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Struja Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Gustafsson lands with a right to the head.
Struja Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Gustafsson controls the action.
Gustafsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Struja Jr controls his hands.
Gustafsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustafsson is trying to maintain a safe position but Struja Jr gets an underhook and turns Gustafsson into the cage.
Gustafsson has a couple of punches blocked by Struja Jr.
Gustafsson prevents a body shot from Struja Jr.
Gustafsson tries to throw a body punch but Struja Jr avoids it by throwing Gustafsson back against the cage.
Struja Jr lands a body shot.
Struja Jr has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Gustafsson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Struja Jr can turn it around.
Gustafsson is pushing Struja Jr up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gustafsson tries to throw a body punch but Struja Jr avoids it by throwing Gustafsson back against the cage.
Gustafsson stalling against the cage.
Gustafsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A hook to the body from Struja Jr.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Struja Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gustafsson is trying to stall.
Nice body punch from Gustafsson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gustafsson.
Gustafsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gustafsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Struja Jr can do to turn this around?
Gustafsson just leaning against Struja Jr, taking a breather.
Gustafsson misses with a body punch.
Struja Jr letting Gustafsson take a breather here.
Gustafsson prevents Struja Jr from breaking the clinch.
Gustafsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Struja Jr controls his hands.
Struja Jr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gustafsson is trying to maintain a safe position but Struja Jr gets an underhook and turns Gustafsson into the cage.
Gustafsson lands a body punch.
Gustafsson misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Struja Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Struja Jr'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.
Gustafsson avoiding damage.

Struja Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Struja Jr swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gustafsson.
Struja Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gustafsson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Struja Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gustafsson.
Struja Jr connects with a right hand. Gustafsson shakes it off.
Gustafsson misses with a looping right.
Struja Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gustafsson.
Gustafsson sets himself, and Struja Jr steps forward looking for the clinch! Gustafsson avoids it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Struja Jr cracks Gustafsson with a good jab.
Struja Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gustafsson is looking to counter punch.
Struja Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gustafsson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good exchange - Struja Jr coming out on top.
A low kick lands for Gustafsson.
Struja Jr with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gustafsson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Struja Jr fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gustafsson throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gustafsson avoids the body shot from Struja Jr.
Gustafsson looks to land a right hand but Struja Jr moved out of range.
A little jabbing left from Struja Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Oscar Gustafsson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ludko Struja Jr's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Gustafsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Struja Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Struja Jr misses with a straight right.
As Struja Jr looks to move away, Gustafsson throws a big counter combo but Struja Jr just gets out of the way.
Gustafsson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gustafsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Struja Jr throws out the jab.
Struja Jr connects with a jab.
Struja Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gustafsson throws out the jab.
Nice shot by Gustafsson.
Struja Jr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Struja Jr connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gustafsson throws a leg kick but Struja Jr sees it coming and moves out of range.
Struja Jr throws out a counter right but Gustafsson avoids it with no problem.
Nice defenses there by Struja Jr.
Struja Jr goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab, jab by Struja Jr - just one landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Struja Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gustafsson manages to avoid it.
Gustafsson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ludko Struja Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gustafsson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A shot to the liver by Gustafsson. Beautiful body shot.
Struja Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gustafsson.
Struja Jr takes a swing at Gustafsson's ribcage but misses.
Struja Jr throws a shot from downtown. Gustafsson moves away and avoids it.
Gustafsson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Struja Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Struja Jr throws out a counter right but Gustafsson avoids it with no problem.
Gustafsson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Struja Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Struja Jr's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gustafsson under the eye.
Struja Jr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Struja Jr on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Struja Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Struja Jr's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gustafsson under the eye.
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!
Gustafsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Struja Jr tries for a takedown but Gustafsson circles away easily
and Gustafsson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Struja Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Gustafsson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Struja Jr takes one to the side of the head.
Struja Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gustafsson.
Struja Jr wants to clinch but Gustafsson slips to the side
and Gustafsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Struja Jr is rocked!
Struja Jr throws a one two combo.
Struja Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Gustafsson drops Struja Jr with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Struja Jr looks back up at him and smiles so Gustafsson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Struja Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Gustafsson finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson cracks Struja Jr with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Oscar Gustafsson!
Oscar Gustafsson thanked the fans post fight for their support.