PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dominick De Struicao (ranked 2454 p4p, 0 weight class) and Suleijma Tudekiks (ranked 2070 p4p, 0 weight class). De Struicao comes to the cage accompanied by Walk With Me In Hell. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

De Struicao
vs
Tudekiks

196 cm
42
189 lbs
22 - 15 - 0

200 cm
44
192 lbs
28 - 27 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 22 - 15 - 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 28 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Suleijma Tudekiks!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tudekiks misses with a series of wild punches.
De Struicao looks to land a left hand but Tudekiks moved out of range nicely.
Suleijma Tudekiks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Struicao misses with a body kick.
De Struicao lands with a straight right. Tudekiks didn't see that one coming.
Tudekiks is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
De Struicao lands a nice hook to Tudekiks's body. Tudekiks takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
De Struicao throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Tudekiks counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tudekiks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tudekiks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As De Struicao backs off Tudekiks throws a huge counter combo but De Struicao manages to avoid it all.
Tudekiks checks a low kick from De Struicao.
De Struicao looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Donk. Tudekiks catches De Struicao right on the button with a cross.
Tudekiks throws a solid leg kick but De Struicao takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tudekiks.
A big left from De Struicao misses.
Tudekiks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Struicao.
De Struicao uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tudekiks has time to react.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tudekiks slips under a jab from De Struicao.
Tudekiks tries to clinch up but De Struicao circles away and keeps his distance.
Tudekiks slips a straight right by De Struicao.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tudekiks! But no joy.
Tudekiks connects with a nice looking jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tudekiks on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Struicao. De Struicao obviously looking to wear him down.
Tudekiks wants to clinch.
De Struicao is looking to counter punch.
Tudekiks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A big right from Tudekiks misses.
Tudekiks has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tudekiks there as he acknowledges the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tudekiks. De Struicao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tudekiks swings widly with a right hand
and Tudekiks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tudekiks walks into a jab.
Tudekiks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nice elbow from De Struicao.

It looks like Suleijma Tudekiks has been cut.
De Struicao tries a body shot but Tudekiks blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tudekiks.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tudekiks lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Struicao missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Struicao tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tudekiks avoids it.
Tudekiks throws a punch but it's blocked by De Struicao.
De Struicao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Struicao lands with a short head shot on the inside.

De Struicao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tudekiks blocks a jab.
Tudekiks throws a nice looking combination but De Struicao bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tudekiks is looking to clinch.
Tudekiks lands a lovely overhand right.
Tudekiks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A low kick from Tudekiks misses
and De Struicao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Struicao circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tudekiks throws a leg kick
and De Struicao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Struicao throws a nice inside leg kick.
De Struicao misses the jab.
Tudekiks tries to counter with a clinch but De Struicao shakes him off and moves away.
De Struicao checks the leg kick.
De Struicao misses with an uppercut
and Tudekiks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Donk. Tudekiks catches De Struicao right on the button with a cross.
Tudekiks tries to clinch up but De Struicao circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tudekiks doesn't manage to clinch there - De Struicao circles away.
De Struicao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Struicao with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tudekiks crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from De Struicao - the referee stops the clock and Tudekiks gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says De Struicao. Tudekiks manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tudekiks scores with a jab to the jaw.
De Struicao works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tudekiks jabs De Struicao right on the nose. De Struicao blinks but takes it well.
Tudekiks comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
De Struicao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Struicao throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tudekiks tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Struicao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Struicao.

Tudekiks moves into the clinch successfully.
Tudekiks blocking some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tudekiks swings wildly with an uppercut but De Struicao uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Struicao lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tudekiks backwards.
De Struicao tries to land knees in the clinch but Tudekiks avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tudekiks creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Struicao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Struicao throws an elbow that misses.
De Struicao misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Struicao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tudekiks's elbow.
De Struicao can't break the clinch.
De Struicao throws a punch but it's blocked by Tudekiks.

De Struicao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Struicao ducks under a wild hook from Tudekiks.
De Struicao throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tudekiks's head.
Tudekiks lands an overhand right.
Tudekiks tries to clinch but De Struicao moves out of range.
Tudekiks looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tudekiks takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tudekiks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tudekiks staying out of range there.
Tudekiks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Struicao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tudekiks swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by De Struicao.
De Struicao is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tudekiks connects with an inside leg kick.
De Struicao throws a sloppy head kick and Tudekiks moves out of range easily.
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 Dominick De Struicao will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Suleijma Tudekiks's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Good work by Tudekiks as he checks the leg kick.
Tudekiks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It looked like De Struicao wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

Tudekiks closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tudekiks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tudekiks working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tudekiks blocks a body shot from De Struicao.
Tudekiks misses with a knee strike.
Tudekiks misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Struicao struggles to land a body shot inside as Tudekiks controls his hands.
Tudekiks lands a left hand.
De Struicao swings wildly with an uppercut but Tudekiks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tudekiks is stalling here.
A short uppercut from Tudekiks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tudekiks lands with a left to the head.
De Struicao misses with an elbow strike.
De Struicao tries to land knees in the clinch but Tudekiks avoids the damage to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
De Struicao swings wildly with an uppercut but Tudekiks uses good head movement to avoid it.

De Struicao manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Struicao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tudekiks.
Tudekiks misses the jab.
Tudekiks avoids the body shot from De Struicao.
Dominick De Struicao is winning the standup battle so far.

Tudekiks closes the distance and clinches.
Tudekiks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tudekiks misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tudekiks.
De Struicao with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tudekiks throws a head punch that misses.
De Struicao tries to work over Tudekiks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Struicao lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from De Struicao fails to land.
De Struicao takes an elbow to the forehead.
De Struicao tries to throw a body punch but Tudekiks avoids it by throwing De Struicao back against the cage.
De Struicao unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tudekiks lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
De Struicao pushes Tudekiks back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Struicao throws an elbow but it misses.

De Struicao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Struicao takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tudekiks tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Struicao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tudekiks throws a body shot but no joy.
De Struicao tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tudekiks is able to avoid easily.
Tudekiks thuds his right hand into De Struicao's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
De Struicao throws the kick towards the body but Tudekiks avoids it.
De Struicao misses with a straight right.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tudekiks darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tudekiks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Struicao.
A telegraphed right hand from Tudekiks misses the target.
Tudekiks throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
De Struicao tries to work over Tudekiks's front leg with a kick but Tudekiks checks it.
De Struicao listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tudekiks throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tudekiks lands a jab-cross combination.
Tudekiks tries to clinch up but De Struicao circles away and keeps his distance.
De Struicao gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
De Struicao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tudekiks looks to throw the jab but De Struicao is out of range.
Tudekiks misses with a hook
and De Struicao counters with a nice body shot.
De Struicao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tudekiks.
Suleijma Tudekiks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tudekiks misses with the combination.
Some wild striking there from Tudekiks.
Tudekiks throws a nice looking combination but De Struicao bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tudekiks checks a leg kick.
Tudekiks tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. De Struicao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
De Struicao connects with a high kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Struicao.
Tudekiks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
De Struicao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Struicao scores with a jab to the head.
Tudekiks tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. De Struicao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
De Struicao on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Struicao connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tudekiks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tudekiks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Struicao needs to keep his hands up - Tudekiks had a free shot at his head there.
De Struicao scores with a jab. Tudekiks acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
De Struicao throws a wild body kick that Tudekiks sees coming a mile off.
Tudekiks avoids the body shot from De Struicao.
A cross from Tudekiks lands.
Tudekiks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Struicao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tudekiks is looking to clinch.
De Struicao throwing a counter right hand but Tudekiks manages to avoid it.
De Struicao throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice shot lands for Tudekiks.

Tudekiks has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tudekiks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
De Struicao blocks an uppercut.
Tudekiks avoiding damage as De Struicao throws knees to the body.
Tudekiks misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Struicao blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Suleijma Tudekiks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Suleijma Tudekiks's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Tudekiks tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. De Struicao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
De Struicao appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tudekiks avoids the head kick by De Struicao.
De Struicao fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tudekiks on the side of the head.
Tudekiks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Struicao.
De Struicao throws a big shot that misses.
Tudekiks swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
De Struicao misses with a wild body shot.
De Struicao finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
De Struicao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tudekiks.
Tudekiks lands a nice hook to De Struicao's body. De Struicao takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tudekiks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Tudekiks has managed to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tudekiks lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Tudekiks on the inside.
Suleijma Tudekiks seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
De Struicao can't find room to land a body shot as Tudekiks controls the action.
Tudekiks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
De Struicao lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tudekiks backwards.
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 lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tudekiks backwards.
Tudekiks lands a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for De Struicao.
Tudekiks tries to work over De Struicao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Struicao throws a punch but it's blocked by Tudekiks.
A shot in the inside from Tudekiks.
De Struicao misses with an elbow strike.
De Struicao dodges an elbow strike from Tudekiks.
De Struicao misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tudekiks.
Tudekiks scores with a shot to the side of De Struicao's head.
Tudekiks lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tudekiks content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tudekiks taking a breather.
Tudekiks lands a left hand.
De Struicao softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
De Struicao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tudekiks misses with a punch on the inside.
De Struicao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Struicao.
De Struicao tries to work over Tudekiks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tudekiks working aggressively here.
De Struicao misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tudekiks.
A frustrated look appears on De Struicao's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tudekiks throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Struicaos head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot in the inside from Tudekiks.
De Struicao misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tudekiks.
Tudekiks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Struicao blocks the elbow strike.
Tudekiks is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Struicao.
A head punch on the inside from De Struicao fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tudekiks.
Tudekiks misses with a body punch.
Tudekiks wants to stall.
De Struicao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tudekiks's elbow.
De Struicao is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tudekiks is defending well for now.
A head punch on the inside from De Struicao fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tudekiks working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
De Struicao lands an elbow just above Tudekiks 's eye.
Tudekiks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tudekiks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, De Struicao scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tudekiks makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
De Struicao using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tudekiks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tudekiks.
Tudekiks lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down De Struicao.
Tudekiks lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

De Struicao is rocked!
Tudekiks lands an uppercut.
Oh De Struicao is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
De Struicao swings wildly with an uppercut but Tudekiks uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Tudekiks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tudekiks creates a bit of space for himself and rocks De Struicao with a big uppercut! De Struicao tries to clinch up but Tudekiks pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples De Struicao to the mat! De Struicao covers up and Tudekiks unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Suleijma Tudekiks!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Suleijma Tudekiks made sure he mentioned Namunamu Clothing , along with how happy he was to win his fight.