PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Darry Curtis (ranked 3255 p4p, 2533 weight class) and NoBrain Mentally (ranked 437 p4p, 359 weight class). Curtis's entrance music is Stevie Wonder - Stay Gold. A fine choice. Mentally comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Havana kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! NoBrain Mentally is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Curtis
vs
Mentally

188 cm
21
171
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
177
5 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darry Curtis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, NoBrain Mentally!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curtis swats away the attempt to clinch by Mentally.
Curtis throws a leg kick but Mentally checks it.
Mentally closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice shot by Mentally.

It looks like Darry Curtis has been cut.
Curtis swats away the attempt to clinch by Mentally.

Mentally tries to keep at a distance but Curtis has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Curtis.
Curtis definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mentally lands a shoulder strike.
Mentally throws a punch but it's blocked by Curtis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curtis slows down the pace here.
We've been informed that Mentally has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Mentally tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mentally goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mentally swings wildly with an uppercut but Curtis uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mentally slows down the pace here.
Mentally fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Curtis blocks a body shot from Mentally.

Curtis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mentally tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Curtis takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mentally tries to clinch but Curtis moves out of range.

Mentally pushes Curtis up against the cage in a clinch.
Curtis lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mentally.
Curtis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mentally or not.
Mentally misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Curtis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mentally doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Curtis.
Curtis is pressed up against the cage. Mentally has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Curtis down to the mat. Curtis avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Curtis moves into the clinch.
Mentally lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mentally blocks an uppercut.
Mentally misses with a punch to the body.
Curtis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mentally.
Mentally tries a body shot but Curtis blocks it.
Curtis misses with a punch to the body.
Mentally misses with the head strike.
Curtis controlling the action here for a moment.
Curtis stalling the fight.
Curtis gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Curtis tries to work over Mentally's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Curtis lands with a left to the head.

It looks like NoBrain Mentally has been cut.
Curtis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Curtis digs a right hand underneath Mentally's ribcage. Mentally let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mentally misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curtis blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Curtis fails to land.
Curtis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mentally.

Curtis manages to break the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Mentally. That snapped Curtis's head back.
Curtis keeps the fight on the outside.
Curtis tried to score with a low kick but Mentally checks it.
Mentally wants to counter with a clinch but Curtis pushes him away.
Curtis swats away the attempt to clinch by Mentally.
Mentally on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Curtis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mentally stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A decent looking cross lands there for Curtis.
Mentally tries to clinch up but Curtis circles away and keeps his distance.
Curtis lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mentally takes a step back to recover.
Mentally throws an off balance right hand
and Curtis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A clash of legs there as Mentally blocks the low kick.
Mentally tries to counter with a clinch but Curtis shakes him off and moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Curtis scores with a spinning back kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mentally fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mentally tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Curtis seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Mentally checks a low kick from Curtis.
Mentally tries to close the distance and clinch but Curtis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Curtis tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mentally is able to avoid easily.
Curtis throws a leg kick but Mentally moved away.
Mentally tries to clinch up but Curtis circles away and keeps his distance.
Curtis looks to score with a jab to the body but Mentally is just out of range.
Mentally wants to counter with a clinch but Curtis pushes him away.
Mentally with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Curtis to score with a decent uppercut.
Curtis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mentally tries to clinch up but Curtis circles away and keeps his distance.
Curtis misses with a body kick.
Mentally cracks Curtis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mentally cracks Curtis with an open hand slap.
Curtis connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Curtis.
Curtis throws a push kick but Mentally slaps the foot to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darry Curtis dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Mentally takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mentally darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mentally swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mentally throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Curtis is looking to counter the offense by Mentally and move into the clinch.
Mentally misses with a wild body shot.
Mentally just misses with a punch to the body.

Curtis moves into the clinch.
Curtis throws a head punch that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Mentally.
Curtis struggles to land a body shot inside as Mentally controls his hands.
Curtis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Curtis lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mentally tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Curtis's elbow.
Curtis tries to work over Mentally's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Curtis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Curtis lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Curtis.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Curtis breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Curtis.
Mentally swings widly with a right hand

and Curtis counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Curtis misses with some punches.
Mentally lands a hook to the side of the head.
Curtis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mentally can do to turn this around?
Mentally misses with some punches.
Mentally misses with a body punch.
Mentally blocks a body shot from Curtis.
Curtis is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mentally scores with a nice hook to the head.
Curtis lands a hook to the side of the head.

Mentally is rocked!
Mentally can't find room to land a body shot as Curtis controls the action.
Mentally lands a hook to the side of the head.
Curtis dips a shoulder and cracks Mentally with a mighty uppercut! Mentally falls back against the cage and Curtis unloads with a barrage of strikes! Mentally is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Curtis screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darry Curtis!