PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Currie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curtis Lind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Currie might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Helmet - Just Another Victim. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Currie
vs
Lind

172 cm
22
163 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

176 cm
24
159 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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5th Round

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Currie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Curtis Lind!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Columbo Gatti and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lind connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Currie stalks Lind and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lind's face. Lind staggers backwards, shaken.
Lind fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Currie manages to avoid it.
Currie misses with a wild body shot.
Nice shot lands for Currie.
Lind throws a solid leg kick but Currie takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lind.
Lind throws a leg kick but Currie checks it.
Lind throws a leg kick but Currie sees it coming and moves out of range.
Currie lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lind tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lind misses with a leg kick.
Lind takes one on the button.
Lind swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Currie 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!
Currie lands a glancing blow to the side of Lind's head.
Currie moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lind gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Currie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Lind is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lind misses the jab.
Currie moves out of range of the body kick from Lind.
Lind misses with a low kick.
Curtis Lind seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lind misses with a looping right.
Currie fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Currie thumps Lind with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Currie.
Currie misses with a body shot.
Currie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Currie looks to land a right hand but Lind moved out of range.
Currie lands a head shot.
A low kick from Lind is predictable there
and Currie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Currie is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lind blocks a jab.
Lind missing with a left hand there. Currie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Currie throws a big shot that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Currie misses.
Lind attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lind throws out a loose jab but Currie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Currie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lind.
Lind looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lind misses with a low kick.
Currie checks a leg kick.
Lind moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Currie blocks a leg kick.
Currie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lind.
Nice jab there from Currie.
Currie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lind.
Currie misses the shot to the body.
Currie moves out of range of the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lind throws a combination. Currie tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lind fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lind tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Crunch! Lind slams his shin into Currie's torso.
Currie misses with a hook. Lind ducked under it nicely.
Currie throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lind counters with a nice low kick that buckles Currie's knee momentarily.
Lind misses with an uppercut. Currie saw that one coming.
Currie throws a looping overhand right but Lind ducks down to avoid it.
Lind fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Currie on the side of the head.
Currie misses with a body shot.
Currie lands a jab to Lind's midsection.
Lind pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lind throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lind uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Currie.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lind looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lind looks to throw a body kick
and Lind takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lind displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Currie throws out the jab.
Lind throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lind misses with a straight right.
Currie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lind manages to avoid it.
Lind throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lind throws a solid leg kick but Currie takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lind.
The fighters circling - Lind throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lind wants to land a leg kick but Currie is out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Currie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lind takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lind works over Currie's head and body with a nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Currie has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lind.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Currie dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lind throws a hook but Currie blocks it.
Currie wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Currie throws a nice looking combination but Lind bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Currie misses with a straight right.
Lind fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Currie on the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Currie. Lind does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lind throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lind tries to land a front kick but Currie steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Currie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Currie throws the left hand but Lind avoids the punch easily.
Lind throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lind has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lind there as he acknowledges the shot.
A jab from Currie finds it's way through Lind's defenses.
Lind is looking to chop away at Currie's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Currie lands a right hook to the body.
Lind throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lind avoids the head kick by Currie.
Currie scores with a nice right hand.
Currie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lind feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Currie's calf.
Currie takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lind throws a front kick aimed at Currie's knee but Currie avoids it well.
Currie misses with a wild body shot.
Currie is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lind throws a body kick that misses.
Lind is looking to slow Currie down with leg kicks.
Lind attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Currie. That snapped Lind's head back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Currie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lind uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Currie.
Lind avoids a punch combination nicely.
Currie defending well as Lind loads up on a big left hand.
Currie clobbers Lind with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Currie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Good work by Currie as he checks the leg kick.
Lind feints and then cracks Currie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Currie down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Currie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Currie uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lind uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Currie.
Currie moves out of range as Lind throws a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Currie lands with a thumping leg kick.
Currie checks a leg kick nicely.
Currie lands with an overhand left.
Lind throws a solid leg kick but Currie takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lind.
Lind avoids the body shot from Currie.
Currie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lind manages to avoid it.
Currie throws a body punch but Lind moves out of range.
Lind tries to score with a low kick but Currie moves his leg out of the way.
Lind tries to clinch
and Currie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lind avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Currie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lind.
Nice cross by Currie.
Lind throws a hook but Currie avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lind connects with the punch.
Lind misses with a leg kick
and Currie counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Currie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lind. Lind obviously looking to wear him down.
Lind is looking to slow Currie down with leg kicks.
Lind drops his hands momentarily and Currie takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lind uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Currie.
Currie looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lind thuds his shin into the meat of Currie's side.
Currie checks a low kick from Lind.
Lind throws a front kick that sends Currie stumbling back into the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lind throws a shot from downtown. Currie moves away and avoids it.
A clash of legs there as Currie blocks the low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lind. That's going to slow Currie down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Currie dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Currie checks a leg kick.
Currie misses with a straight left.
Lind lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Currie misses with a hook. Lind ducked under it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Currie.
Lind throws a push kick but Currie slaps the foot to one side.
David Currie is winning the standup battle so far.
Lind changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Currie jabs Lind right on the nose. Lind blinks but takes it well.
Lind lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick from Lind misses
and Currie counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A looping hook to the body misses from Currie. Lind does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lind fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jab by Lind.
A combination from Currie does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lind slips under a jab from Currie.
Lind misses with a straight left.
Lind with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lind will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lind throws a solid leg kick but Currie takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lind.
Lind throws an overhand right that lands on Currie's shoulder, as Currie tries to avoid the shot.
Lind moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Currie misses with the body kick
and Lind counters with a thumping low kick.
Lind pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Currie throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Lind connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Currie thows a body shot but no joy.
Lind takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lind shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Currie just misses with a punch to the body.
Crunch! Currie slams his shin into Lind's torso.
Lind throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Currie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lind misses with the body kick
and Currie counters with a head kick.
Lind is still on wobbly legs! Can Currie finish him?
A nice leg kick lands there from Lind.
Lind seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Currie misses with a jab to the body
and Lind counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Currie keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Currie throws a solid leg kick but Lind takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Currie.
Lind connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lind takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Currie drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lind wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lind is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lind lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lind looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice body kick there by Lind.
Lind throws a leg kick
and Currie counters with a nice uppercut.
Lind cracks Currie with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lind tries to clinch there but Currie circles away.
Lind misses with a looping left.
Currie throws out a loose jab but Lind uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jab by Lind.
Danga de danga de dang - Lind scores with a four punch combination!
Lind needs to keep his hands up - Currie had a free shot at his head there.
Currie will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Currie slips under a jab from Lind.
Lind wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lind tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lind throws a leg kick
and Currie counters with a nice uppercut.
Lind swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Currie makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lind walks into a straight right hand from Currie.
Lind throws a leg kick
and Currie counters with a left to the body.
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!
Lind throws a low kick, looking for Currie's leg but Currie calmly moves out of range.
Lind closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Currie. Lind shrugs it off though.
Lind has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Currie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lind moves away.
A slapping body kick lands there for Currie.
Lind looks to throw the jab but Currie is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but David Currie did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A slapping body kick lands there for Currie.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lind looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Currie with a nice cross.
Currie checks a leg kick.
Currie lands a right hook to the body.
A jab from Currie finds it's way through Lind's defenses.
Currie throws a looping overhand right but Lind ducks down to avoid it.
Lind pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Currie throws a leg kick that misses.
Lind pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Currie stuns Lind with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lind is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Currie keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Currie slips a jab from Lind.
Currie feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lind's calf.
Lind scores with a nice body kick.
Currie changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lind takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Currie pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lind is out of range and Currie settles back down.
Currie stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lind wants to clinch
and Lind takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Currie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lind displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Currie throws out the jab.
Currie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lind thows a leg kick but Currie checks it
and Currie counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lind is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lind throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lind throws a combination that misses
letting Currie counter with a right hand.
Currie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lind was well out of range. Poor timing from Currie.
Currie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good leg kick by Lind there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lind swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Currie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Currie slips under a jab from Lind.
Currie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Currie misses with a body shot
and Lind counters with a nice body kick.
Lind lands a nice looking kick to the body. Currie takes a step back to recover.
Currie scoring well with a low kick there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Currie blocks a head kick by Lind.
Currie lands a jab.
Lind goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lind moves in looking to clinch but Currie pushes him off.
Lind scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lind looks to land a body kick but Currie moved away.
Currie misses with a looping left.
Currie walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lind.
Currie plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lind avoids the body shot from Currie.
Currie misses with a combination
and Lind counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lind delivers a nice body kick.
Lind lands a jab.
Currie looks to score with a jab to the body but Lind is just out of range.
Good leg kick by Lind there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lind lands a nice looking body kick.
Lind connects with a solid leg kick.
Lind misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lind misses with a head kick.
Lind tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Currie was well out of range. Poor timing from Lind.
Lind misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Currie had his way with Curtis Lind in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Lind connects with the punch.
Lind is looking to score with low kicks.
Lind thows a leg kick but Currie checks it
and Currie counters with a nice body kick.
Currie swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lind connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A combination from Currie does no damage.
Lind doesn't manage to clinch there - Currie circles away.
Currie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lind lands a nice looking body kick.
Currie buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lind takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Currie scores with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Lind misses its intended target.
Currie throws a front kick aimed at Lind's knee but Lind avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Currie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Lind throws a leg kick that is checked
and Currie counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lind lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Currie has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Currie and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lind bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Currie's head backwards.
Lind is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Currie scores with a jab. Lind acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Currie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lind moves away from the strike by Currie.
Currie uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Currie throws a combination that misses
and Lind counters with a good, hard body kick but Currie shrugs it off.
Lind wants to land a leg kick but Currie is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lind tries to work over Currie's front leg with a kick but Currie checks it.
Lind misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lind throws a head kick but Currie moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lind.
Lind turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lind lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lind throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Currie scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Currie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lind was well out of range. Poor timing from Currie.
Currie buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lind throws a lazy right hand but Currie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lind dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Currie. That did some damage!
David Currie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lind lands with an overhand left.
Curtis Lind has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lind throws a sloppy head kick
and Currie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lind misses with a kick to the body
and Currie counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lind on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Currie checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Currie throws a chopping leg kick but Lind manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lind thumps Currie with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from Lind misses.
Currie checks a leg kick.
Currie moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Currie's corner calls for a 1-2. Currie obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Currie attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A low kick from Lind misses
and Currie counters with a nice uppercut.
Currie shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lind throws a leg kick
and Currie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lind throws a jab but it's blocked by Currie.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lind.
Lind scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice uppercut there from Currie.
Lind lands a jab to the nose.
Currie is looking to chop away at Lind's legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Currie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Currie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lind throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Curtis Lind.
Well Currie has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 49:46
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 49:46
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Currie!
David Currie retains his lightweight title!