PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Curitaba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Kissinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Curitaba
vs
Kissinger

170 cm
18
166 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Curitaba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henry Kissinger!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Curitaba darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kissinger is looking to control Curitaba's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kissinger avoid being mounted?
Curitaba missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kissinger is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Curitaba wants to take a breather but Kissinger is having none of it.
Kissinger moves into full guard.
Kissinger looking to hit a scissor sweep but Curitaba is one step ahead there.
Kissinger really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Curitaba. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kissinger trying to control the position.
Kissinger looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Curitaba fails with a takedown attempt.
Kissinger just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Kissinger. No joy for Curitaba on that attempt.
Curitaba shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kissinger as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Curitaba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kissinger looks to score with a jab to the body but Curitaba is just out of range.
Henry Kissinger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Curitaba shoots in but Kissinger avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Curitaba is breathing heavily.
Nice shot lands for Kissinger.
Curitaba takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kissinger thows a body shot but no joy.
Kissinger looks to throw the jab but Curitaba is out of range.
Curitaba misses with a head kick.
Curitaba on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kissinger. Curitaba does a little dance to reset his feet.

Kissinger closes the distance and pushes Curitaba back into the cage.
Curitaba is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kissinger pushes Curitaba back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Kissinger.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kissinger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kissinger pushes Curitaba back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Kissinger - that landed with a thud.
Kissinger lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kissinger lands with a short shot to the head.
Kissinger taking a breather.
Kissinger scores with a shoulder strike.
Kissinger lands an uppercut.
Kissinger will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Curitaba up against the cage.
Kissinger receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Henry Kissinger.
Curitaba walks into a left hand.
Kissinger lands with an overhand left.
Kissinger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Curitaba was well out of range. Poor timing from Kissinger.

Kissinger clinches up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kissinger.
Still in the clinch, Kissinger scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kissinger makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kissinger lands with a right to the head.
Kissinger stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kissinger lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Kissinger on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kissinger creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kissinger lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kissinger lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kissinger is pressed up against the cage. Curitaba has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kissinger down to the mat. Kissinger avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Curitaba shoots in for a takedown but Kissinger shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kissinger swings for the body but Curitaba moves out of range.
Curitaba gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kissinger just misses with a punch to the body.
Kissinger looks to score with a jab to the body but Curitaba is just out of range.
Curitaba tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kissinger throws a body punch but Curitaba moves out of range.
Kissinger stuffs the takedown.
Kissinger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Curitaba.
Kissinger lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curitaba avoids the body shot from Kissinger.
Curitaba throws a hook but Kissinger avoids it easily.
Kissinger is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Curitaba avoids the body shot from Kissinger.

Kissinger gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kissinger works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kissinger is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kissinger lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The referee calls for Kissinger to work.
Curitaba jumps guard but Kissinger stands there with Curitaba around his waist. Curitaba gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kissinger lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Curitaba backwards.
Curitaba letting Kissinger take a breather here.
Kissinger scores with a shot to the side of Curitaba's head.
Kissinger throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Curitabas head.
Kissinger throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kissinger lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Kissinger dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kissinger connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Kissinger clinches with his opponent.
Nice body punch from Kissinger.
Kissinger lands a shoulder strike.
Kissinger pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short uppercut from Kissinger.
Kissinger keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Curitaba's efforts to push away.
Kissinger stops a takedown attempt from Curitaba.
Kissinger is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Curitaba changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kissinger fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kissinger takes a swing at Curitaba's ribcage but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Curitaba tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kissinger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kissinger slaps away a takedown attempt from Curitaba, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Curitaba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Curitaba avoids the body shot from Kissinger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kissinger stuns Curitaba with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kissinger scores with a nice head shot.
Jab from Kissinger.
Kissinger has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kissinger misses with a wild body shot.
Kissinger lands with a good body shot.
Kissinger is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Curitaba rather than just go for the knockout.

Kissinger closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Curitaba's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kissinger lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kissinger scores with a shot to the side of Curitaba's head.
Kissinger scores with a shot to the side of Curitaba's head.
Kissinger scores with a shot to the side of Curitaba's head.
Kissinger lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Kissinger.
Kissinger dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Curitaba's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kissinger lands a left hand that snaps the head of Curitaba backwards.
Curitaba tries to pull guard but Kissinger holds him up against the cage and eventually Curitaba drops back down to his feet.
Kissinger gets through Curitaba's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kissinger lands a right hand.
Kissinger lands with a light punch inside.
Kissinger cracks Curitaba with a nice body shot.
Kissinger manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kissinger lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Curitaba backwards.
Kissinger lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kissinger gets through Curitaba's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Curitaba letting Kissinger take a breather here.
Curitaba wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Curitaba's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kissinger throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Curitabas head.
Curitaba is trying to maintain a safe position but Kissinger gets an underhook and turns Curitaba into the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kissinger.
Kissinger lands a right hand.
Kissinger working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kissinger lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kissinger lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Kissinger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kissinger stalling.
Curitaba tries for a takedown but Kissinger manages to get underhooks.
Kissinger scores with a shot to the side of Curitaba's head.
Curitaba takes a shot to the head.
Kissinger scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kissinger scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kissinger controlling the action here for a moment.
Nice body punch from Kissinger - that landed with a thud.
Kissinger has Curitaba pushed against the cage.
Curitaba fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short uppercut from Kissinger.
Kissinger lands a right hand that snaps the head of Curitaba backwards.
Curitaba tries to break the clinch but Kissinger is controlling the position.
Curitaba looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kissinger gets through Curitaba's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kissinger lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Kissinger.
Kissinger managing to block the knees to the body from Curitaba.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Curitaba tries for a takedown but Kissinger manages to get underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Kissinger.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kissinger.
Still in the clinch, Kissinger scores with a nice short uppercut.
Curitaba has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kissinger is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A nice left hand lands by Kissinger.
Kissinger pushes Curitaba back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kissinger works on Curitaba's body with a couple of short punches.
Kissinger lands with a left to the head.
Kissinger scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kissinger lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kissinger lands a left hand that snaps the head of Curitaba backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kissinger takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Curitaba swings wildly with an uppercut but Kissinger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kissinger scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee calls for Kissinger to work.
Kissinger scores with a shoulder strike.
Curitaba with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Kissinger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Kissinger just misses with a punch to the body.
Kissinger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Curitaba looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kissinger is fending him off so far but Curitaba persists. Nope, Kissinger circles away and we're back to standing.

Kissinger rushes Curitaba and presses him up against the cage.
Kissinger is leaning against Curitaba and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Kissinger.
Kissinger lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kissinger lands a nice shot to the body.
Kissinger pushes Curitaba back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kissinger lands with a left to the head.
Kissinger stalls.
Kissinger lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kissinger scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Curitaba is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kissinger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Kissinger.
Kissinger lands with a right to the head.
Kissinger lands a shoulder strike.
Kissinger lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kissinger has Curitaba pressed against the cage.
Kissinger lands a body shot.
Kissinger lands with a right to the head.
Kissinger lands with a left to the head.
Kissinger lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kissinger lands a right hand that snaps the head of Curitaba backwards.
Kissinger lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kissinger.
Good body shot from Kissinger.
Kissinger lands with a light punch inside.
Kissinger digs a right hand underneath Curitaba's ribcage. Curitaba let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kissinger lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kissinger prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Curitaba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kissinger scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kissinger creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Curitaba goes for a takedown attempt but Kissinger pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Anderson Curitaba is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Curitaba on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Curitaba.
Kissinger throws out a powerful jab.
Kissinger throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Curitaba stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Curitaba fails with a takedown attempt.
Kissinger connects with a body shot.
Kissinger lands with a shot to the body.

Kissinger moves into the clinch.
Kissinger lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Kissinger scores with a nice short uppercut.
Curitaba wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice left hand lands by Kissinger.
Kissinger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Kissinger as the two fighters clinch.
Kissinger lands with a left to the head.
Curitaba has had enough of the clinch but Kissinger keeps him there for the moment.
Nice body punch from Kissinger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kissinger stops a takedown attempt from Curitaba.
Curitaba letting Kissinger take a breather here.
Kissinger pushes Curitaba back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Curitaba tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kissinger smiles and moves away.
Kissinger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Curitaba manages to avoid it.
Kissinger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Curitaba.
Anderson Curitaba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kissinger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Curitaba.
Kissinger stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kissinger wants it to stay on the feet.
Kissinger lands a body shot.
Curitaba doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Curitaba tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kissinger connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Curitaba fails to land the takedown.

Kissinger drives through and clinches with Curitaba against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kissinger lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Kissinger.
Curitaba is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kissinger gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kissinger slowing the pace effectively.
Nice body punch from Kissinger - that landed with a thud.
Kissinger lands a hook that snaps the head of Curitaba backwards.
Curitaba lands an elbow that stopped Kissinger in his tracks for a moment.
Kissinger lands a left hand that snaps the head of Curitaba backwards.
Kissinger prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kissinger gets underhooks to prevent Curitaba's takedown attempt.
Curitaba tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kissinger scores with a shoulder strike.
Curitaba throws a knee to the head but misses.
A shot in the inside from Kissinger.
Kissinger pushes Curitaba back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kissinger lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Curitaba has a couple of punches blocked by Kissinger.
Kissinger presses Curitaba against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kissinger lands a shot to the body.
Curitaba working Kissinger over with knees to the body.
Curitaba drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kissinger pulls his leg out and moves away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Henry Kissinger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kissinger winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Kissinger!