PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Konrad Kurze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marlon Worthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Worthy has chosen Drop the world as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kurze
vs
Worthy

150 cm
22
130 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

182 cm
25
167 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Hellbent

Fight Club Clothing est. 09™
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Konrad Kurze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marlon Worthy!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Worthy catches Kurze with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A slow jab from Kurze misses its intended target.
Worthy throws a right hand that Kurze ducks under and follows up with a left that Kurze also avoids with ease.
Worthy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kurze was well out of range. Poor timing from Worthy.
Kurze thows a body shot but no joy.
Worthy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kurze was well out of range. Poor timing from Worthy.
A swing and a miss from Kurze.
Worthy throws a hook but Kurze blocks it.
Kurze misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Worthy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Worthy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The fighters circling - Worthy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kurze throws a body punch but Worthy moves out of range.
Worthy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kurze connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Worthy avoids the body shot from Kurze.
Worthy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Worthy looks to score with a jab to the body but Kurze is just out of range.
Kurze shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Worthy as he jumps to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Worthy connects with a single shot there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kurze.
A jab from Kurze misses.
Worthy thuds his right hand into Kurze's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Worthy slaps away a takedown attempt from Kurze, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Konrad Kurze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Worthy throws out a powerful jab.
Worthy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Worthy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Worthy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Worthy misses with a straight left.
Kurze takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Worthy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kurze ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Worthy moves away.
Worthy punishes Kurze's body with a nice straight punch.
Konrad Kurze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kurze throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worthy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Worthy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kurze.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Worthy darts in and clinches Kurze up against the cage.
Worthy leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kurze tries to pull guard but Worthy won't allow it.
A short right from Worthy on the inside.
Kurze goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kurze blocks a body shot from Worthy.
Worthy swings wildly with an uppercut but Kurze uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Worthy scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Worthy.
Worthy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Worthy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Worthy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kurze backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worthy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Worthy breaks from the clinch.
Worthy loads up on a big right hand but Kurze slips the punch.
Kurze looks to score with a jab to the body but Worthy is just out of range.
Worthy misses with a two punch combination.
Worthy avoids the body shot from Kurze.
Worthy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kurze feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Worthys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kurze thows a body shot but no joy.
Kurze misses with a wild body shot.
Kurze throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Worthy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kurze misses with a body shot.
Good shot there by Kurze.
Kurze wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kurze throws an overhand right that lands on Worthy's shoulder, as Worthy tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worthy moves out of range of the strikes.
Kurze shoots in looking for a takedown. Worthy tries to sprawl out of it but Kurze keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Worthy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Worthy throws a right hand that Kurze ducks under and follows up with a left that Kurze also avoids with ease.
Kurze lands a slapping body shot.
Kurze works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kurze. Worthy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kurze throws a hook but Worthy blocks it.
Worthy is a very stocky fighter. Infact he's such a weird shape that he's almost like some sort of comedy character - it's hard to believe he's real.
Worthy lands a slapping body shot.
Nice shot by Kurze.
A looping hook to the body misses from Worthy. Kurze does a little dance to reset his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kurze shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Worthy but Worthy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kurze misses with a straight right.
Worthy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kurze.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marlon Worthy dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Worthy misses with a straight right.
A big right from Kurze misses.
Worthy cracks Kurze with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Worthy leaves Kurze with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice defenses there by Worthy.
Worthy throws a hook to the side of Kurze's head but Kurze sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kurze misses with a jab to the body
and Worthy counters with a nice uppercut.
Worthy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kurze looks for a takedown but Worthy sprawls well.
Worthy lands a nice hook to Kurze's body. Kurze takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kurze misses with a body shot.
Worthy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kurze moves away.
Worthy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kurze circles away quickly and effectively.
Worthy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kurze.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Worthy lands.
Kurze gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kurze misses with an uppercut. Worthy saw that one coming.
Kurze swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Worthy lands with a slapping head kick.
Kurze tries to move into range but Worthy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kurze misses the shot to the body.
Kurze tries for a takedown but Worthy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Konrad Kurze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kurze slips a jab from Worthy.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Worthy.
Worthy throws a combination. Kurze tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Kurze is rocked!
Nice uppercut lands for Kurze. That snapped Worthy's head back.
Kurze's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Worthy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kurze scrambles back to his feet.
Oh Kurze is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marlon Worthy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Worthy drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Kurze right on the button. Kurze goes down! Worthy follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Worthy gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marlon Worthy!
An out of breath and clearly excited Marlon Worthy thanked Fight Club Clothing est. 09™ for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).