PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jared Curtis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karlos O Fenomeno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karlos O Fenomeno is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Curtis
vs
O Fenomeno

178 cm
20
175 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

175 cm
18
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Global Empire MMA Gear

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jared Curtis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karlos O Fenomeno!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Fenomeno looks to clinch

and Curtis counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for O Fenomeno!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
O Fenomeno working to try and regain half guard.
O Fenomeno tries to lock up and control but Curtis gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Curtis putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
O Fenomeno gets back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Fenomeno has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Curtis is working away from the top position though.
Curtis takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
O Fenomeno tries to get to full guard but Curtis has control of the leg.
O Fenomeno wants to get back to full guard but Curtis has passed into side control.

Curtis is trying to get an arm triangle but O Fenomeno is defending well.
Curtis connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused O Fenomeno some visible discomfort.

Curtis working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Curtis knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for O Fenomeno on the ground.
O Fenomeno tries to buck Curtis off but Curtis is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Fenomeno regains half guard.
Curtis lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are battling for position here. O Fenomeno manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Curtis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

O Fenomeno had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Curtis defends it easily.
O Fenomeno keeping full guard, as Curtis tries to pass.
O Fenomeno can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Curtis controls the pace.
Curtis passes O Fenomeno's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Curtis working O Fenomeno over with strikes.
O Fenomeno has hold of Curtis's hands but Curtis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

O Fenomeno looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
O Fenomeno is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Curtis jumps into side control!
O Fenomeno wants to control but Curtis postures up.
Curtis scores with punches from side control.
O Fenomeno takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Curtis scoring with punches and elbows.
O Fenomeno is not content to let Curtis control the position.
O Fenomeno tries to get back to half guard but can't.
O Fenomeno can't do much from the bottom here.
Curtis is putting a hurting on O Fenomeno here, landing some big shots from side control.
You can see the frustration on O Fenomeno's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Curtis tries for a kimura but O Fenomeno is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Fenomeno gets back to half guard.

O Fenomeno actively working from the bottom here.
Curtis controlling the action here.
O Fenomeno is looking for a sweep. Curtis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
O Fenomeno is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Curtis connects with a nice short shot to O Fenomeno's temple.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Curtis connects with a nice short shot to O Fenomeno's temple.
O Fenomeno wants to get back to full guard.

Curtis seems to be working for a kimura but O Fenomeno defends the submission attempt.
Curtis content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Curtis lands a nice short elbow.
Curtis lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Fenomeno has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Curtis is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

O Fenomeno is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Curtis pulls his head out easily.
Curtis takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Curtis is thwarting O Fenomeno's attempts to control the position.
Curtis working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Curtis landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jared Curtis dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Curtis closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. O Fenomeno quickly recovers to half guard.
Curtis looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Curtis is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and O Fenomeno defends it well.

O Fenomeno looking for submissions off his back.

Curtis looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Curtis is thwarting O Fenomeno's attempts to control the position.
Curtis looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.

O Fenomeno looking for submissions off his back.
Ground and pound from Curtis.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Curtis winds up and cracks O Fenomeno with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
O Fenomeno manages to get to full guard.

O Fenomeno has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Curtis should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, O Fenomeno has tightened it up now! Curtis should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Karlos O Fenomeno!