PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Currey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Dang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Currey
vs
Dang

172 cm
20
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Currey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, King Dang!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Currey wants to clinch but Dang slips to the side

and Dang counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Dang looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Currey is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Currey is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Currey takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Dang looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Currey wants to take a breather but Dang is having none of it.
Currey tries to stand and escape but Dang is controlling the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Currey wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dang keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Jimmy Currey wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Currey shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dang manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Currey sitting in guard here, content to control.

Currey gets to his feet - Dang follows without any prompting.
Currey throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

Currey clinches up against the cage.
Currey lands a good knee to the midsection. Dang won't want to take too many of those.
The referee is keeping an eye on Currey - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Currey.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Currey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Currey decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Currey stands up from half guard.
Dang circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dang circles away from the clinch attempt.
Currey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dang manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Currey drives through with a takedown into Dang's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Currey wants to control from the top but Dang keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dang looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Currey slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Currey has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Currey tries to clinch up.

Currey rushes Dang and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dang managing to block the knees to the body from Currey.
Currey using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Currey lands an elbow just above Dang 's eye.

Currey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Currey moves into range and clinches up with Dang.

Currey breaks from the clinch.
Currey tries to clinch up.

Dang gets caught napping as Currey dives in and scores a takedown. Dang manages to retain guard.
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!
Currey looking to sit in guard and control but Dang gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dang is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Currey 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.

A head kick misses from Currey.
Currey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dang avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Currey has closed the distance and engaged Dang in a clinch.
Currey lands an elbow inside that Dang shrugs off.
Currey manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Currey unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dang lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Currey tries to land knees in the clinch but Dang avoids the damage to the body.
Dang is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Currey missing with knees to the body.
Currey is stalling here.
Dang drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Currey gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Currey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Currey lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Currey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Currey fails with an attempt to clinch.

Currey gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Currey lands with a left to the head.
Dang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dang takes an elbow to the forehead.
Currey creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dang's defenses.
Currey scores a nice knee to the body.
Currey has Dang pushed against the cage.

Currey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dang keeps the fight on the outside.
Jimmy Currey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Currey has closed the distance and engaged Dang in a clinch.
Currey holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Currey seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.

Currey drags the fight down to the ground.
Dang looking to sit in guard and control but Currey gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Currey working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Currey trying to control the position from guard on top but Dang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Currey loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Dang has his foot on Currey's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Currey works his way back into a safe position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Currey would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Currey has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Currey gets to his feet - Dang follows without any prompting.

Currey closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Dang's guard.
Dang not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Currey trying to control the position from guard on top but Dang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dang is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Currey gets to his feet - Dang follows without any prompting.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Currey clinches up against the cage.
Currey unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dang lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Currey dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Currey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Currey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dang can do to turn this around?
Currey is looking to clinch but Dang is avoiding it.
Jimmy Currey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Currey tries to clinch up but Dang circles away and keeps his distance.
Dang circles away from the clinch attempt.

Currey shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Dang blocking the ground and pound attempt from Currey.
Dang wants to get back to full guard.
Currey tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Dang.

Currey stands up out of the half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dang avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Currey closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Dang's guard.

Dang looking for a guillotine here but Currey defends easily.
Currey seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Currey wants to stand and escape but instead Dang has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Currey holds on and takes a little breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dang throws an elbow that misses. Currey uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dang's guard. Nice move by Currey!
Currey loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dang utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Currey gets to his feet - Dang follows without any prompting.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Currey tries to clinch but Dang is having none of it.
Currey wants to clinch.

Currey closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dang parries the strikes from Currey easily there. Currey is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dang to escape.
Currey sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Dang is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Dang is trying to get back to half guard.
Dang struggling a bit here.

Currey stands up and beckons Dang to his feet.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dang crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Currey - the referee stops the clock and Dang gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Currey. Dang manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Currey throws a nice looking combination but Dang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dang shoots in for a double leg but Currey sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Currey clinches up with Dang and pushes him back against the cage.
Dang is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Currey gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jimmy Currey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Currey lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Currey not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Currey tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Currey perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
King Dang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
It looks like Currey is going to stand back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Currey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Currey 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Currey!