PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juan Tamad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Curry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tamad comes into the arena with The Joker blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Tamad
vs
Curry

184 cm
33
200 lbs
22 - 12 - 1

186 cm
36
194 lbs
42 - 18 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Hellbent
GREEN!160

Hellbent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Juan Tamad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 42 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arthur Curry!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tamad ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tamad walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Curry checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Curry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tamad.
Tamad looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tamad misses with a looping right.
Curry flicks out a counter leg kick but Tamad steps away.
The fighters circling - Curry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Curry loads up on a big right hand but Tamad slips the punch.
Tamad defending well as Curry loads up on a big left hand.
Tamad showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Curry.
Tamad appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Tamad fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Curry has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tamad moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Curry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tamad.
Curry missing with a left hand there. Tamad was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tamad feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curry lands a right hook to the body.
Tamad keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Curry.
Curry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tamad is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Curry drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamad swings for the body but Curry moves out of range.
Tamad ducks right into an uppercut from Curry.
A jab from Curry misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Curry.
A looping hook to the body misses from Curry. Tamad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Curry misses with a straight left.
The crowd cheers as Curry lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tamad doesn't seem phased though.
Curry swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tamad.
Tamad scores with a jab to the jaw.
Curry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tamad was well out of range. Poor timing from Curry.
Tamad changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Curry looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tamad dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tamad scoring well with a low kick there.
Curry on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Curry blocks the body kick.
Curry throws out a counter right but Tamad avoids it with no problem.
Tamad misses with a leg kick
and Curry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamad feints and then cracks Curry's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Curry down.
Curry throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tamad on the side of the head.
Curry lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tamad misses with a straight left.
Curry slips under a jab.
Curry connects with a body shot that sends Tamad's belly button to the back.
A punch combination from Tamad misses.
Curry avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Curry! But no joy.
Tamad misses with a low kick.
Arthur Curry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Curry throws a hook to the side of Tamad's head but Tamad sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Curry throws a hook but Tamad avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Curry.
Curry throws a looping overhand right but Tamad ducks down to avoid it.
Curry swings for the body but Tamad moves out of range.
Tamad connects with the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamad takes one to the side of the head.
Curry avoids the body shot from Tamad.
Curry misses the shot to the body.
Curry is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tamad had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Curry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tamad feinted with a counter takedown.
Tamad connects with a looping right hand.
Tamad cracks a nice hook into Curry's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tamad. Curry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tamad throws a good cross that connects.
A swing and a miss from Tamad.
A slow jab from Tamad misses its intended target.
Tamad throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Curry throws a fast counter high kick but Tamad manages to duck under it in time.
Tamad misses with a hook.
Curry fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Curry throws a big shot that misses.
Tamad changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tamad wants to slow Curry down by chopping away at his legs.
As Tamad backs off Curry throws a huge counter combo but Tamad manages to avoid it all.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamad throws a right hand that Curry ducks under and follows up with a left that Curry also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Curry.
Tamad swings widly with a right hand
and Curry counters with a low kick, right behind Tamad 's knee.
Tamad throws a hook but Curry avoids it easily.
Curry replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Tamad blocks it well.
Curry misses with a hook.
Tamad changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Good exchange - Tamad coming out on top.
Tamad with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Curry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Curry misses with the combination.
Tamad defending well as Curry loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tamad cracks the inside of Curry's front leg.
Curry checks a low kick from Tamad.
A head kick misses from Tamad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Arthur Curry will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Curry slips under a jab.
Curry misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Tamad.
Curry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tamad was well out of range. Poor timing from Curry.
Tamad appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Curry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tamad.
Curry takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tamad feints and then cracks Curry's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Curry down.
Good shot there by Tamad.
Arthur Curry seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Curry lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Curry tries a head kick but it misses.

Tamad is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Curry's half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tamad throwing shots but Curry is blocking nicely.
Curry makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Curry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamad missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tamad in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Curry wants to improve his position but instead Tamad has moved into half guard.
Curry wants to control but Tamad is keeping busy.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tamad thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Curry's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tamad thows a huge punch but Curry dodges it nicely.
Tamad is looking to stall here but Curry recovers full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tamad working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Curry tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tamad landing some decent shots from guard.
Tamad throws an elbow that misses. Curry uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tamad's guard. Nice move by Curry!

Tamad has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tamad swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tamad controlling Curry's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tamad looking to hit a scissor sweep but Curry is one step ahead there.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Curry cracks Tamad with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tamad feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Currys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tamad misses with a low kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Curry!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Curry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tamad throws a right hand that misses
and Curry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big right from Curry misses.

Curry tries to sprawl but Tamad drives through with a takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Juan Tamad will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A slapping leg kick lands for Curry.
Curry throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tamad misses with a lunging right hand
and Curry makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tamad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tamad checks a leg kick.
Curry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tamad slips a straight right by Curry.
Curry throws an overhand right that lands on Tamad's shoulder, as Tamad tries to avoid the shot.
Curry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tamad.
A jab from Curry finds it's way through Tamad's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decent striking displayed by Curry there.
Curry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Curry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tamad looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tamad throws a good cross that connects.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamad feints and then cracks Curry's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Curry down.
Tamad moves out of range of the strikes.
Curry digs a good body shot into Tamad's ribs.
Tamad darts in looking for a takedown but Curry gets double underhooks and turns Tamad into the cage.
Tamad throws a low kick but Curry avoids it.
Curry scores with a jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Curry checks a leg kick.
Curry looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Curry connects with a body shot.
Curry avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Curry now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Curry fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Curry throws a looping overhand right but Tamad ducks down to avoid it.
Curry bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Curry fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Curry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tamad.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tamad has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tamad there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curry dips to his left and cracks Tamad with an uppercut!
Tamad tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Curry is able to avoid easily.
Tamad dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Curry misses its intended target.
Tamad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tamad turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Curry dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Curry changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tamad misses with a few strikes there.
Curry throws a jab when Tamad was well out of range.
Tamad appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Tamad takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Curry misses with a looping left.
Tamad drops down looking for a counter takedown but Curry sprawls and moves away.
Tamad moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Curry lands a nice looking body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamad misses with a right hand
and Curry counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tamad takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tamad looks to throw the jab but Curry is out of range.
Curry throws an overhand right that lands on Tamad's shoulder, as Tamad tries to avoid the shot.
Curry fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tamad on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Curry moves into range and connects with a jab.
Curry with a hook.
Curry throws a body punch but Tamad moves out of range.
Curry lands a nice looking body shot.
Curry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Curry is looking to chop away at Tamad's legs.
Curry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Curry misses with a few strikes there.
Tamad changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tamad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tamad takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A combination from Curry does no damage.
Tamad throws an overhand right that lands on Curry's shoulder, as Curry tries to avoid the shot.
Nice takedown defense from Curry. No joy for Tamad on that attempt.
Curry avoids the body shot from Tamad.
Curry throws a big shot that misses.
Curry goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tamad appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Curry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Curry listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tamad connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Curry has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A big left from Curry misses.
Curry on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tamad throws a low kick, looking for Curry's leg but Curry calmly moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur Curry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Curry has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Arthur Curry!
After winning the bout, Arthur Curry thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.