PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Isaac Curtis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Curtis's entrance music is Schubert - Ave Maria. A fine choice. Pain has chosen When you think you've got it.. But Johnny knocks you out. as his entrance music. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!The key to victory for Isaac Curtis has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Curtis
vs
Pain

176 cm
26
164 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

180 cm
26
175 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite 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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Isaac Curtis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnny Pain!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curtis scores with a decent looking hook.
Pain takes a swing at Curtis's ribcage but misses.
Pain looks to land a left hand but Curtis moved out of range nicely.

Curtis rushes Pain and presses him up against the cage.
Pain blocking some punches.
Curtis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Curtis tries to work over Pain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Curtis has a couple of punches blocked by Pain.
Curtis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pain.
Pain swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Curtis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Curtis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pain or not.
Curtis blocks an uppercut.
I was talking to Curtis's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pain throws a head punch that misses.
Curtis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Curtis has a couple of punches blocked by Pain.
Curtis working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pain.
Curtis tries to stall but Pain uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pain swings wildly with an uppercut but Curtis uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pain lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pain works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Curtis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Curtis.
Curtis lands with a left to the head.

Pain manages to break the clinch.
A jab lands there for Curtis.
Curtis throws a hook but Pain avoids it easily.
Curtis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Curtis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Curtis thuds a left hand into Pain's body.
Pain throws a lazy uppercut
and Curtis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pain throws a lazy uppercut
and Curtis counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Curtis swings widly with a right hand
and Pain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pain throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pain throws a lazy uppercut
and Curtis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Isaac Curtis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Curtis moves into range and clinches up with Pain.
Curtis misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pain.
Curtis misses with a punch to the body.
Curtis swings wildly with an uppercut but Pain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Curtis blocking some punches.
Curtis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pain lands a hook that snaps the head of Curtis backwards.
Curtis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Curtis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Curtis misses with the head strike.
Pain misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pain prevents a body shot from Curtis.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Curtis.
Pain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pain lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Curtis backwards.
A short left from Curtis.
Pain misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pain tries to work over Curtis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Curtis tries a body shot but Pain blocks it.
We've been informed that Pain has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Pain lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Curtis or not.
Curtis working aggressively here.
Pain wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Curtis has him pressed against the cage.
Curtis misses with a punch on the inside.
Pain blocks an uppercut.
Curtis looking to slow down the pace here.
Pain works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Curtis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pain scores with a shoulder strike.
Pain scores with a hook to the body.

Pain breaks from the clinch.
Curtis catches Pain with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Curtis is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
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!
Curtis lands with a nice body punch.
Curtis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Curtis.
Pain tries to move into range but Curtis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Curtis misses with a straight left.
Pain unleashes a big counter combination but Curtis bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Pain takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Curtis lands a slapping body shot.
Curtis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice jab there from Curtis.
Pain defending well as Curtis loads up on a big left hand.
Pain looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nice defenses there by Curtis.
Curtis appears to be looking for a big counter.
Curtis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pain can do to turn this around?
Pain drops his hands momentarily and Curtis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Curtis with a nice cross.
Curtis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pain manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Curtis slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Curtis misses the shot to the body.
Pain walks into a jab.
Pain takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curtis loads up on a big right hand but Pain slips the punch.
Pain doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pain throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pain pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pain uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Curtis.
Pain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Curtis.
Curtis misses with an uppercut
enabling Pain to counter with a crisp jab.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Curtis here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Pain throws a poor cross that misses
and Curtis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Curtis just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Curtis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Curtis.
Curtis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A looping hook to the body misses from Curtis. Pain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Curtis throws a combination. Pain tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curtis misses with a hook.
Curtis lands a lovely overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pain just misses with a punch to the body.
Curtis looks to throw the jab but Pain is out of range.
Curtis just misses with a punch to the body.
As Curtis backs off Pain throws a huge counter combo but Curtis manages to avoid it all.
Pain ducks under a wild hook from Curtis.
Pain swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Curtis throws a good cross that connects.
Pain takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pain looks to throw the jab but Curtis is out of range.
Curtis is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pain moves away from the strike by Curtis.
Pain might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Curtis.
Curtis cracks Pain with a good jab.
Pain swings widly with a right hand
and Pain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pain loads up on a big right hand but Curtis slips the punch.
It looked like Curtis was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pain.
Curtis cracks Pain with a good jab.
Isaac Curtis is winning the standup battle so far.
Curtis looks to score with a jab to the body but Pain is just out of range.
Curtis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Curtis.
A shot to the liver by Curtis. Beautiful body shot.
Pain looks to land a combination but Curtis avoids it well.
Curtis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pain takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Curtis throws a poor cross that misses
and Pain counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big left from Pain misses.
Curtis jabs at Pain's body.
Pain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Curtis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Curtis swings for the body but Pain moves out of range.
Curtis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Curtis misses with a looping left.
Curtis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Isaac Curtis dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Curtis looks to throw the jab but Pain is out of range.
Curtis jabs at Pain's body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Curtis.
Pain avoids the body shot from Curtis.
Curtis connects with a body shot that sends Pain's belly button to the back.
Curtis throws a one two combo.
Curtis looks to throw the jab but Pain is out of range.
Pain looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pain throws a shot from downtown. Curtis moves away and avoids it.

Curtis closes the distance and pushes Pain back into the cage.
Pain wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Curtis has him pressed against the cage.
Curtis lands a body shot.
Curtis tries a body shot but Pain blocks it.
Pain takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Curtis misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pain.
Good body shot from Curtis.
A head punch on the inside from Pain fails to land.
Curtis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Curtis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pain backwards.
Come on Curtis - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Curtis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Curtis lands with a short shot to the head.
Pain misses with a hook to the ribs.
Isaac Curtis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Curtis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Pain manages to break the clinch.
Pain walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Curtis throws a big shot that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain connects with a right hand. Curtis shakes it off.
Curtis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Curtis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pain manages to avoid it.
Pain slips a straight right by Curtis.
Pain walks into a jab.
Pain lands a body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Curtis there.
Pain has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Curtis misses with a wild combination.
Curtis lands with a straight right. Pain didn't see that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Curtis misses.
Curtis throws a shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Curtis lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pain doesn't seem phased though.
A jab from Curtis finds it's way through Pain's defenses.
Isaac Curtis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Curtis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pain on the side of the head.
Curtis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Curtis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Curtis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Curtis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curtis misses with an uppercut
and Pain counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Good shot there by Curtis.
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!
Pain throws a jab when Curtis was well out of range.
Curtis is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Curtis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Curtis cracks Pain with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pain throws a left and a right that both miss
and Curtis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pain thows a left - swing and a miss!
Curtis wants to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Isaac Curtis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Curtis 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Isaac Curtis!
Isaac Curtis made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Man, there aren't many fighters out there that are as tough as Johnny Pain, and he put up a good fight tonight. This victory means more than I can put in words.'.