PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Topher Curtis (ranked 2018 p4p, 244 weight class) and Zinedine Eldoroado (ranked 2104 p4p, 249 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Zinedine Eldoroado enters the cage!

Curtis
vs
Eldoroado

183 cm
22
182 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

183 cm
21
177 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Topher Curtis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zinedine Eldoroado!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eldoroado throws a hook but Curtis blocks it.
A little feinted left hand from Curtis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Curtis misses with a left hand
and Eldoroado counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Eldoroado lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Eldoroado on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Eldoroado defending well as Curtis loads up on a big left hand.
Curtis with a jab.
Curtis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Curtis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Curtis throws a lazy right hand but Eldoroado sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Curtis moves into range and clinches up with Eldoroado.
Curtis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Eldoroado tries a body shot but Curtis blocks it.

Curtis breaks from the clinch.
Eldoroado throws a lazy uppercut
and Curtis counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis looks to land a right hand but Eldoroado moved out of range.

Curtis closes the distance and clinches.
Curtis misses with a punch on the inside.
Curtis is leaning against Eldoroado and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Eldoroado pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Eldoroado takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Curtis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Curtis misses with an uppercut.
Eldoroado ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Curtis moves away.
Curtis throws a shot from downtown. Eldoroado moves away and avoids it.
Eldoroado throws a jab but it's blocked by Curtis.
Curtis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Eldoroado misses with a looping left.
Curtis is looking to counter punch.
Curtis tests Eldoroado's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Eldoroado looks to land a combination but Curtis avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eldoroado scores with a hook to the body. Curtis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Curtis darts in and clinches Eldoroado up against the cage.
Good body shot from Curtis.

Eldoroado breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Curtis misses with a left hand
and Eldoroado counters with a stiff right hand.
Eldoroado throws a lazy uppercut
letting Curtis counter with a right hand.
Eldoroado misses with a left hand
and Curtis counters with a stiff right hand.
Curtis has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Eldoroado finds it's way round the side to connect with Curtis's head.
Curtis throws a hook but Eldoroado avoids it easily.
Eldoroado misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Curtis.
Eldoroado throws an off balance right hand
and Curtis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Eldoroado thinking.
Eldoroado misses with a hook.
Zinedine Eldoroado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Eldoroado misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Curtis misses its target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Curtis clinches up with Eldoroado and pushes him back against the cage.

Curtis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Curtis moves into range and connects with a jab.

Curtis takes the fight into the clinch.

Curtis breaks from the clinch.

Curtis takes the fight into the clinch.
Curtis tries a body shot but Eldoroado blocks it.
Nice body punch from Curtis.

Eldoroado's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Eldoroado throws a right and a left that Curtis avoids nicely.
Eldoroado is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Curtis.
Curtis is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Curtis throws a right hand that misses
and Eldoroado counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Curtis with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eldoroado throws an overhand right that lands on Curtis's shoulder, as Curtis tries to avoid the shot.
Eldoroado tries to move into range but Curtis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Curtis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Eldoroado swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Curtis is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Curtis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Eldoroado throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Curtis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Curtis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Eldoroado moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Eldoroado throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Eldoroado slips a straight right by Curtis.
Eldoroado throws a counter combo.
Eldoroado misses with a double jab
and Curtis counters with a series of strikes. Eldoroado will be more careful next time no doubt.
Eldoroado scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice shot by Curtis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Topher Curtis dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Eldoroado misses with a double jab.
Curtis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Eldoroado blocks a jab.
Eldoroado fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Curtis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Curtis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Eldoroado can do to turn this around?
Eldoroado scores with a nice head shot.
Curtis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Topher Curtis is winning the standup battle so far.
Curtis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Eldoroado in his tracks.
Curtis slips a jab from Eldoroado.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eldoroado scores with a shot to the body.
A jab from Curtis misses.
A big left from Eldoroado misses.
Curtis moves out of range as Eldoroado strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Curtis misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eldoroado has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Eldoroado there as he acknowledges the shot.
Eldoroado throws a lazy right hand but Curtis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Eldoroado misses its intended target.
Eldoroado misses with an uppercut.
Eldoroado throws a right hand that Curtis ducks under and follows up with a left that Curtis also avoids with ease.

Curtis instigates a clinch.

Curtis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Curtis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Eldoroado! But no joy.
Eldoroado throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Eldoroado takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A decent looking cross lands there for Eldoroado.
Curtis throws a right hand that Eldoroado ducks under and follows up with a left that Eldoroado also avoids with ease.
Eldoroado misses with an uppercut
and Curtis counters with a two punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Curtis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Eldoroado takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Curtis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Curtis holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Eldoroado is working Curtis over against the cage.
A body shot lands from Curtis.
Curtis has a couple of punches blocked by Eldoroado.

Curtis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Eldoroado clobbers Curtis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Eldoroado looks to score with a jab to the body but Curtis is just out of range.
Curtis with a hook.
Eldoroado rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Curtis counters with a nice uppercut.
Eldoroado misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eldoroado misses the shot to the body.
Eldoroado throws an overhand right that lands on Curtis's shoulder, as Curtis tries to avoid the shot.
Eldoroado swings widly with a right hand
and Curtis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Curtis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Eldoroado's head.
Curtis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Curtis jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

It looks like Zinedine Eldoroado has been cut.
Eldoroado is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Curtis.
Curtis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Eldoroado rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Curtis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Curtis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Curtis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Curtis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Eldoroado has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eldoroado looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Eldoroado scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Curtis misses the jab.
Eldoroado misses with a lunging right hand
and Curtis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Eldoroado jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Eldoroado misses with a double jab
and Curtis counters with a nice body shot.
Curtis lands a glancing blow to the side of Eldoroado's head.
Curtis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Eldoroado misses with a hook
and Curtis counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice defenses there by Eldoroado.
Jab from Curtis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Topher Curtis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zinedine Eldoroado's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

A slow jab from Eldoroado misses its intended target.
Curtis throws a shot from downtown. Eldoroado moves away and avoids it.
Curtis misses with an uppercut. Eldoroado saw that one coming.
Eldoroado rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Curtis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Curtis lands with a right hand.
Curtis walks into a stiff left hand from Eldoroado.
Curtis slips a jab and a cross from Eldoroado.
Eldoroado rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Curtis counters with a left to the body.
Curtis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eldoroado throws a hook to the side of Curtis's head but Curtis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Curtis was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A jab lands there for Curtis.
Curtis scores with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Curtis throws an off balance right hand
enabling Eldoroado to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis misses with a lunging right hand
and Eldoroado counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Curtis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Eldoroado sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Eldoroado misses with a few strikes there.
Eldoroado rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Curtis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Curtis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Curtis misses with a double jab
and Eldoroado counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Curtis throws a poor cross that misses
and Eldoroado connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Curtis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Eldoroado misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Curtis.
Curtis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Eldoroado.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eldoroado throws a shot from downtown. Curtis moves away and avoids it.
Curtis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Eldoroado misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eldoroado misses with a right hand
and Curtis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Curtis misses with a hook.
Good shot there by Curtis.
Eldoroado moves out of range as Curtis strikes.
Eldoroado walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Eldoroado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Eldoroado takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Curtis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Eldoroado's head backwards.
Curtis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curtis lands with a nice body punch.
Curtis moves into range and connects with a jab.
Curtis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Eldoroado.
Curtis displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Curtis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Eldoroado throws a jab when Curtis was well out of range.
Eldoroado blocks a jab.
Eldoroado looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Curtis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Eldoroado.
Curtis blocks a jab.
Curtis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Eldoroado.
Curtis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eldoroado throws a lazy right hand but Curtis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Curtis lands with an uppercut that bounces Eldoroado off the cage and back into range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eldoroado lands a lovely overhand right.
Curtis misses with a straight right.
Topher Curtis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Curtis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Eldoroado doesn't seem bothered though.
Curtis throws out a powerful jab.
Eldoroado connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Curtis momentarily.
Curtis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Eldoroado doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Curtis misses with a hook
and Eldoroado counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Curtis misses with a looping left.
Eldoroado swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Zinedine Eldoroado has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A telegraphed right hand from Eldoroado misses the target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Topher 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Topher Curtis!
A victorious Topher Curtis thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.