PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Yang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Curtain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mickey Yang is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Yang
vs
Curtain

181 cm
18
213 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
203 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mickey Yang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kevin Curtain!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curtain avoids the head kick by Yang.
Yang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yang tries to clinch there but Curtain circles away.
Curtain misses with a takedown attempt - Yang sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Yang takes a jab right on the kisser.
Curtain throws the left hand but Yang avoids the punch easily.
Curtain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yang was well out of range. Poor timing from Curtain.
Yang tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Curtain is able to avoid easily.
Curtain avoids the head kick by Yang.
Yang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Curtain looks to throw the jab but Yang is out of range.
Curtain moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Curtain looks to land a right hand but Yang moved out of range.
Yang tries to clinch up.
Curtain fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Curtain swats away the attempt to clinch by Yang.
Curtain cracks Yang with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Curtain with a nice cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Curtain lands.
Nice defenses there by Yang.
Curtain swats away the attempt to clinch by Yang.
Mickey Yang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good exchange - Curtain coming out on top.
Curtain misses with a hook.
Yang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yang swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Curtain counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yang tries to clinch there but Curtain circles away.
Yang looks to clinch
and Curtain counters with a nice uppercut.
Curtain avoids the head kick by Yang.
Yang tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Curtain counters with a three punch combo that has Yang backing up. Yang nods at Curtain to acknowledge the strikes.
Curtain throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yang tries to clinch up
and Curtain counters with a series of strikes. Yang will be more careful next time no doubt.
Yang is breathing heavily.
Curtain slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Curtain fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curtain stalks Yang and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Yang's face. Yang staggers backwards, shaken.
Curtain swats away the attempt to clinch by Yang.
Yang throws a combination that misses
and Yang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yang throws and low kick but Curtain moves out of range easily.
Yang takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Curtain is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Yang had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Yang misses with a double jab
and Curtain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Curtain ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A jab from Curtain finds it's way through Yang's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Curtain connects with a nice looking jab.
Curtain lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Yang tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Curtain counters with a stiff right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Curtain.
Yang takes one to the chin there.
Yang has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yang there as he acknowledges the shot.
Curtain lands with a hook. Yang tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yang tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Curtain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curtain moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Curtain lands a nice looking body shot.
Yang is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Curtain lands with a hook. Yang tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Curtain is trying hard to land a takedown here. Yang sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mickey Yang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Curtain.
Curtain connects with a good right hand that stumbles Yang. Yang circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Yang tries to clinch
and Curtain counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Yang takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Curtain throws a series of punches but Yang moves out of range.
Curtain lands a jab to the nose.

Curtain looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Curtain passes Yang's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Curtain is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curtain passes to full mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Curtain working for a guillotine from mount but Yang is in no mood to give up.

Curtain looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

Curtain looking to secure an arm triangle but Yang defends it well.

Curtain goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Yang turns into him and now he's in Curtain's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Curtain is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Yang is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Curtain dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Yang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Curtain swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yang closes the distance but Curtain moves to the side
and Curtain counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Curtain circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yang is looking to land body kicks.
Curtain throws a wild body kick that Yang sees coming a mile off.
Curtain dives in and grabs Yang's left leg, looking for a takedown. Yang pushes down on Curtain's head and hops out.
Yang tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Curtain counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Curtain.
Yang wants to clinch.
Yang clinches but Curtain breaks the clinch
and Curtain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curtain wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Curtain slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Yang tries to clinch up
letting Curtain counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtain connects with a right hand. Yang shakes it off.
Yang tries to close the distance and clinch but Curtain swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yang walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Curtain catches Yang with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Curtain lands with a nice body punch.
Yang closes the distance looking to clinch
and Curtain counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kevin Curtain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab, jab by Curtain - just one landing.
Yang tries to clinch up but Curtain circles away and keeps his distance.
Curtain connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Some wild striking there from Curtain.
Curtain lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Curtain lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Yang.
Yang walks into a stiff left hand from Curtain.
Curtain throws the kick towards the body but Yang avoids it.
Curtain stalks Yang and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Yang's face. Yang staggers backwards, shaken.
Curtain cracks Yang with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Curtain with a nice cross.
Curtain scores with a jab to the head.
Yang falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Curtain to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice sprawl there from Yang as Curtain shoots in.
Curtain lands with an overhand left.
Curtain throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yang.
Yang ducks right into an uppercut from Curtain.
Yang ducks right into an uppercut from Curtain.
Yang swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Curtain counters with a left to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curtain scores with a nice head shot.
Curtain with a nice cross.
Mickey Yang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yang has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Curtain finds it's way round the side to connect with Yang's head.
Yang darts in trying to clinch
and Curtain counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Yang takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Curtain scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A jab from Curtain finds it's way through Yang's defenses.
Yang looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Curtain cracks Yang with a right hand to the side of the head.
Yang looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Yang walks into a jab.
Yang takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice sprawl there from Yang as Curtain shoots in.
Mickey Yang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Curtain.
Yang falls off balance throwing a combination
and Curtain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yang moves out of range of the body kick from Curtain.
Yang tries to clinch up.
Curtain clobbers Yang with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Yang moves forwards but Curtain connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Curtain fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yang avoids it really well and circles away.
Curtain has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yang wants to clinch up but Curtain keeps it at a distance.
Curtain smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Curtain swats away the attempt to clinch by Yang.
Yang takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yang wants to clinch but Curtain slips to the side
and Curtain counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Curtain takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Curtain's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Curtain duly obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Curtain showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Yang's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Curtain lands with a hook. Yang tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yang misses with a combination
and Curtain counters with a straight right hand.
Curtain lands a jab to Yang's midsection.
Curtain fails to land with a series of punches.
Good shot there by Curtain.
Curtain looks to land a combination but Yang avoids it well.
Yang clinches but Curtain breaks the clinch
and Curtain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Curtain scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Curtain cracks Yang with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A decent looking cross lands there for Curtain.
Curtain circles away from the clinch attempt
and Curtain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mickey Yang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Curtain throws the kick towards the body but Yang avoids it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtain scores with a shot to the body.
Yang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Curtain swats him away and circles back towards the center.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Curtain.
Curtain clobbers Yang with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Good exchange - Curtain coming out on top.
Yang ducks right into an uppercut from Curtain.
Curtain smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A nice combination there by Curtain.
Yang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Curtain listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Yang takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Curtain lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Curtain keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yang closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A punch lands to the side of Yang 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Yang moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yang tries to clinch up
and Curtain counters with a stiff right hand.
Curtain lands with a nice body punch.
Curtain uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Curtain misses with a double jab.
Curtain moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Yang clinches but Curtain breaks the clinch
and Curtain counters with a two punch combo.
Yang misses with a low kick.
Curtain avoids a kick to the body.
Good shot there by Curtain.
Yang takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Curtain lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Curtain comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curtain scores with a jab to the head.
Curtain moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A punch lands to the side of Yang 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Curtain lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Yang gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Curtain darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Curtain moves out of range of the leg kick from Yang.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yang.
Curtain throws a right hand that Yang ducks under and follows up with a left that Yang also avoids with ease.
Yang tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Curtain counter with a right hand.
Yang walks into a stiff left hand from Curtain.
Yang takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Curtain!
Curtain moves into range and connects with a jab.
Curtain missing with a left hand there. Yang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A right-left combo lands from Curtain.
Yang tries to clinch up
and Curtain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yang takes one on the button.
Curtain moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Curtain throws a lazy right hand but Yang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mickey Yang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yang takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Yang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yang is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Curtain.
Yang is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Curtain throws a half hearted mid kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Curtain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Curtain has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 25:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 25:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Curtain!