PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Curitaba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Kissinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kissinger's choice of entrance music: B.O.B. - Outkast. Anderson Curitaba could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Henry Kissinger's chin.

Curitaba
vs
Kissinger

170 cm
18
166 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Curitaba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henry Kissinger!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curitaba shoots in looking for a takedown. Kissinger tries to sprawl out of it but Curitaba keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kissinger manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kissinger avoids a punch combination nicely.
Curitaba shoots in looking for a takedown. Kissinger tries to sprawl out of it but Curitaba keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kissinger manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Curitaba throws a right and a left that Kissinger avoids nicely.
Kissinger misses with an attempted mid kick.
Curitaba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Curitaba fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Curitaba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kissinger turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kissinger tries to land a leg kick but Curitaba saw it coming and moves away.
Curitaba misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Curitaba is breathing heavily.
Curitaba closes the distance and clinches up with Kissinger, looking for a takedown. Curitaba pushes Kissinger against the cage but Kissinger circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Curitaba tries to clinch but Kissinger moves out of range.
Kissinger tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Curitaba is able to avoid easily.
Kissinger throws a body kick that misses.

Kissinger has closed the distance and engaged Curitaba in a clinch.
Curitaba on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kissinger tries a knee to the head but Curitaba blocks it.
Kissinger unloads a knee to the mid-section. Curitaba lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kissinger looking to throw knees to the head but Curitaba is blocking nicely.
Kissinger with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kissinger crunches a lovely knee into Curitaba's ribcage.
Kissinger comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kissinger misses with a knee strike.
Kissinger stops a takedown attempt from Curitaba.
Kissinger throws an elbow that misses.
Kissinger pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Curitaba changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kissinger fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kissinger throws a leg kick but Curitaba sees it coming and moves out of range.
Curitaba blocks a low kick nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kissinger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kissinger misses with a head kick.
Kissinger tries to land a leg kick but Curitaba saw it coming and moves away.
Curitaba pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Kissinger gets a clinch.
Kissinger tries to land knees in the clinch but Curitaba avoids the damage to the body.
Curitaba blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kissinger looking to throw knees to the head but Curitaba is blocking nicely.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kissinger obliges.
Kissinger landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kissinger lands a nice knee to the body.
Curitaba takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kissinger lands an elbow inside that Curitaba shrugs off.
Kissinger putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Curitaba in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kissinger connects with a knee to the head.
Kissinger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kissinger is trying to wear down his opponent with knees 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!
Kissinger using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Curitaba takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kissinger trying to land knees to the body.
Kissinger makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kissinger with a knee to the head.
Curitaba looking to stall.
Curitaba avoids a wild elbow strike from Kissinger.
Kissinger presses Curitaba against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kissinger scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kissinger landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Kissinger.
Kissinger missing with knees to the body.
Kissinger with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Kissinger.
Kissinger tries to land knees in the clinch but Curitaba avoids the damage to the body.
Kissinger pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kissinger throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kissinger missing with knees to the body.
Kissinger landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Curitaba drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kissinger gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kissinger misses with a knee strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kissinger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Curitaba avoids it.
Curitaba avoiding damage as Kissinger throws knees to the body.
Kissinger throws an elbow but it misses.

Curitaba manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Kissinger won't allow Curitaba to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Curitaba is on top in guard.
Curitaba wants to control from the top but Kissinger keeps moving.
Curitaba passes into half guard.
Curitaba is thwarting Kissinger's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Kissinger dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Curitaba closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kissinger to the mat! Kissinger manages to get full guard.
Kissinger controlling Curitaba's posture.
Kissinger really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Curitaba. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Curitaba loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Curitaba trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Curitaba accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Curitaba postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kissinger wants to sweep but no luck.
Kissinger utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Curitaba loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Curitaba shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kissinger but Kissinger pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kissinger keeps Curitaba at a distance using the push kick.
Kissinger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kissinger scores with a leg kick.
Curitaba checks the leg kick nicely there.

Kissinger rushes Curitaba and presses him up against the cage.
Kissinger tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kissinger landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kissinger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Curitaba is defending well for now.
A body shot lands from Kissinger.
Kissinger with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kissinger trying to land knees to the body.
Curitaba avoiding damage as Kissinger throws knees to the body.
Kissinger misses with the head strike.
Curitaba is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kissinger pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A hook to the body from Kissinger.
Kissinger throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Curitaba blocks it with crossed arms.
Curitaba has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kissinger is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Curitaba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kissinger lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kissinger utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kissinger landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Curitaba gets control of Kissinger's arms and successfully pulls guard. Curitaba will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kissinger passes Curitaba's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Curitaba has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Curitaba missing with punches from the bottom.
Kissinger is trying to control. Curitaba wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curitaba gets full guard.
Curitaba throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Curitaba wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Curitaba trying to control the position here.

Curitaba is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kissinger is aware though and is defending well.

Kissinger has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Curitaba to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Kissinger is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Curitaba pulls down on the head and he's put Kissinger to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Anderson Curitaba!