PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Curry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vidar Nord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vidar Nord has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Curry
vs
Nord

207 cm
23
285 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
239 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arthur Curry!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vidar Nord!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nord connects with a solid leg kick.
Curry has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Curry throws a body punch but Nord moves out of range.
Nord with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nord swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nord moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nord throws a front kick aimed at Curry's knee but Curry avoids it well.
Curry throws a low kick but Nord avoids it.
Nord bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Curry's head.
Curry misses with a low kick.
Nord throws a body shot but no joy.
Nord takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Curry throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nord on the side of the head.
Nord takes one to the chin there.
Curry throws a series of punches but Nord avoids them all with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nord misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Curry.
Curry swings for the body but Nord moves out of range.
Nord tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Curry swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Curry throws out a leg kick but Nord moves out of range and Curry only half commits.
Nord throws a sloppy body shot
and Nord takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Curry pushes Nord up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nord lands an uppercut.
Curry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nord prevents a body shot from Curry.
Nord struggles to land a body shot inside as Curry controls his hands.
Nord lands a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Curry fails to land.
Nord tries to work over Curry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nord throws a head punch that misses.
Curry prevents a body shot from Nord.
Nord scores with a hook to the body.
Curry looking to slow down the pace here.
Nord drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Curry manages to break the clinch.
Nord darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

It looks like Arthur Curry has been cut.
Curry pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nord throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arthur Curry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Curry avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Curry. Beautiful body shot.
Nord dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nord. Curry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nord moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Curry darts in and clinches Nord up against the cage.
Nord prevents a body shot from Curry.
Nord tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Curry's elbow.
Curry misses with a body punch.
Nord stalling in the clinch but Curry improves position.
Nord goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Curry tries to work over Nord's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nord lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Curry blocks a body shot from Nord.
Curry tries to throw a body punch but Nord avoids it by throwing Curry back against the cage.
Nord misses with a body punch.
Nord can't find room to land a body shot as Curry controls the action.
Curry misses with a body punch.
Curry tries a body shot but Nord blocks it.
Curry lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nord has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Curry seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Nord can turn it around.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Curry as Nord tries to tie him up.
Curry lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nord backwards.
Curry lands with a short shot to the head.
Curry throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nords head.
Nord wants to stall.
Curry misses with some punches.
Nord misses with a short punch on the inside.
Curry has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Curry lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nord backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nord.
Nord misses with a body punch.
Curry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Curry taking a breather.
Nord scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nord.
Curry lands a left hand.
Curry scores with a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Curry misses with a punch on the inside.
Nord lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Curry backwards.
Curry wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nord tries to score a body lock takedown but Curry shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Curry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Curry throws a head punch that misses.
Nord blocks a body shot from Curry.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nord.
Nord trying to control the position but instead, Curry has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nord into the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Curry.
Curry blocks an uppercut.
Nord struggles to land a body shot inside as Curry controls his hands.
Nord letting Curry take a breather here.
A shot in the inside from Curry.
Curry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Curry creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur Curry dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arthur Curry's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Curry drops Nord with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Nord looks back up at him and smiles so Curry waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Nord is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Nord swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Curry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A nice side step and Nord releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nord thows a leg kick but Curry checks it
and Curry counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Curry scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Curry takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nord closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nord is still on wobbly legs! Can Curry finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nord rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Curry moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Curry lands a nice looking kick to the body. Nord takes a step back to recover.
Nord seems to have recovered his senses.
Arthur Curry is winning the standup battle so far.
Curry drops Nord with a big left hand! Nord is injured, injured bad! Curry jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arthur Curry!
Arthur Curry retains his heavyweight title!
Arthur Curry thanked the fans post fight for their support.