PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Artur Osinen (ranked 2044 p4p, 1648 weight class) and Darry Curtis (ranked 246 p4p, 203 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Osinen
vs
Curtis

182 cm
32
167
15 - 16 - 1

177 cm
34
161
20 - 10 - 1

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Artur Osinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Darry Curtis!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curtis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Osinen staying out of range there.
Curtis cracks Osinen with an open hand slap.
Curtis wants to slow Osinen down by chopping away at his legs.
Darry Curtis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Curtis swings widly with a right hand

and Osinen counters by clinching up.
Curtis struggles to land a body shot inside as Osinen controls his hands.
Osinen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Curtis up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Curtis - that landed with a thud.
Curtis tries a body shot but Osinen blocks it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Curtis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good body shot from Curtis.
Curtis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Osinen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A short right from Curtis on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Curtis scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Curtis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Osinen prevents Curtis from breaking the clinch.
Curtis displaying some good clinch control by pressing Osinen up against the cage.
Osinen trying to stall but Curtis improves his position.
Curtis effectively controlling the action here.
Curtis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Osinen jumps guard but Curtis turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Osinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Curtis controls his hands.
Osinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Curtis works on Osinen's body with a couple of short punches.
Curtis swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osinen leaning against his opponent.
Curtis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Curtis has a couple of punches blocked by Osinen.

Osinen ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Osinen no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Osinen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Curtis is one step ahead there.

Osinen working for submissions but it's allowed Curtis to get to half guard.
Well, if Curtis is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curtis tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Osinen.
Curtis is looking to take a break and control but Osinen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Osinen tries to get to full guard but Curtis has control of the leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Osinen is trying to control but can't.
Osinen regains full guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Curtis postures up.

Curtis is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Osinen has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Curtis is looking to defend but Osinen has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Curtis! Osinen pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Curtis taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Artur Osinen!
Artur Osinen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.