PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darry Curtis (ranked 2608 p4p, 2206 weight class) and John Rbn (ranked 315 p4p, 278 weight class). John Rbn has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Curtis
vs
Rbn

177 cm
35
161
21 - 12 - 1

175 cm
27
157
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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Arcticus University: London

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 21 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Darry Curtis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Rbn!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curtis fails to land with a series of punches.
We've been hearing reports that Curtis has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.

Rbn shoots in and bounces Curtis off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Curtis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rbn throwing strikes but missing.
Curtis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rbn throwing strikes but missing.
Rbn throwing strikes from guard but Curtis blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rbn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rbn lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rbn works over Curtis with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rbn working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Curtis's head.
Rbn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Curtis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rbn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rbn is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rbn throwing strikes but missing.
Curtis on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Curtis tries to get out of the position.
Rbn throwing strikes but missing.
Rbn postures up in Curtis's guard and throws a big left but Curtis blocks it.
Curtis is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rbn is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Curtis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rbn.
Rbn throwing strikes from guard but Curtis blocks nicely.
Rbn postures up in Curtis's guard and throws a big left but Curtis blocks it.
Rbn throws an elbow that misses. Curtis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rbn's guard. Nice move by Curtis!

Rbn is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Curtis is aware though and is defending well.
Curtis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rbn wants to sweep but no luck.

Rbn has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Curtis doesn't defend quickly enough and Rbn has managed to lock this one up! Can Curtis escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Rbn on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). John Rbn!
An out of breath John Rbn thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.