PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keelen Pinkney (ranked 4732 p4p, 5470 weight class) and Steph Curry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keelen Pinkney has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pinkney
vs
Curry

190 cm
21
207
1 - 0 - 0

191 cm
18
190
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Keelen Pinkney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steph Curry!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curry tries to clinch there but Pinkney circles away.
Curry scores with a head kick.
Curry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Curry gets tackled into the cage by Pinkney. Pinkney maintains the clinch.
Pinkney is pushing Curry up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curry jumps guard but Pinkney turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Pinkney breaks from the clinch.
Pinkney takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pinkney drives through and clinches with Curry against the cage.
The referee calls for Pinkney to work.

Pinkney pulls guard.
Curry preventing the sweep.
Pinkney has control of Curry's left arm, preventing Curry from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Curry would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Pinkney holds on and takes a little breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinkney has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Curry must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pinkney wants to stand up but Curry is controlling him.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Curry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pinkney throws a front kick aimed at Curry's knee but Curry avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pinkney gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Pinkney pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pinkney swats away the attempt to clinch by Curry.

Pinkney pushes Curry up against the cage in a clinch.

Pinkney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Pinkney shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pinkney seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Curry trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curry avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pinkney lands a couple of digs.
Pinkney controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pinkney pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Curry is keeping the position for now.
Curry looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Curry really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pinkney. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pinkney looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Pinkney is working Curry over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Keelen Pinkney dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Pinkney shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Curry manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Pinkney looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Pinkney trying to stand up but can't free himself from Curry's guard.
Pinkney pushing down on Curry's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinkney content to control rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinkney wants to get back to his feet.
Pinkney is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Pinkney is looking for a kimura but Curry is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pinkney to get the leverage.
Pinkney frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
BOOM! Pinkney connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinkney controlling the pace for now.
Pinkney avoids the attempt from Curry to control.
Pinkney punishing his opponent with strikes.
Curry tries to reverse the position but Pinkney maintains control.
Pinkney takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Keelen Pinkney overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pinkney with good strikes from the mount here!

Pinkney looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinkney controlling the pace for now.
Curry is in a horrible position here. Pinkney smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Pinkney looking for a guillotine from mount but Curry is having none of it.
Curry tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Pinkney is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Curry has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Curry!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinkney tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Curry pushes down on Pinkney's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Curry thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pinkney is doing well to control the position and prevent Curry from advancing to side control.
Pinkney is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Curry can do to turn this around?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Curry throwing shots but Pinkney is blocking nicely.
Curry wants to stand up but Pinkney manages to regain full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Keelen Pinkney dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Curry is looking to clinch but Pinkney is avoiding it.

Pinkney shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Curry kicks Pinkney off and gets back to his feet.
Pinkney bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Curry's head.

Pinkney feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Curry tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pinkney looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Curry is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinkney tries to stand but Curry is controlling from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pinkney is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Pinkney thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Curry gets tackled into the cage by Pinkney. Pinkney maintains the clinch.
Pinkney goes for a takedown attempt but Curry pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Curry changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pinkney tries to avoid it but Curry manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pinkney to the ground. Pinkney escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pinkney will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

Pinkney drives through with a takedown into guard.

Pinkney decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Curry, up you get!
Curry jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Pinkney shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pinkney showed some decent athleticism there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pinkney is taking a breather. Curry says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry gets back to full guard.
Pinkney lands a couple of digs.
Curry controls Pinkney momentarily but Pinkney frees himself.
Pinkney wants to get up but he can't break Curry's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Curry 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Pinkney decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Curry, up you get!

Pinkney shoots in and bounces Curry off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Pinkney forces his way into half guard.
Pinkney trying to control the pace.
Steph Curry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Keelen Pinkney is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

And that's the end of the fight!
Keelen Pinkney showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pinkney, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight for Keelen Pinkney!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Keelen Pinkney!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Keelen Pinkney!

Keelen Pinkney wins by unanimous decision!