PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ken Curtis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riley Beaudin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Curtis comes to the cage accompanied by Run to the Hills. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Curtis
vs
Beaudin

187 cm
22
192 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
23
190 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ken Curtis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Riley Beaudin!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curtis lands with an overhand left.
Curtis misses with a two punch combination.
Curtis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Curtis lands with a shot to the body.
Good shot there by Curtis.
Curtis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Curtis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Curtis scores with a one two! Beaudin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Curtis tries a head kick but it misses.
Curtis throws a series of punches but Beaudin moves out of range.

Curtis tries to keep at a distance but Beaudin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Beaudin tries to throw a body punch but Curtis avoids it by throwing Beaudin back against the cage.

Beaudin breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Curtis.
Beaudin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Curtis throws out the jab.
Curtis looks to clinch
enabling Beaudin to counter with a crisp jab.
Curtis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Beaudin.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Curtis darts in and clinches Beaudin up against the cage.
Curtis takes a shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Beaudin.
Beaudin taking a breather.

Beaudin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Curtis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Curtis is breathing heavily.
Curtis misses with a leg kick.
Beaudin drops his hands momentarily and Curtis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Beaudin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Curtis.
Beaudin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Curtis ducks under a wild hook from Beaudin.
Beaudin moves away from the strike by Curtis.
Curtis blocks a jab.
Curtis throws a left and a right that both miss

and Beaudin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Beaudin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Curtis's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beaudin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Beaudin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Curtis's head.
Beaudin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

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

Beaudin takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beaudin.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Beaudin.

Beaudin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Beaudin walks into a stiff left hand from Curtis.
Beaudin throws a right hand that Curtis ducks under and follows up with a left that Curtis also avoids with ease.
Curtis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Danga de danga de dang - Curtis scores with a four punch combination!

Beaudin instigates a clinch.

Beaudin manages to break the clinch.
Curtis clinches but Beaudin breaks the clinch
and Beaudin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curtis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Beaudin shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Curtis's guard.
Beaudin is looking to stand up but Curtis won't let him.

Curtis looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Beaudin passes into side control.
Curtis is trying to improve his position.

Beaudin decides to stand up, so the ref orders Curtis to his feet.
Beaudin fails with a takedown attempt.
A swing and a miss from Beaudin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curtis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Beaudin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Beaudin looking for a takedown.

Curtis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A punch combination from Curtis misses.
No joy there for Beaudin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Curtis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Beaudin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Beaudin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Curtis misses with a double jab

and Beaudin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Curtis lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Curtis has hold of Beaudin's hands but Beaudin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Curtis looking for submissions off his back.
Beaudin tries to pass the half guard into mount. Curtis knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Riley Beaudin dominated that round.
That's time! Curtis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Beaudin throws a nice looking combination but Curtis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Curtis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beaudin was well out of range. Poor timing from Curtis.
Curtis looks to land a combination but Beaudin avoids it well.
Curtis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beaudin was well out of range. Poor timing from Curtis.
Ken Curtis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Curtis falls off balance throwing a combination

and Beaudin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Beaudin cracks Curtis with a solid left hand.
Beaudin distracts Curtis with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Curtis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Beaudin wants to stand but Curtis has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Beaudin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Beaudin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beaudin throws a big right hand that misses.

Curtis looking for a guillotine here but Beaudin defends easily.
Beaudin lands a couple of elbows.

Curtis has his foot on Beaudin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Beaudin works his way back into a safe position though.
Beaudin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Curtis had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Beaudin is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Curtis Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Beaudin's back instead.

Curtis working for the choke.
Beaudin turns into Curtis and is now in his guard.
Beaudin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curtis keeping moving, preventing Beaudin from controlling successfully.
Beaudin stops Curtis from standing up.

Curtis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Beaudin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Beaudin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Beaudin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Curtis's head.
Curtis lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Beaudin!

Curtis looking to secure an arm triangle but Beaudin defends it well.
Beaudin throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Curtis stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Beaudin throws a jab but it's blocked by Curtis.
Curtis swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Beaudin counters with a series of strikes. Curtis will be more careful next time no doubt.
Curtis tries to clinch up
and Beaudin counters with a stiff right hand.
Curtis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Curtis misses with the combination.
Curtis throws a nice looking combination but Beaudin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Beaudin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Curtis actively working from the bottom here.
Beaudin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curtis tries to get to full guard but Beaudin has control of the leg.
Riley Beaudin has got the better of the ground game so far.

Curtis looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Curtis trying to control here.
Beaudin working Curtis over with strikes.

Curtis looking for submissions off his back.
Beaudin winds up and cracks Curtis with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Beaudin waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Curtis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Riley Beaudin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Curtis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Beaudin checks it well.
Curtis throws a left and a right that both miss

and Beaudin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Beaudin.

Beaudin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ken Curtis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Curtis misses with a combination
and Beaudin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Curtis throws a right and a left that Beaudin avoids nicely.
Ken Curtis is winning the standup battle so far.
Curtis throws a combination that misses
and Beaudin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Beaudin checks a low kick from Curtis.

Beaudin has closed the distance and engaged Curtis in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Beaudin fails to land.
Beaudin lands a right hand.

Beaudin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beaudin with a hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Curtis tries to clinch

and Beaudin counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Curtis!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beaudin landing punches.
Curtis can't escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beaudin with good strikes from the mount here!
Curtis really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Beaudin lands a big elbow.
Curtis slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Beaudin seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Beaudin blocks the strikes from Curtis.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Curtis is trying to control but can't.
Curtis tries to get to full guard but Beaudin has control of the leg.
Beaudin working the head and body with strikes.
Beaudin trying to control the action but Curtis is working from the bottom.
Beaudin looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Beaudin thows a huge punch but Curtis dodges it nicely.

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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Beaudin takes one to the chin there.
Curtis lands an overhand right.
Beaudin slips a jab and a cross from Curtis.
Beaudin lands a really nice looking cross but Curtis seems unphased.
Beaudin connects with the punch.
Curtis throws a left and a right that both miss

and Beaudin counters by moving into the clinch.

Beaudin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Curtis scores with a decent looking hook.
Danga de danga de dang - Curtis scores with a four punch combination!
Beaudin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Beaudin might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Beaudin works Curtis's body with a nice hook.
Curtis tries to clinch up.
Beaudin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Curtis.
Curtis works over Beaudin's head and body with a nice combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curtis swinging wilding here.
Curtis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Beaudin closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Beaudin stands up from half guard.
Curtis throws a head kick that misses.
Curtis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Decent striking displayed by Curtis there.
Curtis throws a body punch but Beaudin moves out of range.
Beaudin is looking to clinch.
Beaudin digs a good body shot into Curtis's ribs.
A jab lands there for Curtis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curtis throws a shot from downtown. Beaudin moves away and avoids it.

Beaudin moves into the clinch.

Beaudin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Curtis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Curtis looks to score with a jab to the body but Beaudin is just out of range.
Curtis avoids the body shot from Beaudin.
Curtis misses with a body shot.
Beaudin connects with the punch.
Curtis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Beaudin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Curtis throws a series of punches but Beaudin moves out of range.
Curtis tries to clinch

and Beaudin counters with a shoot takedown. Curtis fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Curtis is trying to control the position but Beaudin postures up.
Ken Curtis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Curtis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Beaudin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Curtis thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Riley Beaudin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Beaudin winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight for Riley Beaudin!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Riley Beaudin!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Riley Beaudin!

Riley Beaudin wins by unanimous decision!