PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Farid Abdellaoui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Curwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Abdellaoui
vs
Curwin

178 cm
20
170 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

167 cm
20
172 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Farid Abdellaoui!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paul Curwin!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curwin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Curwin tries to clinch up.
Abdellaoui lands a slapping body shot.
The fighters circling - Abdellaoui throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Curwin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Curwin trying to land knees to the body.
Abdellaoui tries to stall but Curwin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Curwin jumps guard but Abdellaoui stands there with Curwin around his waist. Curwin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Abdellaoui avoiding damage.
Curwin fails to pull guard.

Abdellaoui breaks the clinch.
Abdellaoui lands a jab-cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danga de danga de dang - Abdellaoui scores with a four punch combination!
Abdellaoui lands a slapping body shot.
Curwin looks gassed!
Curwin tries a head kick but it misses.
A combination from Abdellaoui does no damage.
Curwin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Abdellaoui throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Curwin tumbling to the canvas!

Curwin is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdellaoui postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Abdellaoui forces his way into half guard.
Curwin is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abdellaoui with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Abdellaoui gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Curwin ducks under a wild hook from Abdellaoui.
Abdellaoui misses with a series of wild punches.
Abdellaoui misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Abdellaoui scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Curwin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Decent striking displayed by Abdellaoui there.
Abdellaoui is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

Oh, that's a big right hand from Abdellaoui and Curwin goes tumbling to the canvas! Abdellaoui follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Curwin is still in real trouble! Can Abdellaoui finish him?
Abdellaoui is taking a breather. Curwin 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.
Curwin seems to have recovered his senses.
Abdellaoui thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Curwin's head.
Abdellaoui not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Abdellaoui decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Curwin moves out of range of the strikes.
Curwin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Abdellaoui throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Abdellaoui coming out on top.
Abdellaoui throws an overhand right that lands on Curwin's shoulder, as Curwin tries to avoid the shot.
Curwin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Abdellaoui thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Abdellaoui. Curwin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abdellaoui moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Abdellaoui is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Curwin ducks under a wild hook from Abdellaoui.
Abdellaoui throws a looping overhand right but Curwin ducks down to avoid it.
Curwin misses with a low kick.
Abdellaoui tries to bum rush Curwin with a series of wild strikes but Curwin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Curwin swings for the body but Abdellaoui moves out of range.
Abdellaoui fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdellaoui moves out of range as Curwin throws a body kick.
The crowd cheers as Abdellaoui lands an impressive looking overhand right. Curwin doesn't seem phased though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abdellaoui. Curwin does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circle momentarily. Abdellaoui darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Curwin gets a clinch.
Curwin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Abdellaoui walks away with a smile on his face. Curwin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Farid Abdellaoui has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Curwin.
Curwin tries to clinch up.
Abdellaoui lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Abdellaoui.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Abdellaoui throws a one two combo.
A left and a right from Abdellaoui both land. Nice combination.
Nice body punch from Abdellaoui.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Farid Abdellaoui dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Abdellaoui lands an overhand right.
Curwin takes one to the side of the head.
Abdellaoui ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Curwin moves away.
Abdellaoui scores with a nice head shot.
Abdellaoui moves out of range of the strikes.
Abdellaoui avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Curwin doesn't manage to clinch there - Abdellaoui circles away.
Abdellaoui with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Farid Abdellaoui is winning the standup battle so far.
Abdellaoui misses with a few strikes there.
Curwin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Curwin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Curwin slips a jab from Abdellaoui.
Curwin is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Curwin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Abdellaoui just misses with a punch to the body.
Abdellaoui misses with a jab, cross combination.
Abdellaoui misses with a two punch combination.
A left lands for Abdellaoui.
Curwin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Curwin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Abdellaoui lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Curwin sprawling to the canvas. Abdellaoui follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Curwin hang on?
Curwin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Curwin.
Abdellaoui sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Abdellaoui will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Curwin looking for a guillotine here but Abdellaoui defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdellaoui is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Abdellaoui would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Curwin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Abdellaoui defends it easily.
Abdellaoui stays in close to Curwin's body and controls the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Abdellaoui decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Curwin, up you get!
Abdellaoui is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Curwin can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Abdellaoui misses
and Curwin counters with a nice leg kick.
Abdellaoui moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Curwin jabs Abdellaoui right on the nose. Abdellaoui blinks but takes it well.
Curwin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Curwin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Curwin throws a shot from downtown. Abdellaoui moves away and avoids it.
Curwin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Abdellaoui scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Abdellaoui misses with a wild body shot.
Abdellaoui lands with a right hand.
Curwin tries to clinch up.
Abdellaoui throws a series of punches but Curwin moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdellaoui ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Curwin moves away.
Abdellaoui throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Curwin moves into the clinch.
Curwin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Abdellaoui avoids it.
Curwin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Abdellaoui avoids a wild elbow strike from Curwin.
Curwin fails to pull guard.
Curwin tries to pull guard but Abdellaoui holds him up against the cage and eventually Curwin drops back down to his feet.
Curwin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Abdellaoui avoids it.
Curwin can't find room to land a body shot as Abdellaoui controls the action.
Curwin misses with a knee to the head.

Abdellaoui breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Abdellaoui uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abdellaoui swats away the attempt to clinch by Curwin.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Curwin blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Farid Abdellaoui dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Curwin is looking to clinch but Abdellaoui is avoiding it.
Curwin wants to clinch up but Abdellaoui keeps it at a distance.
Curwin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Curwin misses with a head kick.
Abdellaoui lands a jab to Curwin's midsection.
Curwin tries to clinch up but Abdellaoui circles away and keeps his distance.
Curwin is looking to clinch but Abdellaoui is avoiding it.
Curwin drops his hands momentarily and Abdellaoui takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Curwin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A combination from Abdellaoui does no damage.
Curwin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Abdellaoui takes a swing at Curwin's ribcage but misses.
Curwin throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Curwin misses with an uppercut. Abdellaoui saw that one coming.
Curwin wants to clinch.
Abdellaoui tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Curwin was well out of range. Poor timing from Abdellaoui.
Curwin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Abdellaoui.
Curwin misses with a kick to the body.
Curwin fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fighters circling - Abdellaoui throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Curwin drops his hands momentarily and Abdellaoui takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Abdellaoui misses with an uppercut.
Abdellaoui misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Curwin.
Farid Abdellaoui seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two 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.
Curwin throws a jab but it's blocked by Abdellaoui.
Abdellaoui circles away from the clinch attempt.
Curwin swings for the body but Abdellaoui moves out of range.
Curwin walks into a straight right hand from Abdellaoui.
Curwin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Abdellaoui moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Curwin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big left from Abdellaoui misses.
Curwin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Curwin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Curwin is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Abdellaoui throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Abdellaoui swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Curwin counters with a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curwin misses with a head kick.
A left lands for Abdellaoui.
Curwin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Abdellaoui's calf.
Curwin tries to clinch but Abdellaoui moves out of range.
Abdellaoui throws a right hand that Curwin ducks under and follows up with a left that Curwin also avoids with ease.
Abdellaoui throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Abdellaoui lands a jab to Curwin's midsection.
Abdellaoui lands a body shot.
Abdellaoui scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Curwin doesn't seem bothered though.
Curwin walks into a jab.
Abdellaoui connects with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abdellaoui throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Abdellaoui changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Abdellaoui throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Curwin on the side of the head.
Paul Curwin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Abdellaoui wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Curwin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Abdellaoui wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Abdellaoui lands a nice shot to the body.
Curwin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice shot lands for Abdellaoui.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Curwin tries to land a front kick but Abdellaoui steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Abdellaoui lands with an uppercut that bounces Curwin off the cage and back into rage.
Abdellaoui fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Farid Abdellaoui showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Abdellaoui, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Farid Abdellaoui!