PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Currie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mat Matmat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Currie comes into the arena with Helmet - Just Another Victim blaring out of the sound system. Matmat has chosen pass tha axe as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Currie
vs
Matmat

172 cm
23
163 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

176 cm
28
167 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Project Mayhem Experimental Treatment
Project Mayhem Experimental Treatment

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 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Currie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mat Matmat!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Anthony Taglia and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matmat takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Matmat throws a big shot that misses.
Currie slaps away a takedown attempt from Matmat, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Matmat throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Currie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Currie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Matmat finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Currie misses with a head kick.
David Currie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Currie wants to clinch.
Matmat looks to land a combination but Currie avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Currie swinging wildly here.
Matmat shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Currie pinned against the cage. Currie gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A slow jab from Currie misses its intended target.
Currie scores with a leg kick.
Matmat takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Matmat looks to throw the jab but Currie is out of range.
Matmat displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Currie throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Currie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matmat.
Currie misses the shot to the body.
Currie works Matmat's body with a nice hook.
Currie misses with an uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Currie.
Currie slips under a jab.
Matmat misses with a straight left.
Matmat throws a hook but Currie blocks it.
Good standup being displayed there by Currie as he connects with a hook.
A punch lands to the side of Matmat 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Currie throws a hook to the side of Matmat's head but Matmat sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matmat looks to land a left hand but Currie moved out of range nicely.
Matmat lands with a straight right. Currie didn't see that one coming.
Currie misses with an uppercut. Matmat saw that one coming.
Currie wants to clinch up but Matmat keeps it at a distance.
A slow jab from Currie misses its intended target.
Currie throws a combination that misses
enabling Matmat to counter with a crisp jab.
Currie lands an overhand right.
Matmat misses with a hook to the body
and Currie counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
David Currie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Currie motions for Matmat to come forward. Currie throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Currie wants to clinch.
Matmat misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Currie throws a combination that misses
and Matmat counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Matmat misses the target.

Currie clinches up against the cage.
Matmat changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Currie fights it off and pushes away nicely.
David Currie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mat Matmat.
Currie looks to score with a jab to the body but Matmat is just out of range.
Matmat steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Currie.
Matmat lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Currie dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Matmat avoids the head kick by Currie.
Matmat 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.
Matmat slips under a jab.
A good leg kick by Currie.
Currie throws out a loose jab but Matmat uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from Matmat misses.
Currie leaves Matmat with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Matmat avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matmat shoots in but Currie avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Currie slips a straight right by Matmat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matmat throws a body punch but Currie moves out of range.
Currie tries to clinch
letting Matmat counter with a right hand.
Matmat ducks under a wild hook from Currie.
A big left from Matmat misses.
Matmat ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Matmat tries for a takedown but Currie circles away easily
and Currie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
David Currie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mat Matmat.
Currie wants to clinch.
Matmat is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Currie.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matmat scores with a body shot.
Currie is looking to clinch but Matmat is avoiding it.
Matmat slips a straight right by Currie.
Currie avoids the body shot from Matmat.
Matmat tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
David Currie is winning the standup battle so far.
Currie wants to clinch.
Matmat lands a nice shot that snaps Currie's head back.
Currie feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Matmat's calf.
Currie misses with a hook to the body
and Matmat cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Currie.
The fight stays on the outside here - Currie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Currie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matmat sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Currie connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Currie moves out of range of the strikes.
Matmat swats away the attempt to clinch by Currie.
Matmat is trying desperately to land a takedown but Currie is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Matmat.
Currie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matmat lands with a good body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matmat misses the body punch
and Currie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Currie moves out of range as Matmat strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as Currie checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Currie scores with a hook.
Currie takes a swing at Matmat's ribcage but misses.
Matmat uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Currie.
Matmat fails with the takedown
and Currie counters with a nice uppercut.
Currie misses with a body shot.
Jab from Currie.
Currie swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Matmat counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Currie dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Currie leaves Matmat with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Currie misses with a double jab.
Matmat looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Currie throws a series of punches but Matmat avoids them all with ease.
Currie throws the left hand but Matmat avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Currie is looking to clinch but Matmat is avoiding it.
Matmat ducks under a wild hook from Currie.
Currie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Currie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Currie tries to score with a low kick but Matmat moves his leg out of the way.
Currie doesn't manage to clinch there - Matmat circles away.
Matmat swats away the attempt to clinch by Currie.
Currie misses with a looping right.
Matmat showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Currie.
Matmat takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Currie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Matmat bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Currie's head.
Mat Matmat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Currie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matmat.
A jab from Matmat misses.
Matmat shoots for a takedown but Currie saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
David Currie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mat Matmat.
Matmat misses with a takedown attempt
and Currie counters with a good low kick that Matmat was not able to check.
Matmat uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Currie.
A head kick misses from Currie.
A jab lands there for Currie.
Matmat throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Matmat slips a jab from Currie.
Currie is looking to clinch.
David Currie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matmat blocks a jab.
Matmat has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Currie finds it's way round the side to connect with Matmat's head.
Matmat takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Matmat lands a nice shot to the body.
Currie lands with a nice body punch.
Matmat with a jab.
Currie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matmat.
Currie throws a low kick but Matmat moves out of range easily.
Currie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matmat.
Currie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matmat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matmat swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Matmat swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Currie misses with a wild body shot.
Currie slips a jab from Matmat.
Currie with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Currie misses the shot to the body.
Currie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Matmat takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Matmat throws a big shot that misses.
Currie tries a head kick but it misses.
Currie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Currie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Currie has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Currie!