PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pete Doherty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curtis Lind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Doherty might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to You can't stand me now. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Doherty
vs
Lind

177 cm
30
165 lbs
27 - 7 - 1

176 cm
28
159 lbs
18 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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Crippler's Corner

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pete Doherty!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Curtis Lind!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Doherty as he checks the leg kick.
Lind staying out of range there.
Lind swings widly with a right hand
and Doherty counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A head kick misses from Doherty.
Lind tries to clinch up but Doherty circles away and keeps his distance.
Curtis Lind seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lind is looking to slow Doherty down with leg kicks.
Lind lands a leg kick that knocks Doherty off balance momentarily.
Lind tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Doherty paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That kick from Lind tenderised Doherty's leg. Doherty is trying to keep his angry face on.
A good leg kick by Doherty.
Doherty throws the left hand but Lind avoids the punch easily.
Doherty moves out of range as Lind throws a body kick.
Lind misses with a wild body shot.
Lind is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lind is looking to clinch.
Lind swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lind cracks the inside of Doherty's front leg.
Lind moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lind looks to land a right hand but Doherty moved out of range.
Doherty checks a low kick from Lind.
Doherty lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lind keeps Doherty at a distance using the push kick.
Lind throws a head kick but Doherty moves out of range.
Doherty wants to slow Lind down by chopping away at his legs.
Lind tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lind throws a leg kick but Doherty checks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lind fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Doherty has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lind fakes the leg kick and cracks Doherty in the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lind misses with a body shot.
Doherty slips under a jab.
Lind does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lind misses with a leg kick
and Doherty counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A big right from Doherty misses.
Doherty shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That kick from Lind tenderised Doherty's leg. Doherty is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lind connects with an inside leg kick.
Lind connects with a leg kick. Doherty looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Doherty is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lind thows a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lind jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lind fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doherty manages to avoid it.
Lind blocks a low kick nicely.

Doherty scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Lind is looking to regain half guard here but Doherty keeps moving and retains side control.
Lind struggling a bit here.
Doherty trying to control the position but Lind is working away.
Doherty is working Lind over with some ground and pound from side control.
Lind wants to control but Doherty postures up.
Doherty staying calm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doherty in side control, throwing shots but Lind defends.
Doherty has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lind is not content to let Doherty control the position.
Lind sneaks back into half guard.
Lind wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lind is trying to maintain the position but Doherty is very close to passing his half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Doherty is trying to control the action in half guard but Lind is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lind is looking to control Doherty's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lind avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Lind dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lind lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lind looks to land a left hand but Doherty moved out of range nicely.
Doherty is looking to score with low kicks.
Lind misses with a jab to the body
letting Doherty counter with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Doherty.
Lind swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Doherty counters with a one-two to the body.
Doherty takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lind swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lind throws a hook to the side of Doherty's head but Doherty sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lind connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Good leg kick by Lind there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lind misses with a series of wild punches.
Doherty checks the leg kick nicely there.
Doherty throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Doherty takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Doherty throws a solid leg kick but Lind takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Doherty.
Lind misses with a body shot.
Lind throws a solid leg kick but Doherty takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lind.
Lind takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lind is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Doherty rather than just go for the knockout.
Lind misses with an uppercut. Doherty saw that one coming.
Doherty is looking to chop away at Lind's legs.
Doherty throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lind dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Doherty. That did some damage!
Lind looks to land a body kick but Doherty moved away.
Doherty throws the kick towards the body but Lind avoids it.
Doherty misses with a body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lind.
Doherty misses with an uppercut.
Doherty checks a leg kick.
Doherty throws out a loose jab but Lind uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lind takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doherty on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Lind.
Lind tries to close the distance and clinch but Doherty swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Doherty on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lind. Lind obviously looking to wear him down.
Lind feints and then cracks Doherty's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Doherty down.
Doherty blocks a head kick by Lind.
Doherty circles away from the clinch attempt
and Doherty counters with a one-two to the body.
Jab by Doherty.
Doherty misses with a two punch combination.
Lind misses with an uppercut. Doherty saw that one coming.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lind.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doherty throws a leg kick but Lind checks it.
A slow jab from Doherty misses its intended target.
Doherty displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lind.
Doherty keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Doherty throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lind.
Lind is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lind misses with a right hand
and Doherty counters with a right hand to the body.
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.
Lind moves to clinch but Doherty breaks away
and Doherty counters with a low kick, right behind Lind 's knee.
Lind swings for the body but Doherty moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Pete Doherty will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A low kick from Lind is predictable there
and Doherty makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lind tries a low kick but Doherty avoids it.
Lind fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doherty manages to avoid it.
Doherty takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A leg kick checked by Lind.
Lind misses with a hook.
Lind misses with a head kick.
Doherty slips a straight right by Lind.
Lind blocks a low kick nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Doherty 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lind throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Doherty ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lind moves away.
Curtis Lind seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doherty throws a head kick but Lind moves out of range.
Lind lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Doherty throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Doherty throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doherty feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lind's calf.
Doherty throws a low kick, looking for Lind's leg but Lind calmly moves out of range.
Doherty walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Doherty checks a low kick from Lind.
Lind lands a leg kick that knocks Doherty off balance momentarily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Doherty, as that shot connected.
Lind wants to clinch but Doherty slips to the side
and Doherty counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lind scores with a leg kick.
Doherty displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lind throws out the jab.
Doherty swats away the attempt to clinch by Lind.
Lind tries to clinch but Doherty moves away
and Lind takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doherty takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lind throws a quick inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Doherty.
Lind tries to close the distance and clinch up but Doherty swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Horrible takedown by Doherty or perhaps it was just good defense by Lind which made him look bad.
Doherty changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lind tries to avoid it but Doherty manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lind to the ground. Lind escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lind fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Doherty has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Doherty swats away the attempt to clinch by Lind.
Lind misses with an uppercut.
Lind fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lind thuds a left hand into Doherty's body.
Lind thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Doherty if he has to take too many more of those.
A decent looking cross lands there for Doherty.

Doherty shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lind manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Doherty trying to control but Lind is working from the bottom.
Lind is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lind manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Doherty manages to get himself to full guard.

Doherty is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lind is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lind connects with a couple of short punches.
Doherty keeping moving, preventing Lind from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lind is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Lind stays in close to Doherty's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Lind really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Doherty throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lind is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Doherty.
Lind misses with a head kick.
That kick from Lind tenderised Doherty's leg. Doherty is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lind swats away the attempt to clinch by Doherty.
Doherty is looking to slow Lind down with leg kicks.
Lind moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lind tries to score with a low kick but Doherty moves his leg out of the way.
Doherty uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Doherty throws a hook but Lind blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lind thumps Doherty with a low kick.

Doherty instigates a clinch.
Lind blocks a body shot from Doherty.
Doherty tries to work over Lind's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Doherty lands with a light punch inside.

Doherty pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lind tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Doherty paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lind throws a leg kick
and Doherty counters with a head kick. That will keep Lind thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Doherty thuds his right hand into Lind's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lind scoring well with a low kick there.
Lind moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lind moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lind tries to clinch but Doherty moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doherty misses with a kick to the body.
Lind throws a leg kick
and Doherty counters with a left to the body.
Doherty keeps the fight on the outside.
Lind fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doherty manages to avoid it.
Lind lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lind scores with a crisp jab that stopped Doherty in his tracks.
Doherty swats away the attempt to clinch by Lind.
Lind connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lind checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lind.
Lind lands a nice shot that snaps Doherty's head back.
Doherty lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lind circles away quickly and effectively.
Lind takes one to the side of the head.
Lind tries to score with a low kick but Doherty moves his leg out of the way.
Lind ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Lind moves in looking to clinch but Doherty pushes him off.
Doherty connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lind bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Doherty's head backwards.
Lind misses with a low kick.
Doherty misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Lind does it's job there.
Good leg kick by Lind there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Lind gets a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lind tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Doherty.
Doherty misses with a body punch.
Lind misses with the head strike.
Doherty lands a body shot.
Lind works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Doherty works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Doherty gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Lind regains guard.
Lind trying to keep a closed guard but Doherty is proving a slippery customer.
Lind pulls Doherty in to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Curtis Lind will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Lind fails with an attempt to clinch.
Doherty gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Doherty circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice body punch from Lind.
Lind does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Doherty stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Doherty wants it to stay on the feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Doherty.
Lind tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Doherty manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lind throws a chopping leg kick but Doherty manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lind fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doherty manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lind feints and then cracks Doherty's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Doherty down.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lind checks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Lind misses.
Lind looks to clinch
and Doherty counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lind throws a body punch but Doherty moves out of range.
Doherty looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Doherty lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Doherty is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lind.
Lind getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd cheers as Doherty lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lind doesn't seem phased though.
Lind fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doherty manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lind looks to score with a jab to the body but Doherty is just out of range.
Lind misses with a straight right.
Lind throws a lazy right hand but Doherty sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lind takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lind throws a right hand that misses

and Doherty counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Doherty.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doherty lands a right hand.
Doherty prevents a body shot from Lind.
Doherty prevents a body shot from Lind.
Lind misses with some punches.
Lind looking to slow down the pace here.
Lind tries to throw a body punch but Doherty avoids it by throwing Lind back against the cage.
Lind trying to control the position but instead, Doherty has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lind into the cage.

Doherty has clasped his hands together around Lind's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Doherty swings around for an armbar but Lind sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Doherty's guard.
Doherty trying to keep a closed guard but Lind is proving a slippery customer.
Lind stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Doherty swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Doherty working a defensive guard here.
Doherty can't keep his opponent in guard - Lind advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Doherty tries to get to full guard but Lind has control of the leg.
Lind is looking to take a break and control but Doherty is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Doherty is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lind pulls his head out easily.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Doherty taking some punishment here, with Lind in his half guard.
Lind trying to control the action but Doherty is working from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Doherty manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Doherty throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Doherty has his foot on Lind's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lind works his way back into a safe position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lind 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Doherty looking for a guillotine here but Lind defends easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Pete Doherty.
I think Lind has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Curtis Lind!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Curtis Lind!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Curtis Lind!

Curtis Lind wins by unanimous decision!
Curtis Lind is the new lightweight champion!