PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Currie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Jax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Currie comes to the cage accompanied by Helmet - Just Another Victim. Jax has chosen Immortal Technique - The Rebel as his entrance music. David Currie is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Currie
vs
Jax

172 cm
27
163 lbs
16 - 3 - 1

180 cm
25
165 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 16 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Currie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Jax!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Currie lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Currie slips under a jab.
Currie thumps Jax with a low kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Currie.
Nice body punch from Jax.
Jax looks to score with a jab to the body but Currie is just out of range.
Currie misses with a double jab.
Jax throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Currie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jax tries to bum rush Currie with a series of wild strikes but Currie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jax takes a swing at Currie's ribcage but misses.
Jax shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Currie lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jax stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jax wants it to stay on the feet.
Jax lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jax misses the shot to the body.
Currie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Currie takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Currie ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jax misses with a body kick.
Jax throws an overhand right that lands on Currie's shoulder, as Currie tries to avoid the shot.
Jax throws a looping overhand right but Currie ducks down to avoid it.
Jax throws a shot from downtown. Currie moves away and avoids it.
David Currie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Currie shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jax is trying to defend but Currie finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jax trying to control here.
Currie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Currie throwing shots but Jax is blocking nicely.
Jax keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jax regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Currie.
Currie is looking to work some ground and pound but Jax has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jax looking to hit a scissor sweep but Currie is one step ahead there.
Currie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jax works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Currie postures up in Jax's guard and throws a big left but Jax blocks it.
Currie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jax works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jax working a defensive guard here.
Currie won't allow Jax to sweep him here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Currie cracks Jax with a solid left hand.
Currie throws a big right hand that misses.
Currie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jax looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Currie puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jax tries to roll over but Currie keeps him under control.

Currie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Currie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jax defending well though.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jax is defending against the submission attempts here by Currie.
Jax preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Currie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Currie drops an elbow to the side of Jax's head.
Jax gets back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Currie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jax wants to sweep but no luck.
Jax managing to control the position.
Jax is trying to keep Currie in close.
Jax avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Currie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Currie distracts Jax with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Currie's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that David Currie will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Currie loads up on a big right hand but Jax slips the punch.
Currie throws out a powerful jab.
Jax lands with a slapping head kick.
Currie misses with a left hand
and Jax counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jax checks the leg kick.
Currie misses with a lunging right hand
and Jax connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tony Jax seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Currie throws a shot from downtown. Jax moves away and avoids it.
Currie takes a swing at Jax's ribcage but misses.
Currie takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Currie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jax but Jax pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Currie walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jax listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Jax misses.
Jax looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jax misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Currie misses with a low kick.
Nice uppercut there from Jax.
Jax lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jax throws a hook but Currie avoids it easily.
Jax misses with a body shot.
Currie moves away from the strike by Jax.
Currie fails with the takedown.
A good leg kick by Jax.
Currie throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jax's head.
Jax tries to bum rush Currie with a series of wild strikes but Currie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jax misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Currie.
Jax scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Currie goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jax throws a jab when Currie was well out of range.
Currie scores with a sloppy right hand. Jax should have avoided that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Currie lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jax feints and then cracks Currie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Currie down.
Jax throws a jab but it's blocked by Currie.
Jax lands a jab to Currie's midsection.
Currie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jax was well out of range. Poor timing from Currie.
A jab from Currie finds it's way through Jax's defenses.
Jax throws a front kick aimed at Currie's knee but Currie avoids it well.
Currie throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Currie ducks right into an uppercut from Jax.
A head kick misses from Currie.
Currie has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Currie keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Currie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jax's waist but Jax gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Currie off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Currie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jax.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Jax there.
Currie misses with a body shot
and Jax counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Currie thinking.
A clash of legs there as Currie blocks the low kick.
Currie tries to land a leg kick but Jax saw it coming and moves away.
Currie will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jax fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Currie is looking to chop away at Jax's legs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Currie. That's going to slow Jax down.
Currie connects with a leg kick. Jax looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jax.
Jax throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jax looks to land a right hand but Currie moved out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Jax misses the target.
Jax takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Currie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jax pinned against the cage. Jax gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jax fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Currie manages to avoid it.
Currie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Currie jabs at Jax's body.
Tony Jax is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jax throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Currie chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Currie chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Currie shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jax is trying to defend but Currie finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jax tries to get to full guard but Currie has control of the leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jax wants to control but Currie is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Jax showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Jax misses with a straight right.
Jax fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Currie manages to avoid it.
Jax throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Currie cracks Jax with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jax keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jax lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Currie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jax connects with a nice looking jab.
A low kick from Jax misses
and Currie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jax slips a jab from Currie.
Currie misses the jab.
Jax scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Currie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Currie scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Currie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Currie passes to full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Currie avoids the attempt from Jax to control.
Currie is landing with some decent strikes but Jax is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Currie avoids the attempt from Jax to control.
Currie putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Jax is rocked!
Jax is bucking up trying to escape but Currie cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jax is still in real trouble! Can Currie finish him?
Currie softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Jax is out cold! Currie jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Currie!
During a confident post fight interview, David Currie thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.