PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Curry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and KJ Talley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). KJ Talley told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Curry
vs
Talley

186 cm
35
194 lbs
38 - 18 - 0

186 cm
31
187 lbs
17 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Red Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

Hellbent

KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$)
GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arthur Curry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, KJ Talley!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talley fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Talley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Curry.
Curry definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nice defenses there by Talley.
A slow jab from Curry misses its intended target.
Curry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Talley.
Talley scores with a hook to the body. Curry takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Talley lands with a shot to the body.
Curry connects with a looping right hand.
Talley scores with a nice strike.
Talley lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Curry at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Talley lands a glancing blow to the side of Curry's head.
Talley drops his hands momentarily and Curry takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Talley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Curry.
Curry feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Talleys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Talley connects with a nice looking jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Curry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Talley.
Curry lands a glancing blow to the side of Talley's head.
Curry misses with a looping left.
Talley scoring well with a low kick there.
Talley jabs Curry right on the nose. Curry blinks but takes it well.
Curry misses with a body punch
and Talley counters with a low kick, right behind Curry 's knee.
Curry throws a right hand that misses
and Talley makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Talley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Curry.
Curry misses with a straight left.
We've been informed that Talley has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Talley attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Curry jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Talley misses with an uppercut.
Curry swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Talley.
Curry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Talley blocks a head kick by Curry.
Curry tries to bum rush Talley with a series of wild strikes but Talley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Curry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Talley.
Talley connects with a jab.
Curry misses the shot to the body.
Talley avoids a kick to the body.
Talley wants to slow Curry down by chopping away at his legs.
A clash of legs there as Talley blocks the low kick.
Arthur Curry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Left hook, right uppercut from Talley.
Curry misses with a lunging right hand
and Talley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Talley tries to move into range but Curry moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Talley tests Curry's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Curry connects with a right hand. Talley shakes it off.
Curry throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Talley.
Curry falls off balance throwing a combination
and Talley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice cross by Curry.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Curry tests Talley's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Talley lands a head kick that stumbles Curry and the fighters go to the mat.

Curry is rocked!

It looks like Arthur Curry has been cut.
Curry controlling the position.
Curry tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curry wants to stand but Talley is controlling the position.
Curry looking to hit a scissor sweep but Talley is one step ahead there.
Talley looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Curry is trying to keep Talley in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

KJ Talley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arthur Curry's cut.
That's time! Curry's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Curry fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A cross from Talley lands.
Curry takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A jab from Curry misses.
Curry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Talley moves away.
Curry throws a combination. Talley tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like KJ Talley has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Curry digs a good hook to Talley's body.
Talley goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Talley walks into a jab.
KJ Talley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A chopping leg kick lands by Talley.
Curry lands a nice shot to the body.
Curry staying out of range there.
Curry looks to land a right hand but Talley moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry scores with a decent looking hook.
Curry connects with a single shot there.
Talley lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Curry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Talley manages to avoid it.
Curry slips a straight right by Talley.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Talley on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Curry connects with a leg kick. Talley looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Curry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Curry clobbers Talley with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Talley lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jab from Curry.
A telegraphed right hand from Curry misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curry cracks Talley with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Talley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Curry.
Curry steps in with a hook that catches Talley right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Curry follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Talley looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arthur Curry!
Arthur Curry decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.