PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kris Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Curry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tired and clearly flustered, he entered the arena late and after a little discussion it was decided that the bout should take place.
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kris Hong and Arthur Curry. Hong kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hong Entrance Song. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hong
vs
Curry

180 cm
26
186 lbs
14 - 2 - 2

186 cm
36
194 lbs
43 - 18 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kris Hong!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 43 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arthur Curry!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Curry. That's going to slow Hong down.
Curry throws a good cross that connects.
Hong misses with a head kick.
Hong misses with a body kick.
Curry follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
No joy there for Curry, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It looked like Hong was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Curry lands a jab.
Curry has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hong throws an overhand right that lands on Curry's shoulder, as Curry tries to avoid the shot.
Hong motions for Curry to come forward. Hong throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hong throws a lazy right hand but Curry sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Curry flicks out a counter leg kick but Hong steps away.
Hong connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Curry momentarily.
Curry misses with a straight right.
Curry with a nice cross.
Hong walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Curry connects with a crisp jab.
Curry lands a jab.
Hong misses the jab.
Hong throws an overhand right that lands on Curry's shoulder, as Curry tries to avoid the shot.
Curry blocks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Curry's calf.
Curry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Curry with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Some bone on bone action there as Curry checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Curry throws a right and a left that Hong avoids nicely.
Hong has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mandirigmang Pilipino in the buildup to the fight.
Hong throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Some wild striking there from Curry.
Curry throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hong closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Curry slips a straight right by Hong.
Curry replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Hong blocks it well.
Hong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hong throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hong throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body kick there by Hong.
Curry showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hong.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong blocks a head kick by Curry.
Hong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hong moves forwards but Curry connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hong ducks under a wild hook from Curry.
Curry fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hong has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hong has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Curry.
Curry connects with a looping right hand.
Curry checks a leg kick.
Hong gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hong throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Curry stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Curry takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Curry counters with a body kick.
Hong shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hong tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Curry delivers a nice body kick.
Curry is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hong had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Curry connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hong attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hong will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hong walks into a stiff left hand from Curry.
A decent looking cross lands there for Curry.
That kick from Hong tenderised Curry's leg. Curry is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hong digs a good hook to Curry's body.
A head kick misses from Hong.
Hong throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Curry misses with a hook to the body
and Hong counters with a head kick. That will keep Curry thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Curry misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Hong misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curry keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hong jabs at Curry's body.
Hong on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Curry thuds his shin into the meat of Hong's side.
Curry on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hong is looking to score with low kicks.
Hong thuds his right hand into Curry's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Curry takes a swing at Hong's ribcage but misses.
Hong on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Curry. Curry obviously looking to wear him down.
Hong tries to work over Curry's front leg with a kick but Curry checks it.
Curry chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Curry scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Curry scores with a kick to the body.
Hong misses with a leg kick
and Curry counters with an inside leg kick.
Hong is breathing heavily.
Decent striking displayed by Curry there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Arthur Curry will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hong avoids a kick to the body.
Hong bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Good exchange - Curry coming out on top.
An inside leg kick lands from Hong.
A clash of legs there as Curry blocks the low kick.
Curry lands with a cross.
Curry shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Arthur Curry seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Curry bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Hong might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A solid leg kick lands there for Curry.
Hong takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice straight punches there by Curry. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Curry.
Hong checks a low kick from Curry.
Curry throws a looping overhand right but Hong ducks down to avoid it.
Hong throws a lazy right hand but Curry sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Curry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hong thuds a left hand into Curry's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hong's calf.
Curry with a hook.
Hong misses the body punch
and Curry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Curry.

Hong is rocked!
Hong looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A clash of legs there as Curry blocks the low kick.
Hong scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Curry connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hong's hands.
Oh Hong is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Curry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hong was well out of range. Poor timing from Curry.
Hong seems to have got his legs back now.
Curry moves out of range as Hong throws a body kick.
Curry throws the left hand but Hong avoids the punch easily.
Hong throws a head kick that Curry semi-blocks.
Curry scores with a spinning back kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Curry.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hong throws a looping overhand right but Curry ducks down to avoid it.
Curry uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hong has time to react.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curry connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Curry avoids the body shot from Hong.
Hong throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hong throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Curry stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hong is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hong walks into a left hand.
Curry darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Curry cracks Hong with an open hand slap.
Curry grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Hong takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Curry cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Arthur Curry!
Arthur Curry is the new middleweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Arthur Curry thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Kris Hong had this to say: 'My apologies. I had a problem with the jet schedule.'.