PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Jenkins Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Cury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Cury's choice of entrance music: THERION - Son of The Staves of Time. David Jenkins Jr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jenkins Jr
vs
Cury

184 cm
18
186 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

187 cm
24
185 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, David Jenkins Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Arthur Cury!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cury pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jenkins Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jenkins Jr shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cury sprawls well. Cury wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jenkins Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
Cury fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cury leaves Jenkins Jr with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jenkins Jr with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cury counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Jenkins Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cury throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jenkins Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Cury circles away.
Jenkins Jr tries to clinch but Cury moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins Jr takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jenkins Jr tries to clinch up.
Cury looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jenkins Jr scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jenkins Jr is looking to clinch.
Jab by Cury.
Jenkins Jr shoots in but Cury avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cury throws a big counter head kick but Jenkins Jr avoids it with no problem.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jenkins Jr or perhaps it was just good defense by Cury, which made it look bad.

Jenkins Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Cury throws a punch but it's blocked by Jenkins Jr.

Cury pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cury connects with a leg kick. Jenkins Jr looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cury throws a head kick that Jenkins Jr semi-blocks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jenkins Jr closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cury circles away.
Jenkins Jr has a takedown stuffed.
Arthur Cury is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cury misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cury looks winded!
Jenkins Jr throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jenkins Jr fails with a takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jenkins Jr.
Cury leaves Jenkins Jr with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cury throws a head kick that Jenkins Jr semi-blocks.
Jenkins Jr shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cury as he jumps to the side.
Jenkins Jr takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cury fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jenkins Jr manages to avoid it.
Jenkins Jr blocks a jab.
Cury tries a head kick but it misses.
Jenkins Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cury. Cury obviously looking to wear him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cury throws a push kick but Jenkins Jr slaps the foot to one side.
Jenkins Jr appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
No joy there for Jenkins Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cury throws a head kick that misses.
Cury stuffs the takedown attempt from Jenkins Jr. Jenkins Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
Jenkins Jr moves in looking to clinch but Cury pushes him off.
Jenkins Jr on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cury misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jenkins Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jenkins Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cury swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jenkins Jr misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur Cury dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Cury stuffs the takedown.
Jenkins Jr darts in looking for a takedown but Cury gets double underhooks and turns Jenkins Jr into the cage.
Cury misses with a low kick as Jenkins Jr jumps back.
Jenkins Jr went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Jenkins Jr misses with a takedown attempt - Cury sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cury counters with a body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Jenkins Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cury misses with a head kick.
Jenkins Jr looks to land a body kick but Cury moved away.
Cury throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jenkins Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jenkins Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cury is breathing heavily.
Jenkins Jr shoots in for a takedown but Cury shows good takedown defense.
Jenkins Jr scores with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins Jr shoots and misses
and Cury counters with a big head kick but Jenkins Jr shrugs it off.
Cury misses with a looping right.
Cury has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cury throws a head kick that Jenkins Jr semi-blocks.
Cury displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jenkins Jr.
A head kick misses from Cury.
Cury stuffs the takedown.
Cury follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Cury with a hook.
Jenkins Jr shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A head kick misses from Cury.
Jenkins Jr shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cury as he jumps to the side.
Despite the aggression on Cury's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins Jr looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cury throws a front kick that sends Jenkins Jr stumbling back into the cage.
Jenkins Jr tries for a takedown but Cury sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cury scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cury throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jenkins Jr looks to land a combination but Cury avoids it well.
Cury throws a sloppy head kick and Jenkins Jr moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins Jr shoots in and drives through. Cury sprawls well.
Cury lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cury throws a head kick that misses.

Jenkins Jr moves into range and clinches up with Cury.

Cury breaks from the clinch.
Jenkins Jr darts in looking for a takedown but Cury gets double underhooks and turns Jenkins Jr into the cage.
Cury throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jenkins Jr's head.
Jenkins Jr darts in looking for a takedown but Cury gets double underhooks and turns Jenkins Jr into the cage.
Jenkins Jr moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromCury.
Cury misses with a head kick.
Jenkins Jr feinted with a counter takedown.
Jenkins Jr shoots in for a takedown but Cury shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cury connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins Jr shoots in but no luck this time.
Cury plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Cury misses with a low kick.
Jenkins Jr throws a big counter combination but Cury scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Jenkins Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cury swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jenkins Jr moves in looking to clinch but Cury pushes him off.
And Cury tries to counter it with a takedown but Jenkins Jr pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jenkins Jr looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cury is fending him off so far but Jenkins Jr persists. Nope, Cury circles away and we're back to standing.
Cury plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jenkins Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Cury swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cury works Jenkins Jr's body with a nice hook.
Cury throws an overhand right that lands on Jenkins Jr's shoulder, as Jenkins Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Jenkins Jr is looking for a counter combo.
Jenkins Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cury throws out a counter right but Jenkins Jr avoids it with no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur Cury showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Jenkins Jr misses with a takedown attempt
and Cury counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cury keeps the fight on the outside.
Cury displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jenkins Jr.
Cury loads up on a big right hand but Jenkins Jr slips the punch.
Jenkins Jr is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Cury.
Cury leaves Jenkins Jr with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Jenkins Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cury's corner calls for a 1-2. Cury obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jenkins Jr fails with a takedown attempt.
Jenkins Jr moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromCury.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cury throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cury circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cury counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jenkins Jr is looking to clinch but Cury is avoiding it.
Jenkins Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jenkins Jr blocks a head kick by Cury.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Jenkins Jr. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Cury throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cury throws a sloppy head kick and Jenkins Jr moves out of range easily.
Jenkins Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jenkins Jr tries to clinch but Cury is having none of it.
Jenkins Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cury swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jenkins Jr moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jenkins Jr misses with a low kick.
Jenkins Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cury paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No joy there for Jenkins Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cury swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jenkins Jr or perhaps it was just good defense by Cury, which made it look bad.
Cury looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jenkins Jr shoots and misses
and Cury counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cury throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jenkins Jr's head.
Jenkins Jr moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
No luck for Jenkins Jr with that takedown attempt.
Cury misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jenkins Jr tries to clinch up.
Cury is looking to chop away at Jenkins Jr's legs.
Jenkins Jr seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Jenkins Jr looks to land a combination but Cury avoids it well.
Cury scores with a nice right hand.
Jenkins Jr tries to clinch up but Cury circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins Jr shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cury but Cury pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cury lands an overhand right.
Jenkins Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Cury throws a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cury lands a head kick!
Jenkins Jr tries to clinch but Cury is having none of it.
Arthur Cury seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jenkins Jr is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cury sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cury works the jab nicely.
David Jenkins Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arthur Cury is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jenkins Jr throws out a leg kick but Cury moves out of range and Jenkins Jr only half commits.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur Cury comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cury winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Cury!
A relieved looking Arthur Cury thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.