PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Curry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Serder Serderov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Curry kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Molly Malone - The Dubliners. Arthur Curry has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Curry
vs
Serderov

207 cm
26
285 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

188 cm
26
262 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Fast

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Spartan Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arthur Curry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Serder Serderov!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curry lands with a thumping leg kick.
Serderov scores with a push kick.
Serderov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Curry has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Curry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Serderov.
Curry's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Serderov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Curry scrambles back to his feet.
Serderov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Both fighters circling a little - Serderov finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Curry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Serderov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A good leg kick by Curry.
Some wild striking there from Serderov.
Serderov blocks the body kick.
Serderov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Serderov misses with a straight left.
Curry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A counter left hand to the body from Curry misses its target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry blocks a jab.
Curry lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Some bone on bone action there as Serderov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Serderov lands a jab to Curry's midsection.
Serderov tries a head kick but it misses.
Serderov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Curry, right into the meat.
Serderov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Serderov throws a hook but Curry avoids it easily.
Serderov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Curry on the side of the head.
Serder Serderov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Curry attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Serderov.
Some wild striking there from Serderov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Serderov misses.
Serderov lands a head shot.
Curry tried to score with a low kick but Serderov checks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A good leg kick by Curry.
Curry looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Curry misses with a low kick.
A nice side step and Serderov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Serderov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Curry attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Serderov does it's job there.
Serderov blocks the body kick.
Curry circles away from the clinch attempt.
Curry lands with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serderov misses with an uppercut
and Curry counters with a good low kick that Serderov was not able to check.
Curry circles away from the clinch attempt.
Curry takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Curry blocks the body kick.
Serderov lands a nice looking body shot.
Curry throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Serderov moves to clinch but Curry breaks away
and Curry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Curry misses the target.
Serderov is trying to counter with his kicks.
Serderov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Curry throws a nice looking combination but Serderov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Serderov jabs Curry to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Serderov throws a lazy uppercut
and Curry counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Curry tries a head kick but it misses.
Curry attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Serderov connects with a body shot.
Serderov looks to land a left hand but Curry moved out of range nicely.
Curry swats away the attempt to clinch by Serderov.
Serderov lands with a hook. Curry tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Curry lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Serder Serderov has been cut.

Serderov forces Curry back against the cage and clinches.
Curry throws a head punch that misses.
Curry tries to work over Serderov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Curry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Serderov's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Serder Serderov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Serder Serderov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Serderov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Curry. Curry obviously looking to wear him down.
Serderov digs a good hook to Curry's body.
Curry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Curry pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Curry throws a body shot but no joy.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Serderov in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Curry misses with a looping left.
Serderov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Curry comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Curry is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Curry tries to land a leg kick but Serderov saw it coming and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curry takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Curry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Serderov.
Serderov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

It looks like Arthur Curry has been cut.
Serderov cracks a nice hook into Curry's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Serderov throws the left hand but Curry avoids the punch easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Curry misses the target.
Serderov misses with the body kick
and Curry counters with a good low kick that Serderov was not able to check.
Curry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Serderov blocks a head kick by Curry.
Serderov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Serderov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Curry is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Serderov.
Curry cracks Serderov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Curry is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Curry cracks Serderov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Curry scores with a shot to the body.
Serderov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Curry dips to his left and cracks Serderov with an uppercut!
Serderov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curry tries a low kick but Serderov avoids it.
Serderov lands with an overhand left.
Curry looks to score with a jab to the body but Serderov is just out of range.
Serderov just misses with a punch to the body.
Serderov looks to throw a body kick
and Curry makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Serderov really felt that one!
Serderov is breathing heavily.
Curry wants to slow Serderov down by chopping away at his legs.
Curry is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Curry lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A solid leg kick lands there for Curry.
Curry circles away from the clinch attempt.
Serderov tries to clinch up.
Curry checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Curry with a hook.
Curry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Serderov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Serderov duly obliges.
Curry misses the shot to the body.
Curry darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Serderov misses with a low kick as Curry jumps back.
Serderov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Serderov misses with a body shot
and Curry counters with a leg kick.
Curry throws a leg kick but Serderov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Serderov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Currys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Donk. Curry catches Serderov right on the button with a cross.

Serderov gets a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Curry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Serderov throws an elbow that misses.
Serderov blocks a body shot from Curry.

Serderov manages to break the clinch.
Curry throws a right and a left that Serderov avoids nicely.
Curry lands a nice looking body kick.
Curry delivers a nice body kick.
Curry delivers a nice body kick.
Serderov on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Curry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Serderov moves away.
Serderov looks to score with a jab to the body but Curry is just out of range.
Serderov just misses with a punch to the body.
Curry connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur Curry dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Serderov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Serderov throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Curry counters with a slapping leg kick.
Curry works Serderov's body with a nice hook.
Crunch! Curry slams his shin into Serderov's torso.
A clash of legs there as Serderov blocks the low kick.
Arthur Curry is winning the standup battle so far.
Curry scores with a jab. Serderov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Curry scores with the left hand. Serderov knows he should have avoided that one.
Curry scores with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curry lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Serderov can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Curry and Serderov drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Curry.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arthur Curry!
After the fight, Arthur Curry was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.