PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Amon Amarth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonh Kurtis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kurtis has chosen Wrong Answer as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Amarth
vs
Kurtis

184 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
22
190 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Powerful

BioPharm Nutrition

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Amon Amarth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jonh Kurtis!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Kurtis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kurtis is looking to clinch but Amarth is avoiding it.
Amarth circles away from the clinch attempt.
Amarth avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jonh Kurtis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Amarth keeps the fight on the outside.
Kurtis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Amarth paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kurtis doesn't manage to clinch there - Amarth circles away.
Amarth misses with a wild combination.
Amarth keeps the fight on the outside.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Amarth.
Kurtis manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Amarth tries to get to full guard but Kurtis has control of the leg.
Kurtis wants to free his trapped foot but Amarth is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Amarth is controlling Kurtis's position as best he can from this difficult position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurtis tries to pass the half guard into mount. Amarth knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Amarth trying to control here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Amarth lands a with a good body shot.
Amarth keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab lands there for Amarth.
Kurtis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Amarth lands a nice shot that snaps Kurtis's head back.
Kurtis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kurtis wants to clinch.
Kurtis tries to clinch but Amarth is having none of it.
Kurtis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Amarth paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kurtis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Amarth lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kurtis doesn't manage to clinch there - Amarth circles away.
Jonh Kurtis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Amarth swats away the attempt to clinch by Kurtis.
Amarth misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kurtis tries to clinch but Amarth is having none of it.
Amarth lands with a nice combination. Kurtis backs away looking to recover.
Kurtis wants to clinch.
Kurtis is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Amarth.
Amarth throws a combination. Kurtis tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kurtis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Amarth paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kurtis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Amarth feints and as Kurtis raises his hands in defense, Amarth changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Amarth not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amarth's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Kurtis has momentary wrist control but Amarth slips an elbow through the middle.
Amarth with a nice head shot there.
Kurtis looking for a sweep. Not yet Kurtis, not yet.
Amarth controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kurtis has momentary wrist control but Amarth slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Kurtis is looking for a triangle but Amarth pushes his legs off easily.
Kurtis looks gassed!
Amarth landing with the ground and pound.
Kurtis is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Amarth controls from within his opponent's guard.
Amarth wants to control from the top but Kurtis keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Amarth slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Amarth is in close to Kurtis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Amarth postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Amarth preventing the sweep.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Amarth gets the takedown into side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Amarth lands a few punches from side control.
Kurtis seems a little lost for a moment, as Amarth dominates the positioning.
Kurtis is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Amarth is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Amarth tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kurtis is in all sorts of trouble here.
Amarth has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Amarth controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Amarth cracks a nice hook into Kurtis's ribs.
Kurtis tries to clinch up but Amarth circles away and keeps his distance.
Kurtis tries to close the distance and clinch but Amarth swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kurtis dodges the punch combination from Amarth.
Kurtis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Amarth paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kurtis wants to clinch.
Amarth swats away the attempt to clinch by Kurtis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurtis fails with an attempt to clinch.

Amarth looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kurtis taking some punishment here, with Amarth in his half guard.
Kurtis is breathing heavily.
Kurtis is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amarth seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Amarth controlling the action here.
Ground and pound from Amarth.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kurtis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kurtis tries to close the distance and clinch but Amarth swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kurtis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kurtis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Amarth paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Amarth lands a nice looking body shot.
Amarth lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kurtis backs up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurtis is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Amarth.

Kurtis gets caught flat footed, as Amarth shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Amarth is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kurtis looking for a sweep. Not yet Kurtis, not yet.
Amarth scoring with some ground and pound.
Amarth slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amarth trying to control but Kurtis is working from the bottom.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Amon Amarth just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Kurtis walks into a stiff left hand from Amarth.
Kurtis tries to clinch up.
Kurtis fails with an attempt to clinch.

Amarth scores with a takedown into Kurtis's guard.
Amarth sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Amarth works over Kurtis with some ground and pound from guard.
Amarth showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurtis has momentary wrist control but Amarth slips an elbow through the middle.
Kurtis wants to sweep here but Amarth controlling him for the moment.
Amarth slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Amarth pushes down on Kurtis's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Amarth with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kurtis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Amarth is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Amarth with shots to the head and body - Kurtis looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Amon Amarth dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Amarth with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kurtis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Amarth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kurtis is looking to clinch but Amarth is avoiding it.
Kurtis tries to clinch but Amarth moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kurtis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Amarth darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Amarth.
Kurtis wants to improve his position but Amarth is controlling well.
Amarth is controlling the pace.
Kurtis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Amarth working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amarth perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Kurtis is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Amarth's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Amarth's back!
Amarth trying to control the position but Kurtis manages to sink in the hooks.

Kurtis is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Kurtis doesn't have the hooks in and Amarth manages to turn into his guard.
Amarth working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Amarth controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Amarth seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Kurtis for as long as he can get away with.
Kurtis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Amarth is working Kurtis over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amarth scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Amarth connects with a couple of short punches.
Amarth controlling from the top position.
Kurtis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Amarth sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Amarth stands up over Kurtis, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Amarth ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kurtis dodges the punch combination from Amarth.
Amarth is looking to wear down Kurtis with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Amarth looks to land a combination. Kurtis sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Amon Amarth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kurtis doesn't manage to clinch there - Amarth circles away.
Amarth scores with a one two! Kurtis had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Amarth closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Amarth lands in his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurtis wants to sweep here but Amarth controlling him for the moment.
Amarth with a nice head shot there.
Amarth won't allow Kurtis to sweep him here.
Amarth controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Amarth's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kurtis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Amarth postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Amarth tries to bum rush Kurtis with a series of wild strikes but Kurtis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kurtis wants to clinch up but Amarth keeps it at a distance.

Amarth shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Amarth showed some decent athleticism there.
Amon Amarth overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kurtis looking for submissions off his back.
Amarth stalling.
Kurtis tries to get to full guard but Amarth has control of the leg.
Amarth slips a nice elbow through Kurtis's hands, connecting with Kurtis's forehead.
Amarth scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kurtis is trying to get back to full guard.
Jonh Kurtis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Amon Amarth is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Amarth sitting and controlling from the half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Amon Amarth showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Amarth has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amon Amarth!