PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jude Curtis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefan Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stefan Washington acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Curtis
vs
Washington

190 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

183 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jude Curtis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stefan Washington!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curtis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Curtis misses with a hook. Washington ducked under it nicely.
And Washington tries to counter it with a takedown but Curtis pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Curtis dives in for a single leg takedown but Washington sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Curtis shoots for a takedown but Washington saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Despite the aggression on Washington's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Washington stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Washington wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jude Curtis. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Washington darts in and clinches Curtis up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Washington turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Washington wants to stand but Curtis is controlling his arm.
Curtis struggling a bit here.
What's Curtis going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Washington trying to control the position but Curtis is working away.

Washington stands up.

Washington moves into range and clinches up with Curtis.
Curtis misses with an elbow over the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Washington gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Curtis is looking to break free of the clinch but Washington has double underhooks.
Curtis lands a nice uppercut.

Washington pulls Curtis into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Curtis stopping the sweep attempt from Washington.

Washington manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Curtis missing with knees to the body.
Curtis throws a head punch that misses.
Curtis being controlled against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Washington takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Curtis wants to get back to striking at distance but Washington won't allow it.

Washington breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stefan Washington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Washington checks the leg kick.
Washington is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Washington rushes Curtis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Curtis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Washington has Curtis up against the cage in a clinch.

Washington pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Curtis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
As Curtis backs off Washington throws a huge counter combo but Curtis manages to avoid it all.

Washington moves into the clinch successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington lands a good knee to the midsection. Curtis won't want to take too many of those.

Washington drags the fight down to the ground.
Washington pulls Curtis in close to prevent any damage.
Curtis distracts Washington with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Curtis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Curtis throwing strikes from guard but Washington blocks nicely.
Curtis 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.
Curtis lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Washington really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Curtis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Washington utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Curtis wants to get up but he can't break Washington's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stefan Washington dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Washington has closed the distance and engaged Curtis in a clinch.
Washington throws a knee to the head but misses.
Washington lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Washington avoids the elbow strike from Curtis, against the cage.
Curtis trying to land knees to the body.

Curtis breaks the clinch.

Curtis moves into range and clinches up with Washington.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curtis pushes off an throws an elbow but Washington leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Washington has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Washington blocks an elbow strike.
Curtis tries to break free but Washington pushes him back against the cage.
Washington lands an elbow inside that Curtis shrugs off.
Washington avoids the elbow strike from Curtis, against the cage.
Curtis swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Washington turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

Washington stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Washington keeps the fight on the outside.
Curtis moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromWashington.
Curtis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Washington moves into the clinch successfully.

Washington is trying to trip Curtis. He has hold of a leg but Curtis is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Washington persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Washington throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Curtis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Curtis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Washington preventing the sweep.

Curtis working for a triangle but Washington defends it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Washington wants to stand but Curtis is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Curtis is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Washington controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington tries to stand but Curtis is controlling from the bottom.
Washington wants to control from the top but Curtis keeps moving.
Stefan Washington has got the better of the ground game so far.

Washington decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Curtis, up you get!
Curtis fails with a takedown attempt.
Washington throws a big counter head kick but Curtis avoids it with no problem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Curtis gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Washington to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Washington decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Washington tries to clinch up.
As Washington looks to move away, Curtis throws a big counter combo but Washington just gets out of the way.

Washington pushes Curtis up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stefan Washington showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Washington throws a head kick but Curtis moves out of range.

Curtis gets a clinch.

Washington has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Curtis clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Curtis trying to control the hands but Washington breaks the grip.
Washington just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Washington is continuing to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis wants to control his opponent's hands but Washington gets his hands free.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Washington controlling the positon.
Washington wants to control but Curtis is keeping busy.
Washington might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Curtis haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
What can Curtis do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Washington gets his hands free as Curtis looks to control.
Washington controls the position.
Curtis trying to control the action but Washington just sinks the hooks in.
Washington tries to get the hooks in deep but Curtis pushed the leg off.
Washington controlling from the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
I really don't envy Curtis right now.
Washington is riding his opponent, not letting Curtis buck him off.
Washington tries to get the hooks in deep but Curtis pushed the leg off.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Washington wants to control the position but Curtis frees himself and scrambles - Washington manages to regain control in side control.
Washington remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Washington wants to take a breather but Curtis manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Washington.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Curtis looking to control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stefan Washington comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Washington has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stefan Washington!