PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Steph Curry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Berkman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berkman comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Panopticon - The Ghosts of Haymarket Square kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Steph Curry could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alexander Berkman's chin.

Curry
vs
Berkman

195 cm
20
280 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

189 cm
20
270 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent MT
Powerful

Voodoo Nutrition
MayheM sportswear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steph Curry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Berkman!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curry feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Berkman's calf.
Berkman lands a nice hook to Curry's body. Curry takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Curry looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Berkman. Curry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Berkman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Curry.
Curry lands a jab.
Berkman swings widly with a right hand
and Berkman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Berkman misses with a body shot

and Curry moves into the clinch.
Curry tries to break free but Berkman pushes him back against the ropes.
Berkman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Curry backwards.
Curry lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Curry.
Curry lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Curry wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Berkman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Berkman blocking some punches.
Curry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Berkman landing knees to the head.
Curry takes a shot to the head.
Berkman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Berkman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Berkman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Curry is breathing heavily.
Berkman lands a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berkman lands a body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Berkman.
A nice left hand lands by Berkman.
Berkman misses with a knee to the head.
Berkman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've been informed that Berkman has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Curry takes a knee right on the jaw!
Still in the clinch, Berkman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Berkman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Good body shot from Berkman.
Berkman presses Curry against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Berkman connects with a knee to the head.
Berkman cracks Curry with a nice body shot.
Berkman misses with a knee to the head.
Berkman lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Berkman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Curry's elbow.
Berkman tries to land knees in the clinch but Curry avoids the damage to the body.
Berkman connects with a knee to the head.
Berkman landing knees to the body.
Curry misses with a punch to the body.
A body shot lands from Berkman.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berkman lands an uppercut.
Berkman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Curry in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Curry takes a shot to the head.
Berkman lands a right hand.
Berkman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Berkman prevents a body shot from Curry.
Curry throws a head punch that misses.
Curry's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short body shot lands from Berkman as the two fighters clinch.
Berkman works on Curry's body with a couple of short punches.
Berkman crunches a lovely knee into Curry's ribcage.
Berkman lands a good knee to the midsection. Curry won't want to take too many of those.
Berkman lands a body punch.
Berkman misses with a knee to the head.
A right hand to the body from Berkman.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Berkman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Curry backwards.
Berkman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Berkman lands a knee to the head.

Curry is rocked!
Berkman lands a left hand.
Oh Curry is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Berkman cracks Curry with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Curry goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Curry wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Alexander Berkman!
A relieved looking Alexander Berkman thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.