PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Darry Curtis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Ricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darry Curtis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Curtis
vs
Ricks

177 cm
19
162 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
26
154 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Solid boxing
Good chin

Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darry Curtis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Ricks!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curtis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ricks on the side of the head.
Ricks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ricks tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Curtis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Curtis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ricks is looking to clinch but Curtis is avoiding it.
Curtis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ricks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Curtis was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Curtis.
Ricks moves in looking to clinch but Curtis pushes him off.
Ricks tries to clinch up
and Curtis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Curtis lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ricks looks to clinch
and Curtis counters with a straight right hand.
Ricks wants to clinch but Curtis slips to the side
and Curtis counters with a stiff right hand.
Ricks is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Curtis misses the shot to the body.
Ricks doesn't manage to clinch there - Curtis circles away.
A leg kick checked by Ricks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ricks tries to clinch there but Curtis circles away.
Ricks is looking to clinch but Curtis is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis throws a shot to the body.
Ricks moves in looking to clinch but Curtis pushes him off.
Curtis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Curtis cracks Ricks with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Ricks wants to clinch.
Curtis appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ricks tries to clinch there but Curtis circles away.
Ricks tries to clinch but Curtis moves out of range.
Ricks tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Curtis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ricks tries to clinch but Curtis is having none of it.
An attempted straight right counter from Curtis misses the target.
Curtis connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ricks. Ricks circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Curtis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ricks has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Curtis misses with a body shot.
Ricks wants to clinch up but Curtis keeps it at a distance.
Curtis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at River's Edge Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Ricks looks to clinch
and Curtis counters with a stiff right hand.

Ricks closes the distance and pushes Curtis back into the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Curtis is looking to control Ricks's arms but Ricks gets an underhook and turns him. Now Curtis has his back to the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricks throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Curtis lands a shot to the body.
Curtis blocks the elbow strike.
Curtis lands with a right to the head.
Curtis working aggressively here.
Ricks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Curtis working hard to break the clinch.
Curtis misses with some punches.
Ricks throws an elbow but it misses.
Ricks misses with a knee strike.
Curtis lands a body shot.
Ricks misses with an elbow over the top.
Curtis pushes Ricks back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Curtis misses with a body punch.
Ricks pushes off an throws an elbow but Curtis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Curtis takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Darry Curtis has been cut.
Ricks throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ricks pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Ricks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ricks misses with an elbow over the top.
Curtis tries a body shot but Ricks blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darry Curtis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darry Curtis's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Nice body punch from Curtis.
Ricks tries to clinch up
and Curtis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd cheers as Curtis lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ricks doesn't seem phased though.
Curtis scores with a nice head shot.
Ricks wants to clinch.
Ricks tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Curtis counters with a nice uppercut.
A thudding body kick lands there by Curtis!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A leg kick checked by Ricks.
Ricks tries to clinch up.
Ricks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Curtis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A quick step to the side and Curtis tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ricks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Curtis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ricks fails with an attempt to clinch.
Curtis keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ricks at a distance.
Curtis throws out a powerful jab.
Curtis throws a shot to the body.
Curtis connects with a single shot there.
Ricks closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Curtis to counter with a crisp jab.
Chris Ricks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ricks avoids the body shot from Curtis.
Curtis swats away the attempt to clinch by Ricks.
Darry Curtis is winning the standup battle so far.
Ricks doesn't manage to clinch there - Curtis circles away.
Curtis swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ricks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Curtis shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ricks eats them both and turns towards Curtis to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Curtis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ricks darts in trying to clinch
and Curtis counters with a low kick, right behind Ricks 's knee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricks tries to clinch up
and Curtis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Curtis circles away from the clinch attempt
and Curtis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Ricks is rocked!
Ricks drops his guard momentarily, allowing Curtis to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Ricks! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Curtis takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Darry Curtis!