PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Isaac Curtis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erick Darko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Curtis might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Schubert - Ave Maria. Darko has chosen S.C.O.S.A - Flatbush Zombies as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Curtis
vs
Darko

176 cm
30
152 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

179 cm
21
184 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Hellbent

Arcticus University: London

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Isaac Curtis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Erick Darko!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darko slips a straight right by Curtis.
Curtis's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Darko connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Curtis scrambles back to his feet.
Darko looks to land a right hand but Curtis moved out of range.
Curtis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jab, jab by Darko - just one landing.
Curtis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Darko has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Darko misses with a body shot.
Curtis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Darko tries for a takedown but Curtis circles away easily
and Curtis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Darko doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Curtis counters with a right hand to the body.
Curtis connects with a body shot that sends Darko's belly button to the back.

Curtis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Darko, pushing him back against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Curtis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Curtis throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darko tries a body shot but Curtis blocks it.
Curtis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Curtis misses with the head strike.
Darko prevents a body shot from Curtis.
Curtis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Curtis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Darko misses with a punch on the inside.
Our sources have told us that Curtis has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Curtis prevents a body shot from Darko.

Curtis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Curtis drives through and clinches with Darko against the ropes.
Darko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Curtis backwards.

Curtis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Darko shoots in and drives through. Curtis sprawls well.
Isaac Curtis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erick Darko.
Curtis cracks Darko with an open hand slap.
Darko throws a hook but Curtis avoids it easily.
Darko fails to land with a series of punches.
Curtis lands a really nice looking cross but Darko seems unphased.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darko defending well as Curtis loads up on a big left hand.
Darko uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Darko throws a hook but Curtis blocks it.
Isaac Curtis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Darko looks to land a right hand but Curtis moved out of range.
Darko tries for a takedown but Curtis sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Darko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Curtis.
A jab from Darko misses.
Curtis tries to counter by clinching up but Darko breaks away and moves out of range.
Curtis throws a leg kick that misses.
Darko misses with a hook to the body
and Curtis counters with a straight right hand.
Darko takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Curtis slips under a jab.
Darko misses the jab.
Curtis throws an off balance right hand
letting Darko counter with a right hand.
Curtis misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Darko was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darko lands a really nice looking cross but Curtis seems unphased.
Curtis lands with an overhand left.
The fighters circling - Darko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Curtis appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Darko swings widly with a right hand
and Curtis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Darko throws a right and a left that Curtis avoids nicely.
Curtis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Darko throws a jab when Curtis was well out of range.
Curtis 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.
Darko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Curtis.
Darko slips a jab from Curtis.
A swing and a miss from Curtis.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Curtis.
Curtis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Darko blocks the low kick.
Curtis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Darko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Curtis connects with a good right hand that stumbles Darko. Darko circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Darko cracks a nice hook into Curtis's ribs.
Darko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Curtis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Darko scores with a hook.
Darko listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Curtis is rocked!
A jab from Darko misses.
Oh Curtis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head kick misses from Curtis.
A swing and a miss from Darko.
Curtis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Curtis seems to have got his legs back now.
Darko slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Curtis lands a right hook to the body.

Darko drops Curtis with a right and a left! Darko comes rushing in but Curtis regains his composure and manages to keep Darko in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Isaac Curtis will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Curtis throws out a loose jab but Darko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darko cracks Curtis on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Curtis falls backwards against the ropes. Darko follows up with more strikes that drop Curtis to his knees. Darko keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Curtis! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erick Darko!
Erick Darko decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.