PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Darry Curtis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Red Bush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Curtis might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Outsiders 'Stay Gold' by Stevie Wonder . Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Curtis
vs
Bush

177 cm
20
162 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

165 cm
20
156 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Great elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darry Curtis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Red Bush!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curtis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bush is looking to clinch.
It looked like Curtis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bush tries to clinch up but Curtis circles away and keeps his distance.
Bush on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Curtis throws a shot from downtown. Bush moves away and avoids it.
Bush tries to clinch up but Curtis circles away and keeps his distance.
A left lands for Bush.
Bush doesn't manage to clinch there - Curtis circles away.
Curtis with a jab.
Bush tries to close the distance and clinch but Curtis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Curtis keeps the fight on the outside.
Bush is looking to clinch but Curtis is avoiding it.
Curtis lands with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bush takes a jab right on the kisser.
Curtis misses with an uppercut.
Bush tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Curtis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A quick step to the side and Curtis tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
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.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Curtis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Curtis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bush was well out of range. Poor timing from Curtis.
Curtis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at River's Edge Gym in the buildup to the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bush fails in his attempt to clinch.
Curtis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bush fails with an attempt to clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Curtis misses its target.
Curtis scores with the left hand. Bush knows he should have avoided that one.
Bush is looking to clinch but Curtis is avoiding it.
Curtis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Curtis is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Curtis looks to land a left hand but Bush moved out of range nicely.
Bush wants to counter with a clinch but Curtis pushes him away.
Bush avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bush wants to counter with a clinch but Curtis pushes him away.
Bush tries to clinch but Curtis is having none of it.
Curtis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bush tries to clinch but Curtis moves out of range.
We've been informed that Bush 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.
Curtis misses with a series of wild punches.
Bush wants to counter with a clinch but Curtis pushes him away.
Bush is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Curtis throws a jab when Bush was well out of range.
Bush uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Curtis.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curtis circles away from the clinch attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Curtis misses the target.
Curtis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Curtis lands with a nice body kick.
Bush avoids the head kick by Curtis.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Bush just misses with a elbow thrown towards Curtis's brow.
Bush can't find room to land a body shot as Curtis controls the action.
Curtis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bush.
Bush tries to work over Curtis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bush misses with an elbow over the top.
Curtis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Curtis.
Bush throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Curtis struggles to land a body shot inside as Bush controls his hands.
Curtis misses with a body punch.
Curtis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bushs head.
Bush misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bush pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.

Curtis breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darry Curtis dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Curtis digs a good body shot into Bush's ribs.
Bush is looking to clinch.
A jab lands there for Curtis.
Bush tries to clinch but Curtis is having none of it.
Curtis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Curtis scores with a body shot.
Curtis connects with a crisp jab.
Curtis throws a nice inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Curtis misses.
Curtis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Darry Curtis is winning the standup battle so far.
Bush tries to clinch up but Curtis circles away and keeps his distance.
Curtis keeps the fight on the outside.
Bush jabs Curtis right on the nose. Curtis blinks but takes it well.
Bush tries to close the distance and clinch up but Curtis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bush looks to land a left hand but Curtis moved out of range nicely.
Curtis throwing a counter right hand but Bush manages to avoid it.
That kick from Curtis tenderised Bush's leg. Bush is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bush cracks Curtis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Curtis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis scores with a jab to the body.
Curtis throws a jab when Bush was well out of range.
Bush tries to counter with a clinch but Curtis shakes him off and moves away.
Curtis moves out of range as Bush strikes.
Bush cracks Curtis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Curtis is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Curtis lands with an uppercut that bounces Bush off the ropes and back into range.
Bush tries to close the distance and clinch up but Curtis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A bone on bone clash there as Bush blocks the leg kick.
Bush tries to clinch up but Curtis circles away and keeps his distance.
Curtis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bush manages to avoid it.
Bush wants to counter the offense by Curtis and move into the clinch position.
Bush lands with a right hand.
Bush tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Curtis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Curtis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Red Bush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bush blocks the body kick.
Curtis dips to his left and cracks Bush with an uppercut!
Curtis swats away the attempt to clinch by Bush.
Curtis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bush tries to clinch but Curtis is having none of it.
Curtis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bush can do to turn this around?
Bush missing with a left hand there. Curtis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bush moves in looking to clinch but Curtis pushes him off.
Bush misses with a hook. Curtis ducked under it nicely.
Curtis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bush looks to clinch
and Curtis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Curtis swats away the attempt to clinch by Bush.
Bush wants to clinch up but Curtis keeps it at a distance.
Bush tries to clinch but Curtis is having none of it.
Bush takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Curtis misses with a body kick.
Curtis cracks Bush with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Curtis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Decent striking displayed by Bush there.
Bush tries to close the distance and clinch up but Curtis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Curtis throws a body kick that misses.
Bush steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Curtis.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bush throws out a loose jab but Curtis uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darry Curtis dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Curtis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Curtis looks to throw the jab but Bush is out of range.
Curtis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bush fails in his attempt to clinch.
Curtis swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bush wants to clinch up but Curtis keeps it at a distance.
Curtis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bush tries to clinch there but Curtis circles away.
Curtis throws a shot from downtown. Bush moves away and avoids it.
Curtis circles away from the clinch attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Curtis misses the target.
Bush wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bush throws the left hand but Curtis avoids the punch easily.
Curtis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bush was well out of range. Poor timing from Curtis.
Curtis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bush looks to clinch
and Curtis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bush wants to clinch.
Curtis is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bush might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bush gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Bush throws an elbow but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Curtis.
Bush misses with an elbow strike.
Curtis lands with a right to the head.
Bush misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bush throws an elbow that misses.
Curtis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bush pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Curtis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bush throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Curtis blocks an elbow strike.
A hook to the body from Curtis.
Bush misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Bush throws an elbow but misses.
Bush throws an elbow that misses.
Curtis lands a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curtis stalling the fight.

Curtis breaks the clinch.
Curtis misses the shot to the body.
Bush tries to clinch but Curtis is having none of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bush tries to clinch up.
Curtis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bush doesn't manage to clinch there - Curtis circles away.
Curtis motions for Bush to come forward. Curtis throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bush 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.
Bush is looking to clinch but Curtis is avoiding it.
Bush tries to clinch but Curtis is having none of it.
Bush connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bush connects with a good right hand that stumbles Curtis. Curtis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bush 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.
Bush paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bush blocks the body kick.
Bush wants to counter with a clinch but Curtis pushes him away.
Bush slips under a jab.
Curtis missing with a left hand there. Bush was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Curtis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darry Curtis clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Curtis scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bush loads up on a big right hand but Curtis slips the punch.
Curtis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Curtis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Curtis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A left lands for Curtis.
Curtis looks to land a body kick but Bush moved away.
Curtis slips a jab from Bush.
Bush tries to clinch but Curtis moves out of range.
Bush lands with a cross.
Curtis throws the left hand but Bush avoids the punch easily.
Bush doesn't manage to clinch there - Curtis circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curtis staying out of range there.
Curtis throws a quick counter head kick but Bush was just out of range.
Bush 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 quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Bush is looking to clinch but Curtis is avoiding it.
Bush darts in trying to clinch
and Curtis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis blocks a jab.
Bush tries to clinch but Curtis is having none of it.
Curtis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bush steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Curtis.
Bush avoids the head kick by Curtis.
Bush 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.
Bush misses with a looping right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bush looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bush checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bush moves out of range of the body kick from Curtis.
Bush avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bush doesn't manage to clinch there - Curtis circles away.
Bush fails with an attempt to clinch.
Curtis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Curtis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Curtis jabs Bush to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bush is looking to clinch.
Curtis misses with a wild body shot.
Bush throws a hook but Curtis blocks it.
Bush moves out of range as Curtis throws a body kick.
Curtis circles away from the clinch attempt.
A slow jab from Bush misses its intended target.
Bush drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Curtis throws a body punch but Bush moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Curtis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Curtis misses with an uppercut. Bush saw that one coming.
Bush with a nice cross.
Curtis moves forwards but Bush connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Curtis swats away the attempt to clinch by Bush.
Curtis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Curtis keeps the fight on the outside.
Curtis quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darry Curtis had his way with Red Bush in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Curtis throws out a loose jab but Bush uses good head movement to avoid it.
Curtis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Curtis takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bush fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bush blocks a head kick by Curtis.
Bush misses with a right hand
and Curtis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Curtis throws the left hand but Bush avoids the punch easily.
Curtis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bush fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bush checks a leg kick nicely.
Bush tries to clinch up but Curtis circles away and keeps his distance.
Bush tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curtis throws a body kick that misses.
Curtis sets himself, and Bush steps forward looking for the clinch! Curtis avoids it this time.
Curtis swings for the body but Bush moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Bush.
Bush moves away from the strike by Curtis.
The fighters circling - Bush throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis looks to score with a jab to the body but Bush is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Bush.
Bush cracks Curtis with a right hand to the side of the head.
Curtis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Curtis tries a head kick but it misses.
Bush fails in his attempt to clinch.
Curtis feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Curtis keeps the fight on the outside.
Bush takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bush throws a hook to the side of Curtis's head but Curtis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bush fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bush doesn't manage to clinch there - Curtis circles away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Curtis.
Bush throws a lazy right hand but Curtis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bush loads up on a big right hand but Curtis slips the punch.
Curtis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Curtis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bush tries to close the distance and clinch up but Curtis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Curtis tried to counter with a leg kick but Bush avoided it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curtis looks for the body kick but Bush saw that one coming.
Curtis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bush blocks a low kick nicely.
Bush moves out of range as Curtis strikes.
Curtis lands a body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice uppercut lands for Curtis. That snapped Bush's head back.
Red Bush has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bush tries to clinch there but Curtis circles away.
Curtis keeps the fight on the outside.
Curtis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bush throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Curtis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Curtis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bush tries to clinch up but Curtis circles away and keeps his distance.
Bush throws a shot from downtown. Curtis moves away and avoids it.
Curtis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Curtis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bush.
Darry Curtis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Bush has closed the distance and engaged Curtis in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Curtis.

And that's the end of the fight!
Darry Curtis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Curtis 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 50:45
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darry Curtis!
Darry Curtis retains his lightweight title!
Darry Curtis seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.