PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Walter Kurtz (ranked 363 p4p, 49 weight class) and Chins Gone (ranked 635 p4p, 91 weight class). Kurtz comes to the cage accompanied by Adagio For Strings. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kurtz
vs
Gone

190 cm
28
186 lbs
16 - 4 - 0

183 cm
33
195 lbs
25 - 11 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Walter Kurtz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 11 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chins Gone!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gone avoids the body shot from Kurtz.

Gone moves into the clinch.
Gone softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gone throws a head punch that misses.
Kurtz tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kurtz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gone misses with some punches.
Gone throws a punch but it's blocked by Kurtz.
Gone is trying to force a seperation but Kurtz has the dominant position.
Kurtz has a couple of punches blocked by Gone.
Kurtz jumps guard but Gone turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kurtz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gone lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kurtz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gone tries to land a knee to the head but Kurtz blocks with his arms.

Kurtz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kurtz cracks a nice hook into Gone's ribs.
Kurtz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gone swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gone scoring well with a low kick there.
Gone dips to his left and cracks Kurtz with an uppercut!

It looks like Walter Kurtz has been cut.
Kurtz lands a head kick!

It looks like Chins Gone has been cut.
Kurtz blocks a low kick nicely.
Gone scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gone throws out a powerful jab.
Kurtz lands a head shot.
Gone wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kurtz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kurtz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kurtz cracks Gone with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gone defending well as Kurtz loads up on a big left hand.
Gone throws a jab but it's blocked by Kurtz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gone looks to score with a jab to the body but Kurtz is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Kurtz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gone takes a swing at Kurtz's ribcage but misses.
Kurtz looks to land a body kick but Gone moved away.
Gone looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kurtz staying out of range there.
Kurtz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gone moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gone misses with a right hand
and Kurtz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gone thinking.
Gone misses with a straight left.
Kurtz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kurtz throws a leg kick that misses.
Kurtz swings for the body but Gone moves out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gone.
Kurtz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gone.
An attempted straight right counter from Kurtz misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurtz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gone's hands.
Gone lands a slapping body shot.
Chins Gone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gone scores with a nice head shot.
Kurtz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kurtz.
Kurtz misses with an uppercut
letting Gone counter with a right hand.
Kurtz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kurtz throws a hook but Gone blocks it.
Gone avoids the body shot from Kurtz.
Gone swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gone listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gone feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kurtzs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jab by Gone.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kurtz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gone misses with a body punch
and Kurtz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gone fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kurtz blocks a jab.
Gone misses with an uppercut
and Kurtz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gone jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gone misses with an uppercut.
A bone on bone clash there as Kurtz blocks the leg kick.
Gone misses with a right hand
and Kurtz counters with a good low kick that Gone was not able to check.
Gone throws a series of punches but Kurtz moves out of range.
Gone throws a hook but Kurtz avoids it easily.
Gone throws a shot from downtown. Kurtz moves away and avoids it.
Kurtz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gone.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chins Gone dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Gone loads up on a big right hand but Kurtz slips the punch.
Gone takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kurtz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gone 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.
Kurtz walks into a straight right hand from Gone.
Kurtz swats away the attempt to clinch by Gone.
Kurtz throws a head kick but Gone moves out of range.
Chins Gone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gone fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gone pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gone blocks a jab.
Gone misses with a straight right.
Kurtz misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurtz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gone throws out the jab.
Kurtz walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gone checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gone looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kurtz throws a body punch but Gone moves out of range.
Gone fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gone tries to clinch but Kurtz moves out of range.
Gone is looking to clinch but Kurtz is avoiding it.
Gone jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kurtz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kurtz misses with a looping left.
Gone pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kurtz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gone looks to land a left hand but Kurtz moved out of range nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurtz moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

Gone drives through and clinches with Kurtz against the cage.
Gone's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kurtz blocks an uppercut.
Gone with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kurtz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gone.
Kurtz is working Gone over against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kurtz is trying to break the clinch but Gone is controlling him.
Gone misses with some punches.
Kurtz working aggressively here.
Gone prevents a body shot from Kurtz.
Kurtz digs a right hand into Gone's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gone's gas tank.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kurtz.
Gone has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kurtz seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Gone can turn it around.
Gone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kurtz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurtz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kurtz lands a shot to the body.
Kurtz throws a head punch that misses.
Kurtz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kurtz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gone just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gone throws a punch but it's blocked by Kurtz.

Kurtz manages to break the clinch.
A big left from Kurtz misses.
Kurtz scores with a spinning back kick!
Gone just misses with a punch to the body.
Kurtz half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kurtz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kurtz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Gone has managed to clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gone.
Gone tries to throw a body punch but Kurtz avoids it by throwing Gone back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Kurtz scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gone blocking some punches.
A body shot lands from Gone.
Gone misses with a punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kurtz takes a shot to the head.
Kurtz is leaning against Gone and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Kurtz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gone throws a hook but Kurtz blocks it.
Kurtz lands a nice hook to Gone's body. Gone takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Kurtz.
Kurtz misses with a body shot.
Kurtz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice shot lands for Gone.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Walter Kurtz dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Gone doesn't manage to clinch there - Kurtz circles away.
Gone jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gone takes a swing at Kurtz's ribcage but misses.
Gone is looking to slow Kurtz down with leg kicks.
Gone on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gone takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kurtz.
Kurtz backing away here, and Gone unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Gone slips a jab from Kurtz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gone.
Kurtz pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gone back to the cage. Kurtz follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Gone missing with a left hand there. Kurtz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kurtz lands with an overhand left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gone ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kurtz tries to land a front kick but Gone steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gone slips a straight right by Kurtz.
Gone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kurtz manages to avoid it.
Kurtz missing with a left hand there. Gone was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gone staying out of range there.
Gone throws an overhand right that lands on Kurtz's shoulder, as Kurtz tries to avoid the shot.
Kurtz defending well as Gone loads up on a big left hand.
Gone bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gone blocks a jab.
Kurtz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gone wants to clinch but Kurtz slips to the side
and Kurtz counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurtz throws an overhand right that lands on Gone's shoulder, as Gone tries to avoid the shot.
Gone closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kurtz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kurtz misses with a straight right.
Gone missing with a left hand there. Kurtz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice shot by Gone.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donk. Gone catches Kurtz right on the button with a cross.
Gone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kurtz.
Gone throws out a loose jab but Kurtz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kurtz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A jab from Kurtz does it's job there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gone moves into the clinch successfully.
Gone tries a body shot but Kurtz blocks it.

Gone escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gone tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kurtz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kurtz checks a leg kick.
Kurtz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gone misses with an uppercut. Kurtz saw that one coming.
Kurtz throws out a loose jab but Gone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kurtz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kurtz walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gone checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kurtz drops Gone with a naaaaasty hook - Gone is in real trouble here! Kurtz dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Walter Kurtz!
During a confident post fight interview, Walter Kurtz thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.