PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Curtis (ranked 3764 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Morte (ranked 5998 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Curtis
vs
Morte

175 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
174 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jeremy Curtis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pedro Morte !
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morte throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Curtis shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Curtis showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morte is trying is best to control the position here.
Morte is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morte keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.

Curtis is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Curtis is trying to work for a kimura but Morte is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curtis is looking to take a break and control but Morte is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Curtis is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Morte doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Curtis.

Curtis is working for a kimura but Morte is defending it quite comfortably.

Curtis is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Morte is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Curtis seems to be working for a kimura but Morte defends the submission attempt.
Curtis trying to control the action but Morte is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Morte can do anything to dispel that myth.

Morte is defending against the submission attempts here by Curtis.
Morte is trying is best to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curtis working over Morte with some ground and pound. Morte looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Morte preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Morte tries to get to full guard but Curtis has control of the leg.

Curtis is working for a submission of some sort.
Curtis is nestled in close to Morte , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Curtis controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morte is staying active underneath Curtis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Morte tries to kick Curtis off but Curtis keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Curtis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Morte wants to get back to full guard.
Morte wants to get back to his feet.

Curtis is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Morte defends it well.
Morte tries to roll over but Curtis keeps him under control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Curtis is working for a kimura but Morte is defending it quite comfortably.

Curtis is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Curtis dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Morte pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Curtis looks for a takedown but Morte sprawls well.
Morte tries to counter by closing the distance.

Curtis throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Morte tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Curtis is in Morte 's guard.
Curtis wants to control from the top but Morte keeps moving.

Curtis drops back looking for a leg! Morte is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Morte manages to kick Curtis off! Curtis jumps back into Morte 's guard.
Curtis tries to free his leg and advance position but Morte is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Curtis drops back looking for a leg! Morte is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Morte manages to kick Curtis off! Curtis jumps back into Morte 's guard.
Morte pulls Curtis in close to his closed guard and prevents Curtis from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Curtis is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Morte wants to sweep but no luck.
Curtis tries to free his leg and advance position but Morte is retaining full guard.
Curtis sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Morte 's guard.
Curtis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morte can do to turn this around?

Curtis is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Morte has managed to free his arm - good work.

Curtis wants to work for an arm triangle but Morte is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Curtis prevents Morte from standing back up.
Morte is controlling Curtis's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Morte wants to get back to his feet.
Curtis trying to control from half guard but Morte is working away.
Morte won't allow Curtis to pass to mount.
Curtis is trying to control. Morte wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Curtis prevents Morte from standing back up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Curtis with the ground and pound but Morte uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Morte tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Curtis cracks Morte with a solid left hand.
Curtis wants to pass the guard but Morte is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morte pulls Curtis in close to prevent any damage.
Morte keeping moving, preventing Curtis from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Curtis feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Curtis working some strikes from top position.
Morte wants to stand up but Curtis is controlling him.
Curtis trying to control the position from guard on top but Morte is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Curtis stands and throws Morte 's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Morte is trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morte is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Curtis thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Morte tries to buck Curtis off but Curtis is having none of it.
Jeremy Curtis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Who's going to make the next move?
Morte is not content to let Curtis control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Curtis tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Curtis dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Nice sprawl there from Morte as Curtis shoots in.
Morte tries to counter with a clinch but Curtis shakes him off and moves away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Curtis.
Morte tries to counter by closing the distance.
Curtis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Morte sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Morte wants to counter the offense by Curtis and move into the clinch position.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeremy Curtis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Morte .
Morte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Curtis moves away.
Morte throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curtis avoids the head kick by Morte .

Curtis gets the takedown into side control.

Curtis working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morte is trying to get back to his feet.
Curtis landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Morte tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Curtis wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Morte parries the strikes from Curtis easily there. Curtis is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Morte to escape.
Curtis working away.
Morte is trying to buck Curtis off.
Morte is looking to regain half guard here but Curtis keeps moving and retains side control.

Curtis is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Morte is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Curtis is looking to take a break and control but Morte is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pedro Morte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morte is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Curtis is controlling him well.

Curtis is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Morte has escaped the position, nice work there.

Curtis is trying to get an arm triangle but Morte is defending well.

Curtis tries for a kimura but Morte is defending well.

Curtis tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Curtis has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curtis trying to control the action but Morte is working from the bottom.

Curtis looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Curtis trying to control the action but Morte is working from the bottom.
Morte dodges the ground and pound from Curtis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Curtis trying to control the action but Morte is working from the bottom.

Curtis tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Curtis trying to control the position but Morte is working away.
Curtis is really struggling to control Morte but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Morte can't do much from the bottom here.
Morte really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Curtis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Morte throws a punch from the bottom, which has left him a bit exposed here… Curtis has an arm triangle now. This could be big trouble for Morte . He's out! He's out cold! The ref pulls Curtis off and Curtis celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jeremy Curtis!