PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diarmuid Curry (ranked 379 p4p, 18 weight class) and Umberto Reem (ranked 349 p4p, 13 weight class). Curry comes to the cage accompanied by Epic Celtic Music. Reem has chosen Bad Reputation as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Curry
vs
Reem

195 cm
29
265 lbs
19 - 6 - 0

194 cm
31
241 lbs
20 - 9 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing
Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Diarmuid Curry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Umberto Reem!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Curry.
Curry has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Reem tries to score with a low kick but Curry moves his leg out of the way.
Curry scores with a nice body kick.
Reem throws a right hand that misses
and Curry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Curry moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Reem moves out of range of the strikes.
Reem misses with a low kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Curry misses with a body punch.
Curry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Curry lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Umberto Reem has been cut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Reem is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Curry is keeping busy.
Reem lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Curry backwards.
Reem blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Curry lands with a right to the head.
Reem's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry misses with an elbow over the top.
Curry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Curry is leaning against Reem and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Curry lands with a light punch inside.
Reem misses with a hook to the ribs.
Curry lands a body punch in the clinch.
Reem looks winded!
Curry pushes Reem back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reem blocks a body shot from Curry.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Reem doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Curry lands a body shot.
Curry lands an elbow that stopped Reem in his tracks for a moment.
Reem takes an elbow to the forehead.
Curry misses with a punch to the body.
Curry lands a nice elbow.
Curry lands with a light punch inside.
Curry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Curry lands a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Curry.
Curry lands a right hand.
Curry lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curry scores with a shot to the side of Reem's head.
Curry misses with a body punch.
Reem tries a body shot but Curry blocks it.
Curry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reem's elbow.
Curry creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Curry scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Curry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reem's elbow.
Reem avoids the elbow strike from Curry, against the cage.
Curry misses with a punch to the body.
Reem taking a breather.
Reem tries to work over Curry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Curry lands an elbow just above Reem 's eye.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Curry.
Reem throws a head punch that misses.
Reem misses with a body punch.
Nice elbow from Curry.
Curry tries to throw a body punch but Reem avoids it by throwing Curry back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Curry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Curry lands a damaging elbow.
Reem is stalling here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry lands a hook that snaps the head of Reem backwards.
Curry lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Curry throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Curry.
A right handed body shot lands from Curry.
Curry comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Curry misses with a hook to the ribs.
Curry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Curry tries to work over Reem's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reem dodges an elbow strike from Curry.
Reem tries to work over Curry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reem.
Curry throws an elbow but it misses.
Curry stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Curry blocking some punches.
Curry lands an uppercut.
Reem takes an elbow to the temple.

That has opened up Umberto Reem's cut even more.

Curry drops Reem onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Reem is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Reem is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Curry lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Reem is still on wobbly legs! Can Curry finish him?
Curry lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curry has Reem pressed against the cage. He pushes Reem back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Curry throws a beautiful elbow that sends Reem crashing to the floor! Curry piles on the pressure with more strikes! Reem is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diarmuid Curry!
Diarmuid Curry seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.