PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mario Curran (ranked 1044 p4p, 122 weight class) and Ethan Sheehy (ranked 677 p4p, 84 weight class). Curran's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Shoshone Flag Song. Sheehy has chosen Tree falls - Timber! as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Curran
vs
Sheehy

169 cm
34
154 lbs
13 - 7 - 1

168 cm
25
149 lbs
11 - 7 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mario Curran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ethan Sheehy!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Lou da Vinci and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Curran shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Curran was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Sheehy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sheehy wants to control but Curran postures up.
Curran trying to control the action but Sheehy is working from the bottom.
Curran slows the pace down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sheehy wants to control but Curran postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Curran tries for a kimura but Sheehy is defending well.
Sheehy wants to control but Curran postures up.

Curran looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Curran is looking to take a break and control but Sheehy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Sheehy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

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.
Curran wants to control but Sheehy is keeping him busy.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Curran is trying to get an arm triangle but Sheehy is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Sheehy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Curran trying to control the position but Sheehy is working away.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sheehy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sheehy!
Sheehy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Curran clobbers Sheehy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Curran takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curran jabs Sheehy right on the nose. Sheehy blinks but takes it well.
Sheehy swinging wildly here.
A counter left hand to the body from Curran misses its target.
Sheehy throws a right hand that Curran ducks under and follows up with a left that Curran also avoids with ease.
Curran thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sheehy if he has to take too many more of those.
Ethan Sheehy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sheehy ducks under a wild hook from Curran.
Sheehy appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sheehy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Curran was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Curran's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sheehy under the eye.

It looks like Ethan Sheehy has been cut.
Curran throws an overhand right that lands on Sheehy's shoulder, as Sheehy tries to avoid the shot.
Curran lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sheehy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sheehy throws a lazy right hand but Curran sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big left from Curran misses.
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!
An inside leg kick from Sheehy misses.
Curran sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curran throws the left hand but Sheehy avoids the punch easily.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Sheehy enables Curran to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Sheehy manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Sheehy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sheehy keeping moving, preventing Curran from controlling successfully.

Sheehy working for a triangle but Curran defends it easily.

Sheehy looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Curran has picked Sheehy up and slammed him! Sheehy can't keep hold of the triangle and Curran manages to pass to side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Curran dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ethan Sheehy's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sheehy dips to his left and cracks Curran with an uppercut!
Sheehy takes one on the button.
Curran is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sheehy can do to turn this around?
Sheehy lands with a hook. Curran tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sheehy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Curran moves away.
Sheehy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sheehy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sheehy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sheehy misses with the combination.
Sheehy throws a predictable looking body shot
and Curran connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Horrible takedown attempt by Curran or perhaps it was just good defense by Sheehy, which made it look bad.
Curran throws a jab when Sheehy was well out of range.
Sheehy misses the shot to the body.
Curran was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sheehy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheehy tries a head kick but it misses.
Curran loads up on a big right hand but Sheehy slips the punch.
Sheehy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Curran lands a jab to Sheehy's midsection.
Curran uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Curran is looking to slow Sheehy down with leg kicks.
Sheehy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Curran on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sheehy. Sheehy obviously looking to wear him down.

Sheehy clinches up with Curran and pushes him back against the cage.
Sheehy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Curran lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sheehy backwards.
Curran misses with a hook from the clinch.

Sheehy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Curran is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sheehy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Curran.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Curran throws a right hand that misses
and Sheehy counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Nice defenses there by Sheehy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheehy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Curran bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sheehy's head.
Curran throws a lazy right hand but Sheehy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good shot there by Curran.
Sheehy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Curran looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sheehy throws a body shot but no joy.
Curran checks a leg kick.
Curran throws a hook but Sheehy blocks it.
Sheehy throws a push kick but Curran slaps the foot to one side.
Curran lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Curran ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Curran. Sheehy shrugs it off though.
A telegraphed right hand from Curran misses the target.
Sheehy tries a quick counter leg kick but Curran is wise to it.
Sheehy misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheehy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Curran checks a leg kick.
Curran misses with a low kick.
Curran slips a jab from Sheehy.
Sheehy scores with a shot to the body.
Curran misses with an uppercut
and Sheehy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Sheehy takes the fight into the clinch.
Sheehy is trying to pull guard but Curran turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sheehy.
Curran swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Curran swings wildly with an uppercut but Sheehy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Curran prevents a body shot from Sheehy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Curran.
Curran blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Curran scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sheehy prevents a body shot from Curran.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curran blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Curran breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sheehy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Curran.
Sheehy misses with a body shot.
Sheehy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Curran rather than just go for the knockout.
Sheehy keeps Curran at a distance using the push kick.
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!
A swing and a miss from Curran.
Curran misses with an uppercut.
Sheehy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sheehy misses with a head kick.
Sheehy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nice shot by Sheehy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Curran. Sheehy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Curran just misses with a punch to the body.
Curran misses with a straight right.
Decent striking displayed by Curran there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ethan Sheehy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ethan Sheehy's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

A big right from Curran misses.
Curran tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sheehy was well out of range. Poor timing from Curran.
Sheehy wants to counter the offense by Curran and move into the clinch position.
Sheehy ducks under a wild hook from Curran.
Sheehy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Curran connects with a nice looking jab.
Sheehy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Curran connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sheehy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Curran.
Sheehy throws a sloppy head kick
and Curran counters with a nice uppercut.
Sheehy lands a high kick!
Curran throws a body punch but Sheehy moves out of range.
Sheehy tries to counter by closing the distance.
Sheehy throws a hook but Curran avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Curran misses the target.
Curran throws a sloppy body shot
and Sheehy counters with a thumping low kick.
Nice defenses there by Sheehy.
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!
Sheehy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheehy throws out a powerful jab.
Curran swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sheehy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Curran chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sheehy can pounce on him.
Curran takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mario Curran is winning the standup battle so far.
Curran scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sheehy doesn't seem bothered though.
Curran throws an overhand right that lands on Sheehy's shoulder, as Sheehy tries to avoid the shot.
Curran slips under a jab.
Sheehy ducks under a wild hook from Curran.
Sheehy takes one to the chin there.
Sheehy staying out of range there.
Sheehy misses with an uppercut. Curran saw that one coming.
Sheehy defending well as Curran loads up on a big left hand.
Curran looks to land a right hand but Sheehy moved out of range.
Sheehy scoring well with a low kick there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheehy lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Sheehy rushes Curran and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Curran pushes Sheehy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sheehy swings wildly with an uppercut but Curran uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sheehy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Curran swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Curran misses with a body punch.

Sheehy pulls guard.

Sheehy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Curran slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Curran content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Sheehy is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheehy keeps trying to improve his position.
Curran wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sheehy keeps working.
Sheehy struggling a bit here.
Curran wants to control but Sheehy is keeping him busy.
Sheehy wants to control but Curran postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Curran is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sheehy is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sheehy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sheehy is not content to let Curran control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Curran showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Curran 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Curran!
Mario Curran decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.