PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Curran (ranked 3114 p4p, 1578 weight class) and Umberto Reem (ranked 327 p4p, 184 weight class). Reem has chosen Bad Reputation as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Curran
vs
Reem

193 cm
40
246
26 - 15 - 1

194 cm
38
241
28 - 18 - 3

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Randy Curran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 18 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Umberto Reem!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Reem clinches up against the cage.
Reem pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Reem stalling.
Reem stops a takedown attempt from Curran.
A shot in the inside from Curran.
Reem misses with a short punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Curran to work.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Curran.
Reem is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right from Curran.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Curran creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Reem wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Curran has him pressed against the cage.
Curran lands a hook that snaps the head of Reem backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Reem's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Curran fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Reem, pushing him back against the cage.

Reem pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Curran moves into the clinch successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reem lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Curran misses with the head strike.
Reem swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Curran just leaning against Reem, taking a breather.

Curran breaks from the clinch.

Curran rushes Reem and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Reem lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Reem softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Reem slows down the pace here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Reem breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Reem closes the distance and pushes Curran back into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reem.
Curran has a couple of punches blocked by Reem.
Still in the clinch, Reem scores with a nice short uppercut.
Reem is trying to break free.
Reem tries to stall but Curran uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Curran.
Curran working aggressively here.
Reem will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Curran up against the cage.
Curran tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reem is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Curran scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Curran is trying to drag Reem to the mat but Reem just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Curran. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short uppercut from Reem.

Curran breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reem. Curran does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reem fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Curran.
Reem tests Curran's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Reem gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Curran.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curran uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reem.

Curran closes the distance and pushes Reem back into the cage.
Reem can't break the clinch.

Reem breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reem lands a nice shot that snaps Curran's head back.
Reem looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Reem closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Curran misses with some punches.
Curran tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Reem's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reem dodges the punch combination from Curran.
Curran connects with a high kick.

Reem pushes Curran up against the cage in a clinch.
Curran tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Reem just stands there and leans against the cage.

Reem's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reem dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Curran leaning against his opponent.
Reem doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reem is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Curran is keeping busy.
Reem is trying to push Curran away but Curran has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Reem misses with a punch on the inside.
Reem wants to break free but Curran has control.
A head punch on the inside from Reem fails to land.
Curran lands a shoulder strike.
Curran lands with a left to the head.
Curran lands with a light punch inside.
The referee calls for Curran to work.

Reem's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reem looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Curran on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Curran looks to land a combination but Reem avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Umberto Reem will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Reem misses with a jab, cross combination.
Curran is looking for a counter combo.
Reem scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Reem walks into a stiff left hand from Curran.
Curran tries to clinch but Reem moves out of range.
Curran tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Reem manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Curran checks the leg kick nicely there.
Curran tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Reem manages to circle out of the way.
Umberto Reem seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Curran clinches.
Randy Curran has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Reem is looking to control Curran's arms but Curran gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reem has his back to the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Curran.
Reem throws a punch but it's blocked by Curran.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reem creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reem tries to break the clinch but Curran is controlling the position.
Curran working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Reem as Curran tries to tie him up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reem.
Reem has a couple of punches blocked by Curran.
Reem has Curran pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Reem misses with some punches.
Reem tries to stall but Curran uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Curran is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Reem swings wildly with an uppercut but Curran uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reem throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Currans head.
Reem misses with some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Curran blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Curran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Curran.
Curran is pushing Reem up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A frustrated look appears on Reem's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curran taking a breather.
Curran stalling.
A short right from Curran.
Reem lands an elbow that stopped Curran in his tracks for a moment.
Reem misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Curran.
A head punch on the inside from Curran fails to land.

Reem breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Curran is looking to clinch.
Reem steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Curran.
Curran misses with a wild body shot.
Curran wants to clinch
and Reem counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Curran rushes Reem and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Reem taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Reem stops a takedown attempt from Curran.
Reem takes a shot to the head.
Reem wants to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curran blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Curran scores with a nice short uppercut.
Reem lands a left hand that snaps the head of Curran backwards.
A short left from Reem.
Reem is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Reem lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Curran backwards.
Curran tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Curran tries to pull guard but Reem holds him up against the cage and eventually Curran drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Curran. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Reem breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reem checks a leg kick nicely.
Reem scores with a punch to the head.

It looks like Randy Curran has been cut.
Randy Curran is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Curran tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reem is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Curran with a body shot.
Reem throws the left hand but Curran avoids the punch easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Reem. That's going to slow Curran down.
Curran tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Curran!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A solid leg kick lands there for Reem.
Curran moves to clinch but Reem breaks away
and Reem counters with a straight right hand.
Reem digs a good body shot into Curran's ribs.
Curran tries to clinch up but Reem circles away and keeps his distance.
Reem throws out a powerful jab.
Curran rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Reem counter with a right hand.
Curran misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reem fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Curran manages to avoid it.
Curran takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Reem looks to score with a jab to the body but Curran is just out of range.

Curran closes the distance and clinches.
Curran trying to stall but Reem improves his position.
A short left from Curran.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Curran.
Reem stalling the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Umberto Reem showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Randy Curran's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Curran looks to land a combination but Reem avoids it well.
Reem swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Reem misses with a straight right.
Curran misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sloppy strikes from Curran. Those never looked like landing.
Curran takes one on the button.
Curran misses with a double jab
and Reem counters with a nice uppercut.

Reem fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Curran, pushing him back against the cage.
Reem is pressed up against the cage. Curran has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Reem down to the mat. Reem avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Reem misses with a leg kick.
Curran fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curran doesn't manage to clinch there - Reem circles away.

Reem closes the distance and pushes Curran back into the cage.
Curran lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Reem is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Reem avoiding damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Reem fails to land.
Reem lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Curran throws a punch but it's blocked by Reem.
Reem misses with a punch to the body.
Reem wants to stall.
Reem wants to get back to striking at distance but Curran won't allow it.
Curran swings wildly with an uppercut but Reem uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reem stalling in the clinch but Curran improves position.
Reem goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reem trying to control the position but instead, Curran has worked for underhooks and has pushed Reem into the cage.
Curran blocks an uppercut.
Reem dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Reem misses with the head strike.
Randy Curran has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reem blocks an uppercut.
Curran is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Reem to keep the fight standing.
Reem lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reem.
Reem wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice left hand lands by Reem.
Curran lands with a right to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Curran misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Curran scores with a nice short uppercut.
Reem is trying to break free.
Reem is looking to control Curran's arms but Curran gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reem has his back to the cage.
Curran is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Curran. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Curran is looking for a takedown.
Curran taking a breather.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Curran is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Reem is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curran is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Curran tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Curran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reem has had enough of the clinch but Curran keeps him there for the moment.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Reem.
Curran lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reem backwards.
Curran changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Reem fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Reem throws a right and a left that Curran avoids nicely.
Curran on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

Reem clinches.
Curran leaning against his opponent.
Curran lands with a short shot to the head.
Reem wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Reem has had enough of the clinch but Curran keeps him there for the moment.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Curran creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curran can't find room to land a body shot as Reem controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Curran.
Curran lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reem backwards.
Reem trying to stall but Curran improves his position.
A head punch on the inside from Curran fails to land.
Curran misses with a short punch on the inside.
Curran misses with some punches.
Curran misses with the head strike.
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!
Curran misses with a body punch.
Umberto Reem is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Reem can't break the clinch.
Reem stalling in the clinch but Curran improves position.
A short body shot lands from Reem as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reem.
Reem is trying to break the clinch but Curran has him pressed against the cage.
Curran lands with a left to the head.
Curran has a couple of punches blocked by Reem.
Reem is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Reem lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Curran backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Umberto Reem.
I've got Reem winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Umberto Reem!
A very excited looking Umberto Reem rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.