PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sampson Shain (ranked 1871 p4p, 1232 weight class) and Darry Curtis (ranked 224 p4p, 153 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Shain
vs
Curtis

175 cm
36
165
27 - 20 - 0

177 cm
37
161
25 - 15 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sampson Shain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Darry Curtis!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Shain.
Shain scores with a hook to the body. Curtis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Shain misses with a hook.
Curtis misses with a low kick.
Shain feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Curtis moves out of range of the strikes.
Shain swings for the body but Curtis moves out of range.

Curtis has closed the distance and engaged Shain in a clinch.
Shain lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Curtis or not.
Shain lands with a short shot to the head.
Curtis avoiding damage as Shain throws knees to the body.
Shain misses with a knee to the head.
Shain with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Shain misses with some punches.
Shain throws a head punch that misses.
Curtis misses with some punches.
Curtis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shain missing with knees to the body.
Curtis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shain definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Shain struggles to land a body shot inside as Curtis controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Curtis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Curtis misses the shot to the body.
Shain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Curtis rushes Shain and presses him up against the cage.
Shain throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short body shot lands from Curtis as the two fighters clinch.
Shain blocks an uppercut.
Shain swings wildly with an uppercut but Curtis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shain is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Curtis is defending well for now.
Shain misses with a hook to the ribs.
Curtis swings wildly with an uppercut but Shain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Curtis trying to stall but Shain improves his position.
Curtis prevents a body shot from Shain.
Curtis throws a punch but it's blocked by Shain.
Shain lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shain misses with some punches.

Curtis breaks the clinch.
Curtis takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Curtis gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shain is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee calls for Curtis to work.
Shain misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Curtis.
Curtis dodges an elbow strike from Shain.
Curtis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Curtis told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Shain misses with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Shain.

It looks like Darry Curtis has been cut.
Curtis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shain misses with a punch on the inside.
Shain tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Curtis avoids it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Curtis.
Curtis pushes Shain back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Shain lands a left hand that snaps the head of Curtis backwards.
Shain throws a punch but it's blocked by Curtis.
Shain pushes off an throws an elbow but Curtis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Curtis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shain backwards.
Shain landing knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Shain as Curtis tries to tie him up.

Curtis manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shain takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Curtis throws the left hand but Shain avoids the punch easily.
Shain defending well as Curtis loads up on a big left hand.
Curtis throws a jab when Shain was well out of range.
Curtis connects with a leg kick.
Shain misses with a head kick.
Curtis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shain.
Curtis doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Shain misses with a wild body shot.

Shain closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Shain working Curtis over with knees to the body.
Curtis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shain misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Curtis.
Shain comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Shain creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shain tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Curtis.
Curtis tries a body shot but Shain blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Curtis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Curtis has a couple of punches blocked by Shain.
Shain missing with knees to the body.
Curtis swings wildly with an uppercut but Shain uses good head movement to avoid it.

Curtis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shain throws a poor cross that misses
and Shain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Shain moves into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Curtis.
Shain looking to throw knees to the head but Curtis is blocking nicely.
Shain being controlled against the cage.
Shain misses with an elbow over the top.
Curtis lands with a right to the head.
Shain using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Curtis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Curtis.
Shain has a couple of punches blocked by Curtis.
Curtis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Curtis misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sampson Shain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darry Curtis's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Curtis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shain lands a nice shot to the body.
Curtis tries a head kick but it misses.
Shain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Curtis was well out of range. Poor timing from Shain.
Shain fails with an attempt to clinch.
Curtis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shain moves away.
Shain swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Curtis.
Curtis throws a shot from downtown. Shain moves away and avoids it.
Sampson Shain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Curtis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Curtis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Curtis lands a leg kick that knocks Shain off balance momentarily.
Shain throws a looping overhand right but Curtis ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like Curtis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Shain.
A big right from Shain misses.
Shain misses with a head kick.
Curtis misses with a wild combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Curtis lands a front kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis connects with a jab.
Shain attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Curtis let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Curtis lands a nice hook to Shain's body. Shain takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Curtis slips a straight right by Shain.
Shain throws a leg kick but Curtis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Curtis let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Curtis ducks under a wild hook from Shain.
Shain throws a leg kick but Curtis moved away.
Curtis ducks under a wild hook from Shain.
Shain takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Curtis connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shain. Shain circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

It looks like Sampson Shain has been cut.
Shain cracks Curtis with a good jab.
Curtis thuds a left hand into Shain's body.
Shain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shain misses the shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shain is looking to clinch but Curtis is avoiding it.
Shain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Curtis looks to score with a jab to the body but Shain is just out of range.
Shain takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shain steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Curtis.
Nice defenses there by Shain.
Curtis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Darry Curtis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A good leg kick by Curtis.
Shain's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Curtis connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Shain scrambles back to his feet.
Curtis throws a one two combo.
Curtis lands with an overhand left.

Shain is rocked!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Shain takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Oh Shain is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shain walks straight into a right hand from Curtis - that's dropped him! Curtis jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Shain from any more punishment! Shain complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Darry Curtis!
Darry Curtis made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'This is my last shot! I'm coming for that title Harry! Watch out! '.