PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Sanchez (ranked 704 p4p, 643 weight class) and Darry Curtis (ranked 97 p4p, 89 weight class). Curtis has chosen Stevie Wonder - Stay Gold as his entrance music. Samuel Sanchez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sanchez
vs
Curtis

185 cm
26
180
12 - 8 - 0

188 cm
28
171
12 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Samuel Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darry Curtis!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez walks into a stiff left hand from Curtis.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Curtis.
Curtis throws out a leg kick but Sanchez moves out of range and Curtis only half commits.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Curtis but Curtis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Curtis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've been informed that Curtis has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Curtis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Curtis throws a front kick aimed at Sanchez's knee but Sanchez avoids it well.
Sanchez misses with a head kick.
Curtis is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sanchez with a body shot.
Sanchez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Curtis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sanchez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Curtis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sanchez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Curtis connects with a solid leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Curtis misses.
Sanchez looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Sanchez works Curtis's body with a nice hook.
Curtis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sanchez circles away quickly and effectively.
Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Curtis.
A jab lands there for Sanchez.
Darry Curtis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab lands there for Curtis.
Darry Curtis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanchez lands a high kick!
Sanchez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Curtis. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Curtis connects with a crisp jab.
Curtis slips a jab from Sanchez.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez connects with a body shot that sends Curtis's belly button to the back.
Curtis tries to bum rush Sanchez with a series of wild strikes but Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Curtis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sanchez's sensitive parts.
Sanchez misses with a hook
and Curtis counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Curtis scores with a shot to the body.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Curtis.
Sanchez throwing a counter right hand but Curtis manages to avoid it.

Sanchez has managed to clinch.
Curtis throws a head punch that misses.
Sanchez misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez has a couple of punches blocked by Curtis.
Sanchez takes a shot to the head.
Curtis scores with a hook to the body.
Sanchez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but Curtis forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez prevents a body shot from Curtis.
Curtis tries to throw a body punch but Sanchez avoids it by throwing Curtis back against the cage.
Sanchez misses with the head strike.
Sanchez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sanchez prevents a body shot from Curtis.
Sanchez has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Curtis after a bit of a struggle.
Stalling in the clinch from Curtis.
Curtis misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Curtis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Curtis thuds a left hand into Sanchez's body.
Curtis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Curtis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Good exchange - Curtis coming out on top.
Curtis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Curtis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Curtis misses with a looping left.
Sanchez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A telegraphed right hand from Curtis misses the target.
Sanchez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Curtis on the side of the head.
Sanchez avoids a kick to the body.
Sanchez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Curtis as he jumps to the side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curtis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Curtis throws a head kick that misses
and Sanchez counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Sanchez has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Sanchez misses with a double jab
and Curtis counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sanchez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Curtis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Curtis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Curtis.
A low kick from Curtis is predictable there
and Sanchez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Curtis throws a hook but Sanchez avoids it easily.
Curtis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sanchez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Curtis.
Sanchez slips under a jab.
Sanchez fires out a quick counter leg kick but Curtis just manages to avoid it.
Curtis misses with a body kick.
Sanchez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Curtis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sanchez is out of range and Curtis settles back down.
Curtis tries a head kick but it misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Darry Curtis dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Curtis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Curtis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sanchez.

Sanchez dives in and scores a takedown into Curtis's guard.
Sanchez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Curtis is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sanchez is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez postures up in Curtis's guard and throws a big left but Curtis blocks it.
Sanchez throws an elbow that misses. Curtis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sanchez's guard. Nice move by Curtis!

Sanchez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sanchez trying to control the position.
Sanchez looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Curtis puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Sanchez wants to get back to full guard.
Curtis seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

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.
Sanchez tries to get to full guard but Curtis has control of the leg.
Sanchez has a hand on Curtis's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Curtis takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Curtis prevents Sanchez from getting the reversal.
Sanchez tries to control the position but Curtis now has his back.
Sanchez is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Sanchez tries to break free.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez turns into Curtis and is now in his guard.
Sanchez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sanchez working some strikes from top position.
Curtis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Samuel Sanchez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Curtis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sanchez.
Sanchez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sanchez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Curtis wants to get back to his feet but Sanchez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez looking to sit in guard and control but Curtis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Sanchez trying to keep a closed guard but Curtis is proving a slippery customer.
Sanchez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Curtis's guard.

Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sanchez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Samuel Sanchez will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Curtis throws an overhand right that lands on Sanchez's shoulder, as Sanchez tries to avoid the shot.
Curtis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sanchez throws a low kick but Curtis moves out of range easily.
Sanchez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Curtis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sanchez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Curtis.
Good shot there by Curtis.
Some bone on bone action there as Sanchez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Curtis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sanchez throws a shot from downtown. Curtis moves away and avoids it.
Sanchez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Curtis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Curtis fails to land with a series of punches.
Darry Curtis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curtis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Curtis misses with a hook.
Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez walks into a stiff left hand from Curtis.
Curtis misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sanchez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Curtis misses with a body kick.
Curtis throws out a leg kick but Sanchez moves out of range and Curtis only half commits.

Sanchez throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Curtis was covering up waiting for the punch and Sanchez finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Sanchez throws a big elbow that misses.
Sanchez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Curtis keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a strike but Curtis rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Sanchez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sanchez is trying to control the position but Curtis postures up.
Sanchez looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Curtis puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Sanchez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sanchez has his hands clasped together around Curtis's back. He's all about the action.
Sanchez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Curtis is working away from the top position though.
Sanchez wants to sweep but Curtis has passed to side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Curtis decides to stand up, so the ref orders Sanchez to his feet.
Sanchez scores with a sloppy right hand. Curtis should have avoided that one.
Curtis swinging wildly here.
Curtis tries a head kick but it misses.
Curtis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sanchez.
Curtis misses with a straight right.
Sanchez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Curtis but Curtis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Curtis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Curtis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Curtis throws a lazy right hand but Sanchez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A left lands for Curtis.
Curtis slaps away a takedown attempt from Sanchez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sanchez walks into a straight right hand from Curtis.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A low kick lands for Curtis.
Curtis lands a jab to Sanchez's midsection.
Sanchez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sanchez blocks a head kick by Curtis.

And that's the end of the fight!
Darry Curtis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Curtis has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darry Curtis!