PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Landry (ranked 3750 p4p, 3328 weight class) and Smeve Bossing (ranked 396 p4p, 360 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Landry
vs
Bossing

190 cm
18
190
2 - 0 - 0

187 cm
18
182
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Curtis Landry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Smeve Bossing!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Landry misses with the combination.
Bossing misses with a takedown attempt
and Landry counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Smeve Bossing has been cut.
A combination from Landry does no damage.
Bossing throws a nice inside leg kick.
Landry swats away the attempt to clinch by Bossing.
Landry lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A punch lands to the side of Bossing 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Landry throws a nice looking combination but Bossing bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Landry swinging wildly here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bossing throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Landry on the side of the head.
Landry connects with a body shot that sends Bossing's belly button to the back.
Bossing wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Landry.
Bossing avoids a punch combination nicely.
Curtis Landry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Landry fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Landry scores with a one two! Bossing had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bossing takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Landry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bossing.
Landry fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Left hook, right uppercut from Landry.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bossing gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Landry.

That has opened up Smeve Bossing's cut even more.
Landry misses with a two punch combination.
Bossing tries to clinch up.
Landry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bossing scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bossing wants to clinch but Landry slips to the side
and Landry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut there from Landry.
Landry is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Bossing tries to close the distance and clinch but Landry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Landry misses with a double jab.
Bossing throws a lazy right hand but Landry sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Landry avoids a punch combination nicely.
Landry fails to land with a series of punches.
Bossing tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Landry throws a right hand that Bossing ducks under and follows up with a left that Bossing also avoids with ease.
Landry cracks a nice hook into Bossing's ribs.
Bossing wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Landry blocks a head kick by Bossing.
Bossing just misses with a punch to the body.
Bossing misses with a body shot.
Landry lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bossing circles away quickly and effectively.
Landry uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bossing loads up on a big right hand but Landry slips the punch.
Landry throws a right hand that Bossing ducks under and follows up with a left that Bossing also avoids with ease.
Bossing misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Landry.
Landry fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bossing looks winded!
Landry misses with a series of wild punches.
Bossing looks to score with a jab to the body but Landry is just out of range.
Bossing takes one to the chin there.
Landry misses with a few strikes there.
And Bossing tries to counter it with a takedown but Landry pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bossing takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bossing tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Landry lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sloppy strikes from Landry. Those never looked like landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bossing moves in looking to clinch but Landry pushes him off.
Bossing is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Landry rather than just go for the knockout.
Landry jabs Bossing right on the nose. Bossing blinks but takes it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landry rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bossing moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Landry misses with the combination.
Landry misses with a series of wild punches.
Landry cracks Bossing with an open hand slap.
Landry scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Landry tries to bum rush Bossing with a series of wild strikes but Bossing uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A left and a right from Landry both land. Nice combination.
Landry misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Landry wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A left lands for Landry.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Landry dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Smeve Bossing's cut.
That's time! Landry's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Landry lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Landry takes a swing at Bossing's ribcage but misses.
Landry scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Landry fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Landry scores with a nice head shot.
Bossing rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Landry counters with a series of strikes. Bossing will be more careful next time no doubt.
A swing and a miss from Bossing.
Bossing throws a head kick that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bossing wants to clinch
and Landry counters with a stiff right hand.

The cut above Smeve Bossing's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

Landry drops Bossing with a left and a right! Oh, Bossing is hurt - Landry dives into side control looking to finish!

Bossing is rocked!
Bossing is looking to regain half guard here but Landry keeps moving and retains side control.
Bossing is still in real trouble! Can Landry finish him?
Landry throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Bossing seems to have recovered his senses.
Bossing tries to escape but Landry is in control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Landry working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Landry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bossing can do to turn this around?

Landry thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bossing is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Landry is one step ahead and moves to full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Landry takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bossing is looking to improve his position but Landry isn't that keen on the idea.

Landry has control of Bossing's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Bossing regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Landry with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bossing is looking to improve his position but Landry isn't that keen on the idea.
Landry connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Landry manages to capitalize on a mistake by Bossing to take his back!
Landry misses with punches from the back.
Bossing trying to control the position but Landry manages to sink in the hooks.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bossing is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Landry looking for the choke but no joy.
Landry knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bossing on the ground.
Bossing is in bad spot here.

Landry is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Bossing defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Landry trying to control momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Landry dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Smeve Bossing'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. This is the final round!

Landry lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bossing backs up against the cage.
Bossing tries to bum rush Landry with a series of wild strikes but Landry uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Landry lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bossing backs up against the cage.
Bossing is looking to clinch.
Landry misses with a jab, cross combination.
Landry keeps the fight on the outside.
Bossing tries to clinch up but Landry circles away and keeps his distance.
Landry went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Landry fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Landry scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bossing lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bossing slips a jab and a cross from Landry.
A low kick from Bossing misses
and Landry counters with a stiff right hand.

Smeve Bossing's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Bossing lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Landry circles away quickly and effectively.
Landry lands a two punch combo.
Landry moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Smeve Bossing's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Curtis Landry!
An out of breath and clearly excited Curtis Landry thanked Battleborn Apparel for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).