PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Billy Curry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Nobriga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Curry comes to the cage accompanied by Billy the Mountain. Nobriga has chosen Queen's We Will Rock You as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Max Nobriga was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Curry
vs
Nobriga

184 cm
19
182 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

183 cm
23
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

[†CoE†]Terror Trition[†CoE†]

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Curry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Nobriga!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Kavanagh and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Nobriga scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Nobriga wants to control but Curry is keeping him busy.
Curry managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Nobriga.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nobriga slows the pace down.
Curry parries the strikes from Nobriga easily there. Nobriga is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Curry to escape.
Nobriga looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Curry is avoiding damage well.
Nobriga is looking to take a break and control but Curry is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Curry is looking to reverse the position.

Nobriga working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Curry tries to clinch there but Nobriga circles away.
Nobriga slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Curry lands a jab to Nobriga's midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry throws a head kick but Nobriga moves out of range.
Curry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Curry moves away from the strike by Nobriga.
Nobriga misses with a hook.
Nobriga cracks Curry with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nobriga misses with a double jab.

Nobriga drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nobriga lands a couple of elbows.
Nobriga postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nobriga pushing down on Curry's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Nobriga prevents Curry from improving his position.
Curry manages to get to full guard.
Curry preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nobriga passes Curry's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curry keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nobriga throwing shots but Curry is blocking nicely.
Curry controlling the position well.

Nobriga is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Curry defends it well.
Nobriga throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nice strikes from Nobriga there.
Nobriga has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Curry has one foot on Nobriga's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Nobriga punishes Curry's body with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Curry throws a right and a left that both miss.
Curry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nobriga swats away the attempt to clinch by Curry.
Nobriga scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Curry is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nobriga will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nobriga throws an overhand right that lands on Curry's shoulder, as Curry tries to avoid the shot.
Curry fails to land with a series of punches.
Nobriga throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nobriga takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nobriga throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Curry ducks under a wild hook from Nobriga.
Curry misses with a head kick.
Nobriga's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Nobriga duly obliges.

Curry is rocked!
Curry misses with a body kick.
Nobriga misses with a combination
and Curry counters with a one-two to the body.
Nobriga swings for the body but Curry moves out of range.
Curry takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nobriga looks to land a left hand but Curry moved out of range nicely.
Nobriga throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nobriga fails to land with a series of punches.
Nobriga throws a good cross that connects.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curry defending well as Nobriga loads up on a big left hand.
Nobriga stuns Curry with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Curry tries to clinch up.
Curry lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nobriga fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Curry misses with a hook. Nobriga ducked under it nicely.
Nobriga jabs at Curry's body.
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 decent looking cross lands there for Nobriga.
Curry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nobriga.
Nobriga lands an overhand right.
Nobriga bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nobriga lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Oh Curry is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice defenses there by Curry.
Curry seems to have got his legs back now.
A slow jab from Nobriga misses its intended target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice shot by Nobriga.
Nobriga fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Curry misses with a straight right.
Nobriga lands a jab to the head.
Nobriga misses with a combination
and Curry counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Nobriga dominated that round.
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.

Jab, jab by Nobriga - just one landing.
Curry stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Curry.
Curry stalks Nobriga and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nobriga's face. Nobriga staggers backwards, shaken.
Nobriga throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Max Nobriga seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Curry is defended easily by Nobriga.
Nobriga scores with a hook to the body. Curry takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nobriga throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Curry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Curry misses the target.
Curry tries a head kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nobriga. Curry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nobriga avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Curry throws a head kick but Nobriga moves out of range.
Curry wants to clinch up but Nobriga keeps it at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Curry takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Curry gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Curry avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nobriga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nobriga lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Curry is looking to close the distance but Nobriga sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Curry crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Curry is OK because that was naaaaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Max Nobriga!