PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Liam Procter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and shaun curtis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Procter comes to the cage accompanied by Wild Boys- Hardcore Superstar. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Procter
vs
curtis

189 cm
21
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam Procter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, shaun curtis!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Procter darts in and clinches curtis up against the cage.

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

Procter gets the takedown into side control.
curtis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Procter is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
curtis is trying to work for a sweep but Procter has mounted him!
Procter controlling his opponent.
curtis is in all sorts of trouble here.
Procter takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Procter landing shots from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
curtis wants to try and get back to his feet.
curtis is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Procter trying to control but curtis is having none of it.
Procter lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Procter putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
curtis tries to lock up and control but Procter gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Procter content just to control the position here.
Procter can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as curtis is looking to escape.
Procter controlling the pace for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Procter lands a big elbow.

Procter with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
curtis is working to get back to half guard.
Procter trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Procter controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Procter trying to control but he's not successful this time.
curtis working to try and regain half guard.
Procter looking to control and managing it successfully.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Liam Procter just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Procter is looking to clinch.
Procter looks to land a combination but curtis avoids it well.
curtis tries to clinch

and Procter counters with a shoot takedown. curtis fights it but they end up in guard.
Procter really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Procter is breathing heavily.

curtis escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Procter gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Procter landing some decent shots from guard.
Procter trying to control the position from guard on top but curtis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Procter has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
curtis has a closed guard, preventing Procter from standing up.
curtis is trying to keep Procter in close.

Procter stands and steps away. curtis gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liam Procter dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

curtis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
curtis throws a sloppy head kick and Procter moves out of range easily.

Procter shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Procter is looking to pass curtis's guard but actually curtis recovers to full guard.
curtis keeping moving, preventing Procter from controlling successfully.

Procter gets to his feet. curtis looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

curtis gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Procter gets to his feet. curtis looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
curtis is looking to clinch.

Procter takes the fight into the clinch.
Procter tries to pull guard but curtis holds him up against the cage and eventually Procter drops back down to his feet.
curtis managing to block the knees to the body from Procter.
Procter looking for a takedown.
curtis lands a knee to the head.
curtis drops down looking for an ankle pick but Procter pulls his leg out and moves away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from curtis.
Liam Procter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of shaun curtis.

Procter has curtis up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Procter working curtis over with knees to the body.
Procter missing with knees to the body.
curtis tries for a takedown. No joy.
curtis has Procter pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Procter manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
curtis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Procter is trying to trip curtis. He has hold of a leg but curtis is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Procter persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

Procter stands up from guard. Let's bang!
curtis throws a right hand that Procter ducks under and follows up with a left that Procter also avoids with ease.

Procter rushes curtis and presses him up against the cage.

curtis ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. curtis no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Procter trying to control but curtis is working from the bottom.
curtis trying to keep a closed guard but Procter is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Procter trying to control but curtis is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Procter wants to get up but he can't break curtis's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Procter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. curtis is keeping the position for now.
Procter with a flurry of punches that miss.
curtis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Procter is refusing to be controlled, as curtis sits in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
curtis might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Procter kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Procter is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
curtis wants to stand up but Procter manages to regain full guard.
curtis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Procter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liam Procter dominated that second round.
That's time! Procter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Procter clinches with his opponent.
Procter cracks curtis with a nice body shot.
Procter tries to pull guard but curtis won't allow it.

Procter ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Procter no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
curtis postures up in Procter's guard and throws a big left but Procter blocks it.
Liam Procter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Procter keeping moving, preventing curtis from controlling successfully.
curtis preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Procter keeping moving, preventing curtis from controlling successfully.
curtis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Procter controlling the position.
Procter bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in curtis's guard.
curtis is trying to keep Procter in close.
Procter is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Procter stands up and waves to curtis to follow him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
curtis doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Procter decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in curtis's guard.

Procter stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Liam Procter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
curtis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Procter counters with a good, hard body kick but curtis shrugs it off.

Procter shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Procter showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
curtis is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Procter's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Procter's back!
Procter is keeping busy.
Procter holding both curtis 's hands and preventing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
curtis connects with a big shot to the side of Procter's head.
curtis is looking to control Procter but Procter is wriggling around and keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
curtis is striking from the back but Procter escapes and manages to recover to half guard.
Procter controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
shaun curtis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Liam Procter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Procter closes the distance and clinches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Liam Procter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Procter has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liam Procter!