PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Holden Hallister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rashawn Curry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hallister
vs
Curry

200 cm
21
195 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

180 cm
21
195 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Good low kicks
Granite chin

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Holden Hallister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rashawn Curry!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curry blocks the body kick.
Curry throws a head kick but Hallister moves out of range.
Hallister really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Curry takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Good leg kick by Hallister there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Curry moves out of range as Hallister throws a body kick.
Hallister wants to slow Curry down by chopping away at his legs.

Curry shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Curry was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Curry raining down shots from the mount!
Hallister tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hallister tries to lock up and control but Curry gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Curry is working for a guillotine from mount but Hallister frees his head quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry won't let Hallister get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Curry controlling the position easily from mount.
Curry throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Hallister is squirming around, avoiding Curry's attempts to control the action.
Curry has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Curry thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Curry misses with a head shot.
Curry looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Curry goes for an armbar but Hallister turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Hallister.
Curry manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hallister is looking to get to half guard.
Curry wants to control the pace but Hallister is squirming around nicely.
Hallister is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Hallister is working to get back to half guard.
Curry can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hallister is looking to escape.
Hallister holds on for dear life, controlling Curry's posture momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hallister really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hallister avoids a series of strikes thrown by Curry.
Hallister wants to hold on but Curry pushes him away.
Curry controlling the pace for now.
Curry with shots to the head and body - Hallister looks very uncomfortable down there.
Curry landing strikes, looking to finish!
Curry controlling his opponent.
Curry working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curry lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Curry looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Curry cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Curry throwing strikes here but Hallister is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Hallister is looking to improve his position but Curry isn't that keen on the idea.
Hallister is trying to stand up.
Curry trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hallister in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rashawn Curry dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Curry throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hallister.
Curry fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hallister just misses with a punch to the body.
Hallister moves in looking to clinch but Curry pushes him off.
A good leg kick by Curry.
Hallister is looking to slow Curry down with leg kicks.
A low kick from Hallister misses

and Curry counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hallister wants to improve his position but Curry is controlling well.
Hallister is trying to maintain the position but Curry is very close to passing his half guard.
Hallister is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry trying to control from half guard but Hallister is working away.
Curry passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hallister!
Curry looking to control but Hallister is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hallister keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hallister tries to lock up and control but Curry gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Curry tries to control but Hallister wriggling away.
Curry prevents Hallister from getting the reversal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Curry with a couple of short strikes.
Curry with good strikes from the mount here!
Hallister holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Curry tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Curry can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hallister is looking to escape.
Hallister is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hallister tries to reverse the position but Curry maintains control.
Curry looking to control but Hallister is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hallister squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Curry cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Curry punching from mount but Hallister doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Hallister is squirming around, avoiding Curry's attempts to control the action.

Curry goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Hallister turns into him and now he's in Curry's guard.
Curry looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hallister postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hallister trying to control the position from guard on top but Curry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hallister has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Curry has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Hallister is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Curry.
Curry tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hallister trying to control the position but Curry is working away.
Hallister will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Curry tries to improve position but can't.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hallister tried to score with a low kick but Curry checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rashawn Curry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Hallister throws a body kick the misses

and Curry counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hallister won't be happy with that.
Hallister wants to control but Curry postures up.
Curry tries to move to mount but Hallister blocks the move with his legs.
Hallister takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
You can see the frustration on Hallister's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Curry wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hallister keeps working.
Hallister parries the strikes from Curry easily there. Curry is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hallister to escape.
Hallister is not content to let Curry control the position.

Curry has hold of Hallister's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Hallister seems comfortable defending it but Curry has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Hallister is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Hallister is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Curry couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rashawn Curry!