PBP Commentary

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

Curry
vs
Lice

180 cm
23
195 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

182 cm
24
200 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rashawn Curry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kimbo Lice!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lice misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Curry.

Curry bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Curry in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Curry lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Curry wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lice keeps working.
Lice is trying to get back to his feet.
Curry wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lice keeps working.
Lice is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Curry is controlling him well.

Curry is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lice is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Curry 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.
Curry wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lice keeps working.
Curry throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lice is pushing Curry's head away, looking to escape. Curry manages to hold on to the position though.

Curry looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry lands an elbow.

Curry tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Curry has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lice is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Lice really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Curry. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Curry wants to control but Lice is keeping him busy.
Lice wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Curry is staying tight to Lice's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Curry cracks Lice with a big right hand but Lice just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Curry cracks Lice with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lice wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Lice taking punishment in the form of punches.
Lice pushes Curry away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Curry gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Curry is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lice is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Curry lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lice down.
Lice is working to avoid the ground and pound but Curry connects with a decent elbow.
Curry lands a nice forearm strike.
Curry is looking to take a break and control but Lice is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Curry tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lice wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry lands a nice forearm strike.

Curry thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Lice is trying to get back to his feet.
Curry scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Lice to see if he's OK.
Curry working the ground and pound.
Curry lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Curry scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Lice to see if he's OK.
Curry cracks Lice with a big elbow.
Curry wants to control but Lice is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curry happy to just control the position for now.
Curry lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lice down.

Curry goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Lice has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Curry but great work by Lice.

Lice has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lice tries to bum rush Curry with a series of wild strikes but Curry uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lice avoids the head kick by Curry.
Lice connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lice throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Curry.
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 misses with a low kick.
Curry connects with a high kick.
Curry tries for a takedown but Lice circles away easily
and Curry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lice goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Curry throws a low kick, looking for Lice's leg but Lice calmly moves out of range.
Curry throws a head kick but Lice moves out of range.
Curry throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lice throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Curry shoots in and drives through. Lice sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Curry misses
and Lice counters with a one-two to the body.
Lice scores with a jab to the body.
Curry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lice misses the jab.
Kimbo Lice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Curry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lice misses with a wild body shot.
Lice with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Curry throws a wild body kick that Lice sees coming a mile off.
A clash of legs there as Lice blocks the low kick.
Lice avoids the head kick by Curry.
Lice looks to land a left hand but Curry moved out of range nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curry closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Curry attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Curry wants to land a leg kick but Lice is out of range.
A head kick misses from Curry.
Curry takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lice misses with a wild body shot.
Curry tries for a takedown but Lice circles away easily
and Lice counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rashawn Curry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lice ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Curry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kimbo Lice is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Lice misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lice digs a good body shot into Curry's ribs.
Curry showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lice.
Curry misses with a head kick.
Lice pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good standup being displayed there by Lice as he connects with a hook.
Curry throws a head kick but Lice moves out of range.
Kimbo Lice is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A shot to the liver by Lice. Beautiful body shot.
Lice lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lice uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Curry has time to react.
Lice has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Curry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lice scores with a jab to the body.
Lice lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Curry backs up against the cage.
Curry throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lice on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Curry. Curry obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Lice misses.
Curry throws a leg kick but Lice moved away.
Some wild striking there from Lice.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lice slaps away a takedown attempt from Curry, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A lazy left from Lice finds it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kimbo Lice showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Lice feints a jab promting Curry to slip. Lice then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Curry slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lice takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jab, jab by Lice - just one landing.
Curry throws a leg kick but Lice sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kimbo Lice seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Curry misses with a head kick.
Lice throws a body punch but Curry moves out of range.
Curry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Curry tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lice is able to avoid easily.
Curry throws a low kick, looking for Lice's leg but Lice calmly moves out of range.
Curry throws a sloppy head kick and Lice moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry throws a leg kick that misses.
Curry shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lice as he avoids it easily.
Lice swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice shot by Lice.
Lice lands with a shot to the body.
Lice misses with a wild combination.
Lice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Curry fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Curry pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lice scores with a one two! Curry had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lice dips to his left and cracks Curry with an uppercut!
Lice shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Curry eats them both and turns towards Lice to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Curry tries a low kick but Lice avoids it.
Lice misses with a double jab.
Curry takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lice misses with an uppercut. Curry saw that one coming.
Lice takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lice lands a jab to the nose.
Curry looks for a takedown but Lice sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rashawn Curry. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lice throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lice scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lice misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Curry.
Curry lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lice fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some bone on bone action there as Lice checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lice misses with a straight left.
Lice takes a swing at Curry's ribcage but misses.
Curry scores with a push kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lice misses the shot to the body.
Curry looks for the body kick but Lice saw that one coming.
Lice looks to land a left hand but Curry moved out of range nicely.
Curry misses with a body kick.
Lice throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Curry sees it coming and avoids it easily.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Lice enables Curry to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Lice manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Curry slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lice on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Curry is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Lice will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kimbo Lice comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lice 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kimbo Lice!