PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Gadafi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Curve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mr Gadafi has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Gadafi
vs
Curve

225 cm
25
300 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

190 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Gadafi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kurt Curve!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gadafi throws a series of punches but Curve avoids them all with ease.
Gadafi connects with a body shot that sends Curve's belly button to the back.
Gadafi lands a nice looking body shot.
Curve wants to clinch but Gadafi slips to the side
enabling Gadafi to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Kurt Curve has been cut.
Gadafi takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gadafi throws a combination that misses
and Curve counters with a head kick. That will keep Gadafi thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Curve clinches up with Gadafi and pushes him back against the cage.
Curve changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gadafi fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Curve throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gadafi's waist but Gadafi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Curve off to one side.
Curve slips a jab and a cross from Gadafi.
Curve looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gadafi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Curve moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Curve shoots in but no luck this time.
Mr Gadafi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kurt Curve.
Gadafi misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gadafi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gadafi misses with a wild combination.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gadafi wants to break free but Curve has control.

Curve jumps guard and drags Gadafi to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Gadafi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Curve manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Curve punching from mount but Gadafi doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curve throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Gadafi wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Curve.
Curve has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Curve looking to finish with strikes here!
Gadafi is breathing heavily.
Gadafi is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Curve has taken his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
I really don't envy Gadafi right now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gadafi trying to get back to his feet but Curve is in full control for now.

Curve working for a choke but Gadafi is defending well.
Curve tries to keep control of the position but Gadafi is staying busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Curve biding his time, controlling Gadafi.
Let's hope that Curve has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Curve throwing wild punches that miss their target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Curve is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.

Curve tightening his grip on Gadafi, looking for the choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kurt Curve dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kurt Curve'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.

Curve is looking to clinch.
Gadafi misses with a wild combination.
Gadafi scores with a three punch combo!
Curve is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mr Gadafi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gadafi.
Gadafi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gadafi misses with a series of wild punches.

Curve clinches up against the cage.
Curve keeps control of Gadafi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gadafi looking to stall.
Gadafi stalling in the clinch.
Curve has Gadafi pressed against the cage, preventing Gadafi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Curve drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gadafi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Curve has eaten all the pies!
Curve is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gadafi pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Curve manages to break the clinch.
Curve misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mr Gadafi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kurt Curve.
Gadafi lands with an overhand left.
Gadafi misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gadafi stalks Curve and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Curve's face. Curve staggers backwards, shaken.
Curve is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gadafi lands with a nice combination. Curve backs away looking to recover.
Gadafi stuns Curve with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Curve takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Curve shoots in but no luck this time.
Curve shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gadafi as he jumps to the side.
Curve fails with a takedown attempt.
Gadafi swinging wildly here.
Curve takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Gadafi.
Curve tries to work over Gadafi's front leg with a kick but Gadafi checks it.
Gadafi misses with a two punch combination.
Gadafi lands a slapping body shot.
Gadafi feints a jab promting Curve to slip. Gadafi then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Curve slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Gadafi throws a series of punches but Curve avoids them all with ease.
Curve showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gadafi.
No luck for Curve with that takedown attempt.
Gadafi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Curve looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gadafi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice sprawl there from Gadafi as Curve shoots in.
Gadafi throws a series of strikes that have Curve backpedaling.
Gadafi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Curve circles away quickly and effectively.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Curve is defended easily by Gadafi.
Curve tries to clinch up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gadafi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Curve has Gadafi up against the cage in a clinch.
Curve fails to pull the fight into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Gadafi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kurt Curve's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Gadafi pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Curve back to the cage. Gadafi follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Gadafi feints a jab promting Curve to slip. Gadafi then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Curve slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Mr Gadafi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gadafi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Curve.
Gadafi throws a series of punches but Curve avoids them all with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Gadafi. Those never looked like landing.
Curve misses with a straight left.
Curve tries to bum rush Gadafi with a series of wild strikes but Gadafi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gadafi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Curve.
Gadafi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gadafi just misses with a punch to the body.
A combination from Curve does no damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gadafi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Curve misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gadafi fails to land with a series of punches.
Curve fails with an attempt to clinch.
Curve shoots in but Gadafi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gadafi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Curve has a takedown stuffed.
Mr Gadafi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kurt Curve.
Gadafi lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gadafi.
Curve misses with a takedown
and Gadafi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gadafi looks to land a combination but Curve avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curve shoots in looking for a takedown but Gadafi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Curve's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sloppy strikes from Curve. Those never looked like landing.
Gadafi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Curve moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Curve shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gadafi sprawls well. Gadafi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Curve gets slowly back to his feet.
Curve is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gadafi throws a one two combo.
Curve shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gadafi as he avoids it easily.
Gadafi looks to land a combination. Curve sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A combination from Gadafi does no damage.
Mr Gadafi is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gadafi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No joy there for Gadafi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Horrible takedown by Curve or perhaps it was just good defense by Gadafi which made him look bad.
Gadafi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gadafi wants it to stay on the feet.
Gadafi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Curve shoots in looking for a takedown. Gadafi tries to sprawl out of it but Curve keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gadafi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gadafi cracks a nice hook into Curve's ribs.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gadafi!
Gadafi lands a slapping body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Curve moves into the clinch successfully.
Gadafi just leaning against Curve, taking a breather.
Gadafi misses with some punches.

Curve breaks from the clinch.
Gadafi throws a right and a left that Curve avoids nicely.
Curve uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gadafi.
Curve tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gadafi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Curve somewhat.
Gadafi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Curve at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gadafi swats away the attempt to clinch by Curve.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mr Gadafi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gadafi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mr Gadafi!