PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Currie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ip Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Currie's entrance music is Helmet - Just Another Victim. A fine choice. Man has chosen as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Currie
vs
Man

172 cm
31
163 lbs
23 - 9 - 1

178 cm
32
164 lbs
20 - 12 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Currie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ip Man!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Anthony Taglia and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man tries to close the distance and clinch but Currie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Currie scores with a decent looking hook.
Man with a poor takedown
and Currie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Man waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Currie.
Man misses with a takedown
and Currie counters with a right hand to the body.
Currie keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
David Currie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ip Man.
Currie misses the shot to the body.
Currie keeps the fight on the outside.
Man connects with a solid leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Man finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Man shoots in for a double leg but Currie sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Man looks to land a body kick but Currie moved away.
Man misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Currie.
Currie throws a wild body kick that Man sees coming a mile off.
Man moves out of range of the strikes.
Ip Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man looks for a takedown but Currie sprawls well.
Man throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Currie's waist but Currie gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Man off to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man shoots for a takedown but Currie saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Man tries for a takedown but Currie circles away easily

and Currie counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Currie stands and throws Man's legs to the side, diving into side control.
An elbow from Currie crashes against the mat.
Currie 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.
Currie misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Currie trying to control the position but Man is working away.
Man dodges the ground and pound from Currie.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Currie asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Currie wants to control but Man is keeping him busy.
Man wants to control but Currie postures up.
Currie controlling the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Currie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Man has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Currie misses with the ground and pound.
Man wants to get back to his feet but Currie is dominant here and he's now got Man's back!
Can Man hold on?! Currie is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Man prevents Currie from getting a body triangle.
Man avoids the strikes from Currie.
Man is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
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.
Man is keeping busy.

Currie is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Man knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Man for a finish.
Good control from Currie.
Currie softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Man is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Currie gets his way!
Can Man hold on?! Currie is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Currie dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Currie lands with a cross.
Currie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Currie is looking to clinch but Man is avoiding it.
Man throws the kick towards the body but Currie avoids it.
Currie looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Currie stuffs the takedown.
Currie takes one on the button.
Man throws a hook but Currie avoids it easily.
Man misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Currie shoots in and drives through. Man sprawls well.
Currie misses with a series of wild punches.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Currie.
Man fails to land the takedown.
David Currie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ip Man.
Currie stuffs the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man dives in and grabs Currie's left leg, looking for a takedown. Currie pushes down on Man's head and hops out.
Man shoots in and drives through. Currie sprawls well.
Man dives in and grabs Currie's left leg, looking for a takedown. Currie pushes down on Man's head and hops out.
Currie fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Man looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ip Man is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slow jab from Man misses its intended target.
Currie misses with the combination.
Currie uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Currie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Currie misses with a head kick.
Man throws a low kick, looking for Currie's leg but Currie calmly moves out of range.
Man doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Currie counter with a right hand.
Currie slaps away a takedown attempt from Man, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Currie looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Man changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Currie looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
You can see the frustration on Currie's face as Man controls the position.
David Currie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Currie manages to get back to half guard.
Currie wants to improve his position but Man is controlling well.
Currie is working hard here to advance position.
Currie is not content to let Man control the position.
Currie wants to improve his position but Man is controlling well.
Man tries to stand and escape but Currie is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man prevents Currie from improving his position.

Man stands up and beckons Currie to join him on the feet.
Man shoots in looking for a takedown but Currie manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Man's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Man shoots in for a takedown but Currie shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Man shoots in for a takedown but Currie shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Man changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Currie tries to avoid it but Man manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Currie to the ground. Currie escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Man is breathing heavily.
Currie lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Currie shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Currie looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man taking some punishment here, with Currie in his half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Currie prevents Man from standing back up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Currie trying to control from half guard but Man is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Currie dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Man fails with a takedown attempt.
Currie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Man finds it's way round the side to connect with Currie's head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Man.
Man looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Currie is fending him off so far but Man persists. Nope, Currie circles away and we're back to standing.
David Currie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ip Man.
Man is trying hard to land a takedown here. Currie sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Currie staying out of range there.
Man changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Currie tries to avoid it but Man manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Currie to the ground. Currie escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Currie lands a jab to the head.
Man connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Currie looks to land a right hand but Man moved out of range.
Currie slips a jab from Man.
Currie wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Currie misses with the combination.
Man misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Currie blocks the leg kick.
Currie looks to land a right hand but Man moved out of range.
Man shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Currie sprawls well. Currie wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Man gets slowly back to his feet.
Currie avoids a kick to the body.
Man takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Currie thows a body shot but no joy.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Man.
Man misses with a body kick.
Currie stuffs the takedown.
Man digs a good body shot into Currie's ribs.
Currie connects with a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Man. Those never looked like landing.
Man misses with a takedown attempt
and Currie counters with a good, hard body kick but Man shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man has his takedown stuffed
and Currie counters with an inside leg kick.
Currie moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Good work by Man as he checks the leg kick.

Currie shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Man is trying to defend but Currie finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
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!

Currie is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ip Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Currie lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
David Currie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Currie drops an elbow to the side of Man's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Currie slips a nice elbow through Man's hands, connecting with Man's forehead.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Currie connects with a nice short shot to Man's temple.

Currie is working for a kimura but Man is defending it quite comfortably.
Man avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Currie.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man wants to stand back up but Currie manages to pass into side control.
Currie tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The ground and pound from Currie seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Currie is trying to get an arm triangle but Man is defending well.
Man wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Currie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Currie 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Currie!
After winning the bout, David Currie thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.