PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Curry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ejnar Thorsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Curry
vs
Thorsen

186 cm
34
194 lbs
38 - 16 - 0

180 cm
31
195 lbs
18 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Hellbent

Fury Nutrition Inc.
Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arthur Curry!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ejnar Thorsen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curry moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thorsen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Curry connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Thorsen scrambles back to his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Curry. That's going to slow Thorsen down.
Curry definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A big left from Curry misses.
Curry misses with a lunging right hand
and Thorsen counters with an inside leg kick.
Thorsen misses with a hook
and Curry counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Thorsen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Thorsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Curry was well out of range. Poor timing from Thorsen.
Arthur Curry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thorsen digs a good hook to Curry's body.
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!
Curry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thorsen.
Thorsen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Curry takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Curry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thorsen misses with a right hand
enabling Curry to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Ejnar Thorsen has been cut.
Thorsen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Curry checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorsen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Curry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Curry swings for the body but Thorsen moves out of range.
Thorsen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Thorsen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Thorsen throws a right hand that Curry ducks under and follows up with a left that Curry also avoids with ease.
Thorsen misses with a body shot.
Curry on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thorsen. Thorsen obviously looking to wear him down.
Curry takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Curry throws a right hand that misses
and Thorsen counters with a head kick.
Curry ducks under a wild hook from Thorsen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Curry misses with a body kick.
Thorsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Curry was well out of range. Poor timing from Thorsen.
Curry throws a leg kick
and Thorsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Curry misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Curry misses the target.
Curry tries to land a leg kick but Thorsen saw it coming and moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thorsen. That's going to slow Curry down.
Curry cracks Thorsen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Curry throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thorsen throws a low kick but Curry moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thorsen. Curry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Curry scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thorsen doesn't seem bothered though.
Thorsen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Curry avoids a kick to the body.
Curry throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thorsen.
Curry blocks a jab.
Curry throws an off balance right hand
and Thorsen counters with a body kick that stops Curry in his tracks momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Thorsen moves out of range as Curry throws a body kick.
Curry has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Thorsen finds it's way round the side to connect with Curry's head.
Thorsen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Thorsen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Thorsen misses with a hook. Curry ducked under it nicely.
Thorsen throws a low kick but Curry avoids it.
Curry's jab looks to have found its range, popping Thorsen under the eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thorsen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Curry.
Curry jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Curry has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Thorsen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd cheers as Thorsen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Curry doesn't seem phased though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorsen moves in looking to clinch but Curry pushes him off.
Curry throws a quick inside leg kick.
Curry takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Thorsen scores with a hook to the body. Curry takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Curry dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thorsen tries to clinch but Curry is having none of it.
Thorsen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Curry scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Thorsen scores with a nice body kick.
Thorsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Curry manages to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thorsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Curry was well out of range. Poor timing from Thorsen.
Thorsen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Curry.
Curry throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Arthur Curry will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ejnar Thorsen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A telegraphed right hand from Curry misses the target.
Curry avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Arthur Curry is winning the standup battle so far.
Thorsen ducks under a wild hook from Curry.
Thorsen misses with a leg kick
and Curry counters with a stiff right hand.
Curry looks to land a combination but Thorsen avoids it well.
A swing and a miss from Curry.
Curry gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Thorsen counters with a left to the body.
Thorsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Curry moves away.
Thorsen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Thorsen misses the shot to the body.
Thorsen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Currys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Curry has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thorsen.
Thorsen thuds a left hand into Curry's body.
Curry misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorsen tries to land a body kick
and Curry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thorsen blocks a head kick by Curry.
Thorsen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Curry throws a sloppy head kick and Thorsen moves out of range easily.
Curry throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Thorsen to counter with a crisp jab.
Thorsen misses with a body shot.
Thorsen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Curry.
Curry misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Thorsen dodges the punch combination from Curry.
Curry keeps Thorsen at a distance using the push kick.
Curry misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorsen moves out of range of the strikes.
Thorsen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Curry moves out of range of the leg kick from Thorsen.
Thorsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thorsen takes one on the button.
Thorsen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Curry.
Curry lands with a shot to the body.
Thorsen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Curry throws a lazy uppercut
and Thorsen counters with an outside leg kick.
A punch combination from Curry misses.
Curry moves out of range as Thorsen throws a body kick.
Thorsen takes a swing at Curry's ribcage but misses.
Thorsen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Curry rather than just go for the knockout.
Thorsen tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry misses with a body shot.
Curry goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Curry moves away from the strike by Thorsen.
Curry looks to land a right hand but Thorsen moved out of range.
Curry tries a head kick but it misses.
Thorsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Curry manages to avoid it.
Thorsen misses the shot to the body.
Thorsen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Curry.
A low kick from Curry misses
and Thorsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Curry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thorsen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Curry staying out of range there.
Curry takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorsen scores with a jab.
Thorsen lands with a good body shot.
Thorsen lands a nice shot to the body.
Curry ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thorsen connects with a body shot.
Curry throws a lazy right hand but Thorsen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A lazy left from Thorsen finds it's target.
Curry throws a head kick that misses.
Curry throws a right hand that Thorsen ducks under and follows up with a left that Thorsen also avoids with ease.
Curry is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thorsen missing with a left hand there. Curry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thorsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thorsen slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ejnar Thorsen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ejnar Thorsen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Curry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thorsen.
Thorsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Curry.
Curry bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Curry lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thorsen at a distance.
Thorsen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Curry.
Thorsen lands with a shot to the body.
Thorsen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Curry on the side of the head.
Thorsen throws a series of punches but Curry moves out of range.
Curry fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thorsen.
A cross from Curry lands.
Nice body kick from Curry.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice cross by Curry.
Curry scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry misses the shot to the body.
Curry moves out of range of the leg kick from Thorsen.
A slow jab from Curry misses its intended target.
Curry misses with a straight right.
Thorsen is looking to chop away at Curry's legs.
Curry misses with a hook
and Thorsen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Curry misses with an uppercut.
Thorsen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thorsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Curry is just out of range.
Thorsen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Curry circles away quickly and effectively.
Thorsen tries to clinch but Curry moves out of range.
Curry misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thorsen.
Curry takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Curry digs a good body shot into Thorsen's ribs.
Curry looks to land a right hand but Thorsen moved out of range.
Curry swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Thorsen counters with a solid body kick.
Thorsen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Thorsen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Curry.
Thorsen just misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Curry blocks a jab.
Curry throws the left hand but Thorsen avoids the punch easily.
Thorsen throws a leg kick which misses Curry's front leg but catches the back leg as Curry tries to avoid it.
Curry throws out a loose jab but Thorsen uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Thorsen slips a jab from Curry.
Thorsen slips a jab and a cross from Curry.
Thorsen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Curry's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Curry duly obliges.
Thorsen scores with a hook to the body. Curry takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Curry on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Thorsen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Thorsen lands a nice hook to Curry's body. Curry takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Good leg kick by Thorsen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Curry clobbers Thorsen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Thorsen ducks under a wild hook from Curry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorsen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Curry throws out the jab.
Curry lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Thorsen blocks the body kick.
Thorsen looks to land a body kick but Curry moved away.
Thorsen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Thorsen misses with a looping left.
A lazy left from Curry finds it's target.
Thorsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Curry takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Curry jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Curry lands with a kick to the ribs.
Thorsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Curry moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur Curry clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Ejnar Thorsen's cut.
That's time! Curry's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Curry throws a sloppy head kick
and Thorsen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Curry looks to land a combination but Thorsen avoids it well.
Curry loads up on a big right hand but Thorsen slips the punch.
Curry throws a hook to the side of Thorsen's head but Thorsen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Curry blocks a jab.
Curry misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Thorsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Curry misses with a few strikes there.
Thorsen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Curry is looking to land body kicks.
Thorsen throws a jab when Curry was well out of range.
Curry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Thorsen has closed the distance and engaged Curry in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Curry.
Thorsen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Curry lands a nice uppercut.

Curry manages to break the clinch.
Thorsen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Good leg kick by Thorsen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Thorsen misses with an uppercut. Curry saw that one coming.

Thorsen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Thorsen lands a shoulder strike.
Thorsen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Curry tries to stall but Thorsen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Curry lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thorsen's elbow.
Thorsen lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Curry can't find room to land a body shot as Thorsen controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Curry creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Curry misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Curry.
Curry can't find room to land a body shot as Thorsen controls the action.
Thorsen throws a head punch that misses.
Thorsen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thorsen misses with some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Thorsen as Curry tries to tie him up.
Thorsen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Curry's elbow.
Thorsen gets through Curry's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thorsen being controlled against the cage.
Thorsen has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Thorsen tries to throw a body punch but Curry avoids it by throwing Thorsen back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorsen digs a right hand into Curry's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Curry's gas tank.
Curry misses with a body punch.
Curry scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Curry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thorsen wants to clinch.
Curry rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Thorsen connects with a crisp jab.
Thorsen defending well as Curry loads up on a big left hand.
Thorsen blocks a jab.
Thorsen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Curry, right into the meat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Curry.
Thorsen throws a hook but Curry blocks it.
Thorsen swings for the body but Curry moves out of range.
Curry walks into a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Curry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thorsen.
Thorsen connects with a crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Curry.
Curry throws a jab but it's blocked by Thorsen.
Thorsen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Curry misses with a jab to the body
and Thorsen counters with a stiff right hand.
Curry tries to land a front kick but Thorsen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Curry misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Ejnar Thorsen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ejnar Thorsen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Thorsen lands a right hook to the body.
Curry blocks a low kick nicely.
Curry looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A big right from Curry misses.
A big left from Curry misses.
Curry misses with a body shot.
Thorsen throws a big shot that misses.
Curry misses with an uppercut
and Thorsen counters with a right hand to the body.
Curry misses with a body shot.
Curry is looking to slow Thorsen down with leg kicks.
A big right from Curry misses.
A solid body kick from Curry.
Thorsen takes one on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Curry.
Curry throws a lazy body kick
and Thorsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thorsen misses with a head kick.
Thorsen dodges the punch combination from Curry.
Curry lands a slapping body shot.
Curry throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Thorsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Curry manages to avoid it.
Thorsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Curry takes a swing at Thorsen's ribcage but misses.
Nice jab there from Curry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curry misses with a hook.
Curry looks for the body kick but Thorsen saw that one coming.
Curry misses with a lunging right hand
and Thorsen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Thorsen lands with a straight right. Curry didn't see that one coming.
Thorsen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thorsen with a jab.
Thorsen fails with a takedown attempt.
Curry looks to throw the jab but Thorsen is out of range.
Nice jab there from Thorsen.
Curry misses with a right hand

and Thorsen counters by moving into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorsen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Curry blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thorsen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thorsen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thorsen lands a left hand.
Curry blocks a body shot from Thorsen.
Stalling in the clinch from Curry.
Curry lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thorsen scores with a hook to the body.
Thorsen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ejnar Thorsen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Curry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thorsen gets through Curry's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Curry tries to throw a body punch but Thorsen avoids it by throwing Curry back against the cage.
Thorsen works on Curry's body with a couple of short punches.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Thorsen lands with a short shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorsen swings wildly with an uppercut but Curry uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thorsen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Curry blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thorsen misses with a punch on the inside.
Thorsen has Curry pressed against the cage.
Curry blocks a body shot from Thorsen.
Curry lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Curry.
A nice left hand lands by Curry.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Curry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thorsen's elbow.
Curry is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Curry misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ejnar Thorsen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Thorsen 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 47:48
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 47:48
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ejnar Thorsen!
Ejnar Thorsen is the new middleweight champion!
Ejnar Thorsen made sure to mention his sponsor, Fury Nutrition Inc. in his post fight interview.