PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Josh Kurt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huge Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Kurt
vs
Wang

185 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

213 cm
18
178 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Josh Kurt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Huge Wang!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wang blocks a leg kick.
Wang will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kurt shoots in for a takedown but Wang shows good takedown defense.
Wang rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kurt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Wang clinches.

Wang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Wang. No joy for Kurt on that attempt.
Wang lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Josh Kurt has been cut.
Kurt is breathing heavily.
Kurt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wang keeps the fight on the outside.
Wang misses with a looping right.

Wang feints and as Kurt raises his hands in defense, Wang changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wang trying to control the position from guard on top but Kurt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wang working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurt looking for a sweep. Not yet Kurt, not yet.
Wang wants to stand but Kurt has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Wang pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kurt is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wang in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wang in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wang's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kurt is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wang will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kurt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wang.
Kurt stuffs the takedown attempt from Wang. Wang gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Wang misses with a double jab.
Wang wants to clinch.
Wang tries a head kick but it misses.
Kurt closes the distance and clinches up with Wang, looking for a takedown. Kurt pushes Wang against the cage but Wang circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Kurt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wang throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kurt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wang lands a right hook to the body.
Kurt dodges the punch combination from Wang.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kurt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kurt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wang misses with a body kick.
Kurt blocks the body kick.
Kurt tries for a takedown but Wang sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
No joy there for Wang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kurt tries to clinch
and Wang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Wang throws a head kick but Kurt moves out of range.
Kurt wants to clinch up but Wang keeps it at a distance.
Wang shoots in and drives through. Kurt sprawls well.
Wang misses with a two punch combination.

Wang rushes Kurt and presses him up against the cage.
Kurt is looking to break free of the clinch but Wang has double underhooks.

Wang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kurt throws a leg kick but Wang moved away.
Huge Wang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wang throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kurt.

Wang forces Kurt back against the cage and clinches.
Kurt drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Huge Wang dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Josh Kurt's cut.
That's time! Kurt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Wang swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wang closes the distance but Kurt moves to the side
and Wang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wang fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some bone on bone action there as Kurt checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kurt fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurt throws a left and a right that both miss

and Wang counters by clinching up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Wang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kurt swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wang shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kurt as he jumps to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kurt gets caught flat footed, as Wang shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kurt wants to sweep but no luck.
Wang slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kurt is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wang in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wang works over Kurt with some ground and pound from guard.
Wang looking to sit in guard and control but Kurt gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wang throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Kurt wants to pass the guard but Wang is keeping the position.
Kurt won't allow Wang to sweep him here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wang wants to clinch up but Kurt keeps it at a distance.
Wang scores with a one two! Kurt had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Wang closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kurt.
Wang has had enough of the clinch but Kurt keeps him there for the moment.
Wang wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kurt tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Wang manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurt fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wang stuffs the takedown attempt from Kurt. Kurt gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Kurt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kurt swats away the attempt to clinch by Wang.
Wang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kurt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wang shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kurt pinned against the cage. Kurt gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kurt shoots in for a double leg but Wang sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A head kick misses from Wang.
Wang tries to clinch
and Kurt counters with a three punch combo that has Wang backing up. Wang nods at Kurt to acknowledge the strikes.
Wang shoots and misses
and Kurt counters with a low kick, right behind Wang 's knee.
Wang fails to land with a series of punches.
Wang falls off balance throwing a combination

and Kurt counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wang missing with punches from the bottom.
Wang wants to control but Kurt passes into side.
Kurt wants to control but Wang is keeping him busy.
Wang tries to buck Kurt off but Kurt is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Huge Wang will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Josh Kurt's cut.
That's time! Kurt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Wang clinches with his opponent.
Wang throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wang slowing the pace effectively.
Wang throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Wang breaks the clinch.
Wang throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kurt.
Horrible takedown by Kurt or perhaps it was just good defense by Wang which made him look bad.
Wang throws a leg kick

and Kurt counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wang lands a damaging elbow.

Wang manages to break the clinch.
Wang wants to clinch up but Kurt keeps it at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wang misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kurt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wang thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurt checks a leg kick.
Wang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Wang has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wang working aggressively here.
Wang has a couple of punches blocked by Kurt.

Kurt pulls guard.
Wang missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wang wants to stand and escape but instead Kurt has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Kurt postures up.
Kurt prevents Wang from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wang can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kurt postures up.
Wang doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kurt changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wang tries to avoid it but Kurt manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wang to the ground. Wang escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wang wants to clinch.
Wang misses with a two punch combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Kurt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kurt swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kurt displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Wang closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Wang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wang throws a shot from downtown. Kurt moves away and avoids it.
Wang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kurt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kurt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wang.
Kurt fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kurt swats away the attempt to clinch by Wang.
Wang tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four 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.
Wang avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wang falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kurt makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kurt moves out of range of the body kick from Wang.
Kurt lands a jab-cross combination.
Wang throws a sloppy head kick and Kurt moves out of range easily.
Wang shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kurt but Kurt pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wang misses with a double jab
and Kurt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Josh Kurt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Huge Wang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wang moves out of range as Kurt strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Huge Wang.
Well Wang has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Huge Wang!