PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Curry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jinhai Yoshida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arthur Curry has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Curry
vs
Yoshida

186 cm
36
194 lbs
41 - 18 - 0

190 cm
34
195 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Hellbent

GREEN!160

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 41 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arthur Curry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jinhai Yoshida!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshida's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Yoshida duly obliges.
Curry misses with a low kick.
Yoshida lands a really nice looking cross but Curry seems unphased.
Curry misses with a hook
and Yoshida counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Curry on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yoshida. Yoshida obviously looking to wear him down.
Yoshida has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Curry throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yoshida sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Curry digs a good hook to Yoshida's body.
Yoshida slips a jab from Curry.
Curry throws a body kick that misses
and Yoshida counters with a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Curry lands with a straight right. Yoshida didn't see that one coming.
A big left from Curry misses.
Yoshida fails to land with a series of punches.
Yoshida blocks the body kick.
Curry tries a head kick but it misses.
Curry has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yoshida.
Yoshida waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Curry.
Yoshida slips a straight right by Curry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry tries to land a front kick but Yoshida steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Curry lands a nice shot that snaps Yoshida's head back.
Yoshida takes one to the side of the head.
Yoshida throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yoshida throws a body kick that misses.
Curry misses with an attempted mid kick.
Curry throws a hook but Yoshida blocks it.
Yoshida takes a swing at Curry's ribcage but misses.
Yoshida thows a body kick. Curry tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Yoshida lands with a nice body kick.
Yoshida uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Curry.
Curry misses with a looping left.
Curry throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Yoshida misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curry connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yoshida throws a looping overhand right but Curry ducks down to avoid it.
Yoshida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Curry.
Yoshida throws a poor cross that misses
and Curry counters with a stiff right hand.
Curry lands an overhand right.
Yoshida lands a nice leg kick that just misses Curry's sensitive parts.
Yoshida misses with a looping right.
Yoshida stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Curry.
Curry punishes Yoshida's body with a nice straight punch.
Yoshida throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Curry uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yoshida has time to react.
Yoshida moves out of range of the body kick.
Yoshida works the jab nicely.
Yoshida throws a leg kick
and Curry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry connects with an inside leg kick.
Yoshida slips a straight right by Curry.
Yoshida ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Curry lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Yoshida is rocked!
Curry is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Curry digs a good hook to Yoshida's body.
Yoshida scores with a body shot.
Yoshida avoids a kick to the body.
Curry takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yoshida just misses with a punch to the body.
Yoshida takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Curry avoids the body shot from Yoshida.
Curry throws a jab when Yoshida was well out of range.
Curry looks to score with a jab to the body but Yoshida is just out of range.
Yoshida looks to score with a jab to the body but Curry is just out of range.
Yoshida looks to throw a body kick
and Curry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick from Curry misses
and Yoshida counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Curry scores with a jab to the jaw.
Yoshida moves out of range of the strikes.
Yoshida throws a leg kick but Curry sees it coming and moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Curry misses.
Yoshida lands with a shot to the body.
Curry scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Yoshida waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Curry.
Yoshida misses with a right hand
and Curry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Arthur Curry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yoshida takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yoshida is still on wobbly legs! Can Curry finish him?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yoshida misses with a body shot.
Curry throws a shot to the body.
Curry drops Yoshida with a naaaaasty hook - Yoshida is in real trouble here! Curry dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arthur Curry!
An out of breath Arthur Curry thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.