PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jenk Onay (ranked 24147 p4p, 712 weight class) and Steph Curry (ranked 6801 p4p, 609 weight class). Steph Curry will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Onay
vs
Curry

165 cm
23
155 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

178 cm
19
162 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Freebok (85% Laundry)

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jenk Onay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steph Curry!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Ben Watson and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Onay moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Curry.
Curry lands a right hand that snaps the head of Onay backwards.
Curry stops a takedown attempt from Onay.
Curry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Onay's elbow.
Onay has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Curry avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Onay wants to take the fight to the mat but Curry manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jenk Onay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Onay wants a takedown.
Curry lands an uppercut.
Onay misses with some punches.
Onay goes for a takedown in the clinch but Curry prevents it.
Curry is pressed up against the cage. Onay has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Curry down to the mat. Curry avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Curry rushes Onay and presses him up against the cage.
Curry lands a right hand.
Curry lands a hook to the side of the head.
Curry makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Curry lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Onay backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Onay changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Curry fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Curry gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Onay letting Curry take a breather here.
Curry stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Onay can't get the takedown.
Onay is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Curry gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Curry content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Curry lands with a left to the head.
Curry gets underhooks to prevent Onay's takedown attempt.
Curry lands a hook that snaps the head of Onay backwards.
Curry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Onay's elbow.
Onay prevents a body shot from Curry.

Onay has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Curry uses from the top position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Curry stays in close to Onay's body and controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Onay is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Onay is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Onay is pulling down on Curry's head to control his posture.
Curry must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Onay has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Onay wants to get back to his feet but Curry is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Curry stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Onay swivels though and keeps the full guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Onay tries for a takedown but Curry circles away easily
letting Curry counter with a right hand.
Onay is looking to clinch but Curry is avoiding it.

Onay gets tackled into the cage by Curry. Curry maintains the clinch.
Onay drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Curry blocking some punches.
Onay has Curry pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Curry manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Curry lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Curry lands a body shot.
Curry lands with a light punch inside.
Onay takes a shot to the head.
Curry gets underhooks to prevent Onay's takedown attempt.
Onay is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Curry pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Curry prevents the takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curry gets underhooks to prevent Onay's takedown attempt.
Curry stops a takedown attempt from Onay.
Onay is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Curry pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Onay is breathing heavily.
Curry lands with a short shot to the head.
Onay has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Curry after a bit of a struggle.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Curry.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Curry creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Curry gets through Onay's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Curry scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Curry.
Onay drops down looking for an ankle pick but Curry pulls his leg out and moves away.

Curry has closed the distance and engaged Onay in a clinch.
Onay tries to pull guard but Curry holds him up against the cage and eventually Onay drops back down to his feet.
Curry prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steph Curry dominated that 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.

Curry moves into the clinch.
Curry stops a takedown attempt from Onay.
Onay tries for a takedown. No joy.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Onay is working for takedown but Curry is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jenk Onay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Onay can't get the takedown.
A short left from Curry.
Onay tries for a takedown but Curry manages to get underhooks.
Curry stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Curry has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Onay has Curry pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Curry manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nice body punch from Curry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curry lands a shoulder strike.
Curry stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Curry lands a left hand that snaps the head of Onay backwards.
Curry lands with a short shot to the head.
Curry lands an uppercut.
Onay is trying to drag Curry to the mat but Curry just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry scores with a nice hook to the head.
Curry scores with a nice hook to the head.
Curry prevents the takedown attempt.
Curry lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Onay drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Curry controlling the action here for a moment.
Curry scores with a nice hook to the head.
Onay has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Curry is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Onay is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A nice left hand lands by Curry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curry lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Onay backwards.
Curry gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Onay.
Curry scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Onay is rocked!
Steph Curry seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The referee is keeping an eye on Curry - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Oh Onay is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Curry working aggressively here.
Onay tries to score a body lock takedown but Curry shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Curry takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Onay tries to score a body lock takedown but Curry shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Curry.
Curry throws a head punch that misses.
Curry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Curry misses with the head strike.
Curry works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Onay seems to have got his legs back now.
Curry digs a right hand into Onay's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Onay's gas tank.
Curry is pressed up against the cage. Onay has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Curry down to the mat. Curry avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Curry slaps away a takedown attempt from Onay, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A countering left hand to the body from Curry misses.

Curry fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Onay, pushing him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry pushes Onay back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Onay has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Curry after a bit of a struggle.
Curry scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Curry stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Curry.
Curry lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Curry lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Onay has Curry pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Curry manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A short right from Curry on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Curry.
Curry pushes Onay against the cage. Curry is working some dirty boxing. Curry pushes off with a quick right hook! Onay goes down! Onay tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Curry moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steph Curry!
Steph Curry seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.