PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between EA Poe (ranked 2507 p4p, 276 weight class) and Darry Curtis (ranked 3300 p4p, 354 weight class). Poe comes to the cage accompanied by Unleashing The Bloodthirsty by Cannibal Corpse. Curtis has chosen The Outsiders 'Stay Gold' by Stevie Wonder as his entrance music. EA Poe could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Darry Curtis's chin.

Poe
vs
Curtis

181 cm
41
168 lbs
23 - 21 - 0

177 cm
27
161 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, EA Poe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darry Curtis!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poe throws a lazy right hand but Curtis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Poe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Poe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Curtis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Curtis just misses with a punch to the body.
Curtis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Curtis throws a hook to the side of Poe's head but Poe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Poe lands a jab to Curtis's midsection.
Poe feints a jab promting Curtis to slip. Poe then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Curtis slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Poe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Curtis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Poe.
Poe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Curtis.
Poe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Curtis.
Poe throws a hook but Curtis blocks it.
Curtis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Poe fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poe moves out of range as Curtis strikes.
Poe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Poe scores with a nice right hand.
Nice shot by Curtis.
Poe throws out a powerful jab.
Poe tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Curtis is able to avoid easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poe avoids the body shot from Curtis.
Curtis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Poe.
Poe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Poe has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Curtis. Poe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Poe lands with a cross.
Curtis misses with an uppercut. Poe saw that one coming.
Curtis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Poe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Poe throws a combination that misses
and Curtis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Curtis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Curtis.

It looks like EA Poe has been cut.
Poe misses the shot to the body.
Curtis let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Curtis looks to land a right hand but Poe moved out of range.
Curtis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Poe closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Curtis thuds a left hand into Poe's body.
Poe tries to score with a low kick but Curtis moves his leg out of the way.
Poe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Poe misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Curtis! But no joy.
Poe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Curtis.
Curtis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poe misses with a head kick.
Curtis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Poe ducks under a wild hook from Curtis.
Poe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Curtis now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Curtis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Curtis misses the shot to the body.
Poe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Curtis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Poe.
Curtis throws a hook but Poe blocks it.
Curtis scores with a head kick. Poe tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nice defenses there by Poe.
Poe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Poe throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Curtis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A big left from Poe misses.
Curtis now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Poe pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Curtis back to the cage. Poe follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Poe ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Poe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Curtis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Poe smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curtis scores with a jab. Poe acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Poe is rocked!
Poe throws a jab when Curtis was well out of range.
Oh Poe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Poe throws a hook but Curtis avoids it easily.

Curtis clinches with his opponent.
Poe seems to have got his legs back now.

Curtis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Poe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good work by Poe as he checks the leg kick.
Curtis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Curtis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Curtis.
Curtis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Poe.
Poe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Curtis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Poe takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Curtis just misses with a punch to the body.
EA Poe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Curtis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Poe moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromCurtis.
Curtis slips under a jab from Poe.
Poe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Curtis throws out the jab.
Poe swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poe takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Curtis throws a big shot that misses.
Poe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Curtis feints and then cracks Poe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Poe down.
Poe misses with a few strikes there.
A little jabbing left from Curtis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Curtis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Poe moves away.
Curtis lands with an uppercut that bounces Poe off the cage and back into range.
Poe throws out a loose jab but Curtis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poe misses with a looping left.
Poe swings for the body but Curtis moves out of range.
Poe lands a jab to the nose.
Curtis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Poe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A good leg kick by Curtis.
Poe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Poe misses with a wild body shot.
Poe is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Curtis misses with a looping left.
Curtis slips a straight right by Poe.
Curtis takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Curtis misses with a looping left.
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 EA Poe will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on EA Poe's cut.
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.

Poe tries to bum rush Curtis with a series of wild strikes but Curtis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Curtis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Curtis looks to throw the jab but Poe is out of range.
Curtis throws out a loose jab but Poe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Poe.
Poe is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Curtis.
Curtis throws a leg kick but Poe moved away.
Curtis misses with a straight left.
Poe lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
EA Poe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Curtis swings for the body but Poe moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Curtis.
EA Poe is winning the standup battle so far.
Poe lands a jab to the nose.
Poe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Curtis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Curtis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Poe.
Poe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Curtis manages to avoid it.
Curtis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Poe works the jab nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Curtis ducks under a wild hook from Poe.
Curtis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Curtis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Poe staying out of range there.
Curtis throws a leg kick which misses Poe's front leg but catches the back leg as Poe tries to avoid it.
Curtis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Poe's calf.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poe scores with a jab.
Poe lands a nice looking body shot.
Poe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Curtis.
Poe misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Curtis does it's job there.
Poe scores with a nice head shot.
Curtis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Poe swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Poe throws a body shot but no joy.
Poe lands a lovely overhand right.
A cross from Poe lands.
Curtis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Poe moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Poe misses.
Poe drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Curtis thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Curtis throws a shot from downtown. Poe moves away and avoids it.
Poe blocks a jab.
Curtis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Curtis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Poe manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curtis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Curtis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Poe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Curtis.
Poe dips to his left and cracks Curtis with an uppercut!
Curtis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Poe's hands.
Curtis tries to clinch there but Poe circles away.
Curtis tries to clinch up but Poe circles away and keeps his distance.
Poe moves out of range of the leg kick from Curtis.
Curtis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Poe connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Curtis momentarily.
Poe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Poe stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Curtis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Poe.
Curtis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Poe throws out a loose jab but Curtis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Curtis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Poe misses with the combination.
Nice uppercut there from Poe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Curtis manages to avoid it.
Poe throws a series of punches but Curtis moves out of range.
Poe connects with a jab.
Curtis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Poe sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Curtis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Curtis throws a hook but Poe blocks it.
Curtis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Poe.
Curtis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Poe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Curtis.
Poe throws a series of punches but Curtis avoids them all with ease.
Curtis throws an overhand right that lands on Poe's shoulder, as Poe tries to avoid the shot.
A punch combination from Poe misses.
A little jabbing left from Curtis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Curtis throws a hook to the side of Poe's head but Poe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Poe is looking to counter the offense by Curtis and move into the clinch.
Poe throws a hook but Curtis avoids it easily.
Nice body punch from Curtis.
Curtis staying out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poe lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Curtis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Poe.
Curtis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Curtis drops his hands momentarily and Poe takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Curtis lands with a cross.
Poe clobbers Curtis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Poe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Curtis, right into the meat.
Nice defenses there by Curtis.
Poe ducks under a wild hook from Curtis.
Poe throws an overhand right that lands on Curtis's shoulder, as Curtis tries to avoid the shot.
Nice defenses there by Curtis.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Curtis moves away.
Curtis scores with a sloppy right hand. Poe should have avoided that one.
Poe scores with a three punch combo!
Curtis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Curtis throws a low kick but Poe moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

EA Poe dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on EA Poe's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

A combination from Curtis does no damage.
Curtis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Poe.
Curtis lands a leg kick that knocks Poe off balance momentarily.
Curtis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Poe.
A telegraphed right hand from Poe misses the target.
Poe keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Poe defending well as Curtis loads up on a big left hand.
Curtis lands a slapping body shot.
Curtis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Poe swings for the body but Curtis moves out of range.
Poe lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Poe lands with an uppercut that bounces Curtis off the cage and back into range.
Curtis just misses with a punch to the body.
Curtis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Poe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Curtis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A telegraphed right hand from Poe misses the target.
Poe misses with an uppercut.

Curtis takes the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis throws a head punch that misses.
Curtis blocks the elbow strike.
Curtis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Curtis manages to break the clinch.
Curtis moves away from the strike by Poe.
Poe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Curtis.
A counter left hand to the body from Poe misses its target.
Poe avoids the head kick by Curtis.
Poe looks to land a right hand but Curtis moved out of range.
Poe looks to land a right hand but Curtis moved out of range.
Curtis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Curtis there as he acknowledges the shot.
Poe swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Curtis.
Poe lands with a cross.
Poe lands with an overhand left.
Curtis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Poe circles away quickly and effectively.
EA Poe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poe paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Curtis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Curtis needs to keep his hands up - Poe had a free shot at his head there.
Nice jab there from Curtis.
Poe fails to land with a series of punches.
Poe slips under a jab from Curtis.
Nice shot by Curtis.
A swing and a miss from Curtis.
The fighters circle momentarily. Curtis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A swing and a miss from Poe.
Curtis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Poe.
Poe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Curtis.
Poe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Oooooh!!! Curtis has knocked Poe down with a huge combo! Curtis steps away and waves a wobbly Poe back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Curtis tries to land a leg kick but Poe saw it coming and moves away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Poe, as that shot connected.
Poe throws a right hand that Curtis ducks under and follows up with a left that Curtis also avoids with ease.
Curtis appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Poe looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curtis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Poe.
Poe missing with a left hand there. Curtis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Curtis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Curtis misses with a looping left.
A combination from Poe does no damage.
Curtis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Poe loads up on a big right hand but Curtis slips the punch.
Curtis checks a leg kick.
Poe takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Curtis throws the left hand but Poe avoids the punch easily.
Curtis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Poe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Curtis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Poe misses with a low kick.
Poe gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Poe connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Poe keeps the fight on the outside.
Poe throws a nice looking combination but Curtis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poe misses with an uppercut.
Curtis throws out a counter right but Poe avoids it with no problem.
Curtis drops his hands momentarily and Poe takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Curtis, right into the meat.
Poe blocks a jab.
Curtis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Poe misses with an uppercut. Curtis saw that one coming.
Curtis connects with a crisp jab.
Poe is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Curtis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Poe looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Poe looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Darry Curtis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Poe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Curtis.
A jab lands there for Poe.
Poe throws a good cross that connects.
Curtis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poe jabs at Curtis's body.
Poe moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Curtis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Poe.
Curtis walks into a left hand.
Poe misses with a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to EA Poe.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Poe, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... EA Poe!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, EA Poe made sure he mentioned AmpUp Nutrition ($200/160q) - Laundry 15%, along with how happy he was to win his fight.