PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Topher Curtis (ranked 1701 p4p, 225 weight class) and Mauricio Gracie (ranked 22319 p4p, 555 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Curtis
vs
Gracie

183 cm
23
182 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

180 cm
23
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
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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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Topher Curtis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mauricio Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gracie drives through and clinches with Curtis against the cage.
Curtis is trying to break free.
Gracie taking a breather.
Gracie content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gracie receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Curtis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gracie lands a shoulder strike.

Curtis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Curtis slips a straight right by Gracie.
Curtis throwing a counter right hand but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Gracie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Curtis.
Curtis swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gracie fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Curtis on the side of the head.
Gracie swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Curtis was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Curtis lands a slapping body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Curtis on the side of the head.
Mauricio Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
A quick step to the side and Curtis tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

Gracie shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gracie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Curtis's head.
Curtis is trying to stand back up but Gracie is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Gracie is looking for a kimura but Curtis is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gracie to get the leverage.

Curtis makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
We've been told by Curtis's head coaches at Panda Sprawl n Brawl that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Curtis slips a straight right by Gracie.
Curtis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gracie to score with a decent uppercut.
Gracie connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie closes the distance looking to clinch
and Curtis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curtis swats away the attempt to clinch by Gracie.
Curtis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

Gracie moves into the clinch.
Curtis can't break the clinch.
Curtis has Gracie pushed against the cage.
Gracie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Curtis's elbow.
Gracie displaying some good clinch control by pressing Curtis up against the cage.

Curtis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Curtis needs to keep his hands up - Gracie had a free shot at his head there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a sloppy head kick and Curtis moves out of range easily.
It looked like Curtis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gracie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gracie works the jab nicely.

Gracie instigates a clinch.
Gracie softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gracie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Curtis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gracie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up with Curtis, looking for a takedown. Gracie pushes Curtis against the cage but Curtis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gracie misses with an uppercut
and Curtis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gracie has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Gracie misses
and Curtis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gracie looks to throw the jab but Curtis is out of range.
It looked like Curtis was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a looping left.
A little feinted left hand from Curtis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Curtis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gracie.
Gracie misses the jab.
Gracie throws a right hand that misses
and Curtis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Curtis counters with a left to the body.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Curtis.
Gracie misses with a lunging right hand
and Curtis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gracie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Curtis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mauricio Gracie will probably get the nod.
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.

Gracie misses with a hook
and Gracie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gracie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Curtis appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gracie shoots and misses
and Curtis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big left from Gracie misses.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Curtis throwing a counter right hand but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie misses with a jab to the body
and Curtis counters with a straight right hand.
Gracie thuds a left hand into Curtis's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Gracie moves into the clinch successfully.

Curtis breaks from the clinch.
Gracie throws a poor cross that misses
letting Curtis counter with a right hand.
A big left from Gracie misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Curtis. That snapped Gracie's head back.

Gracie is rocked!
Some wild striking there from Gracie.
As Gracie looks to move away, Curtis throws a big counter combo but Gracie just gets out of the way.
Topher Curtis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Curtis slips a jab from Gracie.
Gracie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Curtis circles away quickly and effectively.
It looked like Curtis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gracie throws out a loose jab but Curtis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Curtis moves out of range.
It looked like Curtis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Curtis slips a jab from Gracie.
Gracie throws a lazy uppercut
and Curtis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gracie uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Curtis has time to react.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gracie, as that shot connected.
Gracie throws a poor cross that misses
and Curtis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Curtis defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
Curtis was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gracie throws a lazy uppercut
and Curtis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gracie thinking.
Topher Curtis is winning the standup battle so far.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch but Curtis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Curtis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gracie throws a lazy right hand but Curtis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Curtis throwing a counter right hand but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Gracie darts in looking for a takedown but Curtis gets double underhooks and turns Gracie into the cage.
Curtis is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Gracie throws a poor cross that misses
and Curtis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gracie thinking.
Gracie looks to throw the jab but Curtis is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a leg kick
and Curtis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gracie tries to clinch but Curtis moves away
and Curtis counters with a straight right hand.
Gracie connects with a crisp jab.
Gracie throws a sloppy body shot
and Curtis counters with a stiff right hand.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Curtis finish him?
Curtis avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Curtis is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Gracie seems to have recovered his senses.
Gracie wants to clinch up but Curtis keeps it at a distance.
Curtis throwing a counter right hand but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Gracie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Curtis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Curtis wants it to stay on the feet.
It looked like Curtis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Topher Curtis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mauricio Gracie.
Curtis keeps the fight on the outside.
Curtis walks into a straight right hand from Gracie.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
It looked like Curtis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gracie throws a predictable looking body shot
and Curtis counters with a nice uppercut.
A punch lands to the side of Curtis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie wants to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Curtis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gracie closes the distance but Curtis moves to the side
and Curtis counters with a nice uppercut.
Gracie misses with a jab to the body
and Gracie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gracie misses with a lunging right hand
and Curtis counters with a crisp right that sends Gracie to the canvas! Curtis follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Topher Curtis!
An out of breath Topher Curtis thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.