PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lawson Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Sharp
vs
Carter

180 cm
25
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lawson Sharp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Justin Carter!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter misses with a takedown attempt
letting Sharp counter with a right hand.
Carter wants to clinch
and Carter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carter closes the distance looking to clinch
and Carter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Carter tries to keep at a distance but Sharp has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sharp lands a right hand.
Carter managing to block the knees to the body from Sharp.
Carter drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sharp pulls his leg out and moves away.

Sharp moves into the clinch.
Carter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sharp prevents the takedown attempt.
Lawson Sharp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Carter.
Sharp works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sharp lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Carter backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sharp as Carter tries to tie him up.
Carter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Carter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sharp lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sharp stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sharp presses Carter against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Carter looks gassed!
Carter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sharp's efforts to push away.
Carter managing to block the knees to the body from Sharp.
Sharp presses Carter against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sharp is working Carter over against the cage.
Sharp tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carter avoids it.
Sharp lands a nice shot to the body.
Sharp missing with knees to the body.
Sharp softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Sharp as the two fighters clinch.

Sharp's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Sharp clinches up against the cage.
Sharp is leaning against Carter and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Sharp breaks the clinch.

Sharp clinches with his opponent.

That's two 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!

Sharp's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Sharp closes the distance and clinches.
Sharp lands with a short shot to the head.

Sharp breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carter doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sharp counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Sharp closes the distance and clinches.
Sharp working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Sharp pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sharp scores with a three punch combo!
Carter shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Sharp counters by clinching up.
Sharp is working Carter over against the cage.
A hook to the body from Sharp.

Sharp breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carter throws a left and a right that both miss

and Sharp counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Sharp breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lawson Sharp is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp throws a head kick but Carter moves out of range.
Carter on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sharp scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Sharp closes the distance and clinches.
Sharp lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Carter backwards.
Sharp softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Sharp pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carter throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sharp's head.
Carter misses with a head kick.

Sharp moves into the clinch.
Carter fails to pull guard.

Sharp's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carter takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Sharp has Carter up against the cage in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Sharp scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter is trying to drag Sharp to the mat but Sharp just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sharp lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Sharp breaks from the clinch.

Sharp darts in and clinches Carter up against the cage.
Sharp lands with a short shot to the head.
Carter is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sharp is keeping busy.
A right hand to the body from Sharp.
A frustrated look appears on Carter's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Carter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Carter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sharp is working Carter over against the cage.
Sharp working hard to break the clinch.
Sharp has had enough of the clinch but Carter keeps him there for the moment.
Carter tries to pull guard but Sharp holds him up against the cage and eventually Carter drops back down to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lawson Sharp dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sharp swats away the attempt to clinch by Carter.

Sharp closes the distance and pushes Carter back into the cage.

Sharp escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Sharp instigates a clinch.
Sharp lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Carter has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sharp is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sharp blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sharp misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carter.
Sharp lands with a short shot to the head.

Sharp breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sharp checks the leg kick nicely there.

Carter scores with a takedown into Sharp's guard.
Sharp wants to stand but Carter is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carter wants to control from the top but Sharp keeps moving.
Sharp knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Carter on the ground.
Carter wants to get up but he can't break Sharp's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Carter trying to control but Sharp is working from the bottom.
Carter trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sharp's guard.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Justin Carter wasn't active enough on the ground.
Carter is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sharp sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sharp avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sharp stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sharp wants it to stay on the feet.
Lawson Sharp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Carter.
Carter fails with the takedown

and Sharp counters by moving into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Sharp escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sharp looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sharp doesn't manage to clinch there - Carter circles away.
Carter tries to clinch up.
Sharp leaves Carter with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Sharp rushes Carter and presses him up against the cage.
Sharp is trying to break the clinch but Carter is controlling him.
Sharp prevents a takedown attempt there.
Carter looking for a takedown.
Sharp stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Carter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Carter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sharp is defending well for now.
Sharp prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter looking for a takedown.
Carter is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sharp pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Sharp escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sharp moves away.

Sharp closes the distance and clinches.
Carter avoiding damage as Sharp throws knees to the body.
Carter wants to break free but Sharp has control.
Carter is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Carter wants a takedown but no success here.
Sharp scores with a nice hook to the head.
Carter is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sharp missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Carter fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Carter missing with knees to the body.

Sharp breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sharp doesn't manage to clinch there - Carter circles away.

Sharp rushes Carter and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Carter stalling in the clinch but Sharp improves position.
Carter tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sharp just stands there and leans against the cage.
Carter tries to work over Sharp's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Carter goes for a takedown attempt but Sharp pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lawson Sharp is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Sharp rushes Carter and presses him up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Sharp.
Carter is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sharp pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Carter wants a takedown but no success here.
Carter drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sharp gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Carter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lawson Sharp dominated that second round.
That's time! Sharp's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Sharp takes the fight into the clinch.
Sharp prevents a takedown attempt there.

Sharp breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sharp scores with a one two! Carter had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Sharp has Carter up against the cage in a clinch.
Carter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Sharp breaks the clinch.
Carter shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Sharp holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sharp is leaning against Carter and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sharp lands a body punch in the clinch.
Carter is trying to break the clinch but Sharp is controlling him.
Carter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Sharp breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carter misses with a takedown attempt
and Sharp cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lawson Sharp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Carter.
Sharp scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Carter moves out of range of the body kick.

Sharp closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Carter is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Sharp breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick by Sharp misses

and Carter counters with a takedown into side control.
Carter in side control, throwing shots but Sharp defends.
Sharp wants to get back to his feet.
Carter is looking to take a break and control but Sharp is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sharp avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Carter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Carter asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Carter throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

Carter in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Sharp is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Justin Carter!