PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Paul Bostik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lawson Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lawson Sharp will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Paul Bostik
vs
Sharp

179 cm
27
161 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

180 cm
25
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Prefers standup

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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Paul Bostik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lawson Sharp!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharp moves to clinch but Bostik breaks away
and Bostik counters with a head kick.

Sharp moves into the clinch.
Bostik goes for a takedown attempt but Sharp pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sharp wants to clinch but Bostik slips to the side

and Bostik counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sharp won't be happy with that.
Sharp is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bostik wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sharp keeps working.
Sharp pushes Bostik away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Bostik gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Bostik.
Sharp is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Bostik staying calm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp wants to get back to his feet.
Bostik is looking to take a break and control but Sharp is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Bostik is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sharp is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bostik in side control, throwing shots but Sharp defends.
Sharp wants to get back to his feet but Bostik drags him back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The strikes coming from Bostik are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sharp is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Bostik trying to control the position but Sharp is working away.
Bostik in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Bostik prevents Sharp from escaping the position.

Bostik stands up.
Bostik doesn't manage to clinch there - Sharp circles away.
Sharp scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bostik swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sharp tries to clinch up

and Bostik counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bostik trying to pass the guard but Sharp defending well.
Sharp looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sharp keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sharp is trying to stand back up but Bostik is controlling him
Sharp pushes Bostik off but Bostik dives into side control.
Sharp tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Bostik trying to control but Sharp is having none of it.
Sharp is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bostik trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sharp wants to try and get back to his feet.
Bostik controlling the pace for now.
Bostik tries to control but Sharp wriggling away.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Bostik misses with a head shot.
Bostik looking to control but Sharp is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Sharp somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sharp scores with a nice head shot.

Bostik tries to keep at a distance but Sharp has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sharp throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sharp digs a right hand into Bostik's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bostik's gas tank.
Bostik on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sharp wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bostik has him pressed against the cage.
Sharp missing with knees to the body.
Sharp can't break the clinch.
Sharp lands a shot to the body.
Sharp looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sharp gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bostik.
Sharp misses with a punch to the body.
Bostik misses with a knee to the head.
Sharp swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bostik tries to pull guard but Sharp holds him up against the cage and eventually Bostik drops back down to his feet.
Bostik tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sharp smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Paul Bostik. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bostik counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sharp is lucky that one didn't land flush.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sharp.
Lawson Sharp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bostik shoots in for a double leg but Sharp sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sharp throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bostik.

Sharp moves into the clinch.
Bostik 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 prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sharp scores with a shot to the side of Bostik's head.

Bostik breaks from the clinch.
Sharp wants to clinch but Bostik slips to the side

and Bostik decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sharp's guard.
Bostik pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sharp is keeping the position for now.
Sharp wants to stand up but Bostik is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bostik is looking to stand up but Sharp won't let him.
Sharp is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bostik has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Sharp has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Bostik off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bostik throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sharp's head.

Bostik is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sharp's half guard.
Sharp pushes Bostik off looking to stand but Bostik dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sharp is breathing heavily.
Sharp is looking to get back to is feet but Bostik passes into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bostik tries for a kimura but Sharp is defending well.
John Paul Bostik overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bostik is looking to take a break and control but Sharp is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Bostik decides to stand up, so the ref orders Sharp to his feet.
John Paul Bostik is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sharp lands with a nice combination. Bostik backs away looking to recover.
Sharp scores with a hook to the body. Bostik takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bostik paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sharp cracks Bostik with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bostik swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lawson Sharp is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Sharp darts in and clinches Bostik up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bostik blocks a body shot from Sharp.
Bostik wants a takedown but no success here.
Sharp lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sharp.
Bostik tries to pull guard but Sharp holds him up against the cage and eventually Bostik drops back down to his feet.

Bostik manages to break the clinch.
Sharp throws a right hand that Bostik ducks under and follows up with a left that Bostik also avoids with ease.
Sharp uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sharp fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sharp tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Bostik counters by moving into the clinch.

Bostik manages to break the clinch.
Bostik tries for a takedown but Sharp circles away easily
and Sharp counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bostik tries to clinch but Sharp moves away
and Sharp counters with a left and a right that stings Bostik.
Bostik scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sharp wants to clinch but Bostik slips to the side

and Bostik counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sharp won't be happy with that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Paul Bostik dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Sharp throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bostik pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sharp is out of range and Bostik settles back down.
Bostik keeps the fight on the outside.

Sharp clinches up against the cage.
Sharp looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A right hand to the body from Sharp.
A right hook to the body lands for Sharp.

Bostik pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bostik shoots in for a double leg but Sharp sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sharp closes the distance looking to clinch

and Bostik counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sharp's guard now.

Sharp wriggles free and stands up.
Sharp misses with a few strikes there.
Sharp tries to clinch there but Bostik circles away.
Bostik throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sharp counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bostik connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sharp throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Bostik counters by clinching up.
Bostik tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sharp tries to work over Bostik's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Bostik pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sharp lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bostik swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Sharp holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bostik fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Paul Bostik. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Bostik breaks the clinch.
Sharp tries to clinch but Bostik moves out of range.
No joy there for Sharp, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from Sharp does no damage.
Bostik tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sharp counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp darts in trying to clinch

and Bostik counters by moving into the clinch.
Sharp lands a shot to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Sharp's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sharp lands a right hand.
Sharp wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bostik is working for takedown but Sharp is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bostik has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sharp avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sharp lands a body punch.

Bostik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sharp closes the distance looking to clinch

and Bostik counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sharp won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sharp tries to escape but Bostik is in control.
Sharp takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bostik goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Sharp has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Bostik but great work by Sharp.
Bostik wants to control but Sharp postures up.

Sharp decides to stand up, so the ref orders Bostik to his feet.

Sharp has managed to clinch.
Lawson Sharp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sharp misses with an elbow over the top.
Bostik 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.

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

and Bostik counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sharp won't be happy with that.
Sharp wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bostik is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sharp has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bostik grinds an elbow into Sharp's temple.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sharp wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

And that's the end of the fight!
John Paul Bostik showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bostik, 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Paul Bostik!