PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lawson Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lawson Sharp is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Pettis
vs
Sharp

178 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
27
160 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anthony Pettis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lawson Sharp!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sharp clinches with his opponent.
Pettis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sharp is trying to push Pettis away but Pettis has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pettis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sharp lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sharp misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pettis misses with an elbow strike.
Sharp avoids the elbow strike from Pettis, against the cage.
Sharp struggles to land a body shot inside as Pettis controls his hands.
Pettis prevents Sharp from breaking the clinch.
Sharp lands with a right to the head.

Sharp manages to break the clinch.

Sharp pushes Pettis up against the cage in a clinch.
Sharp blocks an elbow strike from Pettis.
Pettis tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sharp just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pettis keeps control of Sharp as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pettis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pettis is trying to pull guard but Sharp has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Sharp.
Pettis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pettis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sharp blocks an elbow strike from Pettis.
Sharp lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sharp works on Pettis's body with a couple of short punches.
Pettis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sharp has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Sharp breaks from the clinch.
Pettis fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Pettis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pettis is breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Sharp misses.

Sharp closes the distance and clinches.
A body shot lands from Sharp.
Sharp lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Sharp.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sharp tries to throw a body punch but Pettis avoids it by throwing Sharp back against the cage.
Sharp is trying to push Pettis away but Pettis has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sharp lands a body punch in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Sharp.
Good body shot from Sharp.
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 Pettis backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sharp.
Sharp tries to break free but Pettis pushes him back against the cage.
Sharp digs a right hand into Pettis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pettis's gas tank.
Sharp lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sharp lands a body shot.
Sharp wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sharp looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pettis tries a knee to the head but Sharp blocks it.
Nice body punch from Sharp - that landed with a thud.
Sharp working hard to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Sharp - that landed with a thud.
Sharp wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pettis keeps control of Sharp as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pettis has Sharp pressed against the cage, preventing Sharp from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sharp digs a right hand underneath Pettis's ribcage. Pettis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sharp working hard to break the clinch.
Pettis looking to throw knees to the head but Sharp is blocking nicely.
A right hand to the body from Sharp.
Sharp misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Sharp.
Sharp wants to get back to striking at distance but Pettis won't allow it.
Pettis has Sharp pressed against the cage, preventing Sharp from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sharp wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pettis has him pressed against the cage.
Sharp lands a shot to the body.
Sharp is trying to break the clinch but Pettis is controlling him.
Sharp presses Pettis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pettis blocks a body shot from Sharp.
Sharp cracks Pettis with a nice body shot.
A right hand to the body from Sharp.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sharp misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sharp misses with a punch to the body.
Sharp tries to circle away but Pettis has him pinned against the cage.
Sharp can't break the clinch.
Pettis looking to throw knees to the head but Sharp is blocking nicely.
Sharp lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pettis prevents Sharp from breaking the clinch.
Sharp lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sharp is trying to force a seperation but Pettis has the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp misses with a body punch.
Sharp is leaning against Pettis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hand to the body from Sharp.
A shot in the inside from Sharp.
Sharp wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pettis prevents Sharp from breaking the clinch.

Sharp pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Sharp gets a clinch.
Pettis is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sharp to keep the fight standing.
A right handed body shot lands from Sharp.
Sharp works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hand to the body from Sharp.
Nice body punch from Sharp - that landed with a thud.
Sharp scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sharp wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pettis has him pressed against the cage.
Sharp digs a right hand into Pettis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pettis's gas tank.
Sharp lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sharp can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lawson Sharp dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Sharp has closed the distance and engaged Pettis in a clinch.
Pettis tries a knee to the head but Sharp blocks it.
Sharp has had enough of the clinch but Pettis keeps him there for the moment.
Pettis misses with a knee strike.
Sharp misses with a punch to the body.
Sharp on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pettis is looking to control Sharp's arms but Sharp gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pettis has his back to the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Sharp's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lawson Sharp seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pettis looking to slow down the pace here.
A left hand lands to the body for Sharp.
Sharp is trying to force a seperation but Pettis has the dominant position.
Sharp lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sharp misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sharp works on Pettis's body with a couple of short punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sharp works on Pettis's body with a couple of short punches.
Sharp has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sharp is trying to break the clinch but Pettis has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sharp tries to throw a body punch but Pettis avoids it by throwing Sharp back against the cage.
Sharp lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sharp scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp wants to get back to striking at distance but Pettis won't allow it.
Sharp is trying to break the clinch but Pettis has him pressed against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Sharp.
Sharp is working Pettis over against the cage.
A short left from Sharp.
A right hand to the body from Sharp.
Sharp gets through Pettis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sharp tries to break the clinch but Pettis is controlling the position.
Sharp lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sharp wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short uppercut from Sharp.
Sharp lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sharp tries to work over Pettis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Sharp breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lawson Sharp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Sharp has closed the distance and engaged Pettis in a clinch.
Sharp lands a body shot.
Sharp has had enough of the clinch but Pettis keeps him there for the moment.
Sharp is trying to push Pettis away but Pettis has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sharp scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sharp lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Sharp breaks from the clinch.
Sharp tries a head kick but it misses.
Sharp getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sharp scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Sharp rushes Pettis and presses him up against the cage.
Sharp tries to break free but Pettis pushes him back against the cage.
Sharp lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pettis.
Sharp tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sharp wants to get back to striking at distance but Pettis won't allow it.
Sharp scores with a shoulder strike.
Sharp tries to circle away but Pettis has him pinned against the cage.
Sharp tries to throw a body punch but Pettis avoids it by throwing Sharp back against the cage.
Sharp tries to break free but Pettis pushes him back against the cage.
Sharp digs a right hand underneath Pettis's ribcage. Pettis let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp is trying to break the clinch but Pettis is controlling him.
Sharp lands a body punch.
Sharp lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pettis or not.
Sharp is trying to break the clinch but Pettis is controlling him.
Nice body punch from Sharp.
Sharp can't break the clinch.
Sharp has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sharp wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sharp can't break the clinch.
Sharp lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pettis backwards.
Sharp wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sharp tries to break free but Pettis pushes him back against the cage.
Pettis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pettis keeps control of Sharp as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short uppercut from Sharp.
Sharp scores with a hook to the body.
Sharp tries to throw a body punch but Pettis avoids it by throwing Sharp back against the cage.
Sharp scores with a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp is trying to break free.
Sharp wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sharp cracks Pettis with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sharp tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pettis prevents Sharp from breaking the clinch.
Sharp cracks Pettis with a nice body shot.
Sharp tries to break free but Pettis pushes him back against the cage.
Sharp wants to get back to striking at distance but Pettis won't allow it.
Pettis looking to throw knees to the head but Sharp is blocking nicely.
Sharp wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pettis has him pressed against the cage.
Pettis 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.
Nice body punch from Sharp - that landed with a thud.
Sharp struggles to land a body shot inside as Pettis controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sharp wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pettis wants a takedown.
Sharp is trying to force a seperation but Pettis has the dominant position.
Sharp wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pettis has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lawson Sharp showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Pettis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Sharp clinches.
Pettis tries to land a knee to the head but Sharp blocks with his arms.
Sharp lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pettis 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.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sharp.
A frustrated look appears on Sharp's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sharp lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sharp softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Sharp.
Sharp lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pettis.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sharp lands a body shot.
Sharp scores with a hook to the body.
Sharp works on Pettis's body with a couple of short punches.
Sharp is trying to push Pettis away but Pettis has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sharp lands a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pettis throws an elbow that misses.
Sharp wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pettis has him pressed against the cage.
Sharp wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Good body shot from Sharp.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp lands with a short shot to the head.
Sharp wants to break free but Pettis has control.
Good body shot from Sharp.
Sharp works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sharp lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sharp is working Pettis over against the cage.
Sharp working hard to break the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Sharp as the two fighters clinch.
Sharp has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sharp lands a nice uppercut.
Sharp misses with a punch to the body.
Sharp is leaning against Pettis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sharp is trying to break the clinch but Pettis has him pressed against the cage.
Sharp is trying to force a seperation but Pettis has the dominant position.
A right hand to the body from Sharp.
Sharp lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pettis backwards.
Sharp has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp cracks Pettis with a nice body shot.
Sharp wants to break free but Pettis has control.
Sharp lands a shot to the body.
Sharp lands a body shot in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Sharp.
Sharp has had enough of the clinch but Pettis keeps him there for the moment.
A left hand lands to the body for Sharp.
Pettis keeps control of Sharp as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pettis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sharp works on Pettis's body with a couple of short punches.
Sharp lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pettis or not.
Sharp pushes Pettis back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pettis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sharp stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Sharp.
Sharp lands with a left to the head.
Pettis is looking to control Sharp's arms but Sharp gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pettis has his back to the cage.
Sharp is leaning against Pettis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sharp is trying to force a seperation but Pettis has the dominant position.
Nice body punch from Sharp.
Pettis tries to land a knee to the head but Sharp blocks with his arms.
Sharp wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pettis has him pressed against the cage.

Sharp manages to break the clinch.

Sharp closes the distance and clinches.
Pettis 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 is trying to break the clinch but Pettis is controlling him.
Nice body punch from Sharp - that landed with a thud.

Sharp breaks from the clinch.

Sharp moves into range and clinches up with Pettis.
Pettis has Sharp pressed against the cage, preventing Sharp from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sharp wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pettis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sharp working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pettis prevents a body shot from Sharp.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp is trying to force a seperation but Pettis has the dominant position.
Sharp lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pettis backwards.
Sharp lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pettis or not.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sharp is leaning against Pettis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sharp lands a hook that snaps the head of Pettis backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Sharp's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A hook to the body from Sharp.
Sharp is trying to break the clinch but Pettis is controlling him.
Sharp throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sharp lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sharp has had enough of the clinch but Pettis keeps him there for the moment.
Sharp lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sharp is leaning against Pettis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sharp lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sharp wants to break the clinch but can't.

Sharp breaks from the clinch.
Anthony Pettis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sharp scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

And that's the end of the fight!
Lawson Sharp comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sharp has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 25:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 25:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lawson Sharp!