PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Terry Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sharp comes to the cage accompanied by IZ - Hawaii '78. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sharp
vs
Norris

176 cm
25
162 lbs
6 - 2 - 2

184 cm
26
168 lbs
1 - 1 - 2

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Powerful

Torment Fightwear

Hellraiser Fightgear ($10-$20 clothing)
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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 6 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Terry Sharp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Chuck Norris!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris staying out of range there.
Sharp works the jab nicely.

Norris takes the fight into the clinch.

Norris breaks from the clinch.
Sharp misses the shot to the body.
Sharp throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Norris lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sharp connects with a jab.

Sharp gets a clinch.

Norris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch up but Norris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Norris walks into a left hand.
Sharp walks forward, straight into a front kick from Norris.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sharp clinches up with Norris and pushes him back against the cage.
Sharp misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Norris.
Sharp struggles to land a body shot inside as Norris controls his hands.

Norris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Terry Sharp is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sharp scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Norris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Norris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Norris on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sharp moves out of range of the body kick from Norris.
Sharp is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sharp blocks a head kick by Norris.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Norris is defended easily by Sharp.
Sharp lands a nice shot that snaps Norris's head back.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Norris paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Norris attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sharp swings for the body but Norris moves out of range.
Norris turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sharp just misses with a punch to the body.
Norris takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp scores with a nice right hand.
Sharp missing with a left hand there. Norris was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Norris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sharp.
Norris is looking to chop away at Sharp's legs.
Norris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Norris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sharp fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sharp misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Norris is looking to land body kicks.
Sharp cracks Norris with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Norris slips a straight right by Sharp.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch but Norris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sharp leaves Norris with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Norris swats away the attempt to clinch by Sharp.
Sharp scores with a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Norris paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch up but Norris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Terry Sharp dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Sharp misses with a straight right.
Sharp avoids the head kick by Norris.
Sharp looks to land a left hand but Norris moved out of range nicely.
Norris wants to clinch.
Norris takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sharp jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sharp tries to clinch there but Norris circles away.
Norris ducks under a wild hook from Sharp.
Norris ducks under a wild hook from Sharp.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp moves in looking to clinch but Norris pushes him off.
Sharp tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Norris shoots in for a takedown but Sharp shows good takedown defense.
Nice uppercut lands for Sharp. That snapped Norris's head back.
Sharp rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Norris moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Norris changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sharp tries to avoid it but Norris manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sharp to the ground. Sharp escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Sharp takes the fight into the clinch.

Norris manages to break the clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Sharp checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sharp lands a nice looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sharp has managed to clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Norris just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sharp's brow.

Norris breaks from the clinch.
Sharp swings for the body but Norris moves out of range.

Sharp rushes Norris and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Norris is trying to break the clinch but Sharp has him pressed against the cage.
Sharp fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Norris blocks an elbow strike from Sharp.

Norris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick from Norris misses.
Sharp checks a leg kick nicely.
Norris throws a head kick that misses.
Sharp tries to clinch up
and Norris counters with a low kick, right behind Sharp 's knee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp misses the shot to the body.
Sharp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Norris was well out of range. Poor timing from Sharp.
Sharp doesn't manage to clinch there - Norris circles away.
Norris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice jab there from Sharp.
Sharp tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sharp throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sharp avoids a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris fails with a takedown attempt.
Terry Sharp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chuck Norris.
Sharp throws a right and a left that Norris avoids nicely.
Sharp is looking to clinch but Norris is avoiding it.
Norris lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sharp looks to score with a jab to the body but Norris is just out of range.
Jab from Sharp.
Norris does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sharp moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Norris looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Terry Sharp will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Norris keeps the fight on the outside.
Norris throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sharp.
Norris tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Norris shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sharp is looking to clinch but Norris is avoiding it.
Norris takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sharp scores with a body shot.
Norris throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sharp.
Norris slips a jab from Sharp.
Norris tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp misses with a straight right.
Norris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Norris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Norris lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sharp takes a step back to recover.
Norris displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sharp throws out the jab.
Sharp keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

Sharp pushes Norris up against the cage in a clinch.
Sharp tries to land knees in the clinch but Norris avoids the damage to the body.
Norris tries to circle away but Sharp has him pinned against the cage.
Norris has a couple of punches blocked by Sharp.
Norris struggles to land a body shot inside as Sharp controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Norris breaks the clinch.
Norris misses with a low kick as Sharp jumps back.
Sharp misses with a straight left.
Sharp fails with an attempt to clinch.
Norris ducks under a wild hook from Sharp.
Norris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sharp tries to clinch
and Norris counters with a leg kick.
Sharp misses with a hook. Norris ducked under it nicely.
Terry Sharp is winning the standup battle so far.
Sharp throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sharp stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Norris.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Sharp. No joy for Norris on that attempt.
Sharp fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Norris on the side of the head.
Sharp fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sharp throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sharp throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Norris is looking to chop away at Sharp's legs.
Norris keeps Sharp at a distance using the push kick.
Sharp lands a body shot.
Norris displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sharp throws out the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Norris buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sharp is looking to clinch but Norris is avoiding it.
Norris throws a low kick, looking for Sharp's leg but Sharp calmly moves out of range.
Sharp fails in his attempt to clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Norris.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Norris misses with a low kick.
Sharp misses with a hook. Norris ducked under it nicely.
Chuck Norris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sharp throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chuck Norris.
Well Sharp has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terry Sharp!
After the big win, Terry Sharp made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Torment Fightwear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.