PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alen Delon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daryl Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Delon comes into the arena with Prayer Of The Refugee blaring out of the sound system. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Delon
vs
Sharp

185 cm
23
204 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

188 cm
23
192 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alen Delon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daryl Sharp!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Sharp.
Delon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Delon fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sharp avoids it really well and circles away.
Sharp lands a head shot.
Delon blocks a low kick nicely.
A head kick misses from Sharp.
Sharp looks to land a left hand but Delon moved out of range nicely.
Delon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sharp fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Delon checks it well.
Sharp lands a jab to the head.
Sharp will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Delon misses with a takedown
and Sharp counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alen Delon. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sharp darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Delon shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sharp defends it nicely.

Delon closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sharp struggling a bit here.
Sharp tries to improve position but can't.
Sharp sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Delon keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sharp is trying to maintain the position but Delon is very close to passing his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp is positioning himself well to prevent Delon advancing to mount.
Sharp tries to kick Delon off but Delon keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Delon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Delon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Delon scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sharp keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sharp trying to control from the bottom.
Sharp is looking to escape.
Sharp has hold of Delon's hands but Delon slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Delon lands with a punch from half guard.
Sharp gets full guard.
Sharp working a defensive guard here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Delon's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp working a defensive guard here.
Delon working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sharp's head.
Sharp wants to get back to his feet but Delon is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Delon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Delon throws a big elbow that misses.
Delon throws a big right hand that misses.
Sharp is trying to control the position but Delon postures up.
Delon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Delon wants to control from the top but Sharp keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Delon throws a big elbow that misses.
Delon throwing strikes from guard but Sharp blocks nicely.
Delon trying to control the position from guard on top but Sharp is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sharp not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sharp throws a leg kick that misses.
Sharp looks to land a right hand but Delon moved out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Delon.
Daryl Sharp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Delon looking to score a takedown here. Sharp is defending well but Delon drives through and ends up in Sharp's guard.
Sharp wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Alen Delon 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.

Sharp ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Delon fails to land the takedown.
A telegraphed right hand from Delon misses the target.
Delon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Delon shoots in for a takedown but Sharp shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sharp comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Delon tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sharp swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alen Delon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sharp misses the shot to the body.
Sharp uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Delon.
Sharp throws a head kick that misses.
Sharp throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sharp thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Sharp.
Delon misses with a takedown attempt
and Sharp counters with a left to the body.
Sharp misses with an uppercut.
Sharp throws an overhand right that lands on Delon's shoulder, as Delon tries to avoid the shot.
Delon blocks a jab.
Sharp misses with a straight right.
Sharp swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Daryl Sharp seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sharp cracks Delon with a right hand to the side of the head.
Delon defending well as Sharp loads up on a big left hand.
Sharp missing with a left hand there. Delon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sharp lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Sharp.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Sharp. No joy for Delon on that attempt.
Sharp waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Delon.
Sharp stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sharp wants it to stay on the feet.
Sharp connects with a jab.
Sharp misses with a body shot.
Sharp keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Delon shoots in and bounces Sharp off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sharp avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Delon postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp is looking to stand up but Delon isn't so interested in that idea.
Alen Delon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sharp is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sharp keeping moving, preventing Delon from controlling successfully.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sharp has his hands on Delon's head, controlling the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Daryl Sharp.
Sharp throws a leg kick that misses.
Sharp lands a nice hook to Delon's body. Delon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sharp lands a nice leg kick that just misses Delon's sensitive parts.
Delon shoots in looking for a takedown. Sharp tries to sprawl out of it but Delon keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sharp manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp lands with a right hand.
Sharp 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.
Delon shoots in for a double leg but Sharp sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sharp circles away from the clinch attempt.

Delon scores with a takedown into Sharp's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sharp holds on and takes a little breather.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Delon trying to control the position from guard on top but Sharp is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Delon is looking to work some ground and pound but Sharp has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daryl Sharp showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Sharp attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sharp lands with an overhand left.
Delon with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sharp cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Delon shoots in but no luck this time.
Sharp throws a lazy right hand but Delon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Delon shoots in and drives through. Sharp sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alen Delon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sharp lands with a right hand.
Delon looks to land a left hand but Sharp moved out of range nicely.
Sharp misses with a low kick.
Delon avoids the head kick by Sharp.
Delon shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sharp defends it nicely.

Delon closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sharp's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp wants to sweep here but Delon controlling him for the moment.
Sharp working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Delon.
Delon stands up over Sharp, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Delon lands a couple of digs.
Sharp wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Delon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sharp trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Delon has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Delon really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sharp landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sharp trying to control but he's not successful this time.
A nice elbow there by Sharp.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sharp avoids the attempt from Delon to control.
Sharp controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delon is trying to stand up.
Delon keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sharp lands a big elbow.
Sharp punching from mount but Delon doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Sharp lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Delon tries to hold on but Sharp pushes him away.
Sharp lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Sharp punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sharp lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's four 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 is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Delon to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Delon shrugs it off.
Delon is working to get back to half guard.
Delon tries to hold on but Sharp pushes him away.
Sharp landing shots from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sharp looking to control but Delon is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sharp might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Delon kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Delon is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sharp lands a nice shot to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daryl Sharp comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sharp has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daryl Sharp!
Our winner, Daryl Sharp, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.