PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Maciej Jewtuszko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Sharpe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Maciej Jewtuszko has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Jewtuszko
vs
Sharpe

183 cm
22
155 lbs
3 - 8 - 0

177 cm
21
157 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

Excellent boxer
Experienced

Counter fighter
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Maciej Jewtuszko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Richard Sharpe!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.

Sharpe rushes Jewtuszko and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sharpe has Jewtuszko pressed against the cage.
Jewtuszko can't break the clinch.
Sharpe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jewtuszko backwards.
Sharpe gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sharpe is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sharpe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jewtuszko being controlled against the cage.
Sharpe has Jewtuszko pressed against the cage, preventing Jewtuszko from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sharpe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jewtuszko in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sharpe lands an elbow inside that Jewtuszko shrugs off.
Sharpe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jewtuszko's face.
Sharpe lands a knee to the body.
Sharpe holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sharpe.
Jewtuszko takes an elbow to the temple.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sharpe lands an elbow that stopped Jewtuszko in his tracks for a moment.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sharpe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sharpe lands an elbow inside.
Sharpe content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sharpe continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Good body shot from Sharpe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe landing knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sharpe taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Richard Sharpe.

Sharpe closes the distance and pushes Jewtuszko back into the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sharpe.
Sharpe stalling.
Sharpe receives a warning from the referee for stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jewtuszko has had enough of the clinch but Sharpe keeps him there for the moment.
Sharpe pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sharpe lands a body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Sharpe.
Jewtuszko is breathing heavily.
Sharpe stalls.
Sharpe lands an elbow inside that Jewtuszko shrugs off.
Sharpe lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sharpe lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sharpe stalling the fight.
Sharpe lands an elbow inside that Jewtuszko shrugs off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sharpe prevents Jewtuszko from breaking the clinch.
Sharpe digs a right hand into Jewtuszko's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jewtuszko's gas tank.
Sharpe crunches a lovely knee into Jewtuszko's ribcage.
Sharpe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jewtuszko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sharpe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jewtuszko in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sharpe stalling against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Sharpe's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Richard Sharpe.

Sharpe gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Sharpe dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Sharpe darts in and clinches Jewtuszko up against the cage.
Jewtuszko wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sharpe has him pressed against the cage.
Sharpe keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jewtuszko's efforts to push away.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sharpe.
Jewtuszko is looking to break free of the clinch but Sharpe has double underhooks.
Sharpe lands a nice elbow.
Sharpe has Jewtuszko pressed against the cage, preventing Jewtuszko from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A bit of stalling here from Sharpe.
Sharpe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jewtuszko tries to circle away but Sharpe has him pinned against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharpe is pushing Jewtuszko up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sharpe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sharpe creates a bit of space and fires a knee right up the middle, almost lifting Jewtuszko off his feet and sending him crashing to the canvas! Jewtuszko is trying to get back to his feet but his equilibrium is completely gone! The referee has called it off! This fight is over! Sharpe is jumping up and down like a mad man, celebrating with his cornermen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Richard Sharpe!
In his post fight interview, Richard Sharpe started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.