PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between To Hak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daryl Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sharp's choice of entrance music: Hero by Nickleback. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hak
vs
Sharp

175 cm
28
185 lbs
11 - 10 - 0

188 cm
34
195 lbs
19 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class 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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, To Hak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daryl Sharp!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hak scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sharp doesn't seem bothered though.
Hak lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sharp throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sharp on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hak. Hak obviously looking to wear him down.
Sharp buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sharp wants to clinch.
Sharp throws a head kick that misses.
Hak throws a leg kick but Sharp moved away.
Hak fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sharp has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hak definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Good exchange - Sharp coming out on top.
Hak scores with a leg kick.
Sharp will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sharp scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sharp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hak moves away.
Sharp is looking to clinch but Hak is avoiding it.
Hak fires out a quick counter leg kick but Sharp just manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hak in his tracks.
Hak tries a head kick but it misses.
To Hak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sharp avoids the body shot from Hak.
Hak lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sharp's sensitive parts.
Sharp moves out of range of the body kick from Hak.
Sharp throws a body shot but no joy.
Hak lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sharp's sensitive parts.
Hak keeps Sharp at a distance using the push kick.
We've been informed that Sharp has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Sharp tries to clinch but Hak is having none of it.
Sharp shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hak defends it nicely.
Sharp avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Hak rushes Sharp and presses him up against the cage.
Hak presses Sharp against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sharp missing with knees to the body.
Sharp misses with a knee strike.
Sharp leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hak has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sharp wants to stall.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sharp.
Hak takes an elbow to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sharp letting Hak take a breather here.
Hak throws a punch but it's blocked by Sharp.
Sharp connects with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sharp.
Hak misses with some punches.
Sharp is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hak is defending well for now.
Sharp blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hak prevents a body shot from Sharp.
Sharp pushes off an throws an elbow but Hak leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sharp throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sharp is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hak avoids a wild elbow strike from Sharp.
Sharp manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sharp blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hak blocks the elbow strike.
Sharp pushes off an throws an elbow but Hak leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hak misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sharp.
Hak misses with a punch to the body.
Sharp pushes off an throws an elbow but Hak leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hak blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sharp swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hak lands a left hand.

It looks like Daryl Sharp has been cut.
Sharp misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sharp is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hak is defending well for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sharp throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hak blocks it with crossed arms.
Sharp is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hak blocks the elbow strike.
A short uppercut from Hak.
Sharp has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hak is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
To Hak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daryl Sharp.
Sharp lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hak backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sharp just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hak's brow.
Hak managing to block the knees to the body from Sharp.
Hak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hak is trying to stall.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sharp as Hak tries to tie him up.
Hak seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Sharp is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Hak throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sharps head.
Sharp throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Daryl Sharp will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Daryl Sharp's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Sharp explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

Sharp closes the distance and clinches.
Sharp lands a damaging elbow.
Hak unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hak lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hak blocks an elbow strike from Sharp.
Sharp takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sharp pushes off an throws an elbow but Hak leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short right from Hak.
A left hand lands to the body for Hak.
Daryl Sharp seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hak slowing the pace effectively.
A right handed body shot lands from Hak.
Hak is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hak is leaning against Sharp and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sharp is breathing heavily.
Hak stalling against the cage.
Hak lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hak lands a right hand.
Sharp blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hak misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hak missing with knees to the body.
Hak cracks Sharp with a nice body shot.
Sharp misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sharp tries to land knees in the clinch but Hak avoids the damage to the body.
Sharp tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hak avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hak.
Sharp throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sharp.
Hak scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hak scores with a shot to the side of Sharp's head.
Hak fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sharp lands a body shot.
Sharp throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sharp throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hak is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Hak.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hak tries to work over Sharp's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hak scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sharp misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sharp lands with a short shot to the head.
Sharp pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hak lands with a short shot to the head.
Sharp blocks a body shot from Hak.
Sharp throws an elbow but it misses.
Hak tries to land knees in the clinch but Sharp avoids the damage to the body.
Sharp is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hak unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sharp lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sharp tries to land knees in the clinch but Hak avoids the damage to the body.
Hak lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hak fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hak dodges an elbow strike from Sharp.
Hak tries to work over Sharp's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hak avoids a wild elbow strike from Sharp.
Sharp throws an elbow but it misses.
Sharp blocks an uppercut.
Hak lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sharp content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hak scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hak lands a nice shot to the body.
Hak blocks the elbow strike.
Hak misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hak lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hak lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hak misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Hak.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sharp's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Hak.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sharp just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hak's brow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hak lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hak lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sharp controlling the action here for a moment.
Sharp swings wildly with an uppercut but Hak uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hak.
Hak dodges an elbow strike from Sharp.
Sharp tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hak avoids it.
Hak working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hak scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sharp misses with an elbow strike.
A shot in the inside from Hak.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hak takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

To Hak dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Daryl Sharp's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Hak with a jab.

Hak drives through and clinches with Sharp against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Hak.
Still in the clinch, Sharp scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hak is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sharp can do to turn this around?
Hak blocks the elbow strike.
A shot in the inside from Hak.
Hak stalling against the cage.
Hak blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sharp looking to slow down the pace here.
Sharp trying to stall but Hak improves his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hak throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hak lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice elbow from Sharp.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sharp throws an elbow but misses.
Hak swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hak managing to block the knees to the body from Sharp.
Sharp tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hak avoids it.
Sharp misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hak.
Hak working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hak landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sharp takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sharp blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sharp wants a takedown.
Hak lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sharp missing with knees to the body.
Hak misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sharp trying to land knees to the body.
Hak lands a hook that snaps the head of Sharp backwards.
Sharp blocks a body shot from Hak.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hak.
Sharp looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hak is working Sharp over against the cage.
Hak is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sharp's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Hak.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hak fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sharp just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hak's brow.
Hak lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sharp.
Sharp missing with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nice body punch from Hak.
Hak's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hak.
Hak makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sharp avoiding damage as Hak throws knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sharp working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hak presses Sharp against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hak lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hak presses Sharp against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sharp creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sharp is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hak pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hak digs a right hand into Sharp's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sharp's gas tank.
A bit of stalling here from Hak.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hak.
Hak lands with a right to the head.
Hak softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hak lands with a left to the head.
Sharp with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hak on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp missing with knees to the body.
Sharp tries to work over Hak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sharp on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sharp blocks an uppercut.
Hak misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hak fails to land.
Hak tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sharp taking a breather.
Hak working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hak is trying to maintain a safe position but Sharp gets an underhook and turns Hak into the cage.
Hak avoids the elbow strike from Sharp, against the cage.
Sharp putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hak in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sharp tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hak scores with a shoulder strike.
Hak working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hak blocking some punches.
Sharp throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
To Hak showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hak 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... To Hak!
To Hak seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.