PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Orlando Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bombom Wycc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Sharp
vs
Wycc

219 cm
21
151 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

190 cm
20
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

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 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Orlando Sharp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bombom Wycc!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wycc looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A counter left hand to the body from Sharp misses its target.

Wycc has Sharp up against the cage in a clinch.

Wycc breaks from the clinch.

Wycc has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wycc 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 looking for a takedown.
Wycc tries to break free but Sharp pushes him back against the cage.
Wycc prevents a body shot from Sharp.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Wycc manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Wycc isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Sharp stacks Wycc on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Sharp!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sharp lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Wycc down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wycc is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Wycc's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wycc is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Sharp asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Wycc is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Sharp is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Sharp putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Wycc is looking to improve his position but Sharp isn't that keen on the idea.
Sharp controlling from the full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wycc's face.
Sharp sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sharp lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sharp controlling from mount.
Sharp 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.
Sharp is in the full mount, landing strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wycc can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wycc is working to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp controlling the position easily from mount.

Sharp has control of Wycc's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Wycc regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Sharp will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sharp controlling from mount.
Sharp trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sharp really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sharp controlling his opponent.
Wycc tries to hold on but Sharp postures up.
Sharp in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Wycc looks winded!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sharp is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sharp sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Wycc has closed the distance and engaged Sharp in a clinch.

Sharp's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Wycc gets the takedown into side control.
Wycc wants to stand but Sharp is controlling his arm.
Sharp struggling a bit here.
Sharp sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wycc is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Sharp is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wycc can do to turn this around?

Sharp kicks Wycc off and gets back to his feet.

Wycc shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Sharp manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Wycc is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bombom Wycc seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Wycc clinches up with Sharp and pushes him back against the cage.

Sharp breaks the clinch.
Wycc takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Wycc has managed to clinch.
Wycc tries to break free but Sharp pushes him back against the cage.

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

Wycc has Sharp up against the cage in a clinch.
Wycc throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sharp blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sharp pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sharp lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wycc throws a head kick that misses
and Sharp counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wycc closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Sharp dives in and scores a takedown into Wycc's guard.
Sharp throws a big right hand that misses.
Wycc being controlled here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wycc avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wycc working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sharp.
Sharp sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Sharp gets the takedown into side control.
Sharp cracks Wycc with a big elbow.

Sharp is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Wycc is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp is putting a hurting on Wycc here, landing some big shots from side control.
Sharp is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Wycc will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Sharp has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Orlando Sharp dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Sharp closes the distance and clinches.
Wycc trying to land knees to the body.
Wycc holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Sharp breaks the clinch.

Wycc closes the distance and clinches.

Wycc turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

Sharp sneaks out the side door and pushes Wycc away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Wycc has managed to clinch.
Wycc takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sharp has Wycc pressed against the cage, preventing Wycc from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wycc up against the cage.
Wycc wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sharp is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wycc is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Wycc breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Sharp moves into the clinch successfully.

Sharp escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Wycc closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Wycc has clasped his hands together around Sharp's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

Sharp bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sharp fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sharp shoots in but Wycc avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wycc is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Wycc tries a head kick but it misses.

Wycc scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Sharp manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Wycc keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Sharp tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sharp crunches a lovely knee into Wycc's ribcage.

Sharp escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wycc closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sharp to the mat! Sharp manages to get full guard.

Sharp wriggles free and stands up.

Wycc tries to keep at a distance but Sharp has taken the fight into the clinch.

Sharp breaks from the clinch.
Wycc swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Sharp to counter with a crisp jab.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Sharp manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wycc takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wycc defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sharp.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orlando Sharp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wycc throws a poor cross that misses
and Sharp counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wycc thinking.
Sharp throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wycc's waist but Wycc gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sharp off to one side.
Wycc lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bombom Wycc is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Sharp shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Wycc napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Wycc takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Wycc tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sharp wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sharp happy to just control the position for now.
Sharp's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

And that's the end of the fight!
Orlando Sharp showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sharp, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27

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