PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rohith Sharma (ranked 1006 p4p, 868 weight class) and Alphonzo Mirage (ranked 149 p4p, 133 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.

Sharma
vs
Mirage

192 cm
31
212
21 - 16 - 0

191 cm
37
212
29 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition
Vegan Gains

Money Inc. (160Q with Proof ) 165$

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rohith Sharma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alphonzo Mirage!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Mirage tenderised Sharma's leg. Sharma is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mirage lands with a hook. Sharma tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mirage throws a big shot that misses.
Jab by Sharma.
Mirage moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sharma misses with a wild body shot.
Nice jab there from Mirage.
Mirage tries to score with a low kick but Sharma moves his leg out of the way.
Mirage tries to land a leg kick but Sharma saw it coming and moves away.
Sharma tries to counter by clinching up but Mirage breaks away and moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Mirage.
Mirage feints a counter leg kick.
Mirage with the inside leg kick.
Sharma ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mirage lands a jab.
We've been informed that Mirage 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sharma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sharma tries to clinch but Mirage is having none of it.
Mirage jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirage blocks a jab.
Mirage tried to score with a low kick but Sharma checks it.
It looked like Sharma wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A low kick from Sharma is predictable there
and Mirage finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Mirage throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mirage lands with a straight right. Sharma didn't see that one coming.
Sharma looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sharma.
Mirage throws a hook but Sharma blocks it.
Mirage throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sharma lunges at Mirage with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mirage's hand.
Mirage scores with a hook.
Sharma throws a shot from downtown. Mirage moves away and avoids it.
Sharma moves out of range of the strikes.
Alphonzo Mirage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mirage lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mirage throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Sharma counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two 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!
Mirage scores with a leg kick.
Sharma is looking to land body kicks.
Mirage fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mirage uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sharma.
A low kick from Mirage misses
and Sharma counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sharma cracks Mirage with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mirage throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sharma looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Sharma pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good standup being displayed there by Sharma as he connects with a hook.
Sharma on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sharma throws a hook but Mirage avoids it easily.
Sharma misses with a looping right.
Mirage throws a jab when Sharma was well out of range.
Mirage misses with a hook. Sharma ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharma throws a shot to the body.
Sharma avoids the head kick by Mirage.
Nice jab there from Mirage.
Nice defenses there by Mirage.
A little jabbing left from Mirage on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sharma thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sharma checks a leg kick nicely.
Mirage buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mirage ducks right into an uppercut from Sharma.
Mirage throws a head kick but Sharma moves out of range.
Sharma cracks Mirage with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sharma is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sharma fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mirage throws a lazy right hand but Sharma sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sharma bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mirage. That's going to slow Sharma down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sharma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mirage looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sharma darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mirage connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sharma's hands.
Sharma clobbers Mirage with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Sharma drives through and clinches with Mirage against the cage.
Mirage scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sharma lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sharma.
A head punch on the inside from Mirage fails to land.
Mirage putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sharma in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mirage blocks a body shot from Sharma.
Mirage lands an uppercut.
Mirage lands with a right to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sharma.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Alphonzo Mirage will probably get the nod.
That's time! Sharma's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Mirage shoots in for a takedown but Sharma shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sharma misses with a hook. Mirage ducked under it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Mirage on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mirage keeps the fight on the outside.
Mirage throws an off balance right hand
and Sharma counters with a nice uppercut.
Mirage bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sharma's head backwards.
Sharma misses with a straight left.
Mirage uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sharma.
Mirage lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mirage defending well as Sharma loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mirage lands with a straight right. Sharma didn't see that one coming.
A jab from Mirage finds it's way through Sharma's defenses.
Mirage blocks a head kick by Sharma.
Mirage tries to land a leg kick but Sharma saw it coming and moves away.
Mirage lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirage throws a jab when Sharma was well out of range.
Sharma swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mirage tried to score with a low kick but Sharma checks it.
Mirage throws a leg kick but Sharma moved away.
Sharma checks the leg kick.
Mirage connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sharma's hands.
Mirage throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sharma counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mirage comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mirage.
Mirage connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sharma momentarily.
Mirage throws a good cross that connects.
Mirage throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sharma tries to counter by clinching up but Mirage breaks away and moves out of range.
Mirage pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mirage moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharma throws a right and a left that Mirage avoids nicely.
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!
Sharma takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sharma stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mirage.
Mirage cracks Sharma with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Alphonzo Mirage seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mirage wants to land a leg kick but Sharma is out of range.
Sharma throws a body punch but Mirage moves out of range.
Mirage scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A jab from Mirage finds it's way through Sharma's defenses.

Sharma is rocked!
Mirage misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sharma was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sharma misses with a straight right.
Sharma fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mirage misses with a looping left.
Sharma throwing a counter right hand but Mirage manages to avoid it.
Mirage misses with a right hand
and Sharma counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mirage throws a leg kick
and Mirage takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mirage uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sharma.
Mirage takes a swing at Sharma's ribcage but misses.
Sharma misses with a body shot.
Mirage steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sharma.
A telegraphed right hand from Mirage misses the target.
Sharma swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mirage connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sharma's hands.
Mirage throws a leg kick
and Sharma counters with a nice uppercut.
Sharma throws a wild body kick that Mirage sees coming a mile off.
Mirage throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mirage has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A shot to the body from Sharma misses
and Mirage counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oh Sharma is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sharma defending well as Mirage loads up on a big left hand.
Sharma seems to have got his legs back now.
Mirage blocks a jab.
Mirage misses with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharma takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mirage drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Sharma right on the button. Sharma goes down! Mirage follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Mirage gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alphonzo Mirage!
Alphonzo Mirage decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.