PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jens Neustadt (ranked 3727 p4p, 4746 weight class) and Abhidi Sharma (ranked 169 p4p, 0 weight class). Abhidi Sharma has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jens Neustadt's chin.

Neustadt
vs
Sharma

165 cm
25
140
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
135
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jens Neustadt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Abhidi Sharma!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sharma instigates a clinch.
Sharma is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sharma avoiding damage as Neustadt throws knees to the body.
Neustadt lands a knee to the body.
Neustadt throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sharma blocks it with crossed arms.
Neustadt looking to throw knees to the head but Sharma is blocking nicely.
Sharma blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Neustadt with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neustadt misses with a knee to the head.
Neustadt lands a knee to the body.
Sharma blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sharma is stalling here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharma has Neustadt pressed against the cage.
Neustadt missing with knees to the body.
Neustadt missing with knees to the body.
Neustadt is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Neustadt misses with a knee strike.
Neustadt with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Neustadt lands a knee to the body.
Sharma blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Neustadt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sharma instigates a clinch.
Sharma avoiding damage as Neustadt throws knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Sharma.
Neustadt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sharma avoids it.
Sharma stalling.
Neustadt trying to land knees to the body.
Neustadt connects with a knee to the head.
Neustadt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sharma is defending well for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sharma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sharma managing to block the knees to the body from Neustadt.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Neustadt takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neustadt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Neustadt pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sharma leaning his opponent against the cage.

Sharma breaks the clinch.

Sharma gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Neustadt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Neustadt lands a good knee to the midsection. Sharma won't want to take too many of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neustadt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sharma is defending well for now.
Sharma avoiding damage as Neustadt throws knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sharma managing to block the knees to the body from Neustadt.
Sharma stalling against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The referee calls for Sharma to work.
Neustadt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Neustadt stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Neustadt tries a knee to the head but Sharma blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jens Neustadt dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sharma drives through and clinches with Neustadt against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sharma takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Neustadt tries to land a knee to the head but Sharma blocks with his arms.
Sharma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sharma avoiding damage as Neustadt throws knees to the body.
Neustadt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sharma blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sharma slowing the pace effectively.
Neustadt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sharma avoids it.
Neustadt tries a knee to the head but Sharma blocks it.
Neustadt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharma avoiding damage as Neustadt throws knees to the body.
Neustadt tries to land knees in the clinch but Sharma avoids the damage to the body.
Neustadt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Neustadt trying to land knees to the body.
Neustadt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Neustadt stalling in the clinch.
Neustadt missing with knees to the body.
Jens Neustadt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Neustadt lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sharma displaying some good clinch control by pressing Neustadt up against the cage.
Neustadt lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neustadt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sharma avoids it.
Sharma managing to block the knees to the body from Neustadt.
Neustadt tries to land a knee to the head but Sharma blocks with his arms.
Sharma looking to stall.
A bit of stalling here from Neustadt.
Sharma avoiding damage as Neustadt throws knees to the body.
Neustadt effectively controlling the action here.
Sharma is pushing Neustadt up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Neustadt tries a knee to the head but Sharma blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neustadt misses with a knee to the head.
Neustadt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sharma.

Sharma breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sharma avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Sharma has Neustadt up against the cage in a clinch.
Neustadt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sharma is defending well for now.
Neustadt tries to land knees in the clinch but Sharma avoids the damage to the body.
Neustadt controlling the action here for a moment.
Neustadt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sharma is defending well for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neustadt stalling against the cage.
Sharma content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sharma managing to block the knees to the body from Neustadt.
Sharma stalling against the cage.
Neustadt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sharma can do to turn this around?
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Neustadt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sharma avoids it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Neustadt is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Neustadt stalling in the clinch.
Neustadt looking to throw knees to the head but Sharma is blocking nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jens Neustadt dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Sharma closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Neustadt letting Sharma take a breather here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sharma tries to circle away but Neustadt has him pinned against the cage.
Sharma is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sharma is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sharma is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Abhidi Sharma.

Neustadt tries to keep at a distance but Sharma has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neustadt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sharma controlling the action here for a moment.
Sharma stalls.
Neustadt is pushing Sharma up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Neustadt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sharma slows down the pace here.
Sharma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Neustadt stalling in the clinch but Sharma improves position.
Sharma managing to block the knees to the body from Neustadt.
Neustadt with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Neustadt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sharma blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sharma managing to block the knees to the body from Neustadt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neustadt throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sharma blocks it with crossed arms.

Sharma breaks from the clinch.

Sharma moves into the clinch.
Sharma content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Neustadt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sharma.
Neustadt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sharma managing to block the knees to the body from Neustadt.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sharma is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sharma takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sharma receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Neustadt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sharma.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Neustadt.
Sharma managing to block the knees to the body from Neustadt.
Neustadt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sharma.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Neustadt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sharma is defending well for now.
Neustadt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sharma has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Abhidi Sharma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Neustadt throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sharma blocks it with crossed arms.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jens Neustadt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Neustadt, 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jens Neustadt!
In defeat, Abhidi Sharma stepped up to the mic, saying '*Hugs and kiss the opponent* Thank you for the lesson you taught me! '.