PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yomoney Lover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Lover
vs
Sharp

185 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yomoney Lover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tony Sharp!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sharp tries to keep at a distance but Lover has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sharp is trying to break the clinch but Lover is controlling him.
Sharp is trying to break free.
Sharp is trying to force a seperation but Lover has the dominant position.
Lover is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sharp pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sharp pushes Lover back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lover jumps guard but Sharp turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sharp wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lover tries for a takedown but Sharp manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yomoney Lover. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sharp is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sharp has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sharp wants to break free but Lover has control.
Lover is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sharp is looking to break free of the clinch but Lover has double underhooks.
Sharp can't break the clinch.
Lover is trying to push Sharp away but Sharp has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp is trying to break free.
Sharp lands a hook that snaps the head of Lover backwards.
Lover is trying to break free.
Lover wants to break free but Sharp has control.
Lover stalling in the clinch but Sharp improves position.
Sharp is trying to break the clinch but Lover is controlling him.
Sharp tries to break the clinch but Lover is controlling the position.
Sharp wants to break free but Lover has control.
Sharp gets underhooks to prevent Lover's takedown attempt.
Lover prevents Sharp from breaking the clinch.
Lover tries to pull guard but Sharp won't allow it.
Sharp prevents Lover from breaking the clinch.
Sharp looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lover is trying to drag Sharp to the mat but Sharp just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp has Lover pressed against the cage, preventing Lover from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lover tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lover prevents Sharp from breaking the clinch.
Lover keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sharp's efforts to push away.
Sharp is looking to break free of the clinch but Lover has double underhooks.
Sharp is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sharp is trying to break the clinch but Lover has him pressed against the cage.
Lover tries for a takedown but Sharp manages to get underhooks.
Sharp is trying to push Lover away but Lover has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A frustrated look appears on Sharp's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lover tries to pull guard but Sharp forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lover working aggressively here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sharp.
Lover is breathing heavily.
Sharp is trying to break free.
Lover misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sharp wants to break free but Lover has control.
Sharp tries to circle away but Lover has him pinned against the cage.
Lover fails to pull guard.

Sharp pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sharp throws a lazy right hand but Lover sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Sharp lands a big uppercut and Lover crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Lover looks OK. Sharp waves Lover back to his feet!

Lover is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lover glances at the clock... BAM! Sharp nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Lover crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Lover is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tony Sharp!