PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Omar Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damian Marshall has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Sharp
vs
Marshall

215 cm
22
177 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

182 cm
23
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Omar Sharp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Damian Marshall!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marshall shoots for a double leg takedown but Sharp sprawls well. He's pushed Marshall's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Marshall shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sharp but Sharp pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Sharp scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Marshall is trying to improve his position.
Sharp tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Marshall can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sharp tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
An elbow from Sharp crashes against the mat.
Sharp creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sharp decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Marshall looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sharp wants to get back to full guard.
Sharp moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marshall accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marshall loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sharp utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Marshall lands a couple of digs.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sharp is on top in guard.
Sharp will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sharp working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Sharp has passed into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes there by Sharp.
Sharp works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Sharp working the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Marshall is avoiding damage well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sharp working the ground and pound but Marshall is defending the strikes.
You can see the frustration on Marshall's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sharp tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Sharp tries to score with some ground and pound. Marshall controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Sharp.
Sharp misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sharp is trying to ground and pound but Marshall uses the momentary lack of control by Sharp to regain half guard.
Marshall keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Omar Sharp dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Marshall closes the distance and clinches up with Sharp, looking for a takedown. Marshall pushes Sharp against the cage but Sharp circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sharp pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sharp stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sharp wants it to stay on the feet.

Marshall throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sharp tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Marshall is in Sharp's guard.
Marshall really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sharp. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sharp working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Marshall.
Sharp looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Marshall working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sharp is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Marshall scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sharp manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Marshall manages to get himself to full guard.
Sharp postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sharp throws a strike but Marshall rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall distracts Sharp with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Marshall content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Marshall must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Marshall stands up over Sharp, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sharp wants to stand up but Marshall is controlling him.
Marshall stopping the sweep attempt from Sharp.
Marshall scoring with some ground and pound.
Sharp preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Marshall cracks Sharp with a solid left hand.
Marshall postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Marshall throwing strikes from guard but Sharp blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Marshall is breathing heavily.
Sharp missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sharp missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sharp thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
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 missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sharp thows a huge punch but Marshall dodges it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sharp throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sharp scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sharp is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sharp tries to stand and escape but Marshall actually recovers to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sharp is in close to Marshall's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sharp throws a big elbow that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sharp is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sharp wants to stand but Marshall has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Omar Sharp dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Sharp enables Marshall to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Sharp manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Sharp has momentary wrist control but Marshall slips an elbow through the middle.
Sharp looking for a sweep. Not yet Sharp, not yet.

Sharp is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Marshall working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sharp's head.
Marshall lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Marshall scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Sharp is rocked!
Marshall postures up and lands a big shot to Sharp's brow.
Oh Sharp is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marshall keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sharp's head.
Marshall postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Sharp covers up, he's hurt! Marshall keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Marshall and the ref steps in to end the fight! Marshall can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damian Marshall!