PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rohith Sharma (ranked 651 p4p, 1684 weight class) and Augusto Pinochet (ranked 91 p4p, 232 weight class). Pinochet has chosen I Need a Pinochet as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rohith Sharma has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sharma
vs
Pinochet

192 cm
34
212
23 - 18 - 0

190 cm
30
226
18 - 12 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 23 - 18 - 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 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Augusto Pinochet!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinochet swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sharma is looking to counter punch.
Sharma throws a body punch but Pinochet moves out of range.
Pinochet's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sharma under the eye.
The fighters circling - Sharma throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pinochet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sharma.
Sharma takes a swing at Pinochet's ribcage but misses.
We've been told by Sharma's head coaches at Crapollas Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

Pinochet lands a big head kick that sends Sharma tumbling to the mat! Pinochet takes a step backwards and waves Sharma back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Sharma avoids the body shot from Pinochet.
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!
A low kick from Pinochet is predictable there
and Sharma connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Pinochet.
Pinochet misses with a leg kick.
Sharma clobbers Pinochet with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

It looks like Augusto Pinochet has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinochet takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pinochet misses with a combination
and Sharma counters with a right hand to the body.
Pinochet misses with a wild combination.
Pinochet fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sharma has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sharma fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Sharma clinches with his opponent.
Sharma lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sharma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pinochet presses Sharma against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pinochet softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pinochet displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sharma up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharma has a couple of punches blocked by Pinochet.
Sharma digs a right hand into Pinochet's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pinochet's gas tank.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pinochet lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pinochet is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sharma lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pinochet backwards.
Pinochet cracks Sharma with a nice body shot.
Sharma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sharma.
Sharma scores with a shot to the side of Pinochet's head.
Sharma has a couple of punches blocked by Pinochet.
Pinochet effectively controlling the action here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sharma.
Sharma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sharma being controlled against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pinochet.
Sharma misses with a punch to the body.
Pinochet is looking to break free of the clinch but Sharma has double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sharma.
Sharma lands with a right to the head.
Sharma lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pinochet backwards.
Sharma misses with a punch to the body.
Pinochet is trying to push Sharma away but Sharma has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short right from Sharma on the inside.
Pinochet tries to break the clinch but Sharma is controlling the position.
Sharma is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pinochet is keeping busy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pinochet.

Pinochet's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sharma stuns Pinochet with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinochet avoids the body shot from Sharma.
Sharma clobbers Pinochet with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sharma scores with a jab to the body.
Sharma waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pinochet.
Sharma lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Sharma.
Pinochet misses with a body shot
and Sharma makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pinochet looks for the body kick but Sharma saw that one coming.
Sharma has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pinochet.
Pinochet lands a high kick!
Sharma tries to clinch up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rohith Sharma dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Augusto Pinochet's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Sharma feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Pinochet sprawling to the canvas! Pinochet rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Sharma finish him?!

Pinochet is rocked!
Sharma fakes the body blow, causing Pinochet to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Pinochet goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rohith Sharma!
Rohith Sharma took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.