PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rohith Sharma (ranked 711 p4p, 687 weight class) and Ko Van Den Born (ranked 112 p4p, 108 weight class). Rohith Sharma could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ko Van Den Born's chin.

Sharma
vs
Van Den Born

192 cm
40
212
35 - 27 - 0

190 cm
34
190
20 - 12 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very quick

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 35 - 27 - 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 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ko Van Den Born!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Den Born tries to close the distance and clinch but Sharma swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sharma shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sharma just misses with a punch to the body.
Sharma walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Van Den Born misses with a hook.
It looked like Sharma was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Van Den Born.
Sharma displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Den Born throws out the jab.
Van Den Born has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A shot to the body from Van Den Born misses
and Sharma counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Ko Van Den Born has been cut.
Ko Van Den Born seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sharma connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sharma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Den Born.
Sharma tried to counter with a leg kick but Van Den Born avoided it.
Van Den Born throws a hook to the side of Sharma's head but Sharma sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Den Born ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sharma seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Sharma pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Den Born throws a hook but Sharma blocks it.

Van Den Born has Sharma up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sharma blocks a body shot from Van Den Born.
Van Den Born lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sharma backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharma misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sharma blocks an uppercut.
Van Den Born working aggressively here.
Sharma blocks an uppercut.

Van Den Born pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Den Born just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Den Born feints and then cracks Sharma's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sharma down.
Sharma takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sharma misses with a body shot.
Sharma on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Den Born. Van Den Born obviously looking to wear him down.
A low kick from Van Den Born misses
and Sharma counters with a nice uppercut.
Sharma bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van Den Born moves out of range of the leg kick from Sharma.

Sharma rushes Van Den Born and presses him up against the cage.

Van Den Born breaks from the clinch.
Van Den Born tries to work over Sharma's front leg with a kick but Sharma checks it.
A left lands for Sharma.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Jab from Van Den Born.
Van Den Born lands a jab.
Sharma moves away from the strike by Van Den Born.
Van Den Born doesn't manage to clinch there - Sharma circles away.
Jab, jab by Van Den Born - just one landing.
A jab from Sharma misses.
Van Den Born tries to clinch up.
Van Den Born throws an off balance right hand
and Sharma connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sharma cracks Van Den Born with a good jab.

That has opened up Ko Van Den Born's cut even more.

Van Den Born takes the fight into the clinch.
Sharma can't find room to land a body shot as Van Den Born controls the action.
Sharma digs a right hand underneath Van Den Born's ribcage. Van Den Born let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sharma has a couple of punches blocked by Van Den Born.
Sharma misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sharma lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Den Born lands a shoulder strike.
Sharma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Den Born lands a hook that snaps the head of Sharma backwards.
Van Den Born swings wildly with an uppercut but Sharma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Den Born tries to circle away but Sharma has him pinned against the cage.
Sharma blocks a body shot from Van Den Born.
Still in the clinch, Sharma scores with a nice short uppercut.
Van Den Born lands with a light punch inside.
Van Den Born misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Den Born misses with some punches.
Sharma takes a shot to the head.
Van Den Born lands with a left to the head.
Sharma's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Van Den Born throws a punch but it's blocked by Sharma.
Sharma has a couple of punches blocked by Van Den Born.
Van Den Born blocks an uppercut.
Van Den Born misses with a hook from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sharma lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Van Den Born backwards.
Van Den Born digs a right hand into Sharma's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sharma's gas tank.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Den Born is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Van Den Born swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sharma.
Sharma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Den Born's elbow.
Van Den Born fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Den Born swings wildly with an uppercut but Sharma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Den Born misses with a punch on the inside.

Van Den Born breaks the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Van Den Born as he connects with a hook.
Van Den Born misses the shot to the body.
Van Den Born moves in looking to clinch but Sharma pushes him off.
Sharma looks to throw the jab but Van Den Born is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sharma misses with a looping right.
Sharma throws a leg kick that is checked
and Van Den Born cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Van Den Born throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sharma throwing a counter right hand but Van Den Born manages to avoid it.
Sharma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ko Van Den Born dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ko Van Den Born's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Van Den Born connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A jab from Van Den Born finds it's way through Sharma's defenses.
Van Den Born misses with a leg kick.
Van Den Born fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Van Den Born scores with a hook to the body. Sharma takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ko Van Den Born seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van Den Born misses the shot to the body.
Sharma scores with a kick to the body.
Sharma scores with a shot to the body.
Sharma ducks under a wild hook from Van Den Born.
Van Den Born thows a left - swing and a miss!
Van Den Born walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Van Den Born throws a half hearted mid kick.
Van Den Born throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Den Born has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sharma takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Van Den Born getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Den Born looks to score with a jab to the body but Sharma is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sharma. Van Den Born does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Den Born throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sharma sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Van Den Born throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sharma connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice defenses there by Van Den Born.
Sharma scores with a push kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Sharma checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Good leg kick by Van Den Born.
Sharma misses with a body kick.
Sharma tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Van Den Born paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Van Den Born misses.

Van Den Born darts in and clinches Sharma up against the cage.
Sharma working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sharma tries to throw a body punch but Van Den Born avoids it by throwing Sharma back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Sharma fails to land.
Sharma is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sharma lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sharma tries to work over Van Den Born's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A bit of stalling here from Sharma.
Van Den Born lands a hook that snaps the head of Sharma backwards.
Sharma just leaning against Van Den Born, taking a breather.
A short uppercut from Sharma.
Van Den Born lands a right hand.
Sharma pushes Van Den Born back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Den Born blocks an uppercut.
Sharma misses with a punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Van Den Born lands with a light punch inside.
Sharma is trying to stall.
Sharma struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Den Born controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharma blocking some punches.
Sharma lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sharma tries to work over Van Den Born's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Den Born pushes Sharma back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sharma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Den Born's elbow.
Sharma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Den Born throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sharma lands a right hand.
A short left from Van Den Born.
Ko Van Den Born seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sharma working aggressively here.
Van Den Born lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sharma working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from Van Den Born.
Sharma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Den Born's elbow.
Sharma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sharma misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Den Born misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Van Den Born.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Den Born lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Van Den Born breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Den Born keeps Sharma at a distance using the push kick.
Van Den Born fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sharma.
Sharma walks into a left hand.
Sharma ducks right into an uppercut from Van Den Born.

Sharma is rocked!
Van Den Born is stalking Sharma. Sharma circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Van Den Born, and it's lights out! Sharma really payed the price for that rookie mistake.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ko Van Den Born!
Our winner, Ko Van Den Born, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.