PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gravis Bader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Sharpe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gravis Bader could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Michael Sharpe's chin.

Bader
vs
Sharpe

187 cm
21
220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

210 cm
24
204 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Knock Out Artistry

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Crashforce Voodoo Labs

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gravis Bader!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Sharpe!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharpe with a jab.
Bader misses with a wild body shot.
Jab, jab by Bader - just one landing.

Bader gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sharpe to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bader might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sharpe wants to control from the top but Bader keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bader keeping full guard, as Sharpe tries to pass.
Sharpe being controlled here momentarily.
Sharpe thows a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bader avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sharpe wants to control from the top but Bader keeps moving.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bader tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fighters circling - Bader throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bader tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sharpe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sharpe wants to clinch but Bader slips to the side
and Bader makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bader fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe looks to land a combination. Bader sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bader thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - Bader throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sharpe clinches but Bader breaks the clinch
and Bader counters with a stiff right hand.
Gravis Bader is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sharpe slips a jab from Bader.
Bader misses with a few strikes there.
Bader tries to clinch but Sharpe moves away
and Sharpe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bader just misses with a punch to the body.

Bader clinches.
Bader scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bader lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bader digs a right hand into Sharpe's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sharpe's gas tank.
Sharpe is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bader gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bader gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bader blocking some punches.
Bader softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Sharpe.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sharpe throws a head punch that misses.
Sharpe is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A right handed body shot lands from Bader.
Bader working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bader presses Sharpe against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Bader escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bader tries to clinch but Sharpe moves away

and Sharpe counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sharpe wants to pass the guard but Bader is keeping the position.
Bader wants to stand and escape but Sharpe is having none of it.
Sharpe trying to control the position from guard on top but Bader is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sharpe throwing strikes from guard but Bader blocks nicely.
Sharpe won't allow Bader to sweep him here.
Sharpe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sharpe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sharpe wants to control from the top but Bader keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sharpe tries to clinch but Bader moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Gravis Bader will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bader will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bader tries to clinch up
and Sharpe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sharpe wants to clinch

and Bader counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bader.
Sharpe digs a right hand into Bader's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bader's gas tank.
Bader looking to stall.
Sharpe has had enough of the clinch but Bader keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sharpe throws a head punch that misses.
Bader gets through Sharpe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bader has Sharpe pressed against the cage, preventing Sharpe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bader stops a takedown attempt from Sharpe.
Sharpe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sharpe misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharpe tries to pull guard but Bader won't allow it.
Bader is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sharpe is keeping busy.
A short right from Bader on the inside.
Sharpe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sharpe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bader taking a breather.

Sharpe has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bader uses from the top position.
Bader stopping the sweep attempt from Sharpe.
Bader has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sharpe is proving hard to escape from.
Sharpe is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe being controlled here, momentarily.
Bader has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sharpe bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bader's guard.
Sharpe throws a strike but Bader rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sharpe is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sharpe is looking for a triangle but Bader pushes his legs off easily.
Bader wants to control from the top but Sharpe keeps moving.
Bader content to stall in guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sharpe is trying to keep Bader in close.
Sharpe has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

Bader stands and steps away. Sharpe gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sharpe thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Michael Sharpe will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!

Bader just misses with a punch to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bader, as that shot connected.
Bader tries to clinch up
enabling Sharpe to counter with a crisp jab.
Sharpe throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bader's waist but Bader gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sharpe off to one side.
Bader tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sharpe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Michael Sharpe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bader swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bader throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bader waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Sharpe.
Gravis Bader seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sharpe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bader.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharpe misses with the combination.
Bader clobbers Sharpe with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The fighters circling - Sharpe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bader looks to land a left hand but Sharpe moved out of range nicely.
Sharpe tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bader swivels and escapes.
Sharpe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bader tries to clinch but Sharpe moves out of range.

Bader has closed the distance and engaged Sharpe in a clinch.
Bader gets underhooks to prevent Sharpe's takedown attempt.
Gravis Bader has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Sharpe.
Sharpe is working for takedown but Bader is calmly controlling the position for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bader.
Bader lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sharpe has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bader works on Sharpe's body with a couple of short punches.
Sharpe wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sharpe tries to break the clinch but Bader is controlling the position.
Sharpe is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sharpe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sharpe drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sharpe has had enough of the clinch but Bader keeps him there for the moment.
Bader works on Sharpe's body with a couple of short punches.
Bader stalling in the clinch.
Bader blocking some punches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bader takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sharpe tries a body shot but Bader blocks it.
Sharpe fails to pull guard.
Bader lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sharpe or not.
The is referee keeping an eye on Bader - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bader seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Bader lands a body punch.
Bader lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bader scores with a hook to the body.
Bader stalling.
A right hook to the body lands for Bader.
Bader creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bader lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Bader - that landed with a thud.
Bader lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Bader.
Bader slowing the pace effectively.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bader.
Bader scores with a shot to the side of Sharpe's head.
Sharpe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sharpe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bader's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bader gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Sharpe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sharpe tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bader smiles and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bader changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bader changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bader tries to clinch but Sharpe moves away
and Sharpe counters with a right hand to the body.
A combination from Sharpe does no damage.
Bader drops his hands momentarily and Sharpe takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sharpe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sharpe misses with a combination
and Bader counters with a stiff right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gravis Bader showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bader has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gravis Bader!