PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arsham Eslami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Sharp
vs
Eslami

182 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
198 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Deadly Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Billy Sharp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arsham Eslami!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eslami bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sharp's head backwards.
Eslami scores with a three punch combo!
Eslami misses with the combination.
Eslami fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sharp looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Eslami lands an overhand right.
Eslami lands with a nice combination. Sharp backs away looking to recover.
A punch combination from Eslami misses.
Sharp tries to clinch but Eslami moves out of range.
Arsham Eslami seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left lands for Eslami.
A combination from Eslami does no damage.
Eslami moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eslami misses with a few strikes there.
Sharp avoids the body shot from Eslami.
Eslami swinging wilding here.
Eslami stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eslami swinging wilding here.
Eslami will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Eslami throws a combination. Sharp tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Decent striking displayed by Eslami there.
Eslami changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Eslami throws a series of punches but Sharp moves out of range.
Eslami fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No joy there for Eslami, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from Eslami does no damage.
Eslami throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sharp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eslami with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Eslami throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Eslami tries to bum rush Sharp with a series of wild strikes but Sharp uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Eslami looks gassed!
Eslami throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sharp shoots in for a takedown but Eslami shows good takedown defense.
A right-left combo lands from Eslami.
Eslami will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sharp dodges the punch combination from Eslami.
Sharp looks for a takedown but Eslami sprawls well.
Eslami is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sharp.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sharp shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Sharp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from Eslami.
Eslami scores with a jab.
Sharp dodges the punch combination from Eslami.
A punch combination from Eslami misses.
Eslami connects with a right hand. Sharp shakes it off.
Eslami looks to land a combination but Sharp avoids it well.
Eslami misses with a straight right.
Eslami throws a jab when Sharp was well out of range.
Sharp takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sharp bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp ducks under a wild hook from Eslami.
Sharp drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Eslami throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Eslami misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sharp.
Eslami scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Eslami misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sharp.
Eslami swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Eslami misses with the combination.
Sharp showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Eslami.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Sharp. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sharp slips a jab and a cross from Eslami.
Sharp tries to clinch up but Eslami circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arsham Eslami dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Eslami scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Eslami misses with a double jab.
Sharp takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Eslami fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sharp takes one on the button.
Eslami lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Eslami.
Eslami fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sharp looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Eslami swings for the body but Sharp moves out of range.
Sharp slips a jab and a cross from Eslami.
Sharp fails in his attempt to clinch.
Eslami cracks Sharp with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Eslami connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sharp momentarily.
Eslami is breathing heavily.
Eslami looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Eslami pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Eslami throws out the jab.
Eslami has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Eslami looks to score with a jab to the body but Sharp is just out of range.
Sharp fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Arsham Eslami is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sharp is trying hard to land a takedown here. Eslami sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sharp looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Eslami lands with a nice body punch.

Sharp moves into the clinch successfully.
Eslami is looking to break free of the clinch but Sharp has double underhooks.
Sharp keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Eslami's efforts to push away.
Eslami wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sharp tries to land knees in the clinch but Eslami avoids the damage to the body.
Eslami working hard to break the clinch.
Sharp tries to pull guard but Eslami holds him up against the cage and eventually Sharp drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Sharp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eslami wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sharp has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eslami is trying to force a seperation but Sharp has the dominant position.
Sharp keeps control of Eslami as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sharp tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Eslami smiles and moves away.
Sharp shoots for a takedown but Eslami saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Eslami moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Eslami scores with a nice head shot.
Eslami bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sharp's head backwards.
Arsham Eslami is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Eslami misses.
Sharp on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Eslami lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Eslami lands a with a good body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Eslami lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sharp circles away quickly and effectively.
Arsham Eslami seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sharp showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Eslami.
A jab from Eslami misses.
A slow jab from Eslami misses its intended target.
Eslami throws a series of punches but Sharp moves out of range.
Eslami scores with a hook to the body. Sharp takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Eslami misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice takedown defense from Eslami. No joy for Sharp on that attempt.
Sharp uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Eslami.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Eslami misses with a looping left.
Sharp shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Eslami as he avoids it easily.
Eslami comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A shot to de liver by Eslami. Beautiful body shot.
Eslami lands a jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Eslami.
Eslami connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sharp's hands.
Eslami throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Eslami cracks a nice hook into Sharp's ribs.
Eslami looks to land a combination but Sharp avoids it well.
Sharp looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Eslami is fending him off so far but Sharp persists. Nope, Eslami circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sharp shoots for a double leg takedown but Eslami sprawls well. He's pushed Sharp's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arsham Eslami showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Eslami throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Eslami connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sharp's hands.
Eslami swinging wilding here.
Eslami fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sharp manages to avoid it.
Sharp on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Eslami misses with the combination.
Sharp misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Eslami misses with a two punch combination.
Sharp on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Eslami takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sharp takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eslami thuds a left hand into Sharp's body.
Sharp is looking to clinch but Eslami is avoiding it.
Eslami fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Eslami looks to land a body kick but Sharp moved away.
Eslami throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sharp.
Sharp shoots in for a double leg but Eslami sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Eslami scores with a jab.
Eslami throws a series of strikes that have Sharp backpedaling.
Eslami has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Eslami lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Eslami.
Eslami swings for the body but Sharp moves out of range.
Eslami is working the combinations to good effect here.
Sharp uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eslami.

Sharp looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sharp in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Eslami tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Sharp!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Billy Sharp!