PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Sharpe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alkash Lubitel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sharpe comes into the arena with The Storm blaring out of the sound system. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Sharpe
vs
Lubitel

202 cm
22
298 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

200 cm
19
290 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Richard Sharpe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alkash Lubitel!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lubitel wants to land a leg kick but Sharpe is out of range.
Sharpe keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lubitel tries to work over Sharpe's front leg with a kick but Sharpe checks it.
Lubitel throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Richard Sharpe has been cut.
Lubitel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lubitel checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sharpe connects with a right hand. Lubitel shakes it off.
Lubitel wants to land a leg kick but Sharpe is out of range.
Sharpe avoids the head kick by Lubitel.
Lubitel scoring well with a low kick there.
Sharpe avoids the head kick by Lubitel.

Sharpe moves into the clinch.

Lubitel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lubitel looks for the body kick but Sharpe saw that one coming.
Lubitel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sharpe swings for the body but Lubitel moves out of range.
Sharpe fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lubitel looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lubitel throws a leg kick that misses.
Lubitel throws a leg kick which misses Sharpe's front leg but catches the back leg as Sharpe tries to avoid it.
Lubitel thuds his shin into the meat of Sharpe's side.
Sharpe throws a series of punches but Lubitel avoids them all with ease.
Lubitel pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sharpe is out of range and Lubitel settles back down.
Lubitel throws out a leg kick but Sharpe moves out of range and Lubitel only half commits.
Sharpe avoids the head kick by Lubitel.
A head kick misses from Lubitel.
Lubitel thumps Sharpe with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lubitel.
Lubitel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sharpe misses with a wild body shot.
Sharpe checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sharpe throws the kick towards the body but Lubitel avoids it.
Sharpe throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lubitel.
Lubitel throws a head kick that misses.
Lubitel throws a sloppy head kick and Sharpe moves out of range easily.
Alkash Lubitel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lubitel lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sharpe takes a step back to recover.
Sharpe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sharpe blocks a head kick by Lubitel.
Sharpe avoids the head kick by Lubitel.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lubitel slips a straight right by Sharpe.
Lubitel throws a sloppy head kick
and Sharpe makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lubitel really felt that one!
Lubitel looks gassed!
Lubitel lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lubitel cracks the inside of Sharpe's front leg.
Sharpe blocks a leg kick.

Sharpe closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sharpe lands a right hand.
Sharpe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Sharpe.
Sharpe takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Good body shot from Sharpe.
Sharpe lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Sharpe pulls guard successfully.
Sharpe managing to control the position.
Sharpe manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lubitel manages to get himself to full guard.
Sharpe throwing strikes but missing.
Sharpe chips away with some ground and pound.
Lubitel keeping full guard, as Sharpe tries to pass.
Sharpe is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe cracks Lubitel with a solid left hand.
Lubitel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lubitel can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sharpe controls the pace.
Sharpe trying to control but Lubitel is working from the bottom.
Sharpe distracts Lubitel with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lubitel wants to stand and escape but Sharpe is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sharpe trying to control the position from guard on top but Lubitel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sharpe controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sharpe throwing strikes from guard but Lubitel blocks nicely.
Lubitel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sharpe. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sharpe seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lubitel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sharpe's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sharpe trying to control the position from guard on top but Lubitel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Richard Sharpe.
Lubitel throws a head kick that misses
and Sharpe counters with a stiff right hand.
Lubitel throws a head kick that misses
and Sharpe makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lubitel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sharpe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lubitel misses with a head kick.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lubitel tries a head kick but it misses.
Sharpe cracks Lubitel with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lubitel throws a leg kick
and Sharpe counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lubitel is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lubitel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sharpe misses with a head kick.
Lubitel motions for Sharpe to come forward. Lubitel throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Sharpe checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A head kick misses from Lubitel.
Lubitel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sharpe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sharpe throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sharpe scores with a nice strike.
Lubitel takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lubitel thows a leg kick but Sharpe checks it
and Sharpe counters with a nice leg kick.
Lubitel walks into a stiff left hand from Sharpe.
Sharpe misses with a series of wild punches.
Lubitel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sharpe connects with a high kick.
Sharpe connects with a jab.
Lubitel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe throws a sloppy head kick and Lubitel moves out of range easily.
Sharpe throws a sloppy head kick and Lubitel moves out of range easily.
Lubitel throws a leg kick but Sharpe sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice cross by Sharpe.
Sharpe lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sharpe pushes Lubitel away with a front kick.
Sharpe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sharpe scores with a leg kick.
Sharpe throws a head kick but Lubitel moves out of range.
Sharpe is looking to slow Lubitel down with leg kicks.
Sharpe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sharpe lands a glancing blow to the side of Lubitel's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sharpe lands with a slapping head kick.

Sharpe closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sharpe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sharpe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sharpe lands a nice elbow.
Sharpe works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sharpe blocks the elbow strike.
Sharpe lands with a left to the head.
Sharpe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lubitel backwards.
Sharpe with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lubitel tries to circle away but Sharpe has him pinned against the cage.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lubitel takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sharpe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lubitel backwards.
Sharpe works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice elbow from Sharpe.
Sharpe gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sharpe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sharpe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Sharpe.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sharpe.
Sharpe blocks the elbow strike.
Lubitel takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sharpe lands a nice uppercut.
Sharpe lands with a short shot to the head.

Sharpe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sharpe throws out a powerful jab.
Sharpe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lubitel crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sharpe - the referee stops the clock and Lubitel gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sharpe. Lubitel manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lubitel throws a sloppy head kick
and Lubitel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sharpe tests Lubitel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sharpe throws a right and a left that Lubitel avoids nicely.
Lubitel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sharpe is looking to slow Lubitel down with leg kicks.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lubitel throws a head kick that misses
and Sharpe counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Sharpe looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sharpe seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sharpe not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lubitel trying to control but Sharpe postures up.
Sharpe sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Sharpe is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Sharpe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sharpe has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 10:9
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 10:9
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 10:9

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Sharpe!