PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Aleksander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andi Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aleksander comes into the arena with Backbone - Gojira blaring out of the sound system. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Aleksander
vs
Sharp

184 cm
21
215 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

183 cm
18
202 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Aleksander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andi Sharp!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharp ducks under a wild hook from Aleksander.
Sharp moves away from the strike by Aleksander.
Sharp misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No luck for Sharp with that takedown attempt.
A right-left combo lands from Aleksander.
Aleksander throws a hook but Sharp avoids it easily.
Sharp ducks under a wild hook from Aleksander.
Aleksander swings widly with a right hand
and Sharp counters with a good, hard body kick but Aleksander shrugs it off.
Aleksander throws a hook but Sharp blocks it.
Aleksander misses with the combination.
Aleksander lands a jab to the nose.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aleksander misses with a straight right.
Aleksander misses with a few strikes there.
Sharp moves in looking to clinch but Aleksander pushes him off.
Sloppy strikes from Aleksander. Those never looked like landing.
Ivan Aleksander seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aleksander scores with a one two! Sharp had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Aleksander thows a body shot but no joy.
Sharp throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sharp throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sharp ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sharp takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Aleksander throws an overhand right that lands on Sharp's shoulder, as Sharp tries to avoid the shot.
Sharp misses with a series of wild punches.
Aleksander misses with a looping right.
Aleksander missing with a left hand there. Sharp was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sharp.
Sharp misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sharp comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp lands a front kick.
Aleksander loads up on a big right hand but Sharp slips the punch.
Aleksander swinging wildly here.
Aleksander lands with a good body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aleksander throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sharp shoots for a double leg takedown but Aleksander sprawls well. He's pushed Sharp's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ivan Aleksander has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andi Sharp.
Aleksander throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sharp on the side of the head.
Sharp is trying desperately to land a takedown but Aleksander is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Sharp.

Aleksander lands a big right hand that sends Sharp crashing to the mat! Aleksander stays standing though and waves Sharp back to his feet!

Sharp is rocked!
Sharp shoots in for a double leg but Aleksander sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sharp is still on wobbly legs! Can Aleksander finish him?
Aleksander looks to land a combination but Sharp avoids it well.
Sharp seems to have recovered his senses.
Sharp defending well as Aleksander loads up on a big left hand.
A combination from Aleksander does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sharp showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aleksander.
Aleksander throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Sharp counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sharp.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aleksander controls Sharp momentarily but Sharp frees himself.
Aleksander is breathing heavily.
Aleksander keeping full guard, as Sharp tries to pass.
Aleksander is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Aleksander tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sharp sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Aleksander's guard.
Sharp wants to free his trapped foot but Aleksander is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Aleksander knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sharp on the ground.
Sharp throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sharp is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Aleksander taking some punishment here, with Sharp in his half guard.
Aleksander has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sharp is working away from the top position though.
Aleksander wants to improve his position but Sharp is controlling well.
Sharp wants to lay and pray for a moment but Aleksander keeps working.
Aleksander is looking to escape.
Aleksander on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Aleksander tries to get out of the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sharp lands strikes from half guard.

Sharp is trying to work for a kimura but Aleksander is defending well.
Sharp sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Aleksander defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Aleksander dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Danga de danga de dang - Sharp scores with a four punch combination!
Aleksander connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sharp momentarily.
No joy there for Sharp, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sharp misses with the combination.

Oooooh!!! Aleksander has knocked Sharp down with a huge combo! Aleksander steps away and waves a wobbly Sharp back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
A swing and a miss from Aleksander.
A telegraphed right hand from Aleksander misses the target.
Aleksander throws the left hand but Sharp avoids the punch easily.
Ivan Aleksander is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aleksander avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aleksander swinging wildly here.
Aleksander throws the left hand but Sharp avoids the punch easily.
Sharp slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aleksander misses with a lunging right hand
and Sharp counters with a good, hard body kick but Aleksander shrugs it off.
Sharp looks to land a body kick but Aleksander moved away.
Aleksander tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sharp swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sharp avoids the body shot from Aleksander.
Aleksander scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aleksander. Sharp does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aleksander looks to land a left hand but Sharp moved out of range nicely.
Aleksander lands with a right hand.
Aleksander misses with an uppercut. Sharp saw that one coming.
Sharp rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aleksander moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Aleksander throws an overhand right that lands on Sharp's shoulder, as Sharp tries to avoid the shot.
Sharp takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sharp slips a jab and a cross from Aleksander.
Sharp fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ivan Aleksander is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp lands a nice looking kick to the body. Aleksander takes a step back to recover.
A solid body kick from Sharp.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sharp misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sharp throws a sloppy head kick and Aleksander moves out of range easily.
Aleksander steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sharp.
Aleksander looks to land a right hand but Sharp moved out of range.
Aleksander swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Sharp.
Sharp smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sharp takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
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!
Aleksander connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sharp momentarily.
Aleksander displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sharp.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Aleksander checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ivan Aleksander is winning the standup battle so far.
Aleksander moves out of range of the body kick from Sharp.
Aleksander will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Sharp showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aleksander.
Aleksander scores with the left hand. Sharp knows he should have avoided that one.
Sharp shoots in for a takedown but Aleksander shows good takedown defense.
Aleksander pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sharp throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Aleksander lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sharp backs up against the cage.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sharp is defended easily by Aleksander.
Ivan Aleksander has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andi Sharp.
Aleksander connects with a stiff jab that staggers Sharp - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ivan Aleksander!