PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Ivanovits (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Sharpe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ivanovits might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Odorants - This Night. Sharpe is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Boombox. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ivanovits
vs
Sharpe

220 cm
27
300 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

202 cm
24
298 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Perkele!
Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sergei Ivanovits!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Richard Sharpe!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanovits throws out a loose jab but Sharpe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ivanovits misses with an uppercut
and Sharpe counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ivanovits thinking.
Sharpe lands a head shot.
Sharpe on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

It looks like Richard Sharpe has been cut.
Ivanovits misses with a looping left.
Ivanovits swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sharpe takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ivanovits paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sharpe throws a body punch but Ivanovits moves out of range.
Sharpe tries to score with a low kick but Ivanovits moves his leg out of the way.
Ivanovits looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sloppy strikes from Ivanovits. Those never looked like landing.
Sharpe tried to score with a low kick but Ivanovits checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Ivanovits misses its intended target.
Ivanovits thows a body shot but no joy.
Sharpe lands a right hook to the body.
Sergei Ivanovits is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ivanovits looks for the body kick but Sharpe saw that one coming.
Ivanovits connects with a right hand. Sharpe shakes it off.
Ivanovits fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sharpe checks it well.
Decent striking displayed by Ivanovits there.
Sergei Ivanovits seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sharpe slips under a jab from Ivanovits.
A shot to the body from Ivanovits misses
and Sharpe finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Sharpe fails with a takedown attempt.
Ivanovits avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovits waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sharpe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sharpe slips under a jab.
Ivanovits swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sharpe slips a jab from Ivanovits.
Sharpe works Ivanovits's body with a nice hook.
No joy there for Ivanovits, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sharpe connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ivanovits momentarily.
Ivanovits misses with a hook
and Sharpe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sharpe drives through with a takedown into Ivanovits's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Sharpe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sharpe with a nice head shot there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sharpe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sharpe throwing strikes but missing.
Ivanovits preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Sharpe decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ivanovits, up you get!
Ivanovits takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ivanovits throws an off balance right hand

and Sharpe counters with a single leg into guard. Ivanovits didn't expect that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ivanovits being controlled here, momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe is looking to work some ground and pound but Ivanovits has wrist control.
Sharpe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sharpe trying to control the position from guard on top but Ivanovits is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sharpe landing with the ground and pound.
Sharpe wants to control from the top but Ivanovits keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sharpe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Richard Sharpe will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Richard Sharpe's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Sharpe pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ivanovits is out of range and Sharpe settles back down.
Sharpe moves away from the strike by Ivanovits.
Ivanovits lands the left hand.
Ivanovits throws a big shot that misses.
Ivanovits misses with a combination
and Ivanovits takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sharpe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ivanovits circles away quickly and effectively.
Sharpe throws a sloppy head kick and Ivanovits moves out of range easily.
Sharpe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ivanovits swings widly with a right hand

and Sharpe counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sharpe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanovits wants to improve his position but Sharpe is controlling well.
Sharpe not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sharpe not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ivanovits avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sharpe.
Ivanovits is staying active underneath Sharpe, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sharpe missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sharpe missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sharpe sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ivanovits defending well though.
Ivanovits is in trouble now - Sharpe has advanced to mount!
Ivanovits wants to control but Sharpe is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe landing strikes, looking to finish!

It looks like Sergei Ivanovits has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sharpe looking to finish with strikes here!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sharpe cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sharpe thowing shots but they're missing.
Sharpe raining down hammerfists from mount.
Sharpe has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ivanovits's face.
Sharpe trying to control but Ivanovits is having none of it.
Richard Sharpe has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe dominating with strikes here.
Ivanovits holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Sharpe tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Sharpe landing punches.
A big strike lands for Sharpe! That's really hurt Ivanovits and he's turned his back - Sharpe keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Sharpe jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Sharpe!