PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Holden Caufield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Sharpe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caufield's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Let Me See Dat. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Caufield
vs
Sharpe

185 cm
24
161 lbs
5 - 9 - 1

190 cm
26
165 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Holden Caufield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anderson Sharpe!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, John Kavanagh and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Sharpe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sharpe throws a head kick that misses
and Caufield counters with a stiff right hand.
Sharpe throws a left and a right that both miss
and Caufield counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sharpe throws a sloppy head kick
and Caufield counters with a series of strikes. Sharpe will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sharpe scores with a body shot.
Sharpe throws a right and a left that Caufield avoids nicely.
A head kick misses from Sharpe.
Sharpe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sharpe throws a sloppy head kick
and Caufield counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sharpe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Caufield lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Caufield moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Caufield throws a series of punches but Sharpe avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharpe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Caufield uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sharpe.
Sharpe throws a leg kick which misses Caufield's front leg but catches the back leg as Caufield tries to avoid it.
Caufield throws a right and a left that Sharpe avoids nicely.
Sharpe misses with a few strikes there.
Sharpe throws a hook but Caufield avoids it easily.
Sharpe misses with a lunging right hand
and Caufield counters with a nice body kick.
Caufield swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Caufield rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sharpe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A head kick by Sharpe misses
and Caufield counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sharpe keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe misses with a double jab
and Caufield counters with a nice leg kick.
Sharpe looks gassed!
Sharpe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Caufield moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sharpe connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Caufield momentarily.
Sharpe swinging wildly here.
Sharpe lands a really nice looking cross but Caufield seems unphased.
Caufield swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sharpe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anderson Sharpe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sharpe throws a lazy head kick
and Caufield counters with a left and a right that stings Sharpe.
Sharpe misses with a right hand
and Caufield counters with a three punch combo that has Sharpe backing up. Sharpe nods at Caufield to acknowledge the strikes.
Sharpe tries to bum rush Caufield with a series of wild strikes but Caufield uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sharpe throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Caufield.
Sharpe avoids a punch combination nicely.

Caufield moves into range and clinches up with Sharpe.

Caufield's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Caufield lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sharpe throws an overhand right that lands on Caufield's shoulder, as Caufield tries to avoid the shot.

Caufield forces Sharpe back against the cage and clinches.

Caufield pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sharpe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sharpe misses with a head kick.

Caufield rushes Sharpe and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Caufield escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Caufield tries to clinch but Sharpe moves out of range.
Sharpe throws a predictable looking body shot
and Caufield counters with an inside leg kick.
Caufield takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
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!
Caufield misses with a series of wild punches.
Caufield moves away from the strike by Sharpe.
Caufield blocks the body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sharpe tries a head kick but it misses.
Caufield lands an overhand right.
Caufield dodges the punch combination from Sharpe.
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 Holden Caufield will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Sharpe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Caufield counters with a left and a right that stings Sharpe.
Sharpe throws a big shot that misses.
Sharpe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sharpe is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Caufield with a jab.
Anderson Sharpe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sharpe throws a sloppy head kick and Caufield moves out of range easily.
Sharpe swings widly with a right hand
and Caufield counters with a good low kick that Sharpe was not able to check.
Some wild striking there from Sharpe.
A combination from Caufield does no damage.
Sharpe throws a lazy head kick
and Caufield counters with a nice body kick.
Sharpe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Caufield.
Sharpe attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Holden Caufield is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharpe throws an off balance right hand
and Caufield counters with a one-two to the body.
Sharpe is breathing heavily.
Sharpe throws a head kick that misses.
Caufield misses with the combination.
Sharpe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sharpe throws a head kick that misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Caufield.
Caufield swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sharpe walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Caufield throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caufield lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sharpe circles away quickly and effectively.
A head kick misses from Sharpe.
Sharpe tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sharpe with a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Caufield checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sharpe goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sharpe loads up on a big right hand but Caufield slips the punch.
Sharpe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Caufield throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sharpe throws a right hand that misses
letting Caufield counter with a right hand.
Sharpe scores with the left hand. Caufield knows he should have avoided that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caufield blocks a head kick by Sharpe.
Sharpe throws a right hand that misses
and Caufield counters with a thumping low kick.
Sharpe misses with a right hand
and Caufield counters with a good, hard body kick but Sharpe shrugs it off.
Caufield lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Caufield is working the combinations to good effect here.
Caufield looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sharpe swats away the attempt to clinch by Caufield.
Donk. Sharpe catches Caufield right on the button with a cross.
Caufield tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sharpe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Caufield.
Sharpe misses with a right hand
and Caufield counters with a three punch combo that has Sharpe backing up. Sharpe nods at Caufield to acknowledge the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe throws a body punch but Caufield moves out of range.
Sharpe misses with a two punch combination.
Sharpe throws a right and a left that Caufield avoids nicely.
Caufield throws a right and a left that both miss.
Caufield closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sharpe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Caufield throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sharpe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sharpe swings away with a body shot that misses
and Caufield counters with a series of strikes. Sharpe will be more careful next time no doubt.
A nice combination there by Caufield.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caufield lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sharpe circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Holden Caufield will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Sharpe throws a head kick that misses

and Caufield counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sharpe drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Caufield's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Caufield works over Sharpe's head and body with a nice combination.
Sharpe throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Caufield counters with an inside leg kick.
Sharpe throws a nice looking combination but Caufield bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sharpe scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sharpe scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Caufield fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sharpe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Caufield throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sharpe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Caufield counters with a low kick, right behind Sharpe 's knee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharpe throws a head kick that misses.
Caufield moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sharpe misses with a straight right.
Caufield will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sharpe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sharpe swings widly with a right hand
and Caufield counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sharpe throws a nice looking combination but Caufield bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Caufield uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sharpe.
Sharpe has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Caufield throws a right hand that Sharpe ducks under and follows up with a left that Sharpe also avoids with ease.
Sharpe throws a series of punches but Caufield avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caufield misses with a two punch combination.
Caufield throws a right and a left that Sharpe avoids nicely.
Sharpe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sharpe throws a head kick that misses
and Caufield counters with a three punch combo that has Sharpe backing up. Sharpe nods at Caufield to acknowledge the strikes.
Caufield throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Caufield throws a right and a left that Sharpe avoids nicely.
Caufield swinging wildly here.
Sharpe throws a head kick that misses.
Caufield misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caufield steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sharpe.
Sharpe misses with a hook
and Caufield counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sharpe throws a head kick but Caufield moves out of range.
Caufield lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Caufield looks to land a combination but Sharpe avoids it well.
Caufield shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Caufield!
Sharpe dodges the punch combination from Caufield.
Caufield throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sharpe.
Left hook, right uppercut from Caufield.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Caufield.
Sharpe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sharpe loads up on a big right hand but Caufield slips the punch.
Caufield ducks under a wild hook from Sharpe.
Sharpe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Caufield feints a jab promting Sharpe to slip. Caufield then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sharpe slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Sharpe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caufield lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sharpe circles away quickly and effectively.
Anderson Sharpe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Caufield lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Holden Caufield showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Caufield 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Holden Caufield!