PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ichabod Klopfenstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curtis Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Klopfenstein comes to the cage accompanied by Monster. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Klopfenstein
vs
Sharp

169 cm
28
168 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

178 cm
24
176 lbs
12 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ichabod Klopfenstein !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Curtis Sharp!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Klopfenstein feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Klopfenstein stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sharp swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Klopfenstein wants to stand and escape but instead Sharp has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Klopfenstein is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sharp stopping the sweep attempt from Klopfenstein .
Sharp looking to sit in guard and control but Klopfenstein gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp pulls Klopfenstein in close to his closed guard and prevents Klopfenstein from doing any damage or advancing position.
Sharp working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Klopfenstein .
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sharp can do anything to dispel that myth.
Klopfenstein throws a strike but Sharp rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Klopfenstein looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sharp is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp trying to control but Klopfenstein is working from the bottom.
Sharp thows a big elbow that misses.
Sharp cracks Klopfenstein with a solid left hand.
Sharp wants to stand and escape but instead Klopfenstein has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Klopfenstein trying to control the position from guard on top but Sharp is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sharp keeping full guard, as Klopfenstein tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klopfenstein distracts Sharp with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Klopfenstein loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sharp is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sharp is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Klopfenstein pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sharp is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klopfenstein with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sharp utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Klopfenstein is looking to pass into half guard but Sharp pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Sharp is in guard.
Sharp missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Klopfenstein wants to stand but Sharp is controlling the position.
Sharp landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Klopfenstein preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ichabod Klopfenstein dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Klopfenstein closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sharp circles away.
Sharp misses the jab.
Curtis Sharp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Klopfenstein lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sharp takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Sharp shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sharp cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sharp looking to ground and pound but Klopfenstein is blocking nicely.
Sharp throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Klopfenstein because Sharp loaded up on that one.
Sharp throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Klopfenstein tries to hold on but Sharp postures up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Klopfenstein is looking to improve his position but Sharp isn't that keen on the idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Sharp wants to control the pace but Klopfenstein is squirming around nicely.
Sharp has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Klopfenstein is working to get back to half guard.
Klopfenstein tries to lock up and control but Sharp gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Klopfenstein is trying to escape the mount.
Sharp lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Klopfenstein hang on?
Klopfenstein keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sharp misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Sharp working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Klopfenstein working to try and regain half guard.
Sharp thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Klopfenstein holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Sharp tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Klopfenstein tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Klopfenstein tries to hold on but Sharp pushes him away.
Curtis Sharp has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Klopfenstein is looking to escape.
Sharp might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Klopfenstein kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Sharp thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Sharp can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Klopfenstein is looking to escape.
Sharp with good strikes from the mount here!
Sharp fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Sharp working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Sharp with a couple of short strikes.
Sharp throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Sharp throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Sharp postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Klopfenstein looks a forlorn figure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Klopfenstein tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sharp connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Sharp 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.

Klopfenstein dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sharp. That did some damage!
Klopfenstein throws a chopping leg kick but Sharp manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sharp misses with a head kick.
Klopfenstein throws a low kick, looking for Sharp's leg but Sharp calmly moves out of range.
Klopfenstein defending well as Sharp loads up on a big left hand.
Nice body kick there by Klopfenstein .
Sharp just misses with a punch to the body.
Klopfenstein keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Klopfenstein scores with a nice right hand.
A jab lands there for Klopfenstein .
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sharp checks a leg kick.
Klopfenstein closes the distance and clinches up with Sharp, looking for a takedown. Klopfenstein pushes Sharp against the cage but Sharp circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sharp connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Klopfenstein 's hands.
Sharp throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sharp works Klopfenstein 's body with a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klopfenstein shoots in for a takedown but Sharp shows good takedown defense.
Sharp misses with a straight left.
Sharp throws a hook to the side of Klopfenstein 's head but Klopfenstein sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sharp wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Klopfenstein slips under a jab.
Klopfenstein throws a leg kick but Sharp checks it.

Sharp gets tackled into the cage by Klopfenstein . Klopfenstein maintains the clinch.
Klopfenstein is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sharp pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ichabod Klopfenstein . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Klopfenstein misses with an elbow strike.
Klopfenstein lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Klopfenstein creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sharp's defenses.
Klopfenstein pushes off an throws an elbow but Sharp leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Klopfenstein lands an elbow inside that Sharp shrugs off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Klopfenstein throws an elbow but misses.
Klopfenstein drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sharp avoids the elbow strike from Klopfenstein , against the cage.

Klopfenstein pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Klopfenstein gets a clinch.
Klopfenstein pushes off an throws an elbow but Sharp leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Klopfenstein drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sharp gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klopfenstein tries to break free but Sharp pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Sharp.
Klopfenstein throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sharp blocks an elbow strike from Klopfenstein .
Klopfenstein looking to throw knees to the head but Sharp is blocking nicely.
Klopfenstein pushes off an throws an elbow but Sharp leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Klopfenstein throws an elbow that misses.
Sharp avoids a wild elbow strike from Klopfenstein .
Sharp blocks the elbow strike.
Klopfenstein pushes off an throws an elbow but Sharp leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sharp looking to slow down the pace here.
Sharp avoids the elbow strike from Klopfenstein , against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klopfenstein looking for a takedown.

Sharp breaks the clinch.
Sharp misses with a wild body shot.
Sharp looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sharp crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Klopfenstein - the referee stops the clock and Sharp gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Klopfenstein . Sharp manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sharp throws out a loose jab but Klopfenstein uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Klopfenstein .

Klopfenstein drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sharp seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sharp is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ichabod Klopfenstein clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Klopfenstein tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Klopfenstein . Sharp shrugs it off though.
Some bone on bone action there as Klopfenstein checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Klopfenstein misses with a kick to the body.
Klopfenstein throws a wild body kick that Sharp sees coming a mile off.
Sharp tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Klopfenstein has taken the fight to the clinch.
Klopfenstein lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sharp blocks the elbow strike.
Klopfenstein throws a punch but it's blocked by Sharp.
Sharp wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Klopfenstein has him pressed against the cage.
Sharp stalls.
Sharp wants a takedown but no success here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp blocks an elbow strike.
Sharp wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Klopfenstein pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sharp prevents a takedown attempt there.
Klopfenstein misses with an elbow strike.
Sharp avoids a wild elbow strike from Klopfenstein .
Sharp blocks an elbow strike.
Klopfenstein throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp avoids the elbow strike from Klopfenstein , against the cage.
Klopfenstein tries for a takedown but Sharp manages to get underhooks.
Sharp blocks an elbow strike.
Sharp is trying to stall.
Sharp takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sharp takes an elbow to the temple.
Klopfenstein being controlled against the cage.
Sharp looking to slow down the pace here.
Klopfenstein throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sharp blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klopfenstein has Sharp pressed against the cage, preventing Sharp from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Klopfenstein gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Klopfenstein tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ichabod Klopfenstein . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Klopfenstein throws an elbow but it misses.

Klopfenstein 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Klopfenstein wants to clinch.
Good work by Sharp as he checks the leg kick.
Sharp tries a low kick but Klopfenstein avoids it.
Sharp scores with a hook to the body. Klopfenstein takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Klopfenstein throws a low kick, looking for Sharp's leg but Sharp calmly moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klopfenstein stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sharp.
Klopfenstein avoids the body shot from Sharp.
Klopfenstein wants to slow Sharp down by chopping away at his legs.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Klopfenstein .
A looping hook to the body misses from Sharp. Klopfenstein does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sharp looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Klopfenstein tries to score with a low kick but Sharp moves his leg out of the way.
Klopfenstein throws a body kick that misses.
Sharp cracks a nice hook into Klopfenstein 's ribs.
Klopfenstein slips under a jab from Sharp.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sharp swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ichabod Klopfenstein is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sharp throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Klopfenstein misses with a body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Sharp misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ichabod Klopfenstein had his way with Curtis Sharp in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Sharp checks a leg kick.
Klopfenstein checks the leg kick.
Sharp fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Klopfenstein checks a leg kick nicely.

Sharp scores a takedown into full mount!
Klopfenstein avoids a series of strikes thrown by Sharp.
Klopfenstein is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sharp wants to control the action but instead Klopfenstein gets a body lock and reverses into Sharp's guard! Nice work!
Klopfenstein is in close to Sharp's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Klopfenstein 's guard.
Sharp in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sharp won't allow Klopfenstein to get back to his feet.
Sharp throws a strike but Klopfenstein rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Klopfenstein trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Klopfenstein throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Klopfenstein postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ichabod Klopfenstein is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Klopfenstein controls the pace.
Klopfenstein trying to control the position from guard on top but Sharp is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sharp working a defensive guard here.

Ichabod Klopfenstein has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sharp takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice sprawl there from Sharp as Klopfenstein shoots in.
Sharp misses with a wild body shot.
Curtis Sharp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Klopfenstein is out of range.
Klopfenstein throws a head kick that misses.
Sharp loads up on a big right hand but Klopfenstein slips the punch.

Sharp manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Klopfenstein on his heels. He'll look to pass Klopfenstein 's guard now, I'm sure.
Sharp trying to control the position from guard on top but Klopfenstein is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Klopfenstein looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sharp is one step ahead there.
Sharp stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Klopfenstein swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Klopfenstein is trying to control the position but Sharp postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp stops Klopfenstein from standing up.
Sharp trying to control but Klopfenstein is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Curtis Sharp.
Sharp scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Klopfenstein uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sharp.
Sharp shoots in but no luck this time.
Sharp shoots in but no luck this time.
Klopfenstein lands a nice looking body kick.
Klopfenstein moves out of range of the body kick from Sharp.
Sharp is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Klopfenstein scoring well with a low kick there.
Sharp is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Klopfenstein rather than just go for the knockout.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
That kick from Klopfenstein tenderised Sharp's leg. Sharp is trying to keep his angry face on.
A big right from Sharp misses.
Sharp steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Klopfenstein . That one must have hurt.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Curtis Sharp.
I think Klopfenstein has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 48:47
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 48:47
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ichabod Klopfenstein !
Ichabod Klopfenstein retains his welterweight title!