PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pixar Bonan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curtis Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bonan comes to the cage accompanied by Morbid Angel - Immortal Rites. Curtis Sharp told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Bonan
vs
Sharp

175 cm
26
175 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

178 cm
25
176 lbs
14 - 9 - 1

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pixar Bonan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Curtis Sharp!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sharp, as that shot connected.
Bonan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sharp counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bonan's knee momentarily.
Bonan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bonan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sharp misses with a hook.
Sharp pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bonan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bonan misses with a wild combination.
Bonan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sharp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bonan.
Sharp lands with a hook. Bonan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sharp circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sharp slaps away a takedown attempt from Bonan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sharp jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sharp lands a lovely overhand right.
Bonan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Sharp misses.
Bonan throws a hook but Sharp blocks it.
Bonan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bonan misses with the combination.
Bonan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bonan throws a series of punches but Sharp avoids them all with ease.
Bonan misses with a looping left.
Bonan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bonan misses the shot to the body.
Sharp rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bonan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Bonan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sharp jabs Bonan right on the nose. Bonan blinks but takes it well.
Bonan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A leg kick checked by Bonan.
Bonan lands with a nice body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp scores with a leg kick.
Bonan tries to close the distance and clinch but Sharp swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bonan misses with a two punch combination.
Pixar Bonan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sharp thows a body shot but no joy.
Bonan dives in and grabs Sharp's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sharp pushes down on Bonan's head and hops out.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sharp misses with a body shot.
Bonan checks a leg kick nicely.

Bonan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bonan tries for a takedown but Sharp manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pixar Bonan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bonan is working for takedown but Sharp is calmly controlling the position for now.

Sharp's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bonan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sharp swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sharp throws a leg kick which misses Bonan's front leg but catches the back leg as Bonan tries to avoid it.
Bonan needs to keep his hands up - Sharp had a free shot at his head there.
Sloppy strikes from Bonan. Those never looked like landing.
Sharp with a nice cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp throws a big shot that misses.
Bonan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bonan throws a one two combo.
Sharp looks to land a combination but Bonan avoids it well.
Bonan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sharp counters with a one-two to the body.
Sharp listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bonan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sharp throws out the jab.
Bonan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Danga de danga de dang - Bonan scores with a four punch combination!
Sharp lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bonan wants to land a leg kick but Sharp is out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bonan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bonan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sharp connects with a body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bonan is defended easily by Sharp.
Bonan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonan lands a two punch combo.
Bonan tries to clinch but Sharp is having none of it.
Jab, jab by Bonan - just one landing.
Bonan tries a head kick but it misses.
Bonan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sharp swats away the attempt to clinch by Bonan.
Sharp lands a body shot.
Bonan tries to land a front kick but Sharp steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sharp is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bonan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bonan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bonan looks for the body kick but Sharp saw that one coming.
Sharp throws a low kick but Bonan avoids it.
Sharp uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bonan.
Sharp scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bonan in his tracks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Curtis Sharp will probably get the nod.
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.

Bonan walks into a jab.
Bonan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sharp fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bonan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sharp's head.
Sharp tries to land a leg kick but Bonan saw it coming and moves away.
Bonan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A combination from Bonan does no damage.
Bonan fails with a takedown attempt.
Bonan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sharp lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sharp pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sloppy strikes from Bonan. Those never looked like landing.
Bonan walks into a left hand.
Bonan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sharp.

Bonan forces Sharp back against the cage and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bonan jumps into guard, dragging Sharp to the mat.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sharp landing with the ground and pound.
Bonan keeping moving, preventing Sharp from controlling successfully.
Sharp working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sharp postures up.
Sharp is looking to work some ground and pound but Bonan has wrist control.
Sharp in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Sharp avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sharp has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bonan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Bonan looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Sharp puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sharp stands up out of the half guard.
Sharp throws a jab when Bonan was well out of range.
Bonan looks to throw the jab but Sharp is out of range.
A jab from Sharp misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sharp scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Curtis Sharp seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sharp lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sharp looks to throw the jab but Bonan is out of range.
Bonan throws a hook to the side of Sharp's head but Sharp sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
No joy there for Sharp, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Good standup being displayed there by Sharp as he connects with a hook.
Bonan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bonan throws a head kick that misses.
Sharp misses with a hook.
Sharp misses with a straight left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp lands with a straight right. Bonan didn't see that one coming.
Sharp scores with a jab.
Sharp digs a good hook to Bonan's body.
Sharp shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bonan pinned against the cage. Bonan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A head kick misses from Bonan.
Pixar Bonan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sharp stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sharp wants it to stay on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sharp throws a lazy right hand but Bonan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bonan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sharp connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bonan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sharp scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Sharp. Those never looked like landing.
Bonan staying out of range there.
Bonan looks to land a left hand but Sharp moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sharp circles away quickly and effectively.
Sharp moves out of range of the body kick from Bonan.
Bonan stuffs the takedown.
Pixar Bonan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Curtis Sharp.
Bonan throws a right and a left that Sharp avoids nicely.
Bonan throws an overhand right that lands on Sharp's shoulder, as Sharp tries to avoid the shot.
Sharp connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bonan tries to bum rush Sharp with a series of wild strikes but Sharp uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sharp takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sharp misses with a left hand
enabling Bonan to counter with a crisp jab.
Sharp throws a hook but Bonan blocks it.
Sharp scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sharp shoots in but no luck this time.
Bonan scores with a three punch combo!
Sharp just misses with a punch to the body.
Bonan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
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.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Bonan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sharp takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sharp tries to bum rush Bonan with a series of wild strikes but Bonan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sharp throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bonan looks to land a combination but Sharp avoids it well.
Sharp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bonan moves away.
Bonan misses with a head kick.
Bonan tries to clinch up.
Sharp throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bonan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sharp counters with a stiff right hand.
Bonan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sharp lands a two punch combo.
Bonan throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bonan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sharp steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bonan.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sharp.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sharp thuds a left hand into Bonan's body.
Bonan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sharp misses with a looping right.
Bonan walks into a left hand.
Sharp throws a front kick aimed at Bonan's knee but Bonan avoids it well.
Sharp connects with a leg kick. Bonan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sharp lands a nice hook to Bonan's body. Bonan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sharp lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sharp uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bonan throws a nice looking combination but Sharp bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A slow jab from Sharp misses its intended target.
Bonan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sharp.
Sharp cracks Bonan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp fails with a takedown attempt.
Pixar Bonan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Curtis Sharp.
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!
Bonan cracks Sharp with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sharp lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Bonan clinches up with Sharp and pushes him back against the cage.

Sharp breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bonan looks to land a combination. Sharp sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bonan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sharp as he avoids it easily.
Sharp keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sharp fails to land with a series of punches.
Bonan tries to clinch up but Sharp circles away and keeps his distance.
Sharp lands with a hook. Bonan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bonan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sharp checks it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonan moves in looking to clinch but Sharp pushes him off.
Sharp slips a jab and a cross from Bonan.
Sharp shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sharp throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bonan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bonan staying out of range there.
Bonan just misses with a punch to the body.
Sharp uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bonan.
Curtis Sharp is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bonan tries to clinch but Sharp moves out of range.
Sharp fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A combination from Bonan does no damage.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bonan.

Bonan moves into the clinch.
Bonan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp misses with an elbow over the top.
Sharp stalling in the clinch but Bonan improves position.
Bonan tries to pull guard but Sharp won't allow it.
Bonan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bonan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

Sharp escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sharp throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sharp throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pixar Bonan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sharp displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bonan throws out the jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bonan looks to score with a jab to the body but Sharp is just out of range.
Bonan missing with a left hand there. Sharp was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bonan takes one on the button.
Sharp jabs Bonan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bonan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sharp moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bonan. Sharp does a little dance to reset his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Curtis Sharp.
I've got Sharp winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Curtis Sharp!
An out of breath Curtis Sharp thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.