PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andi Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafal Dabrowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andi Sharp has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Sharp
vs
Dabrowski

183 cm
21
202 lbs
3 - 7 - 0

197 cm
23
208 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

{GTI} - HGH Nutrients

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andi Sharp!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rafal Dabrowski!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Sharp enables Dabrowski to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Sharp manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sharp looking to control.
Dabrowski wants to pass the guard but Sharp is keeping the position.
Dabrowski wants to control from the top but Sharp keeps moving.
Dabrowski looking to sit in guard and control but Sharp gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sharp stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dabrowski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dabrowski pulls Sharp in close to prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rafal Dabrowski has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Sharp takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dabrowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sharp is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dabrowski.
Dabrowski throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sharp.
Dabrowski connects with a looping right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sharp tries for a takedown but Dabrowski circles away easily
and Dabrowski counters with a nice uppercut.

Sharp is rocked!
Sharp looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dabrowski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sharp.
Sharp throws a right hand that Dabrowski ducks under and follows up with a left that Dabrowski also avoids with ease.
Sharp looks to throw the jab but Dabrowski is out of range.
Dabrowski lands a nice shot to the body.
Sharp will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sharp tries to move into range but Dabrowski moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp is looking to chop away at Dabrowski's legs.
Andi Sharp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sharp throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The fighters circling - Sharp throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sharp shoots for a takedown but Dabrowski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sharp tries to move into range but Dabrowski moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dabrowski connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sharp moves forwards but Dabrowski connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Oh Sharp is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sharp sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sharp is breathing heavily.

Dabrowski bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Dabrowski controls the position.
Let's hope that Dabrowski has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Sharp managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Dabrowski.
Dabrowski throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Sharp seems to have got his legs back now.
Sharp tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Dabrowski presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Dabrowski putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Dabrowski trying to control but Sharp is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dabrowski jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Sharp manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Dabrowski throws a strike aimed at the side of Sharp's head but Sharp avoids it well.

Dabrowski tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dabrowski has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sharp is trying to escape the position but Dabrowski is controlling the position.
Dabrowski is looking to take a break and control but Sharp is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dabrowski controlling from side mount.
Sharp might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp can't do much from the bottom here.
Dabrowski happy to just control the position for now.
Dabrowski gets to mount! Sharp was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Dabrowski throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Dabrowski looking to finish with strikes here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dabrowski misses with a head shot.
Sharp is trying desperately to improve position.
Dabrowski looking to ground and pound but Sharp is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rafal Dabrowski dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Sharp throws a leg kick
enabling Dabrowski to counter with a crisp jab.
Sharp takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
An inside leg kick lands from Sharp.
Dabrowski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dabrowski ducks under a wild hook from Sharp.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sharp. Dabrowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dabrowski blocks a leg kick.
Dabrowski checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dabrowski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sharp closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sharp misses with a low kick.
Sharp throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sharp misses with a wild combination.
Dabrowski lands a head kick!
Sharp takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dabrowski cracks Sharp with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Dabrowski throws a left that rocks Sharp and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Dabrowski dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Sharp regain composure!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sharp tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dabrowski wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Dabrowski has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Sharp is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Dabrowski yanks on the arm and Sharp is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Dabrowski.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rafal Dabrowski!
Rafal Dabrowski is the new light heavyweight champion!
Rafal Dabrowski was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.