PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raf Gon DIas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gon DIas has chosen Before I Forget as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Sharp
vs
Gon DIas

178 cm
27
176 lbs
16 - 10 - 1

185 cm
26
184 lbs
12 - 14 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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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 16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Curtis Sharp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Raf Gon DIas!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gon DIas misses with an uppercut. Sharp saw that one coming.
Gon DIas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sharp.
Sharp throws a hook to the side of Gon DIas's head but Gon DIas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sharp tests Gon DIas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gon DIas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gon DIas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sharp.
Gon DIas throws a head kick but Sharp moves out of range.
Sharp lands a lovely overhand right.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gon DIas.
Sharp throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gon DIas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gon DIas on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sharp lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gon DIas takes a step back to recover.
Gon DIas misses with a double jab
and Sharp connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gon DIas delivers a nice body kick.
Gon DIas throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Sharp counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gon DIas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sharp.
Raf Gon DIas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gon DIas throws a head kick but Sharp moves out of range.
Sharp connects with a looping right hand.
Sharp avoids the head kick by Gon DIas.
Gon DIas misses with a double jab.
Gon DIas throws a series of punches but Sharp avoids them all with ease.
No joy there for Gon DIas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gon DIas lands a lovely overhand right.
Gon DIas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sharp scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sharp lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gon DIas takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gon DIas throws a head kick that misses.
Sharp tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Gon DIas.
Sharp looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gon DIas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sharp looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sharp throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gon DIas counters with a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sharp throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gon DIas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sharp ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sharp avoids the head kick by Gon DIas.
Gon DIas tries to move into range but Sharp moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sharp darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sharp scores with a kick to the body.
Gon DIas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A swing and a miss from Sharp.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gon DIas checks the leg kick.
Gon DIas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gon DIas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gon DIas throws a jab when Sharp was well out of range.
Gon DIas throws a nice looking combination but Sharp bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gon DIas scores with a three punch combo!
Gon DIas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sharp.
Sharp avoids a kick to the body.
Gon DIas checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gon DIas throws a lazy head kick
and Sharp counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gon DIas staying out of range there.
Gon DIas misses with a head kick.
Gon DIas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Gon DIas.
Gon DIas looks gassed!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gon DIas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sharp.
Gon DIas blocks a low kick nicely.
Sharp throws a low kick but Gon DIas moves out of range easily.
Gon DIas lands with a good body shot.
Sharp looks to land a right hand but Gon DIas moved out of range.

Sharp closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gon DIas to the mat! Gon DIas manages to get full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sharp loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sharp throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gon DIas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Sharp thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gon DIas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Sharp dominated that round.
That's time! Sharp's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Gon DIas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sharp pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gon DIas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sharp misses with a hook
and Gon DIas counters with a two punch combo.
Curtis Sharp is winning the standup battle so far.
Gon DIas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gon DIas just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab from Sharp.
Gon DIas misses with a body shot.
Sharp blocks a head kick by Gon DIas.
Sharp shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gon DIas sprawls well. Gon DIas wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sharp gets slowly back to his feet.
Sharp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gon DIas moves away.
Gon DIas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sharp.
Sharp misses with a straight right.
Gon DIas misses the shot to the body.
Raf Gon DIas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sharp dips to his left and cracks Gon DIas with an uppercut!
Sharp slips a jab and a cross from Gon DIas.
A punch combination from Gon DIas misses.
Gon DIas tries a head kick but it misses.
Gon DIas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gon DIas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gon DIas is breathing heavily.
Sharp lunges at Gon DIas with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gon DIas's hand.
Nice defenses there by Sharp.
Gon DIas avoids the body shot from Sharp.
Sharp takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gon DIas swinging wildly here.
Gon DIas misses with a wild body shot.
Gon DIas on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gon DIas checks a leg kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sharp lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gon DIas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gon DIas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sharp throws out a leg kick but Gon DIas moves out of range and Sharp only half commits.
Sharp jabs Gon DIas right on the nose. Gon DIas blinks but takes it well.
Gon DIas throws a looping overhand right but Sharp ducks down to avoid it.
Sharp throws a solid leg kick but Gon DIas takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sharp.
Gon DIas staying out of range there.
Sharp moves out of range of the leg kick from Gon DIas.
Sharp dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sharp lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gon DIas.
Sharp throws a shot to the body.
Sharp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gon DIas moves away.
Sharp closes the distance and clinches up with Gon DIas, looking for a takedown. Sharp pushes Gon DIas against the cage but Gon DIas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gon DIas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sharp dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gon DIas. That did some damage!
Gon DIas misses with a body shot
and Sharp counters with a straight right hand.
Gon DIas misses with a head kick.
Gon DIas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gon DIas throws a head kick that misses.
Gon DIas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gon DIas swinging wildly here.
Gon DIas bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Gon DIas misses with a double jab.
Sharp rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gon DIas counters with a big head kick but Sharp shrugs it off.
Sharp misses with a hook. Gon DIas ducked under it nicely.
Sharp jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sharp lands with a nice body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gon DIas throws a right hand that Sharp ducks under and follows up with a left that Sharp also avoids with ease.
Sharp throws a head kick but Gon DIas moves out of range.
Sharp uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gon DIas.
A shot to the liver by Sharp. Beautiful body shot.
A head kick misses from Gon DIas.
Sharp paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gon DIas looks to land a combination but Sharp avoids it well.
Gon DIas has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sharp lands a nice shot to the body.
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!
Sharp lands a head shot.
Sharp stuns Gon DIas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gon DIas looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sharp. Gon DIas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sharp is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gon DIas.
Sharp fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gon DIas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Sharp dominated that second round.
That's time! Sharp's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Sharp digs a good body shot into Gon DIas's ribs.
A leg kick checked by Sharp.
Good standup being displayed there by Sharp as he connects with a hook.
Sharp throws the left hand but Gon DIas avoids the punch easily.
A right-left combo lands from Sharp.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sharp. Gon DIas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gon DIas misses with a head kick.
Sharp throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sharp lands a leg kick that knocks Gon DIas off balance momentarily.
A jab lands there for Sharp.
Sharp misses the jab.
Sharp throws a body punch but Gon DIas moves out of range.
Gon DIas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sharp misses the shot to the body.
Sharp throws a nice looking combination but Gon DIas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gon DIas is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sharp rather than just go for the knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp swings for the body but Gon DIas moves out of range.
Gon DIas on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sharp scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sharp throws a hook but Gon DIas blocks it.
Gon DIas misses with a body shot.
Gon DIas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sharp takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gon DIas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gon DIas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sharp with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gon DIas slips under a jab from Sharp.
Sharp fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sharp darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Gon DIas blocks the leg kick.
Gon DIas pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gon DIas moves away.
Sharp takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gon DIas throws a sloppy head kick and Sharp moves out of range easily.
Some wild striking there from Gon DIas.
Gon DIas lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch combination from Sharp misses.
Sharp displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gon DIas throws out the jab.
Gon DIas checks a leg kick.

Sharp drives through with a takedown into Gon DIas's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Sharp scoring with some ground and pound.
Sharp is looking to work some ground and pound but Gon DIas has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp trying to control but Gon DIas is working from the bottom.
Sharp with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sharp postures up in Gon DIas's guard and throws a big left but Gon DIas blocks it.
Curtis Sharp is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sharp is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sharp has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sharp wants to control from the top but Gon DIas keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Curtis Sharp has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sharp lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gon DIas misses with a head kick.
Gon DIas throws a sloppy head kick and Sharp moves out of range easily.
Gon DIas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sharp.
Sharp lands with a nice body punch.
Sharp throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A cross from Sharp lands.
Gon DIas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sharp moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gon DIas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gon DIas slips a jab from Sharp.
Sharp lands a body shot.
Raf Gon DIas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sharp scores with a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Curtis Sharp showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sharp 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Curtis Sharp!
Curtis Sharp decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.