PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brooklyn Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Scott has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sharp
vs
Scott

194 cm
30
217 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

188 cm
24
213 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brooklyn Sharp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Scott!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Chad Campbell and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sloppy strikes from Sharp. Those never looked like landing.
Scott misses with a body shot.
Scott uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sharp.
Sharp tries a head kick but it misses.
Scott takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Michael Scott has been cut.
Scott slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Scott throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sharp counters with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Sharp misses.
Scott showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sharp.
Scott showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sharp.
Sharp throws a jab but it's blocked by Scott.
Sharp on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Scott lands a body shot.
Sharp cracks Scott with a good jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp missing with a left hand there. Scott was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Scott looks to throw the jab but Sharp is out of range.
Sharp throws a head kick that misses.
Scott lands with a nice body punch.
Sharp slips a jab and a cross from Scott.
Scott throws a series of punches but Sharp moves out of range.
Scott tries a head kick but it misses.
A punch combination from Scott misses.
Sharp throws a right and a left that Scott avoids nicely.
Sharp goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
No joy there for Scott, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fighters circle momentarily. Scott darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A punch combination from Scott misses.
Scott misses with a series of wild punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scott moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sharp circles away quickly and effectively.
Scott misses with a double jab
and Sharp counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Scott is rocked!
Scott ducks into an uppercut from Sharp and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brooklyn Sharp!
In his post fight interview, Brooklyn Sharp started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.