PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yoshi Doi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Doi
vs
Sharp

170 cm
24
155 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

176 cm
24
162 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshi Doi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Terry Sharp!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sharp sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Doi somewhat.
A jab from Sharp does it's job there.
Sharp throws an overhand right that lands on Doi's shoulder, as Doi tries to avoid the shot.
Doi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sharp as he avoids it easily.
Sharp works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Doi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sharp as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoshi Doi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doi shoots in for a double leg but Sharp sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Doi dives in and grabs Sharp's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sharp pushes down on Doi's head and hops out.

Sharp instigates a clinch.
Sharp with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Doi goes for a takedown attempt but Sharp pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sharp misses with an uppercut. Doi saw that one coming.
Doi misses with a body kick.

Sharp moves into the clinch successfully.
Sharp lands an elbow inside that Doi shrugs off.
Sharp misses with an elbow over the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sharp.
Sharp looking to throw knees to the head but Doi is blocking nicely.
Sharp throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sharp lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Yoshi Doi has been cut.

Doi successfully pulls guard.
Sharp controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sharp tries to stand but Doi is controlling from the bottom.

Doi working for submissions but it's allowed Sharp to get to half guard.
Doi tries to kick Sharp off but Sharp keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sharp slows the pace down in half guard.
Sharp is pressing down on Doi's thigh, looking to free his foot. Doi is holding on for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp wants to lay and pray for a moment but Doi keeps working.
Sharp stalling.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Terry Sharp hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Sharp has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doi dodges an elbow strike from Sharp.
Sharp lands a knee to the head.
Sharp throws an elbow that misses.
Doi managing to block the knees to the body from Sharp.
Sharp with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sharp throws an elbow but it misses.
Doi blocks the elbow strike.
Doi tries to pull guard but Sharp forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Doi is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sharp gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sharp with a knee to the head.
Sharp with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sharp takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sharp misses with an elbow strike.
Doi avoids the elbow strike from Sharp, against the cage.
Doi tries to pull guard but Sharp won't allow it.
Doi managing to block the knees to the body from Sharp.
Sharp lands an elbow just above Doi 's eye.
Sharp looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Doi is trying to trip Sharp. He has hold of a leg but Sharp is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Doi persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Sharp really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Doi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Doi is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sharp keeping moving, preventing Doi from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp is trying to control the position but Doi postures up.
Sharp wants to stand and escape but Doi is having none of it.
Doi trying to control but Sharp is working from the bottom.

We're going to have a standup here because Yoshi Doi wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sharp throws a right hand that Doi ducks under and follows up with a left that Doi also avoids with ease.
Terry Sharp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Terry Sharp is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Sharp has Doi up against the cage in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Doi stalling in the clinch but Sharp improves position.
Sharp lands an elbow inside.

Doi lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Doi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sharp with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Terry Sharp dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yoshi Doi's cut.
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.

Sharp looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Sharp closes the distance and clinches.
Sharp tries to stall but Doi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sharp misses with a knee strike.
Sharp throws an elbow that misses.
Sharp misses with a knee to the head.
A short left from Doi.
Sharp misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Doi.
Doi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sharp misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Doi.
Doi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Doi drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sharp crunches a lovely knee into Doi's ribcage.
Sharp is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sharp misses with a knee to the head.
Doi wants a takedown.
Doi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp lands an elbow inside that Doi shrugs off.
Sharp pushes off an throws an elbow but Doi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Doi avoiding damage as Sharp throws knees to the body.
Doi is trying to push Sharp away but Sharp has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Doi drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoshi Doi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Doi goes for a takedown attempt but Sharp pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Sharp has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sharp lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Terry Sharp seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sharp lands an elbow inside that Doi shrugs off.
Nice elbow from Sharp.
Sharp tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Doi dodges an elbow strike from Sharp.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doi jumps guard but Sharp turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Doi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sharp avoids it.
Doi is looking to control Sharp's arms but Sharp gets an underhook and turns him. Now Doi has his back to the cage.
Doi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sharp is trying to stall.
Doi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sharp avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sharp lands an elbow inside that Doi shrugs off.
Sharp throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sharp lands an elbow just above Doi 's eye.
Sharp managing to block the knees to the body from Doi.
Sharp trying to land knees to the body.
Doi can't break the clinch.
Doi jumps guard but Sharp turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sharp lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Doi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sharp is looking to control Doi's arms but Doi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sharp has his back to the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp is pressed up against the cage. Doi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sharp down to the mat. Sharp avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sharp lands with a straight right. Doi didn't see that one coming.

Sharp gets a clinch.
Doi takes an elbow to the temple.

Yoshi Doi's cut is getting worse.
Doi tries for a takedown. No joy.
Doi is looking to take this one to the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sharp lands a nice knee to the body.

Doi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sharp scores with a nice head shot.

Sharp has managed to clinch.
Sharp looking to throw knees to the head but Doi is blocking nicely.
Doi drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sharp crunches a lovely knee into Doi's ribcage.
Sharp landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sharp lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Sharp.
Doi managing to block the knees to the body from Sharp.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sharp just misses with a elbow thrown towards Doi's brow.
Sharp pushes off an throws an elbow but Doi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sharp lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sharp lands an elbow just above Doi 's eye.

Yoshi Doi's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Sharp tries to stall but Doi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sharp missing with knees to the body.

Doi breaks the clinch.

Sharp rushes Doi and presses him up against the cage.
Sharp gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Doi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Doi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sharp's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sharp duly obliges.

Sharp moves into the clinch.

Doi pulls Sharp into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Terry Sharp showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yoshi Doi's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Doi has a takedown stuffed.
Doi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Doi looks for a takedown but Sharp sprawls well.
Sharp stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Sharp closes the distance and clinches.
Nice elbow from Sharp.
Doi can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoshi Doi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doi is trying to pull guard but Sharp has him pressed against the cage.
Sharp lands a knee to the head.
Sharp is stalling here.
Knees to the body from Sharp.
Doi avoiding damage as Sharp throws knees to the body.
Sharp is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sharp lands an elbow that stopped Doi in his tracks for a moment.
Knees to the body from Sharp.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Doi's defenses.
Sharp putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Doi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Sharp.
Sharp tries a knee to the head but Doi blocks it.
Sharp lands a damaging elbow.
Doi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Doi being controlled against the cage.
Sharp tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Doi takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sharp.
Doi trying to stall but Sharp improves his position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sharp misses with a knee strike.
Doi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sharp prevents it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doi tries to pull guard but Sharp won't allow it.
Sharp throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Doi takes an elbow to the temple.
Sharp throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sharp's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Doi wants a takedown but no success here.
Doi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sharp obliges.
Sharp throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Doi slowing the pace effectively.
Doi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sharp looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp throws an elbow but it misses.
Sharp with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Doi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Doi managing to block the knees to the body from Sharp.
Doi is trying to maintain a safe position but Sharp gets an underhook and turns Doi into the cage.
Sharp landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sharp misses with an elbow over the top.
Doi managing to block the knees to the body from Sharp.
Doi stalling.
Knees to the body from Sharp.
Sharp lands a nice elbow.
Doi blocks the elbow strike.
Sharp looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Doi tightens his grip and picks Sharp up, before dumping him to the ground. Sharp manages to land in guard.
Sharp is trying to control the position but Doi postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doi throwing strikes but missing.
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.
Doi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
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 pulls Doi in to control the position.
Yoshi Doi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Yoshi Doi has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sharp pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Sharp clinches up against the cage.
Doi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sharp has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Doi is working for takedown but Sharp is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sharp lands an elbow inside that Doi shrugs off.

And that's the end of the fight!
Terry Sharp comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terry Sharp!
A very excited looking Terry Sharp made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.