PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juergen Blin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andi Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Blin
vs
Sharp

193 cm
19
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
23
202 lbs
4 - 11 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Juergen Blin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andi Sharp!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharp ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sharp throws a sloppy head kick and Blin moves out of range easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sharp.
Andi Sharp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sharp walks into a jab.

Blin gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sharp controlling from the top position.
Blin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Blin managing to control the position.
Sharp wants to pass the guard but Blin is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp wants to control from the top but Blin keeps moving.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Andi Sharp wasn't active enough on the ground.
Sharp throws a low kick, looking for Blin's leg but Blin calmly moves out of range.
Sharp finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sharp fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sharp ducks under a wild hook from Blin.
Blin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sharp.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Blin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sharp.
Sharp shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Blin defends it nicely.
Sharp uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blin.
Sharp needs to keep his hands up - Blin had a free shot at his head there.
Sharp throws a body kick that misses.
Blin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sharp throws a jab but it's blocked by Blin.
Blin blocks a leg kick.
Sharp looks to land a right hand but Blin moved out of range.
Blin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sharp counters with a left and a right that stings Blin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Blin misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Sharp.
No luck for Sharp with that takedown attempt.
Sharp throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sharp in his tracks.
Sharp on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A swing and a miss from Blin.
Nice shot by Blin.

Sharp is rocked!
Blin throws a big shot that misses.
Sharp is still on wobbly legs! Can Blin finish him?
Blin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Blin staying out of range there.
Sharp seems to have recovered his senses.

Blin sends Sharp crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Blin is motioning to the referee to let Sharp up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Blin dodges the punch combination from Sharp.
Blin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sharp uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blin.
Sharp throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sharp throws a body punch but Blin moves out of range.
Sharp throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp fails to land with a series of punches.
Sharp's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sharp duly obliges.
Blin lands with a nice combination. Sharp backs away looking to recover.
Blin sizes up Sharp with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sharp gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Blin gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Sharp is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juergen Blin!
An out of breath Juergen Blin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.