PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Professor Chaos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curtis Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Chaos
vs
Sharp

170 cm
21
178 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

178 cm
27
176 lbs
17 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
Good kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under!

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Professor Chaos !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Curtis Sharp!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharp works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Sharp enables Chaos to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Sharp manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sharp controls Chaos momentarily but Chaos frees himself.
Sharp seems keen to control Chaos 's posture.
Chaos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sharp is trying to control the position but Chaos postures up.
Chaos 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.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Curtis Sharp wasn't active enough on the ground.
Chaos checks the leg kick.
Sharp looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Chaos moves into the clinch.
Chaos dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nice body punch from Chaos - that landed with a thud.
Sharp scores with a shot to the side of Chaos 's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp gets underhooks to prevent Chaos 's takedown attempt.
Chaos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sharp tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Chaos has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Sharp regains guard immediately.
Chaos won't allow Sharp to sweep him here.
Sharp is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Chaos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sharp works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sharp wants to improve his position but instead Chaos has moved into half guard.
Chaos perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Sharp is looking for a sweep. Chaos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chaos lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sharp trying to control but Chaos postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chaos is nestled in close to Sharp, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Chaos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Chaos prevents Sharp from improving his position.
Sharp is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Chaos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Chaos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Chaos lands with a punch from half guard.
Sharp is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chaos is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Chaos seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sharp is not content to let Chaos control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaos lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sharp wants to improve his position but Chaos is controlling well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sharp is refusing to be controlled, as Chaos sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sharp won't allow Chaos to pass to mount.
Chaos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sharp keeps working.
Chaos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sharp defending well though.
Well, if Chaos is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Sharp desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Sharp won't allow Chaos to pass to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp wants to get back to full guard.
Chaos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sharp's head.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A big left from Sharp misses.
Chaos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sharp avoids it really well and circles away.
Chaos throws a hook but Sharp avoids it easily.
Curtis Sharp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chaos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Chaos ducks under a wild hook from Sharp.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sharp throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch combination from Sharp misses.
Sharp tests Chaos 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Professor Chaos dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Chaos tries to land a body kick
and Sharp counters with a nice body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Sharp. No joy for Chaos on that attempt.
Sharp wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chaos dives in and grabs Sharp's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sharp pushes down on Chaos 's head and hops out.
Sharp misses with an uppercut.
Sharp stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Chaos throws out a loose jab but Sharp uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sharp dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sharp lands a right hook to the body.
Chaos shoots in looking for a takedown but Sharp manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Chaos 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Professor Chaos . That's going to take a lot out of him.
A combination from Sharp does no damage.

Sharp gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sharp manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaos is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Chaos is trying desperately to improve position.
Chaos blocking the ground and pound.
Sharp with a couple of short strikes.
Sharp unloads with some shots from mount but Chaos bucks and avoids them well.
Chaos is trying to escape the mount.
Sharp throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaos tries to hold on but Sharp postures up.
Chaos is looking to improve his position but Sharp isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sharp scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Chaos ?
Sharp sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
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 throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Sharp punching from mount but Chaos doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Chaos is squirming around, avoiding Sharp's attempts to control the action.
Chaos is bucking up trying to escape but Sharp cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaos can't escape the position.
Sharp looking to ground and pound but Chaos is blocking nicely.
Sharp working Chaos over with strikes here.
Professor Chaos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chaos is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Chaos is desperately trying to improve his position but Sharp has a good base and remains in mount.
Chaos is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Chaos is looking to improve his position but Sharp isn't that keen on the idea.
Sharp looking to finish with strikes here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sharp throwing strikes here but Chaos is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Chaos wants to hold on but Sharp pushes him away.
Chaos really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sharp throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Chaos is working to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sharp connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sharp tries to control but Chaos wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Sharp showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Chaos shoots in looking for a takedown. Sharp tries to sprawl out of it but Chaos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sharp manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sharp.
Sharp throws a leg kick that misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Chaos .
Chaos fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Professor Chaos . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chaos on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Chaos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sharp.
Sharp misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sharp lands a lovely overhand right.
Sharp with a hook.
Chaos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Chaos closes the distance and clinches up with Sharp, looking for a takedown. Chaos pushes Sharp against the cage but Sharp circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sharp tests Chaos 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sharp lands with a kick to the temple. Chaos shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Chaos shoots for a takedown but Sharp saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Chaos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Chaos on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sharp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chaos was well out of range. Poor timing from Sharp.
Sharp misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp cracks Chaos with an open hand slap.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Chaos is defended easily by Sharp.

Chaos has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sharp tries to throw a body punch but Chaos avoids it by throwing Sharp back against the cage.
Sharp misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sharp throws a head punch that misses.
Chaos working aggressively here.
Chaos tries for a takedown but Sharp manages to get underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sharp.
Sharp lands with a left to the head.
Chaos avoids a wild elbow strike from Sharp.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaos takes a knee to the side of the body.

Chaos gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Sharp is looking for a sweep. Chaos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sharp manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Sharp pushes Chaos off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Sharp leaves Chaos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sharp displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chaos throws out the jab.
Sharp throws a lazy right hand but Chaos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big right from Sharp misses.
Curtis Sharp seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sharp feints and then cracks Chaos 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chaos down.
Chaos tries for a takedown but Sharp circles away easily
and Sharp counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sharp misses with a looping left.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sharp looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sharp shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Chaos checks the leg kick.
Sharp tries to land a leg kick but Chaos saw it coming and moves away.
Chaos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sharp connects with a leg kick. Chaos looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A low kick from Sharp is predictable there

and Chaos counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sharp's guard now.
Chaos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sharp is adopting a defensive guard.
Sharp looking for a sweep. Not yet Sharp, not yet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Curtis Sharp comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sharp has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Curtis Sharp!
An out of breath Curtis Sharp thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.