PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Terry Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Chuck Norris enters the cage!

Sharp
vs
Norris

176 cm
24
162 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

184 cm
25
168 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Powerful

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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Terry Sharp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chuck Norris!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sharp throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Norris on the side of the head.

Sharp clinches.
Sharp comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sharp is looking to control Norris's arms but Norris gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sharp has his back to the cage.
Sharp misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Norris.
Sharp trying to control the position but instead, Norris has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sharp into the cage.
Norris working hard to break the clinch.
Sharp pushes off an throws an elbow but Norris leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sharp misses with a knee strike.
Norris is trying to break the clinch but Sharp is controlling him.

Norris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sharp just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sharp looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sloppy strikes from Sharp. Those never looked like landing.
Sharp tries to clinch up.
Sharp tries to clinch up but Norris circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp moves to clinch but Norris breaks away
and Norris makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Sharp really felt that one!
Terry Sharp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norris walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sharp checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Norris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Norris looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Norris throws a leg kick that misses.
Norris throws a low kick but Sharp avoids it.
Sharp is looking to clinch but Norris is avoiding it.
Norris throws a low kick but Sharp moves out of range easily.
Norris swats away the attempt to clinch by Sharp.
Sharp is looking to clinch but Norris is avoiding it.
Sharp throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sharp closes the distance but Norris moves to the side

and Norris holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris wants to break the clinch but can't.

Norris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sharp moves in looking to clinch but Norris pushes him off.

Sharp instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sharp putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Norris in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Norris's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Norris looking to throw knees to the head but Sharp is blocking nicely.
Norris blocks the elbow strike.
Sharp lands an elbow inside.
Norris has had enough of the clinch but Sharp keeps him there for the moment.
Norris wants to break free but Sharp has control.
Norris dodges an elbow strike from Sharp.

Norris manages to break the clinch.
Sharp tries to land a front kick but Norris steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Norris misses with a head kick.
Norris throws a chopping leg kick but Sharp manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sharp wants to clinch
and Norris counters with a head kick. That will keep Sharp thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp throws a series of punches but Norris moves out of range.
Sharp blocks a low kick nicely.
Sharp wants to clinch up but Norris keeps it at a distance.
Norris keeps the fight on the outside.
Norris walks into a jab.
Norris lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sharp will feel that in the morning.
Sharp tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Norris counters with a good low kick that Sharp was not able to check.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch but Norris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Norris swats away the attempt to clinch by Sharp.
Sharp thows a left - swing and a miss!

Norris rushes Sharp and presses him up against the cage.
Sharp using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Norris has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp pushes off an throws an elbow but Norris leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Norris wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sharp has him pressed against the cage.

Norris manages to break the clinch.
Sharp doesn't manage to clinch there - Norris circles away.
Sharp jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sharp tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sharp takes a swing at Norris's ribcage but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sharp tries to clinch but Norris is having none of it.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Norris paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Norris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sharp lands a jab to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Norris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Sharp moves into the clinch.

Norris breaks the clinch.

Sharp closes the distance and pushes Norris back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Terry Sharp will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Sharp throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Norris thumps Sharp with a low kick.
Chuck Norris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sharp connects with a body shot that sends Norris's belly button to the back.
Sharp darts in trying to clinch
and Norris counters with a head kick. That will keep Sharp thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Sharp tries to clinch but Norris moves out of range.
Sharp tries to clinch there but Norris circles away.
Sharp closes the distance looking to clinch
and Norris counters with an inside leg kick.
Sharp throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick misses from Norris.
Norris moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris slips under a jab from Sharp.
Sharp throws a lazy head kick

and Norris counters by clinching up.
Norris utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Norris blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Norris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sharp tries to clinch but Norris moves out of range.
Norris swats away the attempt to clinch by Sharp.
Norris avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sharp tries to clinch but Norris moves out of range.
Sharp tries to clinch up but Norris circles away and keeps his distance.
Sharp darts in trying to clinch
and Norris counters with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris throws a front kick aimed at Sharp's knee but Sharp avoids it well.
Sharp tries to clinch but Norris moves out of range.

Sharp has managed to clinch.
Sharp misses with an elbow over the top.
Norris tries to break free but Sharp pushes him back against the cage.
Norris dodges an elbow strike from Sharp.
Norris dodges an elbow strike from Sharp.
Sharp keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Norris's efforts to push away.
Norris is trying to break the clinch but Sharp is controlling him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sharp is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Norris is defending well for now.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Norris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sharp lands a nice looking body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sharp.
Norris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sharp misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Norris 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sharp is looking to clinch but Norris is avoiding it.
Norris misses with a head kick.
Norris swats away the attempt to clinch by Sharp.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sharp tries to clinch but Norris is having none of it.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch but Norris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sharp wants to clinch up but Norris keeps it at a distance.
Sharp closes the distance but Norris moves to the side

and Norris counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Norris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sharp tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch up but Norris swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sharp tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sharp tries to clinch up.
Sharp tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Norris manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sharp fails with an attempt to clinch.
Norris is looking to clinch but Sharp is avoiding it.
Sharp has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Norris.
Sharp misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Sharp closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sharp keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Norris's efforts to push away.
Norris blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Norris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sharp wants to clinch up but Norris keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Terry Sharp will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Norris throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Sharp wants to clinch
and Norris counters with a nice body kick.
Sharp connects with a single shot there.

Norris has Sharp up against the cage in a clinch.
Sharp tries to land knees in the clinch but Norris avoids the damage to the body.
Norris is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Terry Sharp has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Norris breaks from the clinch.
Sharp avoids the head kick by Norris.
Norris misses with a body kick.
Sharp misses with a body shot.
Norris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sharp moves in looking to clinch but Norris pushes him off.
Norris lands with a kick to the temple. Sharp shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sharp looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sharp misses with a head kick.
Norris lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sharp's sensitive parts.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Norris paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sharp connects with a body shot.
Norris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sharp darts in trying to clinch
and Norris counters with a nice leg kick.
Norris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sharp doesn't manage to clinch there - Norris circles away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sharp!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris lands a high kick!
Sharp tries to clinch up but Norris circles away and keeps his distance.
Sharp fails with an attempt to clinch.
Norris moves away from the strike by Sharp.
Sharp dips to his left and cracks Norris with an uppercut!
Sharp moves in looking to clinch but Norris pushes him off.
Norris wants to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Norris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sharp blocks a head kick by Norris.
Sharp moves out of range of the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris doesn't manage to clinch there - Sharp circles away.
Sharp stuns Norris with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sharp connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sharp wants to clinch up but Norris keeps it at a distance.
Sharp tries to clinch there but Norris circles away.
Norris keeps the fight on the outside.
Sharp misses with a leg kick.
Sharp tries to clinch but Norris moves out of range.
Norris tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sharp is able to avoid easily.
Sharp throws a looping overhand right but Norris ducks down to avoid it.
Sharp is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sharp punishes Norris's body with a nice straight punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris avoids the body shot from Sharp.
Sharp moves out of range of the leg kick from Norris.
Sharp is looking to clinch.
Sharp tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Norris manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch up but Norris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice cross by Sharp.
Sharp connects with a looping right hand.
Sharp pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sharp tries to clinch but Norris is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sharp tries to clinch up but Norris circles away and keeps his distance.
Sharp moves to clinch but Norris breaks away
and Norris counters with a thumping low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chuck Norris.
I think Sharp has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!