PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Razor Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renzo Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Razor Sharp has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sharp
vs
Alves

185 cm
20
162 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

174 cm
20
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Very strong

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Heavy handed

FinnSubs

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Razor Sharp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Renzo Alves !
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alves paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alves throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sharp sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Sharp closes the distance and clinches.
Alves tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sharp's elbow.
Alves wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sharp lands an elbow that stopped Alves in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Renzo Alves has been cut.
Alves managing to block the knees to the body from Sharp.
Alves misses with a body punch.
Alves wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sharp missing with knees to the body.
Sharp lands an elbow that stopped Alves in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sharp.
Alves is looking to break free of the clinch but Sharp has double underhooks.
Alves is trying to force a seperation but Sharp has the dominant position.
Sharp lands a nice elbow.
Alves tries to break the clinch but Sharp is controlling the position.
Alves wants to break free but Sharp has control.
Alves is trying to break the clinch but Sharp is controlling him.
Sharp keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Alves 's efforts to push away.
Sharp lands a damaging elbow.

That has opened up Renzo Alves 's cut even more.
Alves has Sharp pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sharp manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves wants to break the clinch but can't.
Alves misses with a punch to the body.
Sharp tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alves avoids it.
Sharp lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sharp lands a nice elbow.
Alves is trying to break free.
Sharp missing with knees to the body.
Sharp lands a damaging elbow.

The cut above Renzo Alves 's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Alves wants a takedown.
Alves wants to break free but Sharp has control.
Sharp gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sharp lands an elbow just above Alves 's eye.
Alves avoids a wild elbow strike from Sharp.
Sharp misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alves .
Alves has had enough of the clinch but Sharp keeps him there for the moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sharp.

Renzo Alves 's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A frustrated look appears on Alves 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sharp prevents Alves from breaking the clinch.
Alves struggles to land a body shot inside as Sharp controls his hands.
Sharp throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alves avoids it.
Alves blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sharp is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alves is defending well for now.
Sharp comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sharp.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alves avoiding damage as Sharp throws knees to the body.
Alves is trying to push Sharp away but Sharp has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sharp trying to land knees to the body.
Sharp has Alves pressed against the cage, preventing Alves from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Alves has picked Sharp up - he's going for a ride! Alves dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Alves not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Alves drops an elbow to the side of Sharp's head.
Alves missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sharp avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Alves .
Sharp wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Sharp is defending against the submission attempts here by Alves .
Alves thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sharp's head.
Alves thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves wants to control but Sharp is keeping him busy.
Alves not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Alves performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Alves is looking to advance position but Sharp won't allow it.
Alves throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Alves looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Renzo Alves will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Renzo Alves 's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Alves misses the shot to the body.
Alves circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sharp steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alves .
Alves throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sharp fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alves .
Sharp moves out of range of the body kick.
Alves jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alves checks a low kick from Sharp.
Alves keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sharp moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alves lands with a nice body punch.
Alves works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sharp on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch but Alves swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sharp tries to clinch there but Alves circles away.
Sharp is looking to clinch.
Sharp tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Alves manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sharp walks into a stiff left hand from Alves .
Sharp slips a straight right by Alves .
Alves misses with a looping right.
Sharp tries to clinch but Alves moves away
and Alves counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sharp's knee momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alves . Sharp does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sharp is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp tries to clinch but Alves moves out of range.
Sharp wants to clinch.
Razor Sharp is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sharp is looking to clinch but Alves is avoiding it.
Alves throws the kick towards the body but Sharp avoids it.
Sharp tries to clinch up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Alves .
Sharp blocks a jab.
Alves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sharp was well out of range. Poor timing from Alves .
Sharp slips a straight right by Alves .
Sharp wants to clinch up but Alves keeps it at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Alves closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Alves lands in his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Alves stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sharp swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Alves in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Alves lands a couple of digs.
Alves throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sharp works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Alves lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Alves throwing strikes from guard but Sharp blocks nicely.
Alves slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sharp keeping full guard, as Alves tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Renzo Alves showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Renzo Alves 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Alves looks to land a right hand but Sharp moved out of range.
Alves misses with a double jab.
Sharp tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Alves manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alves misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sharp moves in looking to clinch but Alves pushes him off.
Alves keeps the fight on the outside.
Sharp tries to clinch up.
Sharp looks to clinch
and Alves counters with a left to the body.
Alves keeps the fight on the outside.
Alves misses with a looping left.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alves paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alves throws a hook but Sharp avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Alves punishes Sharp's body with a nice straight punch.
Sharp wants to clinch up but Alves keeps it at a distance.
Alves throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sharp moves in looking to clinch but Alves pushes him off.
Alves punishes Sharp's body with a nice straight punch.
Sharp wants to clinch.
Sharp tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sharp.
Renzo Alves seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alves misses with a hook.
A big left from Alves misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp tries to clinch but Alves moves out of range.
Sharp is looking to clinch.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch but Alves swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sharp is looking to clinch but Alves is avoiding it.
Sharp tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alves circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sharp uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alves .
Sharp fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alves with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sharp tries to clinch there but Alves circles away.
Sharp tries to clinch up but Alves circles away and keeps his distance.

Alves looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alves sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sharp defending well though.
Renzo Alves is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Alves scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Alves keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Alves sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sharp defending well though.
Renzo Alves has got the better of the ground game so far.
Alves thows a huge punch but Sharp dodges it nicely.
Alves missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sharp on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sharp tries to get out of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves with the ground and pound but Sharp uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Alves throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sharp keeping moving, preventing Alves from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alves missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Razor Sharp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alves trying to move into half guard but instead Sharp has managed to sweep!

And that's the end of the fight!
Renzo Alves comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Alves 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Renzo Alves !