PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jaime Bolitho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaime Bolitho is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Bolitho
vs
Sharp

178 cm
28
176 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

178 cm
36
180 lbs
29 - 27 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jaime Bolitho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Christopher Sharp!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharp swings for the body but Bolitho moves out of range.
Sharp fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sharp closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bolitho circles away.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bolitho - that will leave a mark!
Sharp swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bolitho swings for the body but Sharp moves out of range.
Sharp looks to score with a jab to the body but Bolitho is just out of range.
No luck for Sharp with that takedown attempt.
Bolitho throws an off balance right hand
and Sharp counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sharp shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bolitho as he jumps to the side.
Jaime Bolitho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christopher Sharp.
Sharp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bolitho was well out of range. Poor timing from Sharp.
Bolitho throws a shot from downtown. Sharp moves away and avoids it.
Nice cross by Bolitho.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sharp.
Bolitho cracks a nice hook into Sharp's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolitho misses the shot to the body.
Sharp lands a jab.
Sharp avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bolitho tries to work over Sharp's front leg with a kick but Sharp checks it.
Bolitho misses with a straight left.
Bolitho shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bolitho fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bolitho misses the shot to the body.
Sharp closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bolitho circles away.
Sharp is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sharp loads up on a big right hand but Bolitho slips the punch.
Sharp shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bolitho as he jumps to the side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bolitho was well out of range. Poor timing from Sharp.
Sharp scores with a hook.
Bolitho lands the left hand.
Sharp takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bolitho ducks right into an uppercut from Sharp.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sharp misses with a body shot
and Bolitho counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bolitho avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sharp lands with a cross.
Sharp tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bolitho sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sharp somewhat.
Sharp staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp avoids the body shot from Bolitho.
Sharp loads up on a big right hand but Bolitho slips the punch.
Bolitho throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bolitho on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sharp misses with a double jab
and Bolitho counters with a three punch combo that has Sharp backing up. Sharp nods at Bolitho to acknowledge the strikes.
Jaime Bolitho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bolitho feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sharps jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bolitho is looking to clinch but Sharp is avoiding it.
A lazy left from Sharp finds it's target.
Bolitho punishes Sharp's body with a nice straight punch.
Bolitho throws out a loose jab but Sharp uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bolitho avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bolitho throws a leg kick but Sharp sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bolitho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sharp moves away.
Sharp misses with a wild combination.
Bolitho misses with a low kick.
Sharp swings widly with a right hand
and Bolitho counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Sharp.
Bolitho dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bolitho swings for the body but Sharp moves out of range.
Bolitho keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sharp.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bolitho throws a lazy right hand but Sharp sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bolitho on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sharp misses with a looping left.
A nice combination there by Bolitho.
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 Jaime Bolitho will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Sharp closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sharp lands in his opponent's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sharp trying to control the position from guard on top but Bolitho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sharp trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bolitho keeping moving, preventing Sharp from controlling successfully.
Sharp throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bolitho works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bolitho keeping moving, preventing Sharp from controlling successfully.
Bolitho trying to keep a closed guard but Sharp is proving a slippery customer.
Sharp controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp trying to control but Bolitho is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Christopher Sharp was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Bolitho misses with a straight right.
Sharp throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Bolitho fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sharp, pushing him back against the cage.
Sharp misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sharp is trying to break the clinch but Bolitho has him pressed against the cage.
Bolitho misses with some punches.
Sharp throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bolitho blocks a body shot from Sharp.
Sharp swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sharp misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Bolitho scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sharp can't break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Bolitho.
Sharp blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bolitho misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Bolitho fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolitho misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sharp goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bolitho prevents it.
Bolitho throws a head punch that misses.
Bolitho misses with a punch on the inside.
Sharp scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bolitho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sharp looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bolitho works on Sharp's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Bolitho fails to land.
Sharp throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bolitho presses Sharp against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bolitho throws a punch but it's blocked by Sharp.
Bolitho misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sharp can't find room to land a body shot as Bolitho controls the action.
Sharp misses with a body punch.
Bolitho tries to throw a body punch but Sharp avoids it by throwing Bolitho back against the cage.
Sharp prevents a body shot from Bolitho.
Bolitho blocks a body shot from Sharp.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolitho misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sharp prevents a body shot from Bolitho.
Sharp tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bolitho's elbow.
Sharp blocks an uppercut.
Bolitho tries a body shot but Sharp blocks it.
Bolitho throws a punch but it's blocked by Sharp.
Sharp tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Sharp fails to land.
Bolitho lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by Bolitho.
Bolitho misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sharp digs a right hand into Bolitho's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bolitho's gas tank.

Sharp turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Sharp manages to end up in side control.
Sharp trying to control the position but Bolitho is working away.
Sharp cracks Bolitho with a big elbow.
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 landing strikes.
The strikes coming from Sharp are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp landing a few strikes.
Sharp lands some shots froms side control.
Sharp is putting a hurting on Bolitho here, landing some big shots from side control.
Sharp looking to control but instead Bolitho has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Bolitho regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sharp.
Sharp has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sharp trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sharp wants to control from the top but Bolitho keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sharp cracks Bolitho with a solid left hand.
Bolitho keeping moving, preventing Sharp from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christopher Sharp showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Sharp looks to land a right hand but Bolitho moved out of range.
Sharp connects with a crisp jab.
Bolitho looks to land a combination. Sharp sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bolitho moves out of range as Sharp strikes.
Bolitho takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bolitho wants to clinch up but Sharp keeps it at a distance.

Sharp closes the distance and pushes Bolitho back into the cage.
Sharp blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bolitho scores with a hook to the body.
Bolitho tries to throw a body punch but Sharp avoids it by throwing Bolitho back against the cage.
Sharp wants to break free but Bolitho has control.
A short right from Sharp on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bolitho misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bolitho.
Bolitho blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bolitho gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sharp takes a shot to the head.
Bolitho lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bolitho blocks a body shot from Sharp.
Bolitho tries to throw a body punch but Sharp avoids it by throwing Bolitho back against the cage.

Sharp has hold of one of Bolitho's legs. Bolitho is fighting the takedown attempt but Sharp gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Sharp in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sharp stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bolitho swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sharp passes into half guard.
Sharp thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sharp throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sharp lands a nice short elbow.
Sharp trying to control the action but Bolitho is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sharp slows the pace down in half guard.
Sharp working Bolitho over with strikes.
Sharp prevents Bolitho from standing back up.
Sharp not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sharp not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sharp missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bolitho on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bolitho tries to get out of the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bolitho tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Sharp has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Bolitho is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sharp lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bolitho hang on?
Sharp breaks from Bolitho's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Bolitho is rocked!
Sharp trying to control but Bolitho is having none of it.
Oh Bolitho is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bolitho takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Sharp's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Christopher Sharp!