PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaime Bolitho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Jaime Bolitho has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sharp
vs
Bolitho

178 cm
36
180 lbs
30 - 27 - 1

178 cm
28
176 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 30 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Christopher Sharp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jaime Bolitho!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Bolitho.

Sharp gets a clinch.
Bolitho throws a punch but it's blocked by Sharp.
Bolitho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bolitho struggles to land a body shot inside as Sharp controls his hands.
Sharp pushes off an throws an elbow but Bolitho leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Good body shot from Bolitho.
Sharp blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sharp.
Sharp misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bolitho.
Sharp looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short right from Bolitho on the inside.
Sharp using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bolitho has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sharp with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bolitho misses with some punches.
Bolitho is stalling here.
Bolitho on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Bolitho.
Sharp is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sharp wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolitho blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sharp tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bolitho smiles and moves away.
Bolitho lands with an uppercut that bounces Sharp off the cage and back into range.

Sharp moves into the clinch.
Sharp misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bolitho.
Sharp using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bolitho has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sharp looking to throw knees to the head but Bolitho is blocking nicely.
Bolitho stalls.
Sharp is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bolitho is defending well for now.
Sharp tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bolitho avoids it.
Sharp misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bolitho.
Bolitho tries to work over Sharp's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sharp tries to land knees in the clinch but Bolitho avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sharp cracks Bolitho with a nice body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bolitho.
Bolitho working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bolitho.
A shot in the inside from Bolitho.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short uppercut from Bolitho.
A right handed body shot lands from Bolitho.
Bolitho managing to block the knees to the body from Sharp.
Bolitho works on Sharp's body with a couple of short punches.
Bolitho throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bolitho lands a left hand.
Bolitho lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sharp backwards.
Bolitho misses with the head strike.
Bolitho has a couple of punches blocked by Sharp.
Bolitho throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sharps head.
Bolitho digs a right hand underneath Sharp's ribcage. Sharp let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice left hand lands by Bolitho.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolitho blocks an elbow strike from Sharp.
Bolitho misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bolitho blocks a body shot from Sharp.

Bolitho manages to break the clinch.
Bolitho ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bolitho stuns Sharp with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Bolitho tries to keep at a distance but Sharp has taken the fight into the clinch.

Sharp pulls guard.
Sharp throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Bolitho is looking to stand up but Sharp won't let him.
Sharp 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.

Bolitho gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp throws a leg kick but Bolitho moved away.
Sharp throws a body kick that misses.
Bolitho cracks Sharp with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bolitho throws a shot to the body.
Sharp throws a head kick but Bolitho moves out of range.

Sharp fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bolitho, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sharp stalling in the clinch but Bolitho improves position.
Bolitho lands a hook that snaps the head of Sharp backwards.
Sharp misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bolitho.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sharp misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bolitho.
Bolitho misses with the head strike.
Bolitho misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sharp throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaime Bolitho dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Sharp uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bolitho.

Sharp gets a clinch.
Jaime Bolitho seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bolitho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bolitho blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bolitho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bolitho lands with a right to the head.

Sharp jumps into guard, dragging Bolitho to the mat.
Sharp trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Sharp looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bolitho is one step ahead there.
Sharp throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp wants to hit a switch here but Bolitho passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Sharp there!
Sharp looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Bolitho keeps control of the position as Sharp tries to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp is working hard here to advance position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolitho has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Sharp's body.
Sharp can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christopher Sharp dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Jab, jab by Bolitho - just one landing.
Sharp defending well as Bolitho loads up on a big left hand.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Sharp enables Bolitho to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Sharp manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Bolitho decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Sharp, up you get!
Bolitho avoids the head kick by Sharp.
Sharp throws a leg kick
and Bolitho counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sharp's knee momentarily.
Bolitho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sharp moves away.
Sharp misses with a leg kick
and Bolitho counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Sharp instigates a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sharp with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sharp blocks an uppercut.
Bolitho lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sharp misses with a knee to the head.
Bolitho lands with a light punch inside.
Sharp misses with some punches.
Bolitho tries a body shot but Sharp blocks it.
Sharp blocks a body shot from Bolitho.
Bolitho lands a body punch.
Bolitho lands a nice uppercut.
Bolitho makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bolitho avoids a wild elbow strike from Sharp.
Bolitho cracks Sharp with a nice body shot.
Sharp throws an elbow that misses.
Good body shot from Bolitho.
Bolitho misses with a body punch.
Sharp prevents a body shot from Bolitho.
Bolitho lands a shoulder strike.
Bolitho managing to block the knees to the body from Sharp.

Bolitho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp throws a head kick that misses
and Bolitho counters with a slapping leg kick.
Christopher Sharp is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sharp throws a head kick that misses.
Sharp dodges the punch combination from Bolitho.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sharp tries a head kick but it misses.

Sharp rushes Bolitho and presses him up against the cage.
Bolitho lands a nice uppercut.
Bolitho on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sharp misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bolitho.
Bolitho lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sharp backwards.
Bolitho misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sharp blocks an uppercut.
Bolitho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bolitho.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp lands a body punch.
Sharp blocks a body shot from Bolitho.

Sharp pulls Bolitho into guard.
Sharp throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Sharp throws a couple of heel strikes.
Christopher Sharp overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sharp trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Sharp will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Sharp tries to strike from the bottom.
Sharp wants to sweep but no luck.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jaime Bolitho was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Sharp pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Sharp moves into the clinch successfully.
Bolitho lands with a short shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bolitho is trying to break free.
Sharp tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bolitho pushes Sharp back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bolitho tries a body shot but Sharp blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jaime Bolitho.
I think Bolitho 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaime Bolitho!
After winning the bout, Jaime Bolitho thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.