PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dwight Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Sharpie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Howard comes into the arena with Superman blaring out of the sound system. Rick Sharpie will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Howard
vs
Sharpie

201 cm
26
185 lbs
7 - 14 - 0

185 cm
26
185 lbs
3 - 14 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dwight Howard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Rick Sharpie!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Sharpie with that takedown attempt.
Sharpie slaps away a takedown attempt from Howard, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sharpie closes the distance and clinches up with Howard, looking for a takedown. Sharpie pushes Howard against the cage but Howard circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sharpie takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sharpie fails to land with a series of punches.
Sharpie throws a solid leg kick but Howard takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sharpie.
Howard lands a body shot.
Sharpie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Howard tries to avoid it but Sharpie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Howard to the ground. Howard escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dwight Howard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Sharpie.
Sharpie misses with a few strikes there.

Howard clinches up against the cage.
Sharpie looking to throw knees to the head but Howard is blocking nicely.
Sharpie looks winded!
Sharpie with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sharpie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharpie throws a knee to the head but misses.
Howard using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sharpie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Howard jumps guard but Sharpie turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Howard effectively controlling the action here.
Howard tries to work over Sharpie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sharpie misses with a knee strike.
Sharpie prevents Howard from breaking the clinch.
Howard tries to pull guard but Sharpie won't allow it.

Howard manages to break the clinch.

Howard closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Howard trying to control the position but Sharpie is working away.

Howard decides to stand up, so the ref orders Sharpie to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard tries for a takedown but Sharpie sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sharpie tries to clinch but Howard is having none of it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sharpie is defended easily by Howard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sharpie wants to clinch up but Howard keeps it at a distance.
Sharpie tries to clinch up.
Howard fails to land the takedown.

Sharpie gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sharpie misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharpie throws a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Sharpie.

It looks like Dwight Howard has been cut.
Sharpie stops a takedown attempt from Howard.
Sharpie using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Howard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sharpie is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sharpie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Howard is trying to pull guard but Sharpie has him pressed against the cage.
Sharpie looking to throw knees to the head but Howard is blocking nicely.
Sharpie tries a knee to the head but Howard blocks it.
Howard has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sharpie is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sharpie throws a knee to the head but misses.
Howard tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sharpie using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Howard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Howard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Howard really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sharpie blocks a head kick by Howard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharpie misses with a double jab.
Howard misses with a series of wild punches.
Sharpie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Howard looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Sharpie!
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!

Howard tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A lull in the action here as Howard stalls from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwight Howard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dwight Howard's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Sharpie misses with a double jab.
Sharpie lands a head shot.

Sharpie fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Howard, pushing him back against the cage.
Sharpie connects with a nasty looking knee right to Howard's face.
Howard takes a knee right on the jaw!

Howard is rocked!

Howard pulls Sharpie into guard.
Oh Howard is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Howard trying to keep a closed guard but Sharpie is proving a slippery customer.

Sharpie stands and steps away. Howard gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sharpie circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Howard drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Sharpie follows Howard to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rick Sharpie!