PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Omar Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luiz Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luiz Santiago will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Sharp
vs
Santiago

215 cm
22
177 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

181 cm
21
179 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Omar Sharp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luiz Santiago!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santiago misses with a body kick.
Sharp really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Santiago pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sharp is out of range and Santiago settles back down.

Santiago closes the distance and clinches.

Santiago pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Santiago shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sharp counters with a three punch combo that has Santiago backing up. Santiago nods at Sharp to acknowledge the strikes.

Santiago forces Sharp back against the cage and clinches.
Santiago jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sharp walks away with a smile on his face. Santiago gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Santiago pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Santiago with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sharp counters with a solid body kick.
Omar Sharp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luiz Santiago.
Santiago looks winded!
Santiago tries for a takedown but Sharp circles away easily

and Sharp counters by clinching up.

Sharp pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sharp rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santiago moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Sharp gets the takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp wants to stand but Santiago is controlling his arm.
Sharp creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Sharp cracks Santiago with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Santiago takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Santiago tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sharp working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Sharp working the ground and pound.
Sharp scores with punches from side control.
Sharp working the ground and pound from side control.
Santiago takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Santiago to see if he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sharp landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Sharp lands a nice forearm strike.
Sharp grinds an elbow into Santiago's temple.
Santiago is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sharp will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sharp scoring with punches from side control.
Sharp lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Sharp lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Santiago down.
Sharp landing a few strikes.
Sharp lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Santiago down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp lands some shots froms side control.
Sharp lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Santiago down.

Sharp stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Sharp dives in and scores a takedown into Santiago's guard.
Sharp lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sharp with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sharp with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Sharp gets to his feet - Santiago follows without any prompting.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Santiago clinches up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Sharp pulls guard effortlessly.
Sharp is looking to stand up but Santiago isn't so interested in that idea.
Sharp throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

Sharp pushes Santiago off and scrambles back to his feet.
Santiago fails with the takedown

and Sharp counters with a shoot takedown. Santiago fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sharp is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sharp postures up in Santiago's guard and throws a big left but Santiago blocks it.
Santiago is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Omar Sharp 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.

Santiago looks for a takedown but Sharp sprawls well.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Santiago checks a leg kick.

Santiago rushes Sharp and presses him up against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Sharp jumps guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp wants to improve his position but instead Santiago has moved into half guard.
Santiago throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Santiago is breathing heavily.
Santiago stops Sharp from getting back to his feet.
Sharp tries to roll over but Santiago keeps him under control.
Sharp is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Santiago's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Santiago's back!
Sharp lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Santiago hold on?!
Sharp is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Santiago. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.

Santiago defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Sharp's arms.
Sharp lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Santiago hold on?!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Santiago is trying to break free.
Santiago tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Sharp raining down shots from the mount!
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 fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Santiago regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sharp's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sharp lands a couple of digs.
Sharp loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Santiago trying to keep a closed guard but Sharp is proving a slippery customer.
Omar Sharp overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Santiago preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sharp's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santiago wants to sweep here but Sharp controlling him for the moment.
Sharp has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sharp makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Santiago is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sharp missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Omar Sharp dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Sharp throws a leg kick but Santiago moved away.
Santiago tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sharp defends well and Santiago ends up having to push Sharp into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sharp is trying to force a seperation but Santiago has the dominant position.
Sharp tries a body shot but Santiago blocks it.
Santiago is trying to pull guard but Sharp turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Come on Sharp - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Santiago is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Omar Sharp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luiz Santiago.

Sharp gets control of Santiago's arms and successfully pulls guard. Sharp will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sharp manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Santiago manages to get himself to full guard.
Sharp cracks Santiago with a solid left hand.
Santiago takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sharp scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sharp working some strikes from top position.
Santiago is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sharp is controlling him.

Santiago is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sharp is aware though and is defending well.
Santiago working a defensive guard here.
Sharp makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sharp works over Santiago with some ground and pound from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp postures up and lands a big shot to Santiago's brow.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sharp's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sharp working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sharp is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Santiago has momentary wrist control but Sharp slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sharp works over Santiago with some ground and pound from guard.
Sharp is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santiago can do to turn this around?
Sharp lands a couple of elbows.
Sharp is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sharp lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sharp makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sharp postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sharp works over Santiago with some ground and pound from guard.
Santiago is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sharp with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sharp chips away with some ground and pound.
Sharp keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Santiago's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp won't allow Santiago to sweep him here.
Sharp cracks Santiago with a solid left hand.
Sharp landing some decent shots from guard.
Sharp connects with a couple of short punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sharp keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Santiago's head.
Sharp landing some decent shots from guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Omar Sharp showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sharp, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Omar Sharp!