PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Neymar Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Sharpe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Junior
vs
Sharpe

181 cm
20
159 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

183 cm
26
150 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Neymar Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ricky Sharpe!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Junior misses.
A punch combination from Junior misses.
Sharpe wants to clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sharpe tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sharpe is trying to pull guard but Junior has him pressed against the cage.
Sharpe is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Junior wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sharpe prevents Junior from breaking the clinch.
Sharpe keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Junior's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sharpe tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Neymar Junior has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Sharpe.
Junior wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sharpe has him pressed against the cage.
Sharpe is looking for a takedown.
Junior lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sharpe backwards.

It looks like Ricky Sharpe has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior is trying to break free.
Sharpe drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Junior wants to get back to striking at distance but Sharpe won't allow it.
Sharpe tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Junior smiles and moves away.
Junior leaves Sharpe with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Junior has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Junior misses with a wild combination.
Despite the aggression on Sharpe's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sharpe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sharpe fails to land the takedown.
Sharpe throws a head kick that misses
and Junior counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Junior misses with a two punch combination.
Sharpe wants to clinch.
Neymar Junior is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Junior circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior tries to bum rush Sharpe with a series of wild strikes but Sharpe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Sharpe moves into the clinch successfully.
Junior wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sharpe has him pressed against the cage.
Sharpe tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Junior just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sharpe misses with a punch to the body.
Junior is looking to break free of the clinch but Sharpe has double underhooks.

Junior breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sharpe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Junior wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Junior throws a right hand that Sharpe ducks under and follows up with a left that Sharpe also avoids with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sharpe dodges the punch combination from Junior.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sharpe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sharpe connects with an inside leg kick.
Junior will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sharpe is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sharpe takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior misses with a body shot.
Junior throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Junior stuffs the takedown.
Sharpe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Junior.
Sharpe is trying to counter with his kicks.
Junior lands a head shot.
Junior avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Junior looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sharpe is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Junior swings for the body but Sharpe moves out of range.
Junior misses with a wild combination.

Sharpe gets a clinch.
Junior lands a hook to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Junior's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sharpe jumps guard but Junior stands there with Sharpe around his waist. Sharpe gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Junior scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe tries to pull guard but Junior forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Junior breaks the clinch.
Junior swats away the attempt to clinch by Sharpe.
Sharpe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Junior moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sharpe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sharpe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sharpe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Junior manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Junior is looking for a counter combo.
Sharpe gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sharpe misses with a two punch combination.
A little feinted left hand from Junior on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Junior goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Sharpe is rocked!
Sharpe tries to clinch up.
Sharpe is still on wobbly legs! Can Junior finish him?
Junior throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sharpe stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sharpe looks winded!
Sharpe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Junior paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sharpe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Junior.
Junior throws an overhand right that has Sharpe reeling! Junior follows up with more punches and Sharpe is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Neymar Junior!