PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sharky Shark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crash Course (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shark comes to the ring accompanied by Stand My Ground. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Shark
vs
Course

197 cm
29
217 lbs
8 - 13 - 0

193 cm
41
222 lbs
39 - 23 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sharky Shark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Crash Course!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Shark.
Shark lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Course throws a combination that misses
and Shark counters with a leg kick.
Course has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Course there as he acknowledges the shot.
Shark ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Course moves away.
Course raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Shark throws a lazy body kick
letting Course counter with a right hand.
Course fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Course takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Course throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Course avoids a kick to the body.
Shark throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Course let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Course throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Shark scores with a push kick.
Course throws a sloppy head kick and Shark moves out of range easily.
Shark swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Shark checks a low kick from Course.
Course throws a sloppy body shot
and Shark counters with a nice uppercut.
Shark connects with a high kick.
Shark avoids a kick to the body.
Shark ducks under a wild hook from Course.
Course throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Shark counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Shark tries to throw a body punch but Course avoids it by throwing Shark back against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shark misses with a hook from the clinch.

Course pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shark swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Course makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Course misses with a double jab
and Shark counters with a nice uppercut.
A lazy body kick from Shark
and Course counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Course tried to score with a low kick but Shark checks it.
Course swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Shark.
Course throws a sloppy head kick and Shark moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shark lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Shark goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Shark thows a body kick. Course tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Shark displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Course throws out the jab.
Course misses with a leg kick.
Shark throws a quick counter kick to the body but Course avoids it.
Course throws a head kick but Shark moves out of range.
Course looks to score with a jab to the body but Shark is just out of range.

Shark pushes Course up against the ropes in a clinch.
Shark misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Course blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Shark as the two fighters clinch.
Course is trying to push Shark away but Shark has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Shark misses with a punch on the inside.
Course wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shark tries to work over Course's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shark has Course pressed against the ropes, preventing Course from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Shark is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Course's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sharky Shark dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Shark connects with a leg kick. Course looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Course missing with a left hand there. Shark was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shark throws a big counter combination but Course scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Course tries to score with a low kick but Shark moves his leg out of the way.
Course falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shark counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Course takes a kick to the side of the head.
Shark lands a nice looking kick to the body. Course takes a step back to recover.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shark fails in his attempt to clinch.
Course takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Shark fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Course, pushing him back against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shark working aggressively here.
Course misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shark struggles to land a body shot inside as Course controls his hands.
Course wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shark has him pressed against the ropes.
Course looking to slow down the pace here.
Course tries to land knees in the clinch but Shark avoids the damage to the body.
Shark wants to stall.
Shark stalling in the clinch but Course improves position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Course is trying to break the clinch but Shark has him pressed against the ropes.

Course escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shark lands a nice leg kick that just misses Course's sensitive parts.
Shark connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Course is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shark.
Course throws a head kick that misses.
Course missing with a left hand there. Shark was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Course blocks the body kick.
Shark is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Course can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shark misses with a wild body shot.
A lazy left from Shark finds it's target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Shark darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Course is looking to slow Shark down with leg kicks.
Course wants to land a leg kick but Shark is out of range.
Course pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A thudding body kick lands there by Shark!
Shark connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Course keeps the fight on the outside.
Course throws a hook but Shark blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Course swinging wildly here.
Shark thinks about countering with a head kick.
Shark looks to land a combination but Course avoids it well.
Course looks to score with a jab to the body but Shark is just out of range.
Shark is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Course.
Shark looks for the body kick but Course saw that one coming.
Course walks forward, straight into a front kick from Shark.
Sharky Shark is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shark takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice body kick from Shark.
Shark falls off balance throwing a combination
and Course counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sharky Shark dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Course throws a right and a left that both miss.
Course swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shark smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Course throws a hook to the side of Shark's head but Shark sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A head kick from Course lands but Shark takes it in his stride.
Shark misses with the body kick
enabling Course to counter with a crisp jab.
Shark throws a body kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shark avoids the body shot from Course.
Crash Course is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Course throws a head kick that misses
letting Shark counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheers as Course lands an impressive looking overhand right. Shark doesn't seem phased though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Course swings widly with a right hand
and Shark counters with a nice uppercut.
Course misses with a combination
and Shark counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Course throws a chopping leg kick but Shark manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Shark takes a swing at Course's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Course! But no joy.
Course uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shark.
Good shot there by Shark.
Course avoids the body shot from Shark.
Course unleashes a big counter combination but Shark bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Shark showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Course.
Shark throwing a counter right hand but Course manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Course throws a jab when Shark was well out of range.
Course throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shark tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Course manages to circle out of the way.
Course lands a glancing blow to the side of Shark's head.
Course swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shark lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shark lands with a right hand.
Shark closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Course misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shark feints and then cracks Course's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Course down.
Course walks into a straight right hand from Shark.
Course connects with a solid leg kick.
Course on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Course takes a jab right on the kisser.
Course takes a jab right on the kisser.
A low kick from Course is predictable there
and Shark counters with a stiff right hand.
Shark rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Course moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shark with a nice cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Course misses with a body kick.
Shark lands with a straight right. Course didn't see that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A lazy left from Shark finds it's target.
Shark jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Course swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shark tries to land a front kick but Course steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Course misses with a kick to the body.
Course misses with a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sharky Shark showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shark has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sharky Shark!
Sharky Shark thanked the fans post fight for their support.