PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Elmer Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Sharp
vs
Gomez

199 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Elmer Sharp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez avoids the body shot from Sharp.
Gomez throws a leg kick that is checked

and Sharp counters by clinching up.
Sharp is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gomez is defending well.
Sharp is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gomez is defending well.
Sharp looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elmer Sharp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sharp changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gomez fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Gomez pushes Sharp up against the cage in a clinch.

Gomez has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Sharp regains guard immediately.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Sharp had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gomez defends it easily.
Gomez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp gets back to half guard.

Sharp is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gomez pulls his head out easily.
Gomez stalling away here and it's allowed Sharp to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Gomez wants to control from the top but Sharp keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gomez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sharp is keeping the position for now.
Sharp is adopting a defensive guard.
Gomez tries to free his leg and advance position but Sharp is retaining full guard.
Sharp has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Gomez wants to pass the guard but Sharp is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Gomez looking to sit in guard and control but Sharp gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Sharp content to stall in guard here.

Sharp drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sharp jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's four 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.
Sharp is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sharp sitting in guard, not really doing much.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Frank Gomez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Gomez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gomez trying to control the position from guard on top but Sharp is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gomez is pushing down on Sharp's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sharp is fighting to maintain full guard but Gomez has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Frank Gomez will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Gomez has managed to clinch.

Sharp tightens his grip and picks Gomez up, before dumping him to the ground. Gomez manages to land in guard.

Sharp avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gomez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sharp controls the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp advances to half guard.
Gomez is looking to control Sharp's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gomez avoid being mounted?
Sharp missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gomez wants to improve his position but Sharp is controlling well.
Sharp controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gomez wants to control but Sharp is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gomez tries to roll over but Sharp keeps him under control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sharp bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

Gomez forces Sharp back against the cage and clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gomez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sharp is keeping busy.
Gomez is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Sharp has denied him.

Gomez pulls guard effortlessly.
Sharp scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gomez looking to control but Sharp passes into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp winds up and cracks Gomez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sharp lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sharp takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sharp is nestled in close to Gomez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gomez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sharp is working away from the top position though.
Sharp performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gomez is looking to escape.
Sharp looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Gomez gets back to full guard.
Gomez is breathing heavily.
Gomez working a defensive guard here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sharp controlling from the top position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elmer Sharp dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Sharp moves into the clinch.
Sharp drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gomez pulls his leg out and moves away.

Sharp gets tackled into the cage by Gomez. Gomez maintains the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sharp is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sharp throws an elbow that misses.

Gomez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Sharp closes the distance and pushes Gomez back into the cage.
Sharp has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Sharp is working for takedown but Gomez is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elmer Sharp. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp tries to score a body lock takedown but Gomez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gomez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sharp.
Sharp tries to score a body lock takedown but Gomez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gomez taking a breather.
Sharp is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gomez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Gomez pulls guard effortlessly.

Gomez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sharp prevents Gomez from getting back to his feet.
Sharp is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez keeping moving, preventing Sharp from controlling successfully.

Gomez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sharp preventing the sweep.
Sharp wants to stand but Gomez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Sharp gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Sharp manages to escape and get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Gomez.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sharp is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Gomez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sharp keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Sharp's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sharp is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.

Gomez has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gomez avoids the body shot from Sharp.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gomez.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Frank Gomez.
I think Gomez 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Gomez!