PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Elmer Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elmer Sharp has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Sharp
vs
White

199 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

169 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Elmer Sharp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Justin White!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sharp gets caught napping as White dives in and scores a takedown. Sharp manages to retain guard.
White wants to pass the guard but Sharp is keeping the position.
White engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Sharp knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for White on the ground.

White drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Sharp dives on top into guard.

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.

Sharp got a little sloppy there for a moment and White has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sharp has managed to get both his arms back between White's legs - danger averted.

White looking for a guillotine here but Sharp defends easily.
Sharp trying to control but White is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp chips away with some ground and pound.

White working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sharp doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sharp manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
White looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sharp is one step ahead there.
Sharp has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

White looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Sharp is defending well. White quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Sharp has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! White celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Justin White!
After winning the bout, Justin White thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.