PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Homer Sharpe (ranked 6238 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conor Mcgregor (ranked 3424 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mcgregor's choice of entrance music: The next episode (snoop dogg and dr.dre. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sharpe
vs
Mcgregor

174 cm
24
151 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

179 cm
25
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Homer Sharpe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Conor Mcgregor!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharpe stuffs the takedown.
Sharpe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sharpe half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Mcgregor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mcgregor moves in looking to clinch but Sharpe pushes him off.
Mcgregor throws a leg kick

and Sharpe counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mcgregor is looking to control Sharpe's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mcgregor avoid being mounted?
Mcgregor is looking for a sweep. Sharpe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcgregor is trying to control but can't.
Well, if Sharpe is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Sharpe has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sharpe escapes and gets back to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mcgregor.
Mcgregor with a lazy takedown attempt

and Sharpe counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Mcgregor!
Homer Sharpe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conor Mcgregor.
Mcgregor is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Sharpe is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Sharpe content just to control the position here.
Sharpe with the ground and pound from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgregor is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Sharpe controlling his opponent.
Mcgregor working to try and regain half guard.
Sharpe controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgregor is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sharpe takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
You get the feeling that Mcgregor really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sharpe content just to control the position here.
Sharpe seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Mcgregor for as long as he can get away with.
Sharpe landing punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mcgregor wants to hold on but Sharpe pushes him away.
Sharpe lands a couple of good shots and Mcgregor has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Homer Sharpe dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mcgregor shoots in looking for a takedown. Sharpe tries to sprawl out of it but Mcgregor keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sharpe manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sharpe half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Homer Sharpe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mcgregor fails to land the takedown.
Sharpe feinted with a counter takedown.
Mcgregor fails with the takedown.
Homer Sharpe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conor Mcgregor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcgregor throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mcgregor dives in for a single leg takedown but Sharpe sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgregor looks to clinch

and Sharpe counters with a shoot takedown. Mcgregor fights it but they end up in guard.
Mcgregor is breathing heavily.
Sharpe is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sharpe lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Sharpe stands up and waves to Mcgregor to follow him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgregor shoots in for a double leg but Sharpe sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sharpe feinted with a counter takedown.
Mcgregor throws a lazy head kick

and Sharpe counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sharpe looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Sharpe wants to stand up but Mcgregor has a hold of him and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Sharpe wants to stand up but Mcgregor has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Mcgregor is trying to get back to full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sharpe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mcgregor can do to turn this around?
Sharpe throws a body punch but Mcgregor moves out of range.
Mcgregor is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Mcgregor just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mcgregor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sharpe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sharpe is looking for a counter combo.
Mcgregor shoots for a takedown but Sharpe saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mcgregor fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sharpe tries to counter with a takedown but Mcgregor is quick to defend against it.

Sharpe drives through with a takedown into Mcgregor's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Mcgregor being controlled here, momentarily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sharpe landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Homer Sharpe dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Mcgregor shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Sharpe counters with a shoot takedown. Mcgregor fights it but they end up in guard.
Sharpe with a nice head shot there.
Mcgregor wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Sharpe is now in half guard.
Sharpe looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sharpe tries to stand and escape but Mcgregor is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgregor is looking for a sweep. Sharpe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mcgregor trying to control but Sharpe postures up.
Still in half guard, Sharpe seems content to control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sharpe prevents Mcgregor from improving his position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sharpe takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mcgregor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sharpe goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mcgregor dives in and grabs Sharpe's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sharpe pushes down on Mcgregor's head and hops out.
Mcgregor is looking to clinch but Sharpe is avoiding it.
Sharpe feinted with a counter takedown.
No luck for Mcgregor with that takedown attempt.
Homer Sharpe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conor Mcgregor.
Sharpe leaves Mcgregor with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Sharpe clinches up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sharpe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mcgregor fails with the takedown

and Sharpe counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sharpe.
Sharpe wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sharpe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sharpe swings wildly with an uppercut but Mcgregor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sharpe lands a shoulder strike.
Sharpe tries to break free but Mcgregor pushes him back against the cage.

Sharpe breaks from the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Sharpe. No joy for Mcgregor on that attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgregor tries a head kick but it misses.

Sharpe clinches.
Sharpe swings wildly with an uppercut but Mcgregor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sharpe wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sharpe is trying to push Mcgregor away but Mcgregor has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A frustrated look appears on Mcgregor's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sharpe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mcgregor being controlled against the cage.

Sharpe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

And that's the end of the fight!
Homer Sharpe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sharpe 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Homer Sharpe!