PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sparky Anderson (ranked 1676 p4p, 1594 weight class) and Donovan Sharpe (ranked 225 p4p, 216 weight class). Anderson comes to the cage accompanied by Pick up man. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Anderson
vs
Sharpe

190 cm
32
180
31 - 20 - 0

182 cm
26
185
12 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sparky Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donovan Sharpe!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sharpe is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Anderson's half guard.
Anderson preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Sharpe lands strikes from half guard.
Sharpe lands with a punch from half guard.
Sharpe working Anderson over with strikes.
Anderson is looking for a sweep. Sharpe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sharpe throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Anderson tries to roll over but Sharpe keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sharpe drops an elbow to the side of Anderson's head.
Anderson wants to get back to his feet.
Anderson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Anderson trying to control here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharpe wants to control but Anderson is keeping him busy.
Sharpe lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sharpe lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Sharpe wants to work for an arm triangle but Anderson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Sharpe thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Anderson's head.
Anderson trying to control from the bottom.
Sharpe takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Anderson trying to hold on to Sharpe's head to control him but Sharpe postures up.
Sharpe throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Anderson wants to improve his position but Sharpe is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe thows a huge punch but Anderson dodges it nicely.
Sharpe takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sharpe is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sharpe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Anderson keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sharpe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Anderson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Anderson.
Sharpe distracts Anderson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Anderson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sharpe wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
Anderson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sharpe working some strikes from top position.
Sharpe wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
Anderson wants to stand and escape but Sharpe is having none of it.
Sharpe keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Anderson's head.
Anderson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sharpe landing some decent shots from guard.
Sharpe stopping the sweep attempt from Anderson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe with a nice head shot there.
Anderson is trying to control the position but Sharpe postures up.
Sharpe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anderson is keeping the position for now.
Sharpe scoring with some ground and pound.
Sharpe showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Anderson wants to sweep here but Sharpe controlling him for the moment.
Anderson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sharpe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sharpe stands up over Anderson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Donovan Sharpe dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A telegraphed right hand from Anderson misses the target.
Sparky Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson throws a body shot but no joy.
Sharpe wants to counter with a clinch but Anderson pushes him away.
Anderson tries to work over Sharpe's front leg with a kick but Sharpe checks it.
Sharpe tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Sharpe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anderson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Anderson wants it to stay on the feet.
Anderson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Anderson misses with a straight left.
Sharpe tries to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Anderson. No joy for Sharpe on that attempt.
Anderson is looking to counter punch.
Sharpe tries to clinch up
and Anderson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sharpe thinking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Anderson misses
enabling Sharpe to counter with a crisp jab.
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sharpe shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Anderson as he avoids it easily.
Sparky Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donovan Sharpe.
Sharpe connects with a body shot that sends Anderson's belly button to the back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anderson. Sharpe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sharpe steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Anderson.
Nice defenses there by Sharpe.
Sharpe darts in looking for a takedown but Anderson gets double underhooks and turns Sharpe into the cage.
Anderson misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sharpe fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Anderson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sparky Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Sharpe is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Anderson's half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson tries to roll over but Sharpe keeps him under control.
Sharpe drops an elbow to the side of Anderson's head.
Anderson manages to get to full guard.
Sharpe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sharpe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Anderson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Anderson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sharpe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing Sharpe from controlling successfully.
Sharpe lands a couple of elbows.
Sharpe postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sharpe pushing down on Anderson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Anderson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sharpe thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Anderson's head.
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.
Anderson wants to improve his position but Sharpe is controlling well.
Donovan Sharpe has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sharpe scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Anderson wants to improve his position but Sharpe is controlling well.
Sharpe is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Anderson is rocked!
Anderson trying to hold on to Sharpe's head to control him but Sharpe postures up.
Oh Anderson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sharpe takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Anderson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Sparky Anderson will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sharpe is defended easily by Anderson.
Anderson seems to have got his legs back now.
Sharpe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sparky Anderson is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sharpe lands a nice shot to the body.
Sharpe misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sharpe tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Anderson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sharpe lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anderson sets himself, and Sharpe steps forward looking for the clinch! Anderson avoids it this time.
Anderson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Anderson wants it to stay on the feet.
Sparky Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donovan Sharpe.
Sharpe moves out of range as Anderson strikes.
Anderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anderson throwing a counter right hand but Sharpe manages to avoid it.
Sharpe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Sharpe moves into the clinch successfully.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sharpe takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sharpe leaning against his opponent.
Sharpe is trying to drag Anderson to the mat but Anderson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Sharpe is trying to trip Anderson. He has hold of a leg but Anderson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Sharpe persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson wants to stand and escape but Sharpe is having none of it.
Anderson has momentary wrist control but Sharpe slips an elbow through the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe stopping the sweep attempt from Anderson.
Sharpe chips away with some ground and pound.
Sharpe scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Anderson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Sharpe working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Sharpe trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anderson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Sharpe postures up.
Sharpe lands a couple of elbows.
Sharpe lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Anderson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe with a nice head shot there.
Sharpe throws a big right hand that misses.
Sharpe working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sharpe working some strikes from top position.
Sharpe gets to his feet and stands over Anderson, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Anderson felt that one! Sharpe unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Anderson from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donovan Sharpe!
Our winner, Donovan Sharpe, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.