PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arni Olofson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Sharpe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sharpe has chosen The Storm as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Arni Olofson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Olofson
vs
Sharpe

225 cm
24
300 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

202 cm
22
298 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arni Olofson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Richard Sharpe!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharpe on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Olofson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sharpe fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Olofson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Good work by Olofson as he checks the leg kick.
Sharpe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Olofson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Olofson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sharpe on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Olofson misses with a body shot.
Sharpe looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A bone on bone clash there as Olofson blocks the leg kick.
Olofson lands with a thumping leg kick.

Sharpe moves into the clinch.
Sharpe gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Arni Olofson has been cut.
Sharpe lands an elbow that stopped Olofson in his tracks for a moment.
Olofson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Olofson managing to block the knees to the body from Sharpe.
Olofson wants to stall.
Sharpe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Olofson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sharpe misses with a knee to the head.
Sharpe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Olofson is breathing heavily.
Sharpe has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Olofson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olofson blocks an elbow strike from Sharpe.
Sharpe drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Olofson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Arni Olofson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Sharpe.
Olofson gets underhooks to prevent Sharpe's takedown attempt.
Sharpe creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sharpe lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sharpe creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sharpe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Olofson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sharpe misses with an elbow over the top.
Sharpe scores with a knee to the head.

Arni Olofson's cut is getting worse.
Sharpe landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sharpe throws an elbow that misses.
Sharpe lands an elbow that stopped Olofson in his tracks for a moment.
The referee calls for Olofson to work.
Sharpe lands an elbow inside.
Sharpe lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Arni Olofson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Olofson has had enough of the clinch but Sharpe keeps him there for the moment.
Sharpe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Olofson avoids it.
Sharpe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sharpe tries a knee to the head but Olofson blocks it.
Sharpe lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sharpe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sharpe tries to land a knee to the head but Olofson blocks with his arms.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sharpe throws an elbow but misses.
Sharpe working aggressively here.
Olofson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sharpe obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sharpe connects with a knee to the head.

Jeez, Arni Olofson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Sharpe lands a hook that snaps the head of Olofson backwards.
Sharpe is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Olofson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sharpe throws an elbow that misses.
Sharpe pushes off an throws an elbow but Olofson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sharpe goes for a takedown attempt but Olofson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Olofson avoids the head kick by Sharpe.
Olofson lands a jab to Sharpe's midsection.
Olofson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Olofson misses with a wild body shot.
Arni Olofson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Olofson. Sharpe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sharpe goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Olofson avoids a kick to the body.
Olofson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sharpe checks it well.
Sharpe finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sharpe throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Sharpe misses the target.
Olofson lands an overhand right.
Olofson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Olofson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sharpe's head.
Sharpe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Olofson checks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe tries a head kick but it misses.
Sharpe checks a low kick from Olofson.
Olofson lands a nice hook to Sharpe's body. Sharpe takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Olofson thuds his right hand into Sharpe's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Olofson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sharpe on the side of the head.
Sharpe fails to land with a series of punches.
Olofson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Olofson lands a slapping body shot.
Olofson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sharpe throws a head kick that misses.
Sharpe throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Olofson cracks Sharpe with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sharpe checks a leg kick.
Sharpe takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Olofson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sharpe takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sharpe.
Olofson throws a body punch but Sharpe moves out of range.
Olofson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sharpe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Sharpe gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sharpe tries to land knees in the clinch but Olofson avoids the damage to the body.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A hook to the body from Sharpe.
Olofson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sharpe or not.
Olofson looking to stall.
Sharpe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Olofson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Olofson wants to stall.

Sharpe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Olofson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sharpe moves away.
Olofson throws a jab when Sharpe was well out of range.
Olofson misses with a body shot.
Sharpe throws a nice inside leg kick.
Olofson misses with a body shot.
Sharpe fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Olofson is out of range.
Olofson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sharpe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Olofson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Olofson.
Sharpe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Olofson looks to score with a jab to the body but Sharpe is just out of range.
Olofson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Olofson tried to score with a low kick but Sharpe checks it.
Olofson jabs Sharpe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sharpe thuds a left hand into Olofson's body.
Sharpe is looking to chop away at Olofson's legs.
A leg kick checked by Olofson.
Olofson misses with a low kick.
Olofson looks to score with a jab to the body but Sharpe is just out of range.
Sharpe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Olofson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sharpe throws a right hand that Olofson ducks under and follows up with a left that Olofson also avoids with ease.
Olofson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sharpe looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sharpe doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Olofson throws a leg kick

and Sharpe counters with a nice double leg into side control. Olofson won't be happy with that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Olofson is trying to control Sharpe's posture but Sharpe avoids it.
Sharpe is looking to take a break and control but Olofson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Olofson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Olofson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sharpe.
Sharpe fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Olofson taking a bit of punishment here - Sharpe scoring with strikes.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Arni Olofson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Richard Sharpe!