PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evgeniy Sharma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adalberto Del Rio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Del Rio comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ricardo Rodriguez introducing Del Rio kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Sharma
vs
Del Rio

190 cm
22
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

196 cm
21
263 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Evgeniy Sharma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adalberto Del Rio!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Bruno Lombardi and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharma loads up on a big right hand but Del Rio slips the punch.
Del Rio shoots and misses
and Sharma counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Adalberto Del Rio has been cut.
Sharma looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Del Rio closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sharma circles away.
Del Rio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sharma.
Sharma fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Del Rio on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sharma looks to land a right hand but Del Rio moved out of range.
Del Rio closes the distance and clinches up with Sharma, looking for a takedown. Del Rio pushes Sharma against the cage but Sharma circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Evgeniy Sharma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adalberto Del Rio.
Sharma misses with a two punch combination.
Del Rio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sharma misses with a looping left.
A jab lands there for Sharma.
Nice sprawl there from Sharma as Del Rio shoots in.
Sharma swings widly with a right hand
and Del Rio counters with a low kick, right behind Sharma 's knee.
Sharma throws a hook to the side of Del Rio's head but Del Rio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Rio keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Evgeniy Sharma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Del Rio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sharma throws out the jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Del Rio is defended easily by Sharma.
Del Rio on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That has opened up Adalberto Del Rio's cut even more.
Del Rio gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Del Rio moves away from the strike by Sharma.
Del Rio slips under a jab from Sharma.
Del Rio ducks under a wild hook from Sharma.
Sharma waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Del Rio.
Del Rio has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Del Rio there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharma misses with an uppercut.
Del Rio shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sharma as he jumps to the side.
Evgeniy Sharma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Del Rio shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sharma is trying to defend but Del Rio finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Del Rio trying to pass the guard but Sharma defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Rio throwing shots but Sharma is blocking nicely.
Del Rio is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Sharma!
Sharma wants to get back to his feet.
Del Rio throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Sharma because Del Rio loaded up on that one.
Del Rio has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sharma holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Del Rio tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sharma is breathing heavily.
Del Rio landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sharma holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Del Rio tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Del Rio working the ground and pound effectively.
Del Rio lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Del Rio lands a big shot there that rocks Sharma but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Del Rio with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Del Rio cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Del Rio with good strikes from the mount here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Del Rio lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sharma hang on?
Del Rio lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Del Rio with shots to the head and body - Sharma looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Adalberto Del Rio will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Adalberto Del Rio's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Del Rio shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Del Rio ducks under a wild hook from Sharma.

Del Rio looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Del Rio trying to mount his opponent but Sharma defends it.
Del Rio looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sharma with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Del Rio missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sharma keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Rio works his way into side control.
Del Rio working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Del Rio working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Del Rio scores with a couple of short elbows.
Del Rio passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Sharma!
Sharma takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Del Rio looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
A nice elbow there by Del Rio.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Del Rio lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sharma hang on?

Sharma is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Rio postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Sharma in real trouble here! The ref calls for Sharma to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adalberto Del Rio!