PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Paige (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daryl Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paige comes to the cage accompanied by Led Zeppelin- Immigrant Song. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Paige
vs
Sharp

188 cm
24
199 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

188 cm
19
192 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Experienced

Firebird Designs

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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Paige!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daryl Sharp!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharp works over Paige's head and body with a nice combination.
Sharp has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sharp there as he acknowledges the shot.
Paige misses with an uppercut.
Sharp moves out of range of the strikes.
Paige ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sharp moves away.
Paige throws a solid leg kick but Sharp takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Paige.
Sharp tries to bum rush Paige with a series of wild strikes but Paige uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sharp looks to score with a jab to the body but Paige is just out of range.
Sharp blocks a head kick by Paige.
Paige tries to clinch but Sharp is having none of it.
A good leg kick by Paige.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sharp. Paige does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sharp blocks a head kick by Paige.
Sharp misses with an uppercut. Paige saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paige throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sharp swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Paige counter with a right hand.
Sharp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paige.
Paige lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sharp at a distance.
Paige uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sharp.
Paige tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sharp was well out of range. Poor timing from Paige.
Paige looks to score with a jab to the body but Sharp is just out of range.
Paige throws a chopping leg kick but Sharp manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Paige scores with a head kick.

It looks like Daryl Sharp has been cut.
Paige avoids the body shot from Sharp.
Sharp throws an overhand right that lands on Paige's shoulder, as Paige tries to avoid the shot.
Chris Paige is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sharp gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paige misses with a kick to the body.
Sharp shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Paige sprawls well. Paige wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sharp gets slowly back to his feet.

Sharp scores with a takedown into Paige's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sharp loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sharp looking to pass the guard.

Paige is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sharp trying to control the position from guard on top but Paige is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp works over Paige with some ground and pound from guard.
Sharp in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Paige has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sharp can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sharp postures up in Paige's guard and throws a big left but Paige blocks it.
Sharp won't allow Paige to sweep him here.

Sharp drops back looking for a leg! Paige is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Paige manages to kick Sharp off! Sharp jumps back into Paige's guard.

Paige had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sharp defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp stands and throws Paige's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Paige wants to control but Sharp postures up.
Sharp looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Paige is avoiding damage well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Paige tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sharp wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Check out the look on Sharp's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Sharp is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Paige is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sharp landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Chris Paige will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Daryl Sharp'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.

Sharp misses the jab.
Sharp has a takedown stuffed.
Sharp avoids the body shot from Paige.
A solid body kick from Paige.
Paige keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Paige tries to clinch but Sharp moves out of range.
Paige throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some bone on bone action there as Sharp checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sharp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paige throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paige tries to land a leg kick but Sharp saw it coming and moves away.
Sharp throws a jab when Paige was well out of range.
Sharp throws a shot from downtown. Paige moves away and avoids it.
Paige misses with a low kick.
Sharp scores with a shot to the body.
Sharp looks to throw the jab but Paige is out of range.
Paige moves out of range as Sharp strikes.
Chris Paige is winning the standup battle so far.
Paige slips under a jab from Sharp.
Sharp throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Paige goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sharp fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Paige avoids it really well and circles away.
Chris Paige has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daryl Sharp.
Paige ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paige tries to land a front kick but Sharp steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Paige throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paige is looking to wear down Sharp with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Paige takes a swing at Sharp's ribcage but misses.
Sharp shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Paige sprawls well. Paige wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sharp gets slowly back to his feet.
Paige slips under a jab from Sharp.

Sharp drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sharp creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp throws an elbow but Paige slips to the side and avoids it well.
Sharp working the ground and pound.

Sharp tries for a kimura but Paige is defending well.
Paige sneaks back into half guard.
Paige trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sharp throwing shots but Paige is blocking nicely.

Sharp is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Paige has managed to free his arm - good work.
Paige wants to control but Sharp is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp stalling away here and it's allowed Paige to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Paige manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sharp tries to hold on but Paige pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sharp is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Daryl Sharp will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Daryl Sharp's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

A jab from Paige does it's job there.
Paige lands a nice hook to Sharp's body. Sharp takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Paige swinging wildly here.
Paige misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Paige lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Paige!
Sharp misses with a hook to the body
and Paige counters with a good, hard body kick but Sharp shrugs it off.
Sharp misses the shot to the body.
Paige looks to land a body kick but Sharp moved away.
Paige tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp connects with an inside leg kick.
Paige throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sharp has a takedown stuffed.
Paige misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Paige checks the leg kick.
Paige fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sharp manages to avoid it.
Sharp defending well as Paige loads up on a big left hand.
Sharp blocks the body kick.
Paige throws a leg kick which misses Sharp's front leg but catches the back leg as Sharp tries to avoid it.
Good shot there by Paige.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Paige displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sharp throws out the jab.
Sharp rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Paige counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Paige throws a wild body kick that Sharp sees coming a mile off.
Sharp misses the shot to the body.
Sharp scores with a shot to the body.
Sharp misses with an uppercut. Paige saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Paige.
Paige throws a body kick that misses.
Paige delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paige throws a body punch but Sharp moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp throws a body punch but Paige moves out of range.
Sharp is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Paige misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sharp takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Paige throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sharp misses with a body shot.
Jab, jab by Sharp - just one landing.
Paige throws a front kick aimed at Sharp's knee but Sharp avoids it well.
Sharp throws a shot from downtown. Paige moves away and avoids it.
Sharp takes a swing at Paige's ribcage but misses.
Sharp misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chris Paige seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paige tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Paige slips under a jab.
Paige will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Paige tries to clinch but Sharp moves out of range.
Paige throws a right hand that Sharp ducks under and follows up with a left that Sharp also avoids with ease.
Sharp throws a body punch but Paige moves out of range.
Paige misses with a straight right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sharp connects with a looping right hand.
Paige keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sharp uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Paige.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Paige showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Paige has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Daryl Sharp!
Daryl Sharp seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.