PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Sharkey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Lucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Lucas has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jimmy Sharkey's chin.

Sharkey
vs
Lucas

191 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Unique Wear and Custom Design
BeastMode

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Sharkey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Lucas!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharkey wants to clinch up but Lucas keeps it at a distance.
Lucas misses with a wild combination.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Sharkey.
Sharkey tries to score with some ground and pound. Lucas controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Lucas can't do much from the bottom here.

Sharkey stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Sloppy strikes from Lucas. Those never looked like landing.
Lucas jabs Sharkey to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lucas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sharkey fails with a takedown attempt.
Sharkey really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sharkey shoots in looking for a takedown but Lucas manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sharkey's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharkey fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Sharkey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lucas misses with a double jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lucas!
A slow jab from Lucas misses its intended target.
Sharkey tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lucas swivels and escapes.
Sharkey is breathing heavily.
Lucas misses with a wild combination.
Lucas throws a right and a left that Sharkey avoids nicely.
Lucas misses with a series of wild punches.
Lucas fails to land with a series of punches.
Sharkey shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lucas as he jumps to the side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharkey slips a jab and a cross from Lucas.
Lucas throws a jab when Sharkey was well out of range.

Sharkey shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lucas looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sharkey has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sharkey is thwarting Lucas's attempts to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sharkey trying to pass the guard but Lucas defending well.
Lucas is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Sharkey jumps into side control!
Lucas struggling a bit here.
Lucas managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Sharkey.

Sharkey wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lucas, who protects the arm well.
Lucas can't do much from the bottom here.
Lucas is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucas avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sharkey.
Lucas is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sharkey is looking to take a break and control but Lucas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Sharkey looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lucas is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Frank Lucas will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Lucas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sharkey shoots in and drives through. Lucas sprawls well.
Lucas works Sharkey's body with a nice hook.
Some wild striking there from Lucas.
Sharkey closes the distance and clinches up with Lucas, looking for a takedown. Sharkey pushes Lucas against the cage but Lucas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lucas misses the jab.
Sharkey walks into a straight right hand from Lucas.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sharkey is defended easily by Lucas.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Sharkey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lucas misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharkey tries to clinch up.
Frank Lucas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lucas throws a series of punches but Sharkey moves out of range.
Sharkey takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lucas with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Frank Lucas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice shot by Lucas.

Sharkey is rocked!
A big right followed by a crushing left from Lucas knocks Sharkey out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Frank Lucas!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Frank Lucas made sure he mentioned Unique Wear and Custom Design, along with how happy he was to win his fight.