PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chocho Ardona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Ardona
vs
Sharp

170 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Likes musicals

Dragon

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chocho Ardona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Sharp!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ardona stuffs the takedown attempt from Sharp. Sharp gets slowly back to his feet.
Sharp misses with a wild body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Sharp.

It looks like Chocho Ardona has been cut.
Sharp misses with a right hand
enabling Ardona to counter with a crisp jab.
Peter Sharp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown by Sharp or perhaps it was just good defense by Ardona which made him look bad.
Ardona takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sharp lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sharp misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sharp wants to slow Ardona down by chopping away at his legs.
Sharp throws a leg kick
and Ardona counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ardona takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sharp moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ardona takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ardona avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sharp scoring well with a low kick there.

Sharp changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ardona looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Sharp stands up and beckons Ardona to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp throws a right hand that misses
and Ardona counters with a two punch combo.
Sharp throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Ardona to counter with a crisp jab.
Sharp tried to score with a low kick but Ardona checks it.
Sharp rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ardona moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sharp should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Sharp throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sharp tries to clinch up but Ardona circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sharp misses with a double jab
and Ardona counters with a one-two to the body.
Sharp looks winded!
Sharp is looking to slow Ardona down with leg kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sharp with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ardona checks the leg kick nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Sharp dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chocho Ardona's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sharp throws a leg kick but Ardona moved away.
Sharp throws a right and a left that Ardona avoids nicely.
Sharp throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sharp throws a low kick but Ardona avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sharp throws out a loose jab but Ardona uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sharp tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ardona sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sharp somewhat.
Sharp tried to score with a low kick but Ardona checks it.
Chocho Ardona is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp looks to land a combination but Ardona avoids it well.
Sharp looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sharp pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ardona is out of range and Sharp settles back down.
Sharp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ardona.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sharp tried to score with a low kick but Ardona checks it.
Ardona uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sharp.
Sharp connects with a leg kick. Ardona looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sharp throws a low kick but Ardona moves out of range easily.
Sharp throws a leg kick but Ardona sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sharp throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp throws a series of punches but Ardona avoids them all with ease.
Sharp moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sharp throws a solid leg kick but Ardona takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sharp.
Sharp with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sharp tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sharp is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ardona counters with a three punch combo that has Sharp backing up. Sharp nods at Ardona to acknowledge the strikes.
Sharp misses with the combination.
Ardona avoids the head kick by Sharp.
Sharp swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sharp throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Ardona counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Sharp showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chocho Ardona's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Sharp throws a jab when Ardona was well out of range.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Sharp misses with a hook to the body
and Ardona makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sharp is looking to clinch.
Ardona is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ardona 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.
Ardona moves out of range as Sharp throws a body kick.
Sharp throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ardona counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp throws a body kick that misses.
Sharp shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ardona sprawls well. Ardona wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sharp gets slowly back to his feet.
Sharp takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sharp throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ardona.
Sharp thuds a left hand into Ardona's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sharp misses with a body shot.
Ardona uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sharp.
Ardona blocks a head kick by Sharp.
Ardona checks a leg kick.
Sharp swings widly with a right hand
and Ardona counters with a nice uppercut.
Sharp walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ardona checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sharp fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sharp throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sharp misses with a right hand
and Ardona counters with a series of strikes. Sharp will be more careful next time no doubt.
A bone on bone clash there as Ardona blocks the leg kick.
Ardona checks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp misses with a wild combination.
Sharp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ardona moves away.
Sharp works over Ardona's head and body with a nice combination.
Peter Sharp is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ardona ducks under a wild hook from Sharp.
Chocho Ardona has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ardona checks a leg kick nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Sharp comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sharp has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Sharp!
An out of breath and clearly excited Peter Sharp thanked Dragon for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).