PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silas Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Sharp
vs
Storm

170 cm
37
140 lbs
29 - 17 - 1

191 cm
32
270 lbs
24 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Victor Sharp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Silas Storm!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Storm smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sharp throws a left and a right that both miss
and Storm counters with a nice uppercut.
Sharp misses with a right hand
and Storm counters with a straight right hand.
Sharp misses with a few strikes there.
Sharp throws a leg kick but Storm sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sharp scores with a hook.
Sharp bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Storm's head backwards.
Sharp slips a jab and a cross from Storm.
Sharp moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've been informed that Storm has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Sharp scores with a nice head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Storm fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Storm defending well as Sharp loads up on a big left hand.
Storm throws a fast counter high kick but Sharp manages to duck under it in time.
Storm ducks under a wild hook from Sharp.
Sharp misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp defending well as Storm loads up on a big left hand.
Sharp misses the jab.
Sharp misses with a low kick as Storm jumps back.
Victor Sharp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sharp throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Storm looks to land a left hand but Sharp moved out of range nicely.
Sharp clobbers Storm with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Storm swings for the body but Sharp moves out of range.
Sharp throws out a powerful jab.
Storm avoids a kick to the body.
Good work by Sharp as he checks the leg kick.
Storm looks to land a body kick but Sharp moved away.
Sharp slips under a jab.
Storm swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp with a hook.
Storm uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Storm pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sharp back to the cage. Storm follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Storm 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.
Sharp lands a lovely overhand right.
Storm shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sharp as he avoids it easily.
No joy there for Storm, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Storm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sharp.
Storm throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sharp misses with a body shot.
Sharp jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sharp is looking to slow Storm down with leg kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice shot lands for Storm.
Sharp scores with a jab to the body.
Sharp throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Storm looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Storm moves away from the strike by Sharp.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sharp. That's going to slow Storm down.
Sharp throws a solid leg kick but Storm takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sharp.
Storm is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Sharp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Storm moves away.
Storm is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sharp is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sharp misses with a body shot.
Storm lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Sharp scores with a nice head shot.
Sharp lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Storm throws a lazy right hand but Sharp sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sharp connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sharp.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Storm is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sharp sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sharp was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Victor Sharp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Silas Storm.
Storm misses with an uppercut.
Victor Sharp is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Storm. Sharp does a little dance to reset his feet.
Storm misses with a looping left.
Sharp is looking to counter with head kicks.
Sharp throws a leg kick but Storm checks it.
Storm misses with a double jab
and Sharp counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A left and a right from Storm both land. Nice combination.
Sharp cracks the inside of Storm's front leg.
Sharp throws a jab when Storm was well out of range.
Sharp tries to land a leg kick but Storm saw it coming and moves away.
Storm misses with a lunging right hand
and Sharp counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Sharp dominated that round.
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.

Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sharp lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Storm has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Storm and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Storm! But no joy.
Sharp is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Storm can do to turn this around?
Sharp gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Storm counters with a takedown into side control.

Storm thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sharp is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Sloppy strikes there by Storm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sharp is trying to control Storm's posture but Storm avoids it.
Storm postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Storm in side control, throwing shots but Sharp defends.
Storm working the body and head with strikes.
Storm trying to control the action but Sharp is working from the bottom.
Storm in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Sharp might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sharp is not content to let Storm control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sharp wants to get back to his feet but Storm drags him back down.
Sharp on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Storm working the ground and pound.
Storm wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sharp keeps working.
Storm creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Sharp sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Storm checks a low kick from Sharp.
Storm is looking for the big counter here.
Sharp cracks Storm with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Storm swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sharp counters with a nice low kick that buckles Storm's knee momentarily.
Sharp lands a jab to Storm's midsection.
Sharp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sharp fires out a quick counter leg kick but Storm just manages to avoid it.
Storm throws a leg kick
and Sharp counters with a stiff right hand.
Storm walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Silas Storm is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sharp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Storm.
Storm throws a right and a left that Sharp avoids nicely.
Storm ducks under a wild hook from Sharp.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sharp checks a leg kick.
Sharp lands a slapping body shot.
Sharp misses with a hook
and Storm counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sharp. That's going to slow Storm down.
Storm on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sharp. Sharp obviously looking to wear him down.
Storm lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Victor Sharp has been cut.
Sharp with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sharp ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Storm's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sharp showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Storm.
Victor Sharp is winning the standup battle so far.
Sharp slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sharp turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Silas Storm will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Victor Sharp's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Storm moves out of range as Sharp strikes.
Storm swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Storm takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A nice combination there by Storm.
Sharp fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Storm manages to avoid it.
Sharp looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Storm throws a counter combo.
A head kick from Storm lands but Sharp takes it in his stride.

Sharp is rocked!
Sharp wants to slow Storm down by chopping away at his legs.
Storm let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bone on bone clash there as Storm blocks the leg kick.
Storm replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Sharp blocks it well.
Storm looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sharp swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Storm keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sharp.
Storm takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Storm throws a poor cross that misses
and Sharp counters with a leg kick.
Sharp dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Storm misses with a double jab.
Sharp lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Storm moves out of range of the leg kick from Sharp.
Storm tests Sharp's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sharp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sharp throws a leg kick
and Storm counters with a nice leg kick.
Sharp uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Storm.
Sharp digs a good hook to Storm's body.
Sharp fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Storm checks it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp lands with a thumping leg kick.
Storm tries a head kick but it misses.
Storm misses with a looping left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sharp moves out of range as Storm strikes.
Storm misses with a two punch combination.
Sharp misses with the combination.
Storm throws a solid leg kick but Sharp takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Storm.
Sharp throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Decent striking displayed by Sharp there.
Sharp connects with an inside leg kick.
A jab from Storm misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Sharp as Storm shoots in.
Sharp lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Storm connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sharp throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Storm on the side of the head.
Sharp cracks Storm with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Storm misses with a double jab
and Sharp counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Storm throws a lazy right hand but Sharp sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Storm.
Sharp pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Storm misses with an uppercut
and Sharp cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sharp misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm looks to score with a jab to the body but Sharp is just out of range.
Sharp lands with an overhand left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That kick from Sharp tenderised Storm's leg. Storm is trying to keep his angry face on.
Storm misses with a body shot
enabling Sharp to counter with a crisp jab.
Storm throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sharp counters with a nice body shot.
Storm has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sharp throws a body kick that misses.
Sharp connects with a crisp jab.
Storm throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sharp throws a leg kick but Storm sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The fighters circling - Sharp throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Storm walks into a left hand.
Storm 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.

And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Sharp showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sharp 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28

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