PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zachary Sharpe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zachary Sharpe has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Sharpe
vs
Mitchell

220 cm
27
215 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

186 cm
25
202 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zachary Sharpe!
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, Jesse Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, David Schapiro and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Mitchell manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Sharpe on his heels. He'll look to pass Sharpe's guard now, I'm sure.
Sharpe keeping moving, preventing Mitchell from controlling successfully.
Sharpe being controlled here, momentarily.
Sharpe wants to sweep but no luck.
Mitchell not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sharpe scores with a nice shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sharpe has Mitchell pulled in close to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sharpe striking off his back but it's not causing Mitchell any problems.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharpe wants to improve his position but instead Mitchell has moved into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mitchell is looking to take a break and control but Sharpe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sharpe won't allow Mitchell to pass to mount.
Mitchell is controlling the pace.

Sharpe is defending against the submission attempts here by Mitchell.
Sharpe desperately trying to maintain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mitchell passes to side control.
Sharpe tries to buck Mitchell off but Mitchell is having none of it.
Sharpe is trying to work for a sweep but Mitchell has mounted him!
Sharpe tries to improve his position but instead Mitchell has taken his back!

Mitchell is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Sharpe knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Sharpe for a finish.

Mitchell looking to break Sharpe's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Sharpe remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Mitchell will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Sharpe just trying to survive but Mitchell is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Sharpe tries to escape but Mitchell has the hooks in and won't let him break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe manages to reverse the position and now he's in Mitchell's guard. Nice work there by Sharpe.
Mitchell wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Sharpe is stalling in the full guard.

Mitchell looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Sharpe has picked Mitchell up and slammed him! Mitchell can't keep hold of the triangle and Sharpe manages to pass to side control!
Mitchell sneaks back into half guard.
Mitchell pushes Sharpe off looking to stand but Sharpe dives back in and keeps control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell trying to control from the bottom.
Mitchell moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sharpe has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sharpe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mitchell is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Mitchell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesse Mitchell dominated that round.
That's time! Sharpe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Mitchell feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Mitchell postures up in Sharpe's guard and throws a big left but Sharpe blocks it.
Mitchell passes into half guard.
Sharpe wants to control the action here but instead Mitchell manages to pass to full mount!
Sharpe tries to hold on but Mitchell pushes him away.
Mitchell trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sharpe wants to control but Mitchell is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell thowing shots but they're missing.
Mitchell controlling the position easily from mount.
Mitchell sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Sharpe is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Sharpe has given up his back here.
You can see the frustration on Sharpe's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Mitchell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Mitchell working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Mitchell controlling well, preventing Sharpe from escaping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Sharpe.

Mitchell looking to break Sharpe's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Sharpe remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Mitchell will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Sharpe tries to escape but Mitchell has the hooks in and won't let him break free.

Mitchell is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Mitchell controlling from the back.
Mitchell trying to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.

Mitchell is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Sharpe is defending well though. Mitchell let's go of the attempt for now.

Mitchell is persistently looking for the submission but Sharpe is defending it well.
Sharpe can't escape the position.
Sharpe looking very determined here, making life difficult for Mitchell.
Sharpe trying to control the hands but Mitchell breaks the grip.

That's four 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.
Sharpe is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.

Mitchell is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Sharpe defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Mitchell thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
A lull in the action here.
Jesse Mitchell has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sharpe is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sharpe is working hard here to advance position.
Mitchell throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Sharpe!
Sharpe breaks Mitchell's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesse Mitchell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Mitchell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Mitchell closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sharpe is trying to get back to half guard.
Mitchell trying to control the action but Sharpe is working from the bottom.
Mitchell is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell advances to full mount.

Mitchell jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Sharpe manages to avoid the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell is looking to take a break and control but Sharpe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sharpe is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Mitchell's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Sharpe tries to get to full guard but Mitchell has control of the leg.
Sharpe slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mitchell is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mitchell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mitchell slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Mitchell passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Sharpe!
Mitchell avoids the attempt from Sharpe to control.
Sharpe is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mitchell thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Sharpe avoids a series of strikes thrown by Mitchell.
Sharpe wants to hold on but Mitchell pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Mitchell misses with some ground and pound and Sharpe recovers position to half guard.
Sharpe is staying active underneath Mitchell, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sharpe trying to control here.
Sharpe wants to get back to his feet.
Mitchell keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Mitchell sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sharpe defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe manages to get to full guard.
Sharpe is trying to keep Mitchell in close.
Mitchell trying to control the position from guard on top but Sharpe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sharpe working a defensive guard here.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Mitchell has Sharpe up against the cage in a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jesse Mitchell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mitchell 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse Mitchell!