PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ashley Sharp (ranked 25288 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aragorn Telcontar (ranked 5655 p4p, 0 weight class). Ashley Sharp has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Sharp
vs
Telcontar

210 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

180 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ashley Sharp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aragorn Telcontar!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Telcontar walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sharp checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
As Telcontar looks to move away, Sharp throws a big counter combo but Telcontar just gets out of the way.
Telcontar looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Telcontar misses with a two punch combination.
Sharp drops down looking for a counter takedown but Telcontar sprawls and moves away.
Telcontar looks to land a combination but Sharp avoids it well.
Telcontar throws a head kick that misses

and Sharp holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Telcontar working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sharp content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Telcontar breaks the clinch.
Sharp tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Telcontar defends well and Sharp ends up having to push Telcontar into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Telcontar pushes Sharp away with a front kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Telcontar displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sharp.
Telcontar misses with a two punch combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sharp.
Telcontar is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ashley Sharp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Telcontar throws a body kick that misses.

Sharp closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Telcontar quickly recovers to half guard.

Telcontar kicks off Sharp and gets to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sharp shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sharp fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice sprawl there from Sharp as Telcontar shoots in.
Sharp appears to be looking for a big counter.
Telcontar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Telcontar swivels and escapes.
Some wild striking there from Telcontar.
Sharp avoids the body shot from Telcontar.
Telcontar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sharp shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Telcontar but Telcontar pushes him off and we're back to square one.
As Sharp backs off Telcontar throws a huge counter combo but Sharp manages to avoid it all.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Telcontar feints the counter takedown.
Sharp really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sharp misses with a takedown attempt - Telcontar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Telcontar looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Telcontar looks winded!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Telcontar just misses with a punch to the body.
Telcontar throws a nice looking combination but Sharp bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aragorn Telcontar dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Sharp has a takedown stuffed.
Telcontar bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sharp shoots in for a takedown but Telcontar shows good takedown defense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sharp blocks a head kick by Telcontar.
Aragorn Telcontar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Telcontar misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp darts in looking for a takedown but Telcontar gets double underhooks and turns Sharp into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ashley Sharp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sharp closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Telcontar fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sharp avoids it really well and circles away.
Telcontar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sharp but Sharp pushes him off and we're back to square one.
As Telcontar looks to move away, Sharp throws a big counter combo but Telcontar just gets out of the way.
Telcontar is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Telcontar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sharp or perhaps it was just good defense by Telcontar, which made it look bad.
Telcontar slaps away a takedown attempt from Sharp, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Telcontar counters with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Telcontar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sharp.
A head kick misses from Sharp.
Telcontar is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Telcontar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sharp drops down looking for a counter takedown but Telcontar sprawls and moves away.
Telcontar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp lands with a slapping head kick.

Sharp drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Telcontar avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sharp.
Sharp sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Telcontar is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Sharp working the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Sharp working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Sharp tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Aragorn Telcontar will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sharp is defended easily by Telcontar.
Telcontar keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Telcontar throws a nice looking combination but Sharp bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Telcontar clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ashley Sharp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A frustrated look appears on Telcontar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sharp managing to block the knees to the body from Telcontar.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sharp - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Telcontar manages to pull guard.
Sharp postures up in Telcontar's guard and throws a big left but Telcontar blocks it.
Sharp has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Telcontar is proving hard to escape from.
Telcontar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Telcontar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sharp throws a big right hand that misses.
Sharp loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sharp postures up and lands a big shot to Telcontar's brow.

Telcontar has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Sharp off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Telcontar throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sharp shoots and misses

and Telcontar counters by clinching up.
Telcontar looking to stall.
Telcontar stalling in the clinch but Sharp improves position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp just leaning against Telcontar, taking a breather.
The referee calls for Sharp to work.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Sharp for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Telcontar has had enough of the clinch but Sharp keeps him there for the moment.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sharp - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sharp slowing the pace effectively.
Sharp lands a body punch in the clinch.
Aragorn Telcontar is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four 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 is struggling to control the position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ashley Sharp.
Telcontar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Telcontar throws out a leg kick but Sharp moves out of range and Telcontar only half commits.
Sharp pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Telcontar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sharp circles away quickly and effectively.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sharp throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ashley Sharp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sharp misses with a double jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aragorn Telcontar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Telcontar winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29

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