PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slade Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lester Pearson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Wilson
vs
Pearson

194 cm
24
250 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

195 cm
23
278 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Blitzkrieg Formula 5000

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Slade Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lester Pearson!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Pearson.

It looks like Slade Wilson has been cut.
Pearson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Slade Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pearson lands a nice hook to Wilson's body. Wilson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pearson scores with a body shot.
Wilson is breathing heavily.
Pearson stuns Wilson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pearson scores with a body shot.

Pearson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pearson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pearson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pearson working some strikes from top position.
Pearson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wilson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pearson trying to control but Wilson is working from the bottom.
Pearson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pearson works over Wilson with some ground and pound from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson passes into half guard.
Pearson working the head and body with strikes.
Wilson tries to get to full guard but Pearson has control of the leg.
Wilson is trying to control but can't.
Pearson is looking to take a break and control but Wilson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pearson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wilson's head.
Wilson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pearson.
Wilson wants to get back to full guard.
Wilson is trying to maintain the position but Pearson is very close to passing his half guard.
Pearson is keen to just control but Wilson is a slippery customer.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Wilson is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson doesn't manage to clinch there - Pearson circles away.
Wilson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Pearson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Pearson working the ground and pound.
Pearson scores with a couple of short elbows.
You can see the frustration on Wilson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wilson tries to improve position but can't.
Pearson trying to control the action but Wilson is working from the bottom.
Pearson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Wilson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson working away.
Wilson gets back to half guard.
Pearson is keen to just control but Wilson is a slippery customer.
Wilson is trying to control but can't.
Pearson content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Wilson.
Wilson controlling Pearson's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Wilson looking for a sweep. Not yet Wilson, not yet.
Pearson tries to free his leg and advance position but Wilson is retaining full guard.
Wilson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pearson!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pearson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wilson wants to control the pace but Pearson is squirming around nicely.
Wilson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

Wilson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lester Pearson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Slade Wilson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Pearson throws a lazy right hand but Wilson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pearson jabs at Wilson's body.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pearson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pearson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wilson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pearson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pearson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Oh, that's a big right hand from Pearson and Wilson goes tumbling to the canvas! Pearson follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.

Wilson is rocked!
Wilson is staying active underneath Pearson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Oh Wilson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wilson seems to have got his legs back now.
Wilson is in trouble now - Pearson has advanced to mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson working to try and regain half guard.
Pearson cracks Wilson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Pearson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Pearson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

Slade Wilson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Pearson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Pearson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wilson is looking to escape.
Pearson breaks from Wilson's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Jeez, Slade Wilson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Slade Wilson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lester Pearson!