PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Heath Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ross Pearson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Heath Clark has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Clark
vs
Pearson

175 cm
22
164 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
25
164 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Heath Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ross Pearson!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pearson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Clark misses with a takedown attempt - Pearson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Clark moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Ross Pearson has been cut.
Clark wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Clark getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Clark throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pearson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clark throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pearson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pearson misses with a wild combination.
Clark swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pearson counters with a stiff right hand.
Clark is breathing heavily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pearson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pearson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Clark.

Pearson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pearson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pearson slips a nice elbow through Clark's hands, connecting with Clark's forehead.
Pearson slows the pace down in half guard.
Pearson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Pearson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Clark looks a forlorn figure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Pearson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Pearson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Clark hang on?
Pearson looking to control but Clark is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pearson with shots to the head and body - Clark looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clark is looking to get to half guard.
Clark is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Clark's face.
Clark is in a horrible position here. Pearson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Pearson controlling the position easily from mount.
Pearson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Pearson lands a big shot there that rocks Clark but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Pearson scoring with strikes but Clark is staying in there.
Pearson lands a heavy elbow.
Pearson with the ground and pound from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Clark's face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pearson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pearson working the ground and pound effectively.
Pearson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pearson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pearson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Clark hang on?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clark is squirming around, avoiding Pearson's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pearson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Clark hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ross Pearson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ross Pearson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Pearson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Clark throws a combination that misses
and Pearson counters with a left to the body.
Pearson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Clark momentarily.

Pearson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Pearson wants to control from the top but Clark keeps moving.
Pearson pushes down on Clark's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ross Pearson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pearson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pearson is trying to control the action in half guard but Clark is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pearson slips a nice elbow through Clark's hands, connecting with Clark's forehead.
Still in half guard, Pearson seems content to control.
Clark blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pearson.
Pearson throwing shots but Clark is blocking nicely.
Clark knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pearson on the ground.
Pearson passes to full mount!
Pearson with the ground and pound from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Pearson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pearson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Pearson has isolated one of Clark's arms. Clark looking to fight him off but Pearson twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ross Pearson!