PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Orton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Pearce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orton comes to the cage accompanied by What the World Needs Is a Few More Rednecks by Charlie Daniels. Jason Orton has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Orton
vs
Pearce

225 cm
26
295 lbs
16 - 20 - 0

190 cm
27
295 lbs
3 - 4 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 16 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Orton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Adam Pearce!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearce scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Pearce moves into the clinch.

Orton manages to break the clinch.
Pearce tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pearce walks into a straight right hand from Orton.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pearce throws a nice looking combination but Orton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No luck for Pearce with that takedown attempt.
Pearce throws a series of punches but Orton moves out of range.

Pearce fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Orton sprawls well initially but Pearce persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Orton wants to control but Pearce is keeping busy.
Pearce throwing shots but Orton is blocking nicely.
Orton is doing well to control the position and prevent Pearce from advancing to side control.
Pearce stalling away here and it's allowed Orton to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearce wants to pass the guard but Orton is keeping the position.
Pearce looking to sit in guard and control but Orton gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Orton is breathing heavily.
Pearce trying to keep a closed guard but Orton is proving a slippery customer.
Pearce manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Orton manages to get himself to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearce would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Orton trying to control the position.
Pearce wants to pass the guard but Orton is keeping the position.
Pearce in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearce pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Orton is keeping the position for now.
Pearce is looking to stand up but Orton won't let him.
Orton keeping full guard, as Pearce tries to pass.
Pearce wants to control from the top but Orton keeps moving.
Pearce wants to pass the guard but Orton is keeping the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pearce misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pearce tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Orton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pearce fails to land with a series of punches.
Pearce's jab looks to have found its range, popping Orton under the eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearce lands with a nice body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orton moves out of range as Pearce throws a body kick.
Pearce misses with a double jab.
Pearce shoots in but Orton avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pearce's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pearce duly obliges.
Orton blocks a head kick by Pearce.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pearce.
Pearce misses with a takedown attempt - Orton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jason Orton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Pearce.
Pearce misses with a double jab.
Orton throws a big shot that misses.
Pearce swinging wildly here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pearce lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Pearce tries to close the distance and clinch but Orton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Pearce 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.

Orton kicks Pearce off and gets to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Pearce dominated that round.
That's time! Orton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Pearce tries a head kick but it misses.

Orton lands a left and a right that send Pearce crashing to the mat, dazed. Orton thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Adam Pearce has been cut.
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!
Orton works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Orton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pearce will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Orton closes the distance and clinches up with Pearce, looking for a takedown. Orton pushes Pearce against the cage but Pearce circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pearce closes the distance and clinches up with Orton, looking for a takedown. Pearce pushes Orton against the cage but Orton circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pearce displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Orton throws out the jab.
Orton scores with a nice right hand.
Pearce just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice combination there by Orton.
No joy there for Pearce, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pearce bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Orton's head backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pearce is looking to clinch but Orton is avoiding it.
Pearce tries to clinch up but Orton circles away and keeps his distance.
Pearce changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Orton tries to avoid it but Pearce manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Orton to the ground. Orton escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jason Orton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Pearce.
Pearce fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Orton manages to avoid it.
Orton keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearce shoots in for a double leg but Orton sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Orton defending well as Pearce loads up on a big left hand.
Orton walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pearce fails to land the takedown.
Orton throws a hook but Pearce avoids it easily.
Orton blocks a head kick by Pearce.
Pearce looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pearce needs to keep his hands up - Orton had a free shot at his head there.
Pearce lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pearce.

Pearce closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Orton did well to prevent Pearce getting side control.
Pearce stops Orton from getting back to his feet.
Pearce missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orton won't allow Pearce to pass to mount.
Adam Pearce has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pearce wants to stand up but Orton is controlling the position.
Pearce working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Orton's thigh. Orton counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Pearce wants to get up but he can't break Orton's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pearce is looking to stand up but Orton won't let him.
Orton will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pearce tries to free his leg and advance position but Orton is retaining full guard.
Pearce trying to stand up but can't free himself from Orton's guard.

Pearce gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Orton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pearce moves in looking to clinch but Orton pushes him off.
Pearce throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Pearce closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Orton did well to prevent Pearce getting side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearce thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Orton to regain full guard.
Pearce with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pearce looking to pass the guard.
Orton keeping moving, preventing Pearce from controlling successfully.
Pearce trying to stand up but can't free himself from Orton's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jason Orton will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Adam Pearce's cut.
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!

Pearce fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Orton checks it well.
Some wild striking there from Orton.
Pearce is trying hard to land a takedown here. Orton sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pearce tries for a takedown but Orton sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Orton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pearce misses with a few strikes there.
Orton connects with the punch.
Adam Pearce seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Orton avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pearce shoots in but Orton avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jason Orton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Pearce.
Orton scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orton swinging wildly here.
Orton connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pearce digs a good body shot into Orton's ribs.
Pearce misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton blocks the body kick.
Pearce slips a straight right by Orton.
Pearce shoots for a double leg takedown but Orton sprawls well. He's pushed Pearce's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pearce misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Orton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pearce shoots in for a takedown but Orton shows good takedown defense.
Orton bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pearce's head.
Pearce misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pearce changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Orton tries to avoid it but Pearce manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Orton to the ground. Orton escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jason Orton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pearce shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Orton sprawls well. Orton wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pearce gets slowly back to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pearce is defended easily by Orton.

Pearce scores a takedown into full mount!
Orton on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Orton tries to get out of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orton manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Orton, under a barage of strikes from Pearce.
Orton taking some punishment here, with Pearce in his half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pearce stalling away here and it's allowed Orton to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Pearce wants to control from the top but Orton keeps moving.
Pearce would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearce trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Orton keeping moving, preventing Pearce from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Adam Pearce.
Pearce shoots for a double leg takedown but Orton sprawls well. He's pushed Pearce's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pearce shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Orton as he jumps to the side.
Orton slips a straight right by Pearce.
Nice straight punches there by Orton. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Orton.
Pearce is looking to score with low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearce shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Orton pinned against the cage. Orton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Orton cracks a nice hook into Pearce's ribs.
Pearce looks for a takedown but Orton sprawls well.
Orton misses with a hook.
Pearce closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Orton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pearce.
Orton stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Orton wants it to stay on the feet.
Orton swings for the body but Pearce moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pearce.
Orton connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pearce momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pearce tries to clinch up.
Orton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Orton avoids a punch combination nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Orton showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Orton 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Orton!