PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Pearson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Pearson
vs
Wallace

192 cm
25
221 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
20
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Shawn Pearson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, William Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Wallace does no damage.
Wallace thows a body shot but no joy.
Pearson checks a low kick from Wallace.
Wallace swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wallace lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pearson circles away quickly and effectively.
Wallace misses with a straight left.
William Wallace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wallace ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pearson moves away.
Pearson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Shawn Pearson has been cut.
Pearson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wallace scores with a jab.
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!
Wallace feints a jab promting Pearson to slip. Wallace then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pearson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Pearson slips a jab from Wallace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pearson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pearson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wallace throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wallace throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pearson avoids the head kick by Wallace.
Wallace slips under a jab.
Wallace fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pearson manages to avoid it.
Wallace scores with a nice head shot.

Shawn Pearson's cut is getting worse.
Wallace misses with a few strikes there.
Pearson looks to land a left hand but Wallace moved out of range nicely.
Wallace fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pearson manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wallace tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wallace throws a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wallace looks to land a combination but Pearson avoids it well.
Wallace moves out of range of the strikes.
Wallace scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pearson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wallace.
Wallace throws a series of punches but Pearson moves out of range.
Pearson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wallace.
A combination from Wallace does no damage.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pearson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace misses with a wild combination.
Wallace ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Pearson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wallace throws a right hand that Pearson ducks under and follows up with a left that Pearson also avoids with ease.
Pearson dips to his left and cracks Wallace with an uppercut!
Some wild striking there from Wallace.
Wallace uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pearson.
Wallace lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pearson at a distance.
Wallace throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pearson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wallace drops Pearson with a beautiful combination! Pearson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Wallace is looking for the KO!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wallace misses with an uppercut.
Wallace fails to land with a series of punches.
Pearson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wallace.
Wallace misses with a jab, cross combination.
A left and a right from Wallace both land. Nice combination.

Shawn Pearson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Wallace defending well as Pearson loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wallace misses with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Wallace. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Wallace dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shawn Pearson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A punch combination from Wallace misses.
Wallace pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wallace will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wallace throws a head kick but Pearson moves out of range.
Wallace throws a series of punches but Pearson avoids them all with ease.
Pearson misses with an uppercut
and Wallace counters with a three punch combo that has Pearson backing up. Pearson nods at Wallace to acknowledge the strikes.
Wallace attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wallace misses with the combination.
Pearson avoids the head kick by Wallace.
Wallace throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace looks to land a combination but Pearson avoids it well.
William Wallace is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pearson blocks the body kick.
Wallace will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wallace swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wallace rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pearson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wallace misses with a straight left.
Wallace tries a head kick but it misses.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Pearson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Wallace swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wallace ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pearson moves away.
Wallace looks to land a right hand but Pearson moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson throws a right hand that misses
and Wallace counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wallace tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pearson lands a jab to the nose.
Pearson blocks a head kick by Wallace.
Wallace ducks under a wild hook from Pearson.
Wallace fails to land with a series of punches.
Pearson avoids the head kick by Wallace.
Wallace swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pearson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Wallace. That one must have hurt.
Wallace throws a low kick, looking for Pearson's leg but Pearson calmly moves out of range.
Wallace misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace stalks Pearson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pearson's face. Pearson staggers backwards, shaken.
Wallace misses with a wild combination.
William Wallace seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wallace is breathing heavily.
Pearson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wallace.
Pearson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wallace.
Pearson throws a looping overhand right but Wallace ducks down to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Wallace.
Wallace thuds his right hand into Pearson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Jeez, Shawn Pearson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Pearson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A punch combination from Wallace misses.
Wallace just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wallace throws a right and a left that Pearson avoids nicely.
Pearson blocks a jab.
Wallace throws a right hand that Pearson ducks under and follows up with a left that Pearson also avoids with ease.
Wallace has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wallace fails to land with a series of punches.
Wallace looks to land a combination but Pearson avoids it well.
Wallace swings for the body but Pearson moves out of range.
Wallace looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pearson looks to land a right hand but Wallace moved out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Wallace misses the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pearson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Wallace showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shawn Pearson'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A telegraphed right hand from Pearson misses the target.
Pearson throws a big shot that misses.
Wallace throws a body kick that misses.
Wallace connects with a body shot that sends Pearson's belly button to the back.
A combination from Wallace does no damage.
A punch combination from Wallace misses.
Pearson throws a lazy right hand but Wallace sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wallace rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pearson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some wild striking there from Wallace.
Wallace moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pearson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wallace motions for Pearson to come forward. Wallace throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Wallace misses.
A clash of legs there as Pearson blocks the low kick.
Wallace misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pearson throws an overhand right that lands on Wallace's shoulder, as Wallace tries to avoid the shot.
Pearson blocks a head kick by Wallace.
Wallace tries a head kick but it misses.
Wallace takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice defenses there by Wallace.
A telegraphed right hand from Pearson misses the target.
Wallace fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pearson slips a jab and a cross from Wallace.
Pearson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pearson slips a jab and a cross from Wallace.
Wallace swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wallace swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pearson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wallace.
Pearson looks to land a left hand but Wallace moved out of range nicely.
Wallace lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pearson circles away quickly and effectively.
Wallace throws a right hand that Pearson ducks under and follows up with a left that Pearson also avoids with ease.
Wallace throws a right and a left that Pearson avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace throws a right and a left that Pearson avoids nicely.
Pearson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wallace throws a hook to the side of Pearson's head but Pearson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wallace tries to bum rush Pearson with a series of wild strikes but Pearson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pearson avoids a kick to the body.
William Wallace is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wallace tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pearson misses with a hook. Wallace ducked under it nicely.
Pearson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wallace's hands.
Wallace connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pearson's hands.
Wallace swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Wallace.
Pearson misses with a lunging right hand
and Wallace counters with a series of strikes. Pearson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wallace throws a looping overhand right but Pearson ducks down to avoid it.
Pearson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wallace.
Wallace misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wallace misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wallace throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wallace throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wallace misses with a body kick.
Pearson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wallace.
Shawn Pearson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pearson misses with an uppercut. Wallace saw that one coming.

And that's the end of the fight!
William Wallace comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wallace 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 26:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Wallace!