PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Domenic Hamilton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Pearson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Hamilton
vs
Pearson

172 cm
24
279 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
25
235 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Can Moonwalk

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Domenic Hamilton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, William Pearson!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamilton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pearson looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Hamilton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pearson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hamilton tries to clinch but Pearson is having none of it.

Hamilton darts in and clinches Pearson up against the cage.

Pearson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pearson dives in and grabs Hamilton's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hamilton pushes down on Pearson's head and hops out.

Hamilton drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hamilton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pearson keeps working.
Hamilton controlling the position from side mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Hamilton is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pearson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamilton controls the position from side control.
Hamilton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pearson keeps working.
Hamilton misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Hamilton trying to control the action but Pearson is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton scores with a couple of short elbows.
Hamilton cracks Pearson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hamilton is staying tight to Pearson's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hamilton throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Pearson works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Hamilton content to control rather than advance.
Hamilton is looking to advance position but Pearson won't allow it.
Pearson is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton lands with a punch from half guard.

Hamilton is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pearson defends it well.
Hamilton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hamilton wants to pass the guard but Pearson is defending well.
Hamilton controlling the pace.
Hamilton trying to control the action but Pearson is working from the bottom.
Hamilton looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Domenic Hamilton wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Hamilton clinches.
Hamilton wants a takedown but no success here.
Hamilton could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Hamilton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hamilton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pearson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
William Pearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hamilton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pearson swats away the attempt to clinch by Hamilton.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hamilton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pearson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hamilton moves out of range as Pearson throws a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Domenic Hamilton dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Pearson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pearson misses with a body kick.
Hamilton tries to clinch but Pearson moves out of range.
Hamilton blocks a head kick by Pearson.
Pearson blocks a head kick by Hamilton.
Pearson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hamilton leaves Pearson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hamilton tries to clinch up.

Hamilton instigates a clinch.
Pearson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hamilton just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pearson is breathing heavily.

Hamilton manages to break the clinch.
Hamilton tries to close the distance and clinch but Pearson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Hamilton clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Hamilton.

Hamilton tightens his grip and picks Pearson up, before dumping him to the ground. Pearson manages to land in guard.
Hamilton wants to control from the top but Pearson keeps moving.
Hamilton seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hamilton has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Hamilton has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Domenic Hamilton has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Hamilton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hamilton rushes Pearson and presses him up against the cage.

Hamilton has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Pearson uses from the top position.

Hamilton has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pearson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Hamilton is looking for a triangle but Pearson pushes his legs off easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Hamilton is looking for a triangle but Pearson pushes his legs off easily.

Hamilton working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pearson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pearson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Hamilton working for a triangle but Pearson defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hamilton working for submissions but it's allowed Pearson to get to half guard.
Pearson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Hamilton actively working from the bottom here.
Hamilton might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pearson passes to side control.
Pearson scoring with punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton pushes Pearson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Pearson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Hamilton being controlled for a moment.
Hamilton controls the position for a moment.
Hamilton is trying to escape the position but Pearson is controlling the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hamilton tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pearson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Pearson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hamilton keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Domenic Hamilton dominated that second round.
That's time! 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.

Pearson slaps away a takedown attempt from Hamilton, before circling back to the center of the mat.
William Pearson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pearson swats away the attempt to clinch by Hamilton.
We've been informed that Pearson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Hamilton takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

Hamilton gets a clinch.
Hamilton has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pearson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hamilton just leaning against Pearson, taking a breather.

Pearson jumps guard.
Hamilton postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hamilton trying to control but Pearson is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hamilton looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Domenic Hamilton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Domenic Hamilton wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Hamilton moves into the clinch successfully.
Hamilton gets underhooks to prevent Pearson's takedown attempt.

Hamilton breaks from the clinch.

Hamilton moves into range and clinches up with Pearson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson tries to pull guard but Hamilton holds him up against the cage and eventually Pearson drops back down to his feet.
Hamilton goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pearson prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Domenic Hamilton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hamilton has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pearson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hamilton has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pearson after a bit of a struggle.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Hamilton manages to break the clinch.

Hamilton clinches.
Hamilton has Pearson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pearson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pearson breaks from the clinch.
Pearson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pearson swats away the attempt to clinch by Hamilton.
Pearson misses with a head kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pearson.
Hamilton tries to clinch but Pearson moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hamilton, right into the meat.

Hamilton drives through and clinches with Pearson against the cage.

Hamilton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Hamilton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pearson, pushing him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearson is trying to force a seperation but Hamilton has the dominant position.
Hamilton tries for a takedown but Pearson manages to get underhooks.

Hamilton breaks the clinch.

Hamilton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Pearson jumps guard and drags Hamilton to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Pearson keeping moving, preventing Hamilton from controlling successfully.
Pearson trying to strike off his back.
William 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.

Hamilton stands up and waves to Pearson to follow him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hamilton changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pearson tries to avoid it but Hamilton manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pearson to the ground. Pearson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Domenic Hamilton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hamilton has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Domenic Hamilton!
In defeat, William Pearson stepped up to the mic, saying 'Just you wait.'.