PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Avreli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adamh Pearse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Avreli
vs
Pearse

187 cm
26
275 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

191 cm
39
265 lbs
31 - 13 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Milwaukee's Best 160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mark Avreli!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Adamh Pearse!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Avreli ducks under a wild hook from Pearse.
Pearse takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Avreli throws a left that rocks Pearse and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Avreli dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Pearse regain composure!

It looks like Adamh Pearse has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Avreli throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Avreli is looking to take a break and control but Pearse is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Avreli is trying to ground and pound but Pearse uses the momentary lack of control by Avreli to regain half guard.
Avreli thows a huge punch but Pearse dodges it nicely.
Avreli looks to land a strike but Pearse avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Avreli looking to pass the guard.
Pearse can't keep his opponent in guard - Avreli advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Avreli missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Avreli is just content to waste time from the top position. Pearse takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Avreli throws a strike but Pearse rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Avreli has control of Pearse's left arm, preventing Pearse from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearse won't allow Avreli to sweep him here.
Avreli is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Avreli wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Avreli not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Avreli shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pearse defends it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avreli misses with a two punch combination.
Avreli lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Avreli throws an off balance right hand
and Pearse counters with a stiff right hand.
Pearse tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Avreli paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pearse misses with a few strikes there.
Avreli punishes Pearse's body with a nice straight punch.
Pearse lands the left hand.

It looks like Mark Avreli has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Avreli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pearse.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Avreli scores with a takedown into Pearse's guard.
Avreli is looking to work some ground and pound but Pearse has wrist control.
Avreli trying to control the position from guard on top but Pearse is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Avreli with a flurry of punches that miss.
Avreli trying to control but Pearse is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Avreli pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pearse is keeping the position for now.
Avreli throws an elbow that misses. Pearse uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Avreli's guard. Nice move by Pearse!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Avreli dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Avreli throws a lazy uppercut
and Pearse counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Avreli looks for a takedown but Pearse sprawls well.
Avreli with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pearse makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pearse throws a right hand that Avreli ducks under and follows up with a left that Avreli also avoids with ease.
Pearse throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pearse wants to clinch but Avreli slips to the side

and Avreli counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Avreli.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pearse tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Avreli working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Avreli working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Avreli missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Avreli is looking to work some ground and pound but Pearse has wrist control.
Avreli lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pearse avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Pearse has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Avreli is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Pearse misses with a punch to the body.
Avreli jumps guard but Pearse stands there with Avreli around his waist. Avreli gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Avreli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pearse misses with a hook from the clinch.
Avreli wants a takedown but no success here.
Pearse working aggressively here.

Avreli's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Avreli throws a lazy right hand but Pearse sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Avreli darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pearse throws out a leg kick but Avreli moves out of range and Pearse only half commits.

Pearse moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pearse.
Pearse stops a takedown attempt from Avreli.
Pearse misses with a punch to the body.
Pearse swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pearse content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Avreli tries to pull guard but Pearse forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
I was talking to Avreli's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

Avreli has hold of one of Pearse's legs. Pearse is fighting the takedown attempt but Avreli gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Avreli is looking to pass into half guard but Pearse pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Pearse is in guard.
Pearse is looking to stand up but Avreli won't let him.
Avreli working a defensive guard but Pearse passes into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avreli wants to get back to full guard.
Pearse wants to pass the guard but Avreli is defending well.
Avreli wants to improve his position but Pearse is controlling well.
Avreli landing rabbit punches to the side of Pearse's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Avreli wants to improve his position but Pearse is controlling well.
My spies in Laoch Den inform me that Pearse has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avreli is working hard here to advance position.
Avreli wants to control but Pearse is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pearse prevents Avreli from improving his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Avreli dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Pearse takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Avreli is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pearse can do to turn this around?
Avreli tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pearse swivels and escapes.
Avreli throws a left and a right that both miss
and Avreli takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pearse doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Avreli closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pearse circles away.

Avreli closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Avreli lands in his opponent's guard.
Pearse wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Avreli loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Avreli pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pearse is keeping the position for now.
Pearse can't keep his opponent in guard - Avreli advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Avreli trying to pass the guard but Pearse defending well.
Pearse has a hand on Avreli's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Avreli takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Poor strikes thrown by Avreli there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearse holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Avreli tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Avreli fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pearse suckers Avreli into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Pearse is now in Avreli's guard!
Avreli controlling Pearse's posture.
Avreli looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pearse is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Adamh Pearse has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Avreli misses with an uppercut.
Avreli takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pearse buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Avreli throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pearse.
Pearse throws a looping overhand right but Avreli ducks down to avoid it.
Adamh Pearse is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pearse looks to throw the jab but Avreli is out of range.
Pearse drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Avreli clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Pearse throws a leg kick but Avreli sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Avreli scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pearse throws a leg kick but Avreli checks it.
Avreli clobbers Pearse with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Avreli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice combination there by Pearse.
Avreli misses with a takedown attempt - Pearse sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Avreli misses with a series of wild punches.
Pearse throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearse ducks under a wild hook from Avreli.
Pearse wants to slow Avreli down by chopping away at his legs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pearse looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pearse takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice defenses there by Pearse.
Pearse tries to land a leg kick but Avreli saw it coming and moves away.
Pearse lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Avreli at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avreli checks a leg kick.
Pearse throws a low kick, looking for Avreli's leg but Avreli calmly moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Avreli checks a leg kick.
Avreli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pearse was well out of range. Poor timing from Avreli.
A punch combination from Pearse misses.
Pearse ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Avreli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pearse moves away.
Pearse tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Avreli counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Pearse!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avreli is staying tight to Pearse's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Avreli misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Pearse is trying to get back to his feet.
Avreli fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Avreli throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Pearse works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Avreli wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pearse keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avreli is looking to advance position but Pearse won't allow it.
Pearse is not content to let Avreli control the position.
Pearse blocking the ground and pound attempt from Avreli.
Avreli thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pearse's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pearse blocking the ground and pound attempt from Avreli.
Avreli missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Mark Avreli will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Avreli misses with an uppercut
and Pearse counters with a thumping low kick.
Pearse tries a low kick but Avreli avoids it.
Mark Avreli is winning the standup battle so far.
Avreli lands a nice shot to the body.
Pearse tries to score with a low kick but Avreli moves his leg out of the way.
Avreli misses the jab.
Pearse tries to close the distance and clinch up but Avreli swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pearse misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Avreli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Avreli shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Pearse napping and manages to drive through into side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearse parries the strikes from Avreli easily there. Avreli is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Pearse to escape.
Avreli working the strikes but Pearse uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Avreli throwing shots but Pearse is blocking nicely.
Avreli wants to free his trapped foot but Pearse is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Avreli misses with a head shot. Pearse uses the momentum to regain guard.
Pearse keeping moving, preventing Avreli from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avreli postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Pearse looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pearse wants to get back to his feet but Avreli is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Avreli throwing strikes from guard but Pearse blocks nicely.
Pearse trying to keep a closed guard but Avreli is proving a slippery customer.
Avreli passes into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearse is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Avreli thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Avreli throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Avreli thows a huge punch but Pearse dodges it nicely.
Pearse wants to get back to his feet.
Adamh Pearse has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Avreli throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Pearse to regain full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearse preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Avreli trying to control the position from guard on top but Pearse is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pearse has momentary wrist control but Avreli slips an elbow through the middle.
Avreli trying to control the position from guard on top but Pearse is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mark Avreli is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Avreli showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pearse trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Avreli showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Avreli, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 50:46
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 49:46
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 50:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Avreli!
Mark Avreli retains his heavyweight title!