PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adamh Pearse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luther Doherty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doherty has chosen Evil Boy as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Pearse
vs
Doherty

191 cm
40
265 lbs
31 - 14 - 1

187 cm
29
245 lbs
7 - 3 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 31 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Adamh Pearse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Luther Doherty!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Doherty rushes Pearse and presses him up against the cage.
Pearse digs a right hand underneath Doherty's ribcage. Doherty let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pearse tries to throw a body punch but Doherty avoids it by throwing Pearse back against the cage.
Doherty blocks a body shot from Pearse.
Pearse lands a left hand.
Doherty with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right from Pearse on the inside.
Pearse softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Doherty is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pearse is defending well for now.
Pearse working aggressively here.
Pearse goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Doherty prevents a body shot from Pearse.
Pearse lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pearse makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Doherty avoids the elbow strike from Pearse, against the cage.
Pearse tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pearse misses with the head strike.
Pearse lands a hook that snaps the head of Doherty backwards.
Pearse lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pearse trying to stall but Doherty improves his position.
Pearse working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Doherty looking to throw knees to the head but Pearse is blocking nicely.
Doherty trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearse lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

It looks like Luther Doherty has been cut.
Pearse tries a body shot but Doherty blocks it.
Pearse lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Pearse.
Pearse lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pearse misses with the head strike.
Pearse lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pearse lands with a right to the head.
Pearse misses with the head strike.
Doherty blocks a body shot from Pearse.
Doherty blocks a body shot from Pearse.
Doherty misses with the head strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Doherty lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doherty blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pearse managing to block the knees to the body from Doherty.
Doherty throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pearse blocks it with crossed arms.
Pearse tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Doherty misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pearse throws a punch but it's blocked by Doherty.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doherty is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pearse is defending well for now.
Doherty swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doherty tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Doherty misses with a punch to the body.
Pearse can't find room to land a body shot as Doherty controls the action.
Pearse scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pearse throws a head punch that misses.
Pearse doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pearse avoiding damage as Doherty throws knees to the body.
Doherty throws a knee to the head but misses.
Doherty misses with a short punch on the inside.
Doherty struggles to land a body shot inside as Pearse controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Pearse.
Pearse fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Doherty gets through Pearse's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Doherty lands with a right to the head.
Pearse misses with a body punch.
Doherty trying to stall but Pearse improves his position.
Doherty blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Doherty lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pearse backwards.
Pearse doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doherty lands a nice knee to the body.
Doherty throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pearse blocks it with crossed arms.
A knee to the head by Doherty.

It looks like Adamh Pearse has been cut.
Pearse swings wildly with an uppercut but Doherty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pearse tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pearse tries to throw a body punch but Doherty avoids it by throwing Pearse back against the cage.
Doherty trying to control the position but instead, Pearse has worked for underhooks and has pushed Doherty into the cage.
Doherty misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pearse swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doherty has a couple of punches blocked by Pearse.
Pearse working aggressively here.
Doherty tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Doherty misses with a knee to the head.
Pearse presses Doherty against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
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!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pearse creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Doherty takes an elbow to the forehead.
Doherty looks winded!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearse tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pearse blocks an uppercut.
Doherty misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pearse tries to work over Doherty's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doherty.
Pearse working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That has opened up Luther Doherty's cut even more.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pearse.
Doherty lands a hook that snaps the head of Pearse backwards.
Nice body punch from Doherty.
Pearse digs a right hand into Doherty's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Doherty's gas tank.
Pearse tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pearse has a couple of punches blocked by Doherty.
Pearse lands an elbow just above Doherty 's eye.
Pearse lands an elbow inside.

The cut above Luther Doherty's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A short right from Pearse.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pearse can't find room to land a body shot as Doherty controls the action.
Pearse blocks an uppercut.
Pearse throws a punch but it's blocked by Doherty.
Doherty looking to stall.
Doherty misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adamh Pearse dominated that 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.

Doherty tries to keep at a distance but Pearse has taken the fight into the clinch.
Doherty working aggressively here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Doherty as Pearse tries to tie him up.
Doherty with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pearse lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A hook to the body from Pearse.
Doherty throws a head punch that misses.
Doherty swings wildly with an uppercut but Pearse uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doherty tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pearse scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pearse lands a right hand.

Doherty is rocked!
Pearse lands a body shot.
Doherty is still on wobbly legs! Can Pearse finish him?
Pearse throws a big uppercut that drops Doherty! More strikes from Pearse and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Doherty lies dazed against the cage as Pearse celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adamh Pearse!
A victorious Adamh Pearse thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.