PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Pearson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksander Krosnov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Pearson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Pearson
vs
Krosnov

187 cm
20
270 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

180 cm
21
190 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Pearson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aleksander Krosnov!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearson misses with a wild combination.
Krosnov wants to counter with a clinch but Pearson pushes him away.
Pearson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Pearson. Those never looked like landing.
Krosnov tries to counter with a clinch but Pearson shakes him off and moves away.
Pearson is looking to clinch.
Pearson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Krosnov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Krosnov steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Pearson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson tries to close the distance and clinch but Krosnov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Krosnov wants to counter with a clinch but Pearson pushes him away.
Krosnov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pearson fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Krosnov is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Pearson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Krosnov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pearson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio in the buildup to the fight.
Pearson is looking to clinch but Krosnov is avoiding it.
Krosnov is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Pearson tries to clinch up but Krosnov circles away and keeps his distance.
Krosnov tries to counter with a clinch but Pearson shakes him off and moves away.
Pearson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Krosnov tries to counter by closing the distance.
Krosnov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Krosnov wants to counter the offense by Pearson and move into the clinch position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jab by Pearson.
Pearson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pearson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pearson sets himself, and Krosnov steps forward looking for the clinch! Pearson avoids it this time.
Krosnov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pearson throws a series of punches but Krosnov moves out of range.
Pearson scores with a three punch combo!
Pearson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Krosnov tries to counter by closing the distance.
No joy there for Pearson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pearson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pearson duly obliges.
Pearson throws a series of punches but Krosnov moves out of range.
Pearson misses with the combination.
Krosnov steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Pearson.
Pearson moves in looking to clinch but Krosnov pushes him off.
Krosnov wants to counter the offense by Pearson and move into the clinch position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pearson tries to clinch up but Krosnov circles away and keeps his distance.
Pearson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Krosnov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pearson tries to close the distance and clinch but Krosnov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Krosnov steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Pearson.
Pearson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pearson misses with a double jab.
Krosnov steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Pearson.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pearson moves in looking to clinch but Krosnov pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Pearson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Pearson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pearson throws a series of punches but Krosnov avoids them all with ease.
Krosnov wants to counter the offense by Pearson and move into the clinch position.
Pearson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Krosnov circles away quickly and effectively.
Krosnov steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Pearson.
Pearson tries to clinch there but Krosnov circles away.
Pearson sets himself, and Krosnov steps forward looking for the clinch! Pearson avoids it this time.
Pearson wants to clinch.
Krosnov wants to counter with a clinch but Pearson pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson tries to clinch there but Krosnov circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson is looking to clinch but Krosnov is avoiding it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Krosnov might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Pearson has got the better of the exchanges.
Pearson throws a series of punches but Krosnov moves out of range.
Pearson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Krosnov can do to turn this around?
Pearson tries to bum rush Krosnov with a series of wild strikes but Krosnov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Krosnov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Krosnov wants to counter the offense by Pearson and move into the clinch position.
Pearson tries to clinch but Krosnov is having none of it.
Krosnov is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Pearson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Krosnov tries to counter by closing the distance.
James Pearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pearson scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Krosnov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pearson is looking to clinch but Krosnov is avoiding it.
Krosnov steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Pearson.
Krosnov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pearson.
James Pearson is winning the standup battle so far.
Pearson tries to clinch but Krosnov moves out of range.
Pearson sets himself, and Krosnov steps forward looking for the clinch! Pearson avoids it this time.
Pearson tries to clinch up but Krosnov circles away and keeps his distance.

Pearson has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Krosnov breaks the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Krosnov in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pearson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Krosnov wants to counter with a clinch but Pearson pushes him away.
Krosnov keeps the fight on the outside.
Pearson wants to clinch.
Krosnov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Krosnov tries to counter by closing the distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pearson is looking to clinch.
Krosnov tries to counter with a clinch but Pearson shakes him off and moves away.
Krosnov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Krosnov tries to counter by closing the distance.

Pearson moves into the clinch.
Pearson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Krosnov's elbow.
Pearson lands a nice uppercut.
Pearson is looking to break free of the clinch but Krosnov has double underhooks.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Krosnov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pearson throws a right hand that Krosnov ducks under and follows up with a left that Krosnov also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Pearson dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Pearson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Krosnov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Krosnov tries to counter with a clinch but Pearson shakes him off and moves away.
Pearson misses with a double jab.

Pearson has closed the distance and engaged Krosnov in a clinch.

Krosnov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pearson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Krosnov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pearson tries to clinch but Krosnov is having none of it.
Krosnov steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Pearson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krosnov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Krosnov tries to counter with a clinch but Pearson shakes him off and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Pearson misses.
Pearson wants to clinch up but Krosnov keeps it at a distance.
Pearson doesn't manage to clinch there - Krosnov circles away.

Pearson rushes Krosnov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pearson has had enough of the clinch but Krosnov keeps him there for the moment.

Krosnov breaks the clinch.
Pearson wants to clinch up but Krosnov keeps it at a distance.
Pearson 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 jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Krosnov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pearson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Krosnov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pearson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pearson tries to clinch up but Krosnov circles away and keeps his distance.
Krosnov wants to counter the offense by Pearson and move into the clinch position.
Pearson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Krosnov doesn't seem bothered though.
Some wild striking there from Pearson.
Pearson tries to clinch up but Krosnov circles away and keeps his distance.
Pearson sets himself, and Krosnov steps forward looking for the clinch! Pearson avoids it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pearson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Krosnov keeps the fight on the outside.
Krosnov wants to counter with a clinch but Pearson pushes him away.
Krosnov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Krosnov swats away the attempt to clinch by Pearson.
Krosnov steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Pearson.
Pearson wants to clinch.
Krosnov wants to counter the offense by Pearson and move into the clinch position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pearson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Krosnov steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Pearson.
Pearson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pearson wants to clinch.
Krosnov tries to counter by closing the distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Pearson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pearson 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Pearson!