PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between David Neil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Pearson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Neil
vs
Pearson

175 cm
19
138 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

174 cm
20
138 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Neil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Pearson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neil throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pearson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Neil counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pearson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Neil. Pearson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pearson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Neil definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Neil slips a straight right by Pearson.
Pearson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Neil's calf.
Pearson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Neil counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pearson looks to land a left hand but Neil moved out of range nicely.
Pearson lands a front kick.
Neil looks to land a left hand but Pearson moved out of range nicely.
Pearson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Neil was well out of range. Poor timing from Pearson.
Pearson misses with an uppercut. Neil saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Pearson.
Pearson swings widly with a right hand
and Neil counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neil misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pearson.

Pearson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Neil trying to control the position but instead, Pearson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Neil into the cage.
Neil scores with a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Pearson.
A hook to the body from Pearson.
Neil is trying to break free.
Pearson has Neil pressed against the cage, preventing Neil from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pearson told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
A shot in the inside from Pearson.
Pearson tries to throw a body punch but Neil avoids it by throwing Pearson back against the cage.
Neil wants to get back to striking at distance but Pearson won't allow it.
A shot in the inside from Pearson.
Neil stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pearson throws an elbow but misses.
Pearson keeps control of Neil as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pearson misses with some punches.
Pearson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pearson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Neil blocks a body shot from Pearson.
Neil wants to break free but Pearson has control.
Neil blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pearson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pearson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pearson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Neil in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pearson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Neil blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pearson has Neil pressed against the cage, preventing Neil from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pearson lands with a right to the head.
Pearson landing knees to the body.
Pearson is working Neil over against the cage.
Pearson scores with a hook to the body.
Neil is breathing heavily.
Pearson scores with a shot to the side of Neil's head.
Pearson lands a left hand.
Pearson lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Neil.
Neil looking to stall.
Neil is trying to push Pearson away but Pearson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pearson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Neil tries to break the clinch but Pearson is controlling the position.
Still in the clinch, Pearson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Neil is trying to force a seperation but Pearson has the dominant position.
Pearson lands a shot to the body.
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Neil controls his hands.
Pearson lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pearson.
Pearson lands with a left to the head.
Neil is looking to break free of the clinch but Pearson has double underhooks.
Pearson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pearson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pearson digs a right hand into Neil's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Neil's gas tank.
Neil prevents a body shot from Pearson.
Neil's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pearson tries to throw a body punch but Neil avoids it by throwing Pearson back against the cage.
Pearson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pearson working aggressively here.
Pearson lands a body punch.
Neil has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Neil blocks a body shot from Pearson.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pearson.
Pearson works on Neil's body with a couple of short punches.
Pearson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pearson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pearson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Neil.
Pearson lands an elbow that stopped Neil in his tracks for a moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pearson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Neil.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neil blocks a body shot from Pearson.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pearson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Neil is trying to force a seperation but Pearson has the dominant position.
Neil takes a shot to the head.
Neil's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Neil.
Neil is trying to force a seperation but Pearson has the dominant position.
Pearson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pearson lands a right hand.
Neil working hard to break the clinch.
Pearson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pearson throws a head punch that misses.
Neil tries to stall but Pearson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short left from Pearson.
Neil working hard to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Pearson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pearson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pearson misses with some punches.
Neil blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pearson.
Neil wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pearson has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Pearson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Neil has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Neil there as he acknowledges the shot.
Neil throws a shot from downtown. Pearson moves away and avoids it.
Pearson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pearson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Neil wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pearson lands a slapping body shot.
David Neil is winning the standup battle so far.
Pearson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Pearson 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.
Neil uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pearson.
Pearson throws an off balance right hand
and Neil cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pearson misses with an uppercut. Neil saw that one coming.
Neil was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pearson throws a big shot that misses.

Pearson gets a clinch.
Neil blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neil blocks a body shot from Pearson.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pearson.
Pearson keeps control of Neil as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pearson lands an uppercut.
Pearson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Neil lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pearson or not.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pearson pushes Neil back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Neil tries to circle away but Pearson has him pinned against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson throws a punch but it's blocked by Neil.
A short left from Pearson.
Pearson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pearson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pearson prevents Neil from breaking the clinch.
Pearson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Neil or not.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pearson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pearson lands a nice shot to the body.
Pearson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnny Pearson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Neil blocks a body shot from Pearson.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pearson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Neil just leaning against Pearson, taking a breather.
Pearson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pearson misses with a punch to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pearson as Neil tries to tie him up.
Neil tries to stall but Pearson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pearson tries to throw a body punch but Neil avoids it by throwing Pearson back against the cage.
Pearson lands a right hand.

Neil pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pearson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Neil throws out the jab.

Pearson rushes Neil and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neil taking a breather.
Pearson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Neil blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Pearson.
Neil takes a knee to the side of the body.
A head punch on the inside from Pearson fails to land.
Pearson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Neil's elbow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Neil misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pearson pushes Neil back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Neil's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pearson prevents Neil from breaking the clinch.
Pearson lands with a left to the head.
Neil is trying to break the clinch but Pearson has him pressed against the cage.
Pearson misses with a punch to the body.
Neil is trying to break free.
Pearson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Neil backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neil is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pearson is keeping busy.
Pearson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Pearson as the two fighters clinch.
Neil blocking some punches.
Neil looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pearson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pearson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pearson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Neil blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pearson lands a body punch.
Neil tries to stall but Pearson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Neil blocks an elbow strike from Pearson.
Pearson prevents Neil from breaking the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Pearson fails to land.
Pearson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Neil takes a shot to the head.
Pearson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Neil is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pearson is leaning against Neil and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pearson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neil lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pearson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pearson tries to throw a body punch but Neil avoids it by throwing Pearson back against the cage.
Neil takes a shot to the head.
A short left from Pearson.
Pearson can't find room to land a body shot as Neil controls the action.
Pearson digs a right hand underneath Neil's ribcage. Neil let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pearson prevents Neil from breaking the clinch.
Pearson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Neil trying to stall but Pearson improves his position.
Pearson can't find room to land a body shot as Neil controls the action.
Pearson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Neil's efforts to push away.
Pearson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Pearson.
Pearson lands a damaging elbow.
Pearson tries to throw a body punch but Neil avoids it by throwing Pearson back against the cage.
Neil is trying to maintain a safe position but Pearson gets an underhook and turns Neil into the cage.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pearson throws a punch but it's blocked by Neil.
Neil blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Pearson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Pearson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Neil's hands.
Pearson missing with a left hand there. Neil was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pearson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Neil counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Neil ducks under a wild hook from Pearson.
Pearson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnny Pearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pearson misses with an uppercut. Neil saw that one coming.
Pearson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Neil on the side of the head.
Pearson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Neil manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Neil keeps the fight on the outside.
It looked like Neil wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pearson takes a swing at Neil's ribcage but misses.
Neil throwing a counter right hand but Pearson manages to avoid it.
Neil takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson misses with an uppercut
and Neil makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Neil ducks under a wild hook from Pearson.
Pearson swings for the body but Neil moves out of range.
Pearson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Neil.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neil uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pearson.
Neil throws the left hand but Pearson avoids the punch easily.

Pearson has Neil up against the cage in a clinch.
Neil blocks a body shot from Pearson.
Neil is trying to maintain a safe position but Pearson gets an underhook and turns Neil into the cage.
Neil blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pearson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pearson as Neil tries to tie him up.
A short body shot lands from Pearson as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pearson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pearson scores with a shot to the side of Neil's head.
Pearson swings wildly with an uppercut but Neil uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pearson lands with a short shot to the head.
Pearson lands a shot to the body.
Pearson misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Pearson - that landed with a thud.
Neil blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Neil controls his hands.
Pearson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Neil backwards.
Pearson misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pearson misses with some punches.
Pearson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pearson keeps control of Neil as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Neil's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Neil blocking some punches.
Pearson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Neil lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Neil trying to stall but Pearson improves his position.
Nice body punch from Pearson.
Nice body punch from Pearson - that landed with a thud.
Pearson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Neil backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Pearson.
Pearson lands an uppercut.
Neil's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pearson prevents Neil from breaking the clinch.
Pearson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pearson pushes Neil back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Neil - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson cracks Neil with a nice body shot.
Pearson lands an elbow that stopped Neil in his tracks for a moment.
A short right from Pearson on the inside.
Pearson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Neil controls his hands.
Pearson scores with a shot to the side of Neil's head.
Neil blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Neil fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pearson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Pearson.
Pearson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pearson gets through Neil's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Neil is looking to control Pearson's arms but Pearson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Neil has his back to the cage.
Pearson scores with a shot to the side of Neil's head.
Neil blocks an uppercut.
Pearson presses Neil against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A shot in the inside from Pearson.

Neil is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice left hand lands by Pearson.
Oh Neil is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pearson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Still in the clinch, Pearson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pearson throws a big uppercut that drops Neil! More strikes from Pearson and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Neil lies dazed against the cage as Pearson celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Pearson!