PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Karl Se (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Pearson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Se
vs
Pearson

168 cm
26
141 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

174 cm
20
138 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Tokyo United Fightwear

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Karl Se!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Pearson!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Se takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Johnny Pearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Se scores with a takedown into Pearson's guard.

Se postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Pearson is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Se, into his guard.

Pearson gets to his feet. Se looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Pearson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Se lands a jab to Pearson's midsection.
Pearson loads up on a big right hand but Se slips the punch.
Se takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pearson tries to clinch up.
Pearson cracks Se with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Pearson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Se misses with a jab, cross combination.

Pearson has closed the distance and engaged Se in a clinch.
Se wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pearson keeps control of Se as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pearson throws a punch but it's blocked by Se.
Pearson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Pearson.
Pearson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Se blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pearson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pearson tries a body shot but Se blocks it.
Pearson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pearson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pearson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Se backwards.
Se takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Karl Se has been cut.
Our sources have told us that Se has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Pearson landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pearson throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Pearson on the inside.
Pearson lands a nice uppercut.
Se tries to pull guard but Pearson holds him up against the cage and eventually Se drops back down to his feet.
A shot in the inside from Pearson.
A hook to the body from Pearson.
Se is breathing heavily.
Se goes for a takedown attempt but Pearson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Pearson misses with a body shot.
Pearson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Se takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Se throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pearson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Se throws a nice looking combination but Pearson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pearson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Se walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Se is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Johnny Pearson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab from Pearson.
Nice cross by Pearson.

Se is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson misses the shot to the body.
Pearson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pearson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Se was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Pearson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pearson delivers a nice body kick.
Pearson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ses jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pearson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Se closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pearson tries to clinch but Se moves out of range.
Se gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pearson stuffs the takedown attempt from Se. Se gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karl Se. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Se tries to keep at a distance but Pearson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pearson is defending well against a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Se controls his hands.
Se prevents a body shot from Pearson.
Se wants to get back to striking at distance but Pearson won't allow it.
Pearson gets through Se's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left hand lands to the body for Pearson.
Se drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Se is trying to break free.
Pearson scores with a shoulder strike.
Pearson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Se controls his hands.
A frustrated look appears on Se's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pearson lands a body punch.
Se tries to pull guard but Pearson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Pearson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Se takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Pearson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Karl Se's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Pearson lands with a right hand.
Oh Se is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pearson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Se seems to have got his legs back now.
Pearson takes a swing at Se's ribcage but misses.
Se swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Se looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pearson is fending him off so far but Se persists. Nope, Pearson circles away and we're back to standing.
Karl Se is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pearson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Se looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Pearson drives through and clinches with Se against the cage.
Se wants to break free but Pearson has control.
Pearson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Pearson working aggressively here.
Pearson works on Se's body with a couple of short punches.
Pearson lands a hook that snaps the head of Se backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson lands a damaging elbow.
Se blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pearson throws an elbow but misses.
Pearson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pearson lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pearson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Se in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson misses with a punch on the inside.
Pearson works on Se's body with a couple of short punches.
Pearson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Se's elbow.
Pearson tries a body shot but Se blocks it.
Pearson tries to work over Se's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Se controls his hands.
Se wants to take the fight to the mat but Pearson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karl Se. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pearson digs a right hand into Se's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Se's gas tank.
Pearson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pearson crunches a lovely knee into Se's ribcage.
Pearson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pearson.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pearson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pearson misses with a body punch.
Se is working for takedown but Pearson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pearson swings wildly with an uppercut but Se uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson lands with a light punch inside.
Se tries to stall but Pearson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pearson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pearson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pearson swings wildly with an uppercut but Se uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pearson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Pearson.
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!
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pearson tries a body shot but Se blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Pearson.
Se blocks a body shot from Pearson.
Pearson trying to land knees to the body.
Pearson tries to work over Se's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Se manages to pull guard.

Pearson stands up from Se's guard - Pearson perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Se needs to keep his hands up - Pearson had a free shot at his head there.
Se takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pearson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pearson cracks Se with an open hand slap.
Pearson tries to clinch there but Se circles away.
Se takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pearson tries to clinch up but Se circles away and keeps his distance.
Pearson misses with a body shot.
Pearson lands with an overhand left.
Pearson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pearson lands a nice looking body shot.
Se takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pearson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pearson lands a nice hook to Se's body. Se takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Se walks into a jab.
Pearson tests Se's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Se fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pearson lands a body shot.
Se takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pearson stuns Se with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pearson scores with a sloppy right hand. Se should have avoided that one.

Pearson instigates a clinch.
Nice body punch from Pearson - that landed with a thud.
Se blocks a body shot from Pearson.
Johnny Pearson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pearson misses with a punch on the inside.
Pearson keeps control of Se as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
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 cut man is working on Karl Se's cut.
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 closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Pearson scores with a nice short uppercut.
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.
Se blocks an elbow strike from Pearson.
Se wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pearson has him pressed against the cage.
Se is looking to break free of the clinch but Pearson has double underhooks.
Se blocking some punches.
Pearson swings wildly with an uppercut but Se uses good head movement to avoid it.

Se breaks from the clinch.
Pearson misses the shot to the body.
Se lands with a nice combination. Pearson backs away looking to recover.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson lands a slapping body shot.
Se looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pearson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pearson cracks Se with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pearson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Se's hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pearson scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Se fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pearson manages to avoid it.
Pearson throws a good cross that connects.
Pearson connects with a crisp jab.
Pearson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pearson digs a good body shot into Se's ribs.
Se on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Se with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pearson to score with a decent uppercut.

Pearson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pearson lands a nice elbow.
Pearson lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pearson missing with knees to the body.
Pearson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Se backwards.
Pearson pushes Se back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pearson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pearson lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pearson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson throws a big uppercut that drops Se! More strikes from Pearson and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Se lies dazed against the cage as Pearson celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Pearson!