PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marc Dutroux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Pearson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Dutroux
vs
Pearson

165 cm
21
140 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

174 cm
22
138 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marc Dutroux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Pearson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Ben Watson and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dutroux missing with a left hand there. Pearson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dutroux scores with a hook.
Dutroux seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Pearson misses with a double jab.
Pearson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dutroux.
Dutroux throws a hook to the side of Pearson's head but Pearson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marc Dutroux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pearson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pearson tries to land a front kick but Dutroux steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pearson tries to close the distance and clinch but Dutroux swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pearson moves away from the strike by Dutroux.
Pearson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Dutroux missing with a left hand there. Pearson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pearson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pearson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dutroux throws out the jab.
Pearson lands a slapping body shot.
Dutroux misses with a jab, cross combination.

Pearson rushes Dutroux and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pearson tries to throw a body punch but Dutroux avoids it by throwing Pearson back against the cage.
Pearson lands a nice knee to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pearson.

Dutroux breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dutroux keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Dutroux misses.
Dutroux is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Pearson's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dutroux misses with a lunging right hand
and Pearson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Dutroux really felt that one!
Pearson defending well as Dutroux loads up on a big left hand.
Jab, jab by Pearson - just one landing.
Dutroux throws a hook but Pearson blocks it.
Dutroux throws a hook to the side of Pearson's head but Pearson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pearson ducks under a wild hook from Dutroux.
Dutroux throws the left hand but Pearson avoids the punch easily.
Pearson misses with a straight left.
Dutroux waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pearson.
Dutroux is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pearson sizes up Dutroux with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pearson defending well as Dutroux loads up on a big left hand.

Pearson closes the distance and clinches.
Pearson blocks a body shot from Dutroux.
Pearson blocking some punches.
Dutroux tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pearson trying to land knees to the body.
Pearson throws a punch but it's blocked by Dutroux.
Pearson scores with a shot to the side of Dutroux's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pearson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dutroux's efforts to push away.
Pearson pushes Dutroux back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dutroux working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pearson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pearson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dutroux working aggressively here.
Dutroux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dutroux lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dutroux working hard to break the clinch.
Pearson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Dutroux breaks the clinch.
Good leg kick by Pearson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pearson throws a leg kick which misses Dutroux's front leg but catches the back leg as Dutroux tries to avoid it.
Dutroux is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pearson.
Dutroux misses the shot to the body.
Pearson missing with a left hand there. Dutroux was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pearson scores with a body shot.
Pearson ducks under a wild hook from Dutroux.
Dutroux throws an overhand right that lands on Pearson's shoulder, as Pearson tries to avoid the shot.
Pearson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dutroux.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A punch combination from Dutroux misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Pearson.
A telegraphed right hand from Dutroux misses the target.
Pearson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dutroux at a distance.
Pearson moves away from the strike by Dutroux.
A nice side step and Pearson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pearson blocks a jab.
Dutroux doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pearson looks to land a right hand but Dutroux moved out of range.
Pearson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dutroux's calf.
Pearson staying out of range there.
Pearson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dutroux throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Pearson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dutroux swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Dutroux fails to land.
Pearson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dutroux is trying to break the clinch but Pearson has him pressed against the cage.
Pearson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dutroux.
Pearson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pearson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dutroux tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pearson pushes off an throws an elbow but Dutroux leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pearson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pearson lands a body punch.
Pearson trying to land knees to the body.
Pearson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dutroux wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Dutroux controls his hands.
Pearson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dutroux misses with a punch on the inside.
Dutroux lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dutroux misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dutroux tries to pull guard but Pearson holds him up against the cage and eventually Dutroux drops back down to his feet.
Pearson pushes Dutroux back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dutroux throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pearson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Dutroux drags the fight down to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Pearson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Pearson scores with a jab. Dutroux acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Pearson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A punch combination from Pearson misses.
Sloppy strikes from Pearson. Those never looked like landing.
Dutroux throws a hook to the side of Pearson's head but Pearson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pearson defending well as Dutroux loads up on a big left hand.
Pearson tries to clinch but Dutroux moves out of range.
Dutroux misses with an uppercut. Pearson saw that one coming.
Pearson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pearson misses with a hook. Dutroux ducked under it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Dutroux on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pearson lunges at Dutroux with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dutroux's hand.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Pearson.
Dutroux throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pearson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dutroux thinking.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Pearson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pearson can't find room to land a body shot as Dutroux controls the action.
Pearson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dutroux takes an elbow to the temple.

Dutroux breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pearson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pearson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dutroux throws a big shot that misses.
Dutroux walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pearson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson slips under a jab from Dutroux.
Pearson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pearson throws a big shot that misses.
Pearson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Pearson rushes Dutroux and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dutroux misses with some punches.
Pearson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Dutroux seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Pearson can turn it around.
Dutroux working aggressively here.
Pearson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pearson lands with a left to the head.
Dutroux lands a shoulder strike.

Pearson is rocked!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dutroux creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pearson is still on wobbly legs! Can Dutroux finish him?
Dutroux lands a big right hand that drops Pearson! The killer instinct kicks in and Dutroux finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Dutroux!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marc Dutroux!
A less than humble Marc Dutroux misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.