PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Pearson (ranked 636 p4p, 31 weight class) and Oshan Jackson (ranked 1140 p4p, 57 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.

Pearson
vs
Jackson

174 cm
24
138 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

166 cm
27
134 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

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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 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Pearson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oshan Jackson!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jonathan Paton and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pearson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice shot by Pearson.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pearson stuns Jackson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jackson throws a hook but Pearson blocks it.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Pearson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jackson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pearson has time to react.
Pearson scoring well with a low kick there.
Johnny Pearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson lands a jab.
Pearson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pearson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jackson's calf.
Pearson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jackson.
Jackson throws a big shot that misses.
A combination from Jackson does no damage.
Pearson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Pearson defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pearson defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Pearson does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pearson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pearson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jackson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
Jackson blocking some punches.
I was talking to Pearson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Pearson lands a right hand.
Pearson scores a nice knee to the body.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Pearson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pearson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nice body punch from Jackson - that landed with a thud.
Pearson can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.
Jackson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
Pearson throws a punch but it's blocked by Jackson.
Pearson lands a nice elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pearson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
Pearson misses with an elbow over the top.
Jackson lands with a right to the head.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Pearson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pearson misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
Jackson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jackson prevents a body shot from Pearson.
Jackson blocks an uppercut.
Jackson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jackson blocks the elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson lands a knee to the body.
Pearson tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Pearson back against the cage.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch but Pearson keeps him there for the moment.
Jackson trying to stall but Pearson improves his position.
Jackson prevents a body shot from Pearson.
Pearson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jackson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Pearson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Jackson can turn it around.
Pearson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Pearson.
Pearson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Jackson working aggressively here.
Pearson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pearson misses with a body punch.
Pearson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jackson is defending well for now.
Pearson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Jackson.
Pearson working Jackson over with knees to the body.
Pearson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pearson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jackson avoids it.
Pearson blocking some punches.
Pearson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Jackson breaks from the clinch.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Pearson misses the shot to the body.
Jackson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jackson blocks a low kick nicely.
Jackson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Pearson.
Jackson misses with an uppercut.
Jackson ducks right into an uppercut from Pearson.
Pearson avoids the head kick by Jackson.
Pearson moves away from the strike by Jackson.
Jackson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Pearson wants to slow Jackson down by chopping away at his legs.
Pearson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jackson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Pearson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jackson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oshan Jackson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jackson swinging wildly here.
Pearson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pearson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oshan Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Pearson clinches up with Jackson and pushes him back against the cage.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Pearson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson working aggressively here.
Jackson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pearson's elbow.
Pearson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pearson lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Oshan Jackson has been cut.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pearson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jackson's defenses.
A short left from Jackson.

Pearson is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Pearson.
Oh Pearson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pearson can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
Pearson is working Jackson over against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pearson.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson scores with a hook to the body.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Pearson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pearson.
Pearson misses with a punch on the inside.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jackson dodges an elbow strike from Pearson.
Pearson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
Pearson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pearson lands a left hand.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pearson blocking some punches.
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jackson avoiding damage.
Pearson blocks an uppercut.
Pearson seems to have got his legs back now.
Pearson tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Pearson back against the cage.
Jackson tries to circle away but Pearson has him pinned against the cage.
Jackson misses with a punch to the body.
Pearson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jackson or not.
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!
Jackson misses with some punches.
Jackson lands with a right to the head.
Jackson scores with a shot to the side of Pearson's head.
Come on Jackson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Pearson uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pearson.
Nice elbow from Pearson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jackson.
Jackson lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Pearson to his knees! Jackson keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oshan Jackson!
Oshan Jackson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.