PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Hall (ranked 3709 p4p, 379 weight class) and Tyson Pearson (ranked 3917 p4p, 392 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Tyson Pearson enters the cage!

Hall
vs
Pearson

185 cm
27
185 lbs
5 - 2 - 1

180 cm
26
185 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Fast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tyson Pearson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall tries to clinch up but Pearson circles away and keeps his distance.
Hall lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pearson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hall.
Pearson misses with a combination
and Hall counters with a low kick, right behind Pearson 's knee.
Pearson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pearson ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
Pearson throws the left hand but Hall avoids the punch easily.
Hall moves out of range as Pearson strikes.
Pearson digs a good body shot into Hall's ribs.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pearson.
Pearson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hall moves away from the strike by Pearson.
Pearson avoids the body shot from Hall.
Hall looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hall moves out of range as Pearson throws a body kick.
Pearson looks to throw the jab but Hall is out of range.
Pearson misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pearson misses with a straight left.
Hall appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pearson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hall.
Pearson throws a low kick but Hall avoids it.
Pearson moves out of range as Hall strikes.
Pearson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hall tries to clinch up but Pearson circles away and keeps his distance.
Hall moves out of range as Pearson strikes.
A low kick from Pearson misses
and Hall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hall with a jab.
Pearson misses with a looping left.
A combination from Pearson does no damage.
Hall appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pearson throws an overhand right that lands on Hall's shoulder, as Hall tries to avoid the shot.
Pearson swings widly with a right hand
and Hall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pearson misses with the combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pearson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pearson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hall has time to react.
The crowd cheers as Pearson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hall doesn't seem phased though.
Pearson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Pearson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hall swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A quick step to the side and Hall tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body punch from Pearson.
Pearson throws a body shot but no joy.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hall, right into the meat.
Pearson misses with an uppercut. Hall saw that one coming.
Hall jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Hall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hall connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pearson scores with a body shot.
Pearson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hall avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pearson throws a hook to the side of Hall's head but Hall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hall circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hall appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pearson blocks a jab.
Tyson Pearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pearson swinging wildly here.
Pearson missing with a left hand there. Hall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall lands with a cross.
Pearson misses with a hook
and Hall counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pearson's knee momentarily.
Pearson staying out of range there.
Hall fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pearson.
Hall jabs Pearson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pearson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pearson manages to avoid it.
Pearson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hall slips a jab and a cross from Pearson.
Hall throws a jab when Pearson was well out of range.
Pearson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hall.
Pearson misses with a head kick.
Pearson misses with a head kick.
Hall scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pearson throws a leg kick but Hall sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hall scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pearson moves out of range as Hall strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearson takes one to the side of the head.
Pearson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pearson misses with an uppercut. Hall saw that one coming.
A right-left combo lands from Pearson.
Hall dodges the punch combination from Pearson.
Hall with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pearson to score with a decent uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Pearson.
Hall slips a straight right by Pearson.
Nice jab there from Pearson.
Pearson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pearson looks to land a combination but Hall avoids it well.
Pearson throws a shot from downtown. Hall moves away and avoids it.
Hall looks to score with a jab to the body but Pearson is just out of range.
Hall showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pearson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyson Pearson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pearson throws out the jab.
Hall lands with a hook. Pearson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pearson was well out of range. Poor timing from Hall.
Hall stuns Pearson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pearson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hall lands with a hook. Pearson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pearson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pearson misses with a body punch
and Hall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Pearson is rocked!
Pearson leaves his chin hanging out and Hall seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Pearson crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ryan Hall!