PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bartholomäus Wolff (ranked 236 p4p, 23 weight class) and Norman Pearson (ranked 632 p4p, 77 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wolff
vs
Pearson

202 cm
24
255 lbs
12 - 1 - 0

180 cm
24
272 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bartholomäus Wolff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Norman Pearson!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearson throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Wolff counter with a right hand.

It looks like Norman Pearson has been cut.
Wolff blocks a jab.
Pearson misses with an uppercut. Wolff saw that one coming.
Wolff throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pearson on the side of the head.
Pearson misses with a head kick.
Wolff misses the shot to the body.
Pearson looks to score with a jab to the body but Wolff is just out of range.
Wolff throws out a loose jab but Pearson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bartholomäus Wolff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch lands to the side of Wolff 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wolff buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wolff.
Wolff attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wolff throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wolff scores with a nice head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pearson blocks the body kick.
Pearson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wolff.
Pearson misses with a body shot.
Wolff misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolff lands a lovely overhand right.
Wolff goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pearson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wolff scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pearson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wolff jabs at Pearson's body.
Pearson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wolff.
Wolff is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wolff on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wolff lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pearson takes a step back to recover.
Wolff misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pearson.
Wolff scoring well with a low kick there.
Pearson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wolff throws a wild body kick that Pearson sees coming a mile off.
A low kick from Wolff is predictable there
and Wolff takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pearson misses with an uppercut
and Wolff counters with a good low kick that Pearson was not able to check.
Pearson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Pearson looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson looks to land a combination but Wolff avoids it well.
Wolff scores with a hook.
Wolff scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pearson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wolff appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pearson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wolff throws a push kick but Pearson slaps the foot to one side.
Wolff connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wolff thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pearson if he has to take too many more of those.
Pearson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wolff digs a good body shot into Pearson's ribs.
Wolff looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pearson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pearson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wolff moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

Wolff cracks Pearson with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Wolff has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Pearson to stand back up!
Wolff is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Good leg kick by Wolff there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolff feints and then cracks Pearson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pearson down.
Wolff avoids the body shot from Pearson.
Wolff scores with a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Wolff.
A countering left hand to the body from Pearson misses.
Wolff is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Wolff chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Pearson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Wolff - the referee stops the clock and Pearson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Wolff. Pearson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Pearson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Wolff.

Wolff has Pearson up against the cage in a clinch.
Pearson working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pearson.
Wolff throws a punch but it's blocked by Pearson.
Pearson can't find room to land a body shot as Wolff controls the action.
Wolff lands a shoulder strike.
Wolff throws a punch but it's blocked by Pearson.
You can see that Pearson has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Wolff presses Pearson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wolff.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot in the inside from Wolff.
Wolff misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wolff misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pearson.
Wolff misses with a punch to the body.
Wolff lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wolff misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pearson looking to stall.
Pearson misses with a punch on the inside.
Wolff throws a punch but it's blocked by Pearson.
Wolff working aggressively here.
Wolff scores with a shot to the side of Pearson's head.
Pearson tries to work over Wolff's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wolff lands a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wolff.
Wolff misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wolff.
A head punch on the inside from Wolff fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wolff tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pearson's elbow.
Wolff swings wildly with an uppercut but Pearson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wolff misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bartholomäus Wolff dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Norman Pearson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Pearson on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Wolff instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pearson.
A right hook to the body lands for Wolff.
Wolff swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wolff lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pearson backwards.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Wolff here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Pearson has a couple of punches blocked by Wolff.
Wolff makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wolff is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pearson can do to turn this around?
Pearson tries to work over Wolff's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pearson.
Pearson blocking some punches.
Wolff fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wolff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Pearson.
Pearson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pearson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wolff's elbow.
Pearson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pearson.
Wolff lands a nice uppercut.
Bartholomäus Wolff has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pearson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wolff.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson blocking some punches.
Wolff working aggressively here.
Pearson swings wildly with an uppercut but Wolff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wolff misses with some punches.
Pearson controlling the action here for a moment.
Wolff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wolff swings wildly with an uppercut but Pearson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wolff lands a shoulder strike.
Wolff doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pearson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pearson throws a punch but it's blocked by Wolff.
Wolff misses with a punch on the inside.
Wolff throws a punch but it's blocked by Pearson.
Pearson misses with a punch to the body.
Pearson can't find room to land a body shot as Wolff controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolff working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pearson.
Wolff working aggressively here.
Wolff prevents a body shot from Pearson.
Wolff blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wolff working aggressively here.
Pearson working aggressively here.
Wolff struggles to land a body shot inside as Pearson controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wolff.
Pearson lands with a short shot to the head.
Pearson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wolff is keeping busy.
Pearson blocks an uppercut.
Wolff scores with a nice hook to the head.
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!
Wolff misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Wolff scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wolff scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short body shot lands from Wolff as the two fighters clinch.
Pearson is breathing heavily.
Wolff scores with a shot to the side of Pearson's head.
A short right from Wolff on the inside.
Wolff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson blocks an uppercut.
Wolff lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pearson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Wolff seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Pearson can turn it around.
Wolff swings wildly with an uppercut but Pearson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pearson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wolff misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wolff prevents a body shot from Pearson.
Pearson blocks an uppercut.
Wolff struggles to land a body shot inside as Pearson controls his hands.
Wolff lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pearson.
A head punch on the inside from Wolff fails to land.
Wolff lands with a short shot to the head.
Pearson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wolff backwards.
Pearson misses with a punch on the inside.
Pearson tries to throw a body punch but Wolff avoids it by throwing Pearson back against the cage.
Pearson can't find room to land a body shot as Wolff controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wolff.
A short right from Wolff.
Wolff lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
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!
Wolff presses Pearson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wolff drops Pearson onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Pearson is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Pearson is rocked!
A head punch on the inside from Wolff fails to land.
Pearson is still on wobbly legs! Can Wolff finish him?
Wolff swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wolff creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Pearson's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Pearson drops to his knees and Wolff pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bartholomäus Wolff!
Bartholomäus Wolff spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.