PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jason Pearson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ham lll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Pearson
vs
lll

167 cm
22
141 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

172 cm
22
139 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Pearson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ham lll!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearson tries to clinch there but lll circles away.
Pearson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
lll swats away the attempt to clinch by Pearson.
Pearson tries to clinch there but lll circles away.

lll clinches up with Pearson and pushes him back against the cage.
lll tries for a takedown. No joy.

lll pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pearson tries to close the distance and clinch but lll swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Pearson rushes lll and presses him up against the cage.

Pearson pulls guard.
lll content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pearson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst lll is controlling him.

Pearson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

lll stands up and waves to Pearson to follow him.

lll clinches with his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
lll tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

lll pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
lll tries to clinch up.
Ham lll seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Pearson breaks the clinch.
Pearson clinches but lll breaks the clinch
and lll counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pearson tries to clinch but lll moves away

and lll counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by lll.
lll wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
lll is trying to break free.
lll holding his opponent close, against the cage.
lll receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
A short right from lll.
lll's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Pearson keeps control of lll as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
lll avoiding damage.
Pearson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pearson being controlled against the cage.

lll breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pearson closes the distance but lll moves to the side
and lll counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pearson circles away from the clinch attempt

and Pearson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pearson prevents the takedown attempt.
Jason Pearson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ham lll.
lll lands a knee to the head.
lll tries to land knees in the clinch but Pearson avoids the damage to the body.
lll blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson keeps control of lll as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
lll wants a takedown but no success here.
lll looks gassed!
lll tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pearson smiles and moves away.
lll misses with a body shot
and Pearson counters with a nice low kick that buckles lll's knee momentarily.
Pearson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ham lll is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pearson connects with a high kick.
Pearson is looking to clinch.
Pearson lands a lovely overhand right.
Pearson tries for a takedown but lll sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
lll clinches but Pearson breaks the clinch
and Pearson counters with a head kick.

Pearson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
lll tries to break the clinch but Pearson is controlling the position.

Pearson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pearson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but lll paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pearson doesn't manage to clinch there - lll circles away.
The fighters circling - lll throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says lll as he avoids it easily.
lll wants to clinch.
Pearson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
lll throws a head kick that misses

and Pearson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
lll wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pearson has him pressed against the cage.
lll effectively controlling the action here.

Pearson drags the fight down to the ground.

Pearson has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes lll off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Pearson tries to clinch but lll is having none of it.
Pearson tries to clinch up but lll circles away and keeps his distance.
Pearson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pearson tries to close the distance and clinch but lll swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
lll lands with a slapping head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jason Pearson will probably get the nod.
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 darts in trying to clinch

and lll holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by lll as Pearson tries to tie him up.
lll wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pearson has him pressed against the cage.

Pearson breaks the clinch.

Pearson gets a clinch.

lll escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pearson tries to clinch but lll moves away

and lll holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
lll misses with a knee strike.
lll drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pearson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pearson circles away from the clinch attempt

and Pearson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pearson.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
lll is breathing heavily.
Pearson keeps control of lll as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pearson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

lll pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pearson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? lll is fending him off so far but Pearson persists. Nope, lll circles away and we're back to standing.
lll keeps the fight on the outside.
Pearson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pearson is looking to clinch but lll is avoiding it.
Pearson connects with a high kick.
lll goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
lll pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pearson wants to clinch up but lll keeps it at a distance.
Pearson shoots for a takedown but lll saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pearson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

lll has taken the fight to the clinch.
lll wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pearson lands a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
lll misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pearson can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Pearson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
lll fails to pull guard.
lll wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pearson lands an elbow that stopped lll in his tracks for a moment.
lll swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pearson scores with a knee to the head.
lll is trying to break free.
A short right from Pearson.
lll wants to get back to striking at distance but Pearson won't allow it.
A knee to the head by Pearson.
Pearson tries to stall but lll uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pearson drops down looking for an ankle pick but lll pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pearson looks for a takedown but lll sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson clinches but lll breaks the clinch
and lll makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Pearson really felt that one!
Pearson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pearson closes the distance looking to clinch
and lll counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pearson swats away the attempt to clinch by lll.
lll throws a body kick the misses
and Pearson counters with a body kick that stops lll in his tracks momentarily.
lll avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pearson looks to clinch
and lll counters with a nice body kick.
lll circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pearson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pearson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pearson tries to clinch there but lll circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
lll stuffs the takedown.

lll closes the distance and pushes Pearson back into the cage.

Pearson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
lll lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Pearson wants to clinch but lll slips to the side
and lll counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pearson shoots and misses
and lll counters with a nice leg kick.
lll wants to clinch up but Pearson keeps it at a distance.
Pearson tries to close the distance and clinch up but lll swats him away and circles back towards the center.
lll wants to clinch up but Pearson keeps it at a distance.
lll misses with a jab, cross combination.
lll circles away from the clinch attempt

and lll counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by lll.
Pearson wants to stall.

lll breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ham lll showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Pearson tries to clinch but lll is having none of it.
Pearson doesn't manage to clinch there - lll circles away.

lll rushes Pearson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pearson lands a nice knee to the body.

lll's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
lll keeps the fight on the outside.
A nice inside leg kick there by lll. That's going to slow Pearson down.

lll clinches.
Pearson prevents the takedown attempt.
lll can't break the clinch.
A short right from lll.
Pearson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but lll blocks it with crossed arms.

Pearson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pearson tries to clinch but lll moves out of range.
lll wants to clinch.
lll takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
lll throws a leg kick which misses Pearson's front leg but catches the back leg as Pearson tries to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
lll pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pearson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Pearson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
lll wants to stand and escape but Pearson is having none of it.

Pearson stands up from lll's guard - Pearson perhaps looking for a knockout.
Pearson is looking to clinch.
Pearson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pearson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

lll has Pearson up against the cage in a clinch.
lll lands an elbow inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson looking to slow down the pace here.
lll drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pearson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pearson lands a head kick!
Jason Pearson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pearson is looking to clinch but lll is avoiding it.
Pearson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice takedown defense from lll. No joy for Pearson on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Pearson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

lll has Pearson up against the cage in a clinch.
lll drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pearson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pearson wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
lll wants to break free but Pearson has control.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

lll pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
lll circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pearson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. lll tries to avoid it but Pearson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag lll to the ground. lll escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
lll pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pearson tries to clinch but lll moves away

and lll moves into the clinch.
lll blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

lll breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pearson darts in trying to clinch
and lll counters with a lovely shot to the body.
lll misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pearson moves in looking to clinch but lll pushes him off.
Pearson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
lll tries to bum rush Pearson with a series of wild strikes but Pearson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
lll circles away from the clinch attempt.

Pearson shoots in and bounces lll off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pearson stops lll from standing up.

Pearson gets to his feet. lll looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Pearson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pearson has a takedown stuffed.
lll displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pearson tries to clinch there but lll circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jason Pearson.
I think Pearson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Ham lll!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight as a draw!
Judge William Gold scores the fight as a draw!

The fight ends as a draw!