PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Norman Pearson (ranked 846 p4p, 96 weight class) and Kristian Johansson (ranked 693 p4p, 79 weight class). Norman Pearson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pearson
vs
Johansson

180 cm
30
272 lbs
15 - 10 - 0

207 cm
37
285 lbs
23 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

KOMBAT KLOTHING
Urban Fighter

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 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Norman Pearson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kristian Johansson!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice shot by Pearson.
Sloppy strikes from Johansson. Those never looked like landing.
Pearson misses with a body punch
enabling Johansson to counter with a crisp jab.
Johansson swings for the body but Pearson moves out of range.
Johansson throws an overhand right that lands on Pearson's shoulder, as Pearson tries to avoid the shot.
Pearson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pearson duly obliges.
Johansson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Norman Pearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johansson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pearson misses with an uppercut. Johansson saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johansson! But no joy.
Danga de danga de dang - Pearson scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Kristian Johansson has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johansson throws a hook but Pearson blocks it.
Johansson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pearson has time to react.

Pearson pushes Johansson up against the cage in a clinch.

Pearson breaks the clinch.
Pearson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson tries to clinch up but Johansson circles away and keeps his distance.
Pearson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johansson moves away.
Pearson fails with an attempt to clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Johansson misses.

Pearson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Pearson - that landed with a thud.

Pearson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Pearson drops Johansson with a right and a left! Pearson comes rushing in but Johansson regains his composure and manages to keep Pearson in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johansson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johansson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Let's hope that Johansson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson is continuing to stall.
Johansson looking for a sweep. Not yet Johansson, not yet.
Johansson is adopting a defensive guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Johansson keeps the fight on the outside.
Johansson slips under a jab.
Pearson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johansson counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Norman Pearson has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johansson lands with a shot to the body.
Pearson tries to bum rush Johansson with a series of wild strikes but Johansson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A little jabbing left from Johansson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Johansson checks a low kick from Pearson.
Pearson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pearson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pearson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johansson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johansson throws a body punch but Pearson moves out of range.
Johansson scores with a jab to the body.
Pearson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johansson throws out the jab.
Johansson scores with a jab.
Pearson tries to clinch up.
Johansson misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson swats away the attempt to clinch by Pearson.
A swing and a miss from Johansson.
Johansson lands an overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pearson wants to clinch up but Johansson keeps it at a distance.
A jab lands there for Johansson.

Pearson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johansson, pushing him back against the cage.

Johansson breaks the clinch.
Pearson tries to clinch up but Johansson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johansson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pearson misses with a two punch combination.
Johansson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Pearson.
Pearson is looking to clinch but Johansson is avoiding it.
Johansson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
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 Norman Pearson will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Johansson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Pearson throws a right hand that Johansson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johansson also avoids with ease.
Johansson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pearson wants to clinch.
Pearson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Johansson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

Pearson has managed to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johansson has a couple of punches blocked by Pearson.

Pearson breaks from the clinch.
Pearson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nice defenses there by Pearson.
Pearson appears to be looking for a big counter.

Pearson clinches up with Johansson and pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pearson breaks the clinch.
Johansson throws a head kick but Pearson moves out of range.
Johansson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Pearson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johansson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pearson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johansson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johansson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pearson tries to bum rush Johansson with a series of wild strikes but Johansson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johansson lands a head kick. Pearson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Johansson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johansson misses with a straight right.
Pearson defending well as Johansson loads up on a big left hand.
Pearson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johansson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Norman Pearson is winning the standup battle so far.
Pearson lunges at Johansson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Johansson's hand.
Pearson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Johansson momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson misses with a head kick.
Pearson throws a right and a left that Johansson avoids nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pearson misses with a low kick.
Pearson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Johansson lands a left and a right that send Pearson crashing to the mat, dazed. Johansson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Pearson tries to close the distance and clinch but Johansson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No joy there for Pearson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pearson misses with an uppercut.
Johansson throws a big shot that misses.
Pearson is looking to clinch.
Johansson misses with an uppercut. Pearson saw that one coming.
Johansson walks into a stiff left hand from Pearson.
A punch combination from Pearson misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pearson rushes Johansson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Johansson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Pearson manages to break the clinch.
Johansson 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.
A big right from Pearson misses.
Norman Pearson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice uppercut there from Johansson.
Pearson wants to clinch.
Pearson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johansson counters with a straight right hand.
Pearson misses with a lunging right hand
and Johansson counters with a crisp right that sends Pearson to the canvas! Johansson follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kristian Johansson!
An out of breath Kristian Johansson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Norman Pearson stepped up to the mic, saying 'I knew I was better in the clinch so I did my best to get in that area and smash him. Obviously that gameplan didn't work. I will get back to camp and re-evaluate where we went wrong. Thank you all for coming out! '.