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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cael Pearson (ranked 5840 p4p, 4324 weight class) and Benny West (ranked 505 p4p, 432 weight class). Cael Pearson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Cael Pearson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Benny West!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pearson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pearson.
Pearson is trying to trip West. He has hold of a leg but West is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Pearson persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Pearson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Pearson stands up over West, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pearson with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
West has momentary wrist control but Pearson slips an elbow through the middle.
Pearson wants to pass the guard but West is keeping the position.
Pearson is stalling in the full guard.
Pearson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down West for as long as he can get away with.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson working some strikes from top position.
West lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson controlling West's posture.
Pearson looking to hit a scissor sweep but West is one step ahead there.
Pearson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
West trying to stand up but can't free himself from Pearson's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Pearson wants to improve his position but instead West has moved into half guard.
Pearson controlling the position well.
Pearson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Pearson is trying to control but can't.
Pearson controlling the position well.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson is trying to control but can't.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
West misses with an uppercut. Pearson saw that one coming.
Pearson closes the distance and clinches.
Pearson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables West to keep the fight standing.
Pearson has hold of one of West's legs. West is fighting the takedown attempt but Pearson gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
West keeping moving, preventing Pearson from controlling successfully.
Pearson stands up over West, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
We've been informed that West has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West wants to stand but Pearson is controlling the position.
West keeping moving, preventing Pearson from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pearson chips away with some ground and pound.
Pearson working some strikes from top position.
West can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pearson controls the pace.
Pearson continues to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
West wants to stand and escape but Pearson is having none of it.
Pearson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cael Pearson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
West swings for the body but Pearson moves out of range.
West throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pearson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
West is trying to stand back up but Pearson is controlling him
Pearson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Pearson lands strikes from half guard.
West has one foot on Pearson's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
West throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pearson counters by moving into the clinch.
Pearson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables West to keep the fight standing.
Pearson has West pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Pearson pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending West tumbling to the mat - Pearson dives into West's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
West looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Pearson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
West throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Pearson tries to pass to full mount but West defends it.
Pearson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for West on the ground.
Pearson is working hard here to advance position.
West has hold of Pearson's hands but Pearson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pearson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's two 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 winds up and cracks West with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pearson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Pearson wants to pass the guard but West is defending well.
Pearson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Pearson connects with a nice short shot to West's temple.
West regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
West is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pearson is controlling him.
Pearson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pearson wants to pass the guard but West is keeping the position.
Pearson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
West wants to stand up but Pearson is controlling him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
West throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pearson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Pearson prevents West from standing back up.
Pearson controlling the action here.
Pearson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pearson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cael Pearson dominated that second round.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
West throws a right hand that misses
and Pearson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in West's guard.
Pearson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Pearson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
West wants to get back to his feet but Pearson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pearson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Pearson connects with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Pearson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pearson stands and throws West's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Pearson is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West tries to buck Pearson off but Pearson is having none of it.
West wants to get back to his feet.
Pearson working the head and body with strikes.
West is being controlled here.
Pearson trying to control the action but West is working from the bottom.
Pearson controlling the position from side mount.
Pearson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that West can do to turn this around?
Pearson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's two 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.
West throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Pearson controls the position from side control.
West gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Pearson not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pearson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
West is not content to let Pearson control the position.
Benny West has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pearson tries to move to mount but West blocks the move with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West wants to get back to his feet.
Pearson lands some shots froms side control.
A lull in the action here as Pearson stalls from top position.
More hug and hope from Pearson.
Cael Pearson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
West sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Cael Pearson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pearson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cael Pearson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pearson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cael Pearson!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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