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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cael Pearson (ranked 25483 p4p, 25630 weight class) and Jake Paul (ranked 529 p4p, 527 weight class). Paul has chosen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-VdnD_8bYg as his entrance music. Jake Paul will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cael Pearson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake Paul!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Paul ducks under a wild hook from Pearson.
Pearson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Paul is able to avoid easily.
Pearson moves into the clinch.
Pearson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Pearson lands strikes from half guard.
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 Paul's temple.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Pearson in particular looking to stall.
Pearson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Paul for as long as he can get away with.
Pearson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Pearson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson is nestled in close to Paul, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Pearson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Pearson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Paul told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Pearson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Well, if Pearson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Pearson is just content to waste time from the top position. Paul takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
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.
Pearson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pearson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pearson landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson connects with a couple of short punches.
Paul can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pearson controls the pace.
Pearson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pearson wants to control from the top but Paul keeps moving.
Pearson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Pearson connects with a couple of short punches.
Pearson trying to control the position from guard on top but Paul is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pearson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pearson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
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.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pearson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Paul's head.
Pearson is stalling in the full guard.
Further stalling from Pearson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pearson darts in and clinches Paul up against the cage.
Pearson is looking for a takedown.
Paul is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Paul prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cael Pearson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pearson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Paul gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Paul wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cael Pearson dominated that round.
That's time! Pearson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Paul lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pearson circles away quickly and effectively.
Pearson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Paul throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pearson moves into the clinch.
Pearson lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Pearson seems content to control.
Pearson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Paul on the ground.
Pearson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
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 Paul's temple.
Pearson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Pearson is stinking the place up with his stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson is nestled in close to Paul, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Pearson stalling.
Cael Pearson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pearson drops an elbow to the side of Paul's head.
Paul is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson is nestled in close to Paul, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Pearson working the head and body with strikes.
Paul has hold of Pearson's hands but Pearson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nice strikes from Pearson there.
Pearson trying to control from half guard but Paul is working away.
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 Paul's temple.
Paul is rocked!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Pearson in particular looking to stall.
Pearson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Paul is still in real trouble! Can Pearson finish him?
Pearson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Pearson lands a big elbow - Paul is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Pearson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cael Pearson!
Jake Paul was interviewed post fight and said 'Dont judge me by my wins judge me on my losses'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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