PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Pearce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benefits Of Uselessness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benefits Of Uselessness is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Pearce
vs
Of Uselessness

188 cm
22
168 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
18
174 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Divine - Drugs (158 products)
Divine - Drugs (158 products)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Charlie Pearce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Benefits Of Uselessness!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Damien Edna and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearce darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pearce tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Of Uselessness throws a head kick but Pearce moves out of range.
Of Uselessness moves away from the strike by Pearce.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Pearce's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pearce shoots in for a takedown but Of Uselessness shows good takedown defense.
Pearce fails with a takedown attempt.
Of Uselessness lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pearce throws a head kick that misses

and Of Uselessness holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Of Uselessness manages to break the clinch.
Pearce throws a series of punches but Of Uselessness moves out of range.
Pearce tries for a takedown but Of Uselessness circles away easily

and Of Uselessness counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pearce won't be happy with that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Pearce. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Of Uselessness tries to move to mount but Pearce blocks the move with his legs.

Of Uselessness decides to stand up, so the ref orders Pearce to his feet.
Pearce shoots and misses

and Of Uselessness counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Of Uselessness.
Pearce looking to control.
Of Uselessness tries to stand but Pearce is controlling from the bottom.
Pearce not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Of Uselessness stands up and waves to Pearce to follow him.
Pearce doesn't manage to clinch there - Of Uselessness circles away.
Pearce misses with a double jab
and Of Uselessness counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Charlie Pearce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearce misses with a takedown
and Of Uselessness counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pearce tries to clinch

and Of Uselessness counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pearce won't be happy with that.
Of Uselessness trying to control the action but Pearce is working from the bottom.
Pearce is trying to control Of Uselessness's posture but Of Uselessness avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pearce wants to get back to his feet.
Pearce is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Of Uselessness has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Pearce!
Of Uselessness tries to control but Pearce wriggling away.
Of Uselessness punishing his opponent with strikes.
Pearce is working to get back to half guard.

Of Uselessness stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Of Uselessness circles away from the clinch attempt

and Of Uselessness counters with a takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benefits Of Uselessness dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Pearce with a poor takedown

and Of Uselessness decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pearce's guard.
Of Uselessness trying to control but Pearce is working from the bottom.
Pearce looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Of Uselessness wants to get up but he can't break Pearce's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Of Uselessness won't allow Pearce to get back to his feet.
Of Uselessness wants to get up but he can't break Pearce's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Pearce is pulling down on Of Uselessness's head to control his posture.
Of Uselessness stops Pearce from standing up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Uselessness wanted to stand there but Pearce had control of the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pearce shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Of Uselessness counters with a left and a right that stings Pearce.
Pearce throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Of Uselessness counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Pearce's guard now.

Of Uselessness gets to his feet - Pearce follows without any prompting.
Of Uselessness shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pearce as he avoids it easily.
Pearce fails with the takedown
and Of Uselessness counters with a left and a right that stings Pearce.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Pearce. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearce slips a jab and a cross from Of Uselessness.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Of Uselessness is defended easily by Pearce.
Pearce falls off balance throwing a combination
and Of Uselessness counters with a nice body kick.
Of Uselessness is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pearce thuds his right hand into Of Uselessness's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pearce misses with a hook to the body

and Of Uselessness counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Of Uselessness.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Of Uselessness trying to control but Pearce is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pearce is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Benefits Of Uselessness has got the better of the ground game so far.
Of Uselessness has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pearce is proving hard to escape from.
Of Uselessness wants to control from the top but Pearce keeps moving.

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.
Pearce pulls Of Uselessness in close to prevent any damage.

Of Uselessness decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Pearce has his takedown stuffed

and Of Uselessness counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Pearce is looking for a triangle but Of Uselessness pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benefits Of Uselessness showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Pearce shoots and misses
and Of Uselessness counters with a big head kick but Pearce shrugs it off.
Of Uselessness circles away from the clinch attempt
and Of Uselessness counters with a body kick.

Pearce scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Of Uselessness tries to buck Pearce off but Pearce is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sloppy strikes there by Pearce.
Of Uselessness regains half guard.
Pearce lands with a punch from half guard.
Of Uselessness tries to kick Pearce off but Pearce keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Uselessness is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pearce's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pearce's back!
Of Uselessness struggling to land strikes to the head as Pearce covers up.
Pearce tries to escape the position.
Of Uselessness just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Pearce rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Pearce wants to control but Of Uselessness is keeping busy.

That's two 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.
Of Uselessness trying to control the action but Pearce is working from the bottom.

Of Uselessness looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Pearce moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Of Uselessness avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Of Uselessness trying to control the position from guard on top but Pearce is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Of Uselessness must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Of Uselessness trying to stand up but can't free himself from Pearce's guard.

Pearce is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Of Uselessness defends well.

Pearce has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Of Uselessness is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Pearce.
Charlie Pearce has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Benefits Of Uselessness is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Of Uselessness wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pearce keeps working.

And that's the end of the fight!
Charlie Pearce showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Of Uselessness has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benefits Of Uselessness!