PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Didiero Drogbah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Pearson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pearson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Eminem - Not Afraid . Didiero Drogbah has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Drogbah
vs
Pearson

185 cm
22
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

184 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Didiero Drogbah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wayne Pearson!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drogbah changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Drogbah misses with a double jab.
Pearson shoots in and drives through. Drogbah sprawls well.
Drogbah tries a head kick but it misses.
Drogbah misses with a double jab.
Drogbah throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Drogbah throws a chopping leg kick but Pearson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Drogbah looks to land a combination but Pearson avoids it well.
Drogbah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drogbah waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pearson.
Pearson avoids the body shot from Drogbah.
Drogbah misses with a wild combination.
Drogbah tries to bum rush Pearson with a series of wild strikes but Pearson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Drogbah rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pearson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Drogbah misses with a two punch combination.
Pearson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogbah looks to land a combination but Pearson avoids it well.

Pearson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Drogbah wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pearson has him pressed against the cage.
Drogbah tries to break free but Pearson pushes him back against the cage.
Pearson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Drogbah prevents it.
Didiero Drogbah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wayne Pearson.

Pearson pulls guard effortlessly.
Pearson has a closed guard, preventing Drogbah from standing up.
Pearson has control of Drogbah's left arm, preventing Drogbah from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drogbah wants to stand but Pearson is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson has his hands on Drogbah's head, controlling the position.

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 has a closed guard, preventing Drogbah from standing up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Drogbah throws a series of punches but Pearson moves out of range.
Drogbah throws a right and a left that Pearson avoids nicely.
Pearson slips a jab and a cross from Drogbah.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Didiero Drogbah dominated that 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.

Drogbah misses with a jab, cross combination.
Drogbah misses with a wild body shot.
Drogbah looks to land a combination but Pearson avoids it well.
Drogbah misses with a body kick.
Drogbah swinging wildly here.
The fighters circling - Drogbah throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A swing and a miss from Drogbah.
Drogbah is looking to land body kicks.
Pearson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drogbah.
Some wild striking there from Drogbah.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drogbah takes a swing at Pearson's ribcage but misses.
Drogbah leaves Pearson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Drogbah throws a series of punches but Pearson moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogbah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drogbah will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pearson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Drogbah defends it nicely.
Pearson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Drogbah.
Pearson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drogbah.
Drogbah throws a right and a left that both miss.
Didiero Drogbah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pearson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Drogbah as he avoids it easily.
Didiero Drogbah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wayne Pearson.
Drogbah misses with the combination.
Drogbah throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Drogbah's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Drogbah duly obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson moves out of range of the leg kick from Drogbah.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drogbah. Pearson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Didiero Drogbah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drogbah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pearson.
Drogbah misses with an uppercut. Pearson saw that one coming.
Drogbah throws a series of punches but Pearson avoids them all with ease.

Pearson feints and as Drogbah raises his hands in defense, Pearson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Drogbah is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pearson is controlling him.
Pearson looking to pass the guard.
Pearson pushing down on Drogbah's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Drogbah keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson trying to control the pace.
Drogbah looks like he's trying to stand up.

Pearson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Pearson is trying to control. Drogbah wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's four 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 prevents Drogbah from standing back up.
Pearson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Drogbah scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Pearson clinches.
Drogbah tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pearson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Drogbah wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pearson has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Didiero Drogbah dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Drogbah misses with a wild body shot.
Pearson blocks a head kick by Drogbah.
Drogbah tries a head kick but it misses.

Pearson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Drogbah looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Drogbah trying to remain calm as Pearson controls from the top position.
Pearson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Pearson wants to control but Drogbah is keeping him busy.
Pearson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogbah is not content to let Pearson control the position.
Pearson controls the position.
Pearson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Drogbah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pearson dodges the punch combination from Drogbah.

Pearson has closed the distance and engaged Drogbah in a clinch.
Drogbah gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pearson.
Drogbah wants to get back to striking at distance but Pearson won't allow it.
Drogbah wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pearson has him pressed against the cage.
Drogbah is trying to force a seperation but Pearson has the dominant position.
Drogbah tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pearson smiles and moves away.
Pearson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drogbah. Pearson does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson moves out of range as Drogbah throws a body kick.
Drogbah lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Drogbah ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Drogbah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pearson was well out of range. Poor timing from Drogbah.
Drogbah misses with a jab, cross combination.
Drogbah misses with a double jab.
Drogbah looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Drogbah lands with a nice body punch.
Drogbah ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Drogbah throws a right hand that Pearson ducks under and follows up with a left that Pearson also avoids with ease.
Drogbah throws a body punch but Pearson moves out of range.
Drogbah lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Drogbah.
A combination from Drogbah does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drogbah misses the jab.
Drogbah throws an overhand right that lands on Pearson's shoulder, as Pearson tries to avoid the shot.
Drogbah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Drogbah swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Drogbah thows a body shot but no joy.
Drogbah is looking to wear down Pearson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Drogbah lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pearson at a distance.
Drogbah throws a right and a left that Pearson avoids nicely.
Drogbah throws an overhand right that lands on Pearson's shoulder, as Pearson tries to avoid the shot.
Pearson slips a straight right by Drogbah.
Drogbah throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Drogbah misses with a few strikes there.
Drogbah looks to land a right hand but Pearson moved out of range.
Wayne Pearson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Didiero Drogbah is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pearson slips a jab and a cross from Drogbah.

And that's the end of the fight!
Didiero Drogbah showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Drogbah, 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Didiero Drogbah!