PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Pearce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Head (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pearce might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Enter Sandman (Metallica). Michael Pearce looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Pearce
vs
Head

185 cm
18
200 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

188 cm
21
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Pearce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Anthony Head!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Head escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Pearce shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Head missing with punches from the bottom.
Head trying to control from the bottom.
Head gets back to full guard.
Head is trying to control the position but Pearce postures up.
Head looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Head scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Head shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Head was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Pearce is breathing heavily.
Head lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Pearce hang on?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Head looking to control but Pearce is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Head lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Head lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Head takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Head tries to control but Pearce wriggling away.
Head prevents Pearce from getting the reversal.
Head has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Head cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Head working Pearce over with strikes here.
Head working Pearce over with strikes here.
Head is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Head lands with some strikes.

Pearce is rocked!
Head controlling from the full mount.
Oh Pearce is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pearce tries to hold on but Head postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Head fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Pearce seems to have got his legs back now.
Head lands a heavy elbow.
Pearce in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Head can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pearce is looking to escape.
Head lands with some strikes.
Pearce throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Head can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pearce is looking to escape.
Head in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Head scoring with strikes but Pearce is staying in there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pearce is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Head looking to control but Pearce is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Head scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Pearce?
Head content just to control the position here.
Head lands a big elbow.
Pearce is desperately trying to improve his position but Head has a good base and remains in mount.
Head has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Pearce's face.
Head tries to control but Pearce wriggling away.

Head is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Pearce can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Pearce is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Head in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Head with the ground and pound from mount.
Head controlling the pace for now.
Head pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Head is landing with some decent strikes but Pearce is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Head working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Head wants to control the pace but Pearce is squirming around nicely.

Head goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Pearce is on top in guard.
Head is looking to stand up but Pearce isn't so interested in that idea.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pearce trying to control the position from guard on top but Head is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Head bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pearce's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Head dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Pearce tries to keep at a distance but Head has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pearce tries for a takedown. No joy.
Head changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pearce fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pearce keeps the fight on the outside.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Head wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Head has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Pearce regains guard immediately.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Head's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Head trying to control but Pearce is working from the bottom.
Head is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Head trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Head lands a couple of digs.
Head trying to stand up but can't free himself from Pearce's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Head with a nice head shot there.
Head stands up over Pearce, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pearce keeping full guard, as Head tries to pass.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Pearce shoots in and bounces Head off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Head wants to stand but Pearce is controlling the position.
Pearce is fighting to break Head's control of his arms but Head is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Head working a defensive guard here.
Pearce is looking to stand up but Head won't let him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Head bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pearce's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Head is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Head stands and throws Pearce's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Head looks up at the clock and then as Pearce takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Head smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Head landing a few strikes.
Head moves into full mount!
Head controlling the position easily from mount.
Head is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Head working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Pearce is looking to improve his position but Head isn't that keen on the idea.
Pearce taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Head pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Head sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Head fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Head takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Head scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Pearce?
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Head cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Head tries to control but Pearce wriggling away.
Pearce tries to hold on but Head pushes him away.
Pearce slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

Head stands up out of the half guard.
Head moves in looking to clinch but Pearce pushes him off.
Pearce avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pearce fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Head lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Head throws a left that rocks Pearce and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Head dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Pearce regain composure!

Head decides to stand back up. Head steps back and let's Pearce get back to his feet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pearce with a poor takedown

and Head counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Pearce. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Head manages to break the clinch.

Head has managed to clinch.

Head manages to pull guard.
Head looking to control.
Anthony Head has got the better of the ground game so far.
Head is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Head uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Head shoots in but no luck this time.
Pearce dodges the punch combination from Head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pearce lands with a nice body punch.

Pearce clinches up with Head and pushes him back against the cage.
Head has had enough of the clinch but Pearce keeps him there for the moment.
Head wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Head showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Pearce clinches.
Head has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pearce stalling in the clinch but Head improves position.
Head is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Head tries to score a body lock takedown but Pearce shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Head wants to break the clinch but can't.

Head manages to break the clinch.
Head avoids a kick to the body.
Head lands a left and a right that sends Pearce crashing to the canvas! Head dives into mount looking to finish!
Pearce is wriggling around trying to escape.
Head trying to control but Pearce is having none of it.
Head with good strikes from the mount here!
Head lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Pearce hang on?
Head in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pearce keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Head.
Head looking to control but Pearce is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Head is working to isolate an arm here. It's a choreographed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Head extends the arm and Pearce is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Anthony Head!