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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Slick Cpw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodney Pearson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cpw's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Aerosmith - Back in the Saddle. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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148 lbs
10 - 10 - 0 |
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150 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Slick Cpw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rodney Pearson!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cpw lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pearson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cpw fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pearson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Decent striking displayed by Cpw there.
Cpw connects with a nice looking jab.
Cpw throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pearson.
Pearson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Cpw quickly recovers to half guard.
Pearson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cpw blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pearson.
Cpw moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pearson stopping the sweep attempt from Cpw.
Pearson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cpw seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson trying to control but Cpw is working from the bottom.
Cpw tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cpw is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cpw has Pearson pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Slick Cpw just wasn't active enough.
Cpw jabs Pearson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A punch combination from Cpw misses.
Cpw fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cpw fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cpw feints a jab promting Pearson to slip. Cpw then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pearson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Pearson is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cpw thows a body shot but no joy.
Slick Cpw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cpw throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cpw pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pearson back to the cage. Cpw follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Cpw lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cpw lands a nice shot to the body.
Pearson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cpw scores with a hook.
Cpw just misses with a punch to the body.
Pearson tries to close the distance and clinch but Cpw swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cpw just misses with a punch to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cpw.
Pearson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cpw avoids it really well and circles away.
A lazy left from Pearson finds it's target.
Pearson throws a head kick that misses.
Cpw cracks Pearson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pearson slips a jab and a cross from Cpw.
Pearson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cpw misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Cpw lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pearson doesn't seem phased though.
Pearson walks into a straight right hand from Cpw.
Pearson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cpw defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pearson.
Pearson looks gassed!
Pearson doesn't manage to clinch there - Cpw circles away.
Pearson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cpw is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cpw tries to bum rush Pearson with a series of wild strikes but Pearson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pearson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cpw avoids it really well and circles away.
Slick Cpw has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodney Pearson.
Cpw is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pearson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cpw stalks Pearson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pearson's face. Pearson staggers backwards, shaken.
Cpw is working the combinations to good effect here.
Cpw jabs Pearson right on the nose. Pearson blinks but takes it well.
Cpw lands a jab-cross combination.
Cpw connects with a single shot there.
Cpw lunges at Pearson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pearson's hand.
Cpw goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pearson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cpw getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cpw feints a jab promting Pearson to slip. Cpw then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pearson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pearson moves forwards but Cpw connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cpw scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cpw fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cpw with a jab.
Cpw connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pearson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cpw.
Pearson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pearson walks into a straight right hand from Cpw.
Cpw scores with a three punch combo!
Pearson is rocked!
Cpw thuds a left hand into Pearson's body.
Cpw jabs Pearson right on the nose. Pearson blinks but takes it well.
Pearson is still on wobbly legs! Can Cpw finish him?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pearson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cpw ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pearson seems to have recovered his senses.
Cpw dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cpw lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pearson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slick Cpw 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.
Cpw connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pearson's hands.
Cpw throws a leg kick which misses Pearson's front leg but catches the back leg as Pearson tries to avoid it.
Cpw thuds his right hand into Pearson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice shot by Cpw.
Pearson instigates a clinch.
Cpw prevents Pearson from breaking the clinch.
Cpw pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cpw!
Pearson drops his hands momentarily and Cpw takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cpw changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cpw misses with a wild combination.
Cpw thuds his right hand into Pearson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cpw lands a right hook to the body.
Cpw cracks Pearson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cpw cracks Pearson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pearson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cpw is able to avoid easily.
Cpw connects with a body shot that sends Pearson's belly button to the back.
Pearson is breathing heavily.
Cpw jabs Pearson right on the nose. Pearson blinks but takes it well.
Cpw moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cpw looks to land a combination but Pearson avoids it well.
Cpw lands a right hook to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Cpw.
Cpw is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pearson can do to turn this around?
Cpw lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pearson circles away quickly and effectively.
A lazy left from Cpw finds it's target.
Cpw scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cpw!
Cpw throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cpw throws a right and a left that Pearson avoids nicely.
Cpw throws a right and a left that both miss.
Slick Cpw is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice straight punches there by Cpw. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cpw.
Nice shot lands for Cpw.
Cpw lands a nice shot that snaps Pearson's head back.
Cpw cracks the inside of Pearson's front leg.
Cpw connects with a body shot that sends Pearson's belly button to the back.
Slick Cpw is winning the standup battle so far.
Pearson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cpw cracks a nice hook into Pearson's ribs.
Cpw slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cpw, as that shot connected.
Pearson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Cpw lands with an uppercut that bounces Pearson off the cage and back into rage.
Cpw lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pearson at a distance.
Cpw lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cpw throws a combination. Pearson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Pearson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pearson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pearson walks into a straight right hand from Cpw.
Cpw connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cpw throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cpw lands with a hook. Pearson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cpw scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pearson in his tracks.
Cpw lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cpw.
Cpw keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cpw throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pearson on the side of the head.
Cpw connects with a right that clearly hurt Pearson. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Cpw proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Pearson collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Slick Cpw!
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energy
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hype
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