PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Grandmaster Red (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Pearl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pearl has chosen yes as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Red
vs
Pearl

181 cm
26
177 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

190 cm
26
185 lbs
11 - 10 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Grandmaster Red!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Pearl!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Red swings widly with a right hand
letting Pearl counter with a right hand.
Red throws a right hand that misses
enabling Pearl to counter with a crisp jab.
Pearl throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Red cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grandmaster Red seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Red falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pearl connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Red misses with a shot to the body
enabling Pearl to counter with a crisp jab.
Red fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pearl looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pearl throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pearl takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Red misses with a lunging right hand
and Pearl cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Red lands.
Red misses with an uppercut

so Pearl counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Pearl pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Red is keeping the position for now.
Red keeping moving, preventing Pearl from controlling successfully.
Red knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pearl on the ground.
Pearl wants to pass the guard but Red is keeping the position.
Pearl with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pearl looking to pass the guard.
Red looking for a sweep. Not yet Red, not yet.
Red is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Red tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearl trying to control the position from guard on top but Red is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pearl misses with a left hand
and Red counters with a nice body shot.
Pearl misses with a right hand
and Red counters with a nice uppercut.
Red throws a series of punches but Pearl moves out of range.
Red stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Red moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pearl lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Red rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pearl cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red throws a poor cross that misses
and Pearl cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Red misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pearl.
Red lands a jab to Pearl's midsection.
Pearl misses with a looping right.
Red scores with a sloppy right hand. Pearl should have avoided that one.
Pearl lands a slapping body shot.
Pearl might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Red stuns Pearl with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pearl uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Red.
Pearl throws a combination that misses
and Red counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pearl thinking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearl takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Red throws a combination that misses
enabling Pearl to counter with a crisp jab.
Red throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pearl counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Red swinging wildly here.
Grandmaster Red is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pearl missing with a left hand there. Red was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Red misses with a double jab.
Red misses with a right hand
and Pearl counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Pearl dominated that round.
That's time! Red's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Pearl misses with the combination.
Grandmaster Red is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Red rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pearl counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Red thuds a left hand into Pearl's body.
Red connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Red throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Red misses with a lunging right hand
and Pearl counters with a right hand to the body.
Red throws a right hand that misses
letting Pearl counter with a right hand.
Red looks to score with a jab to the body but Pearl is just out of range.
Red fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearl showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Red.
Red throws a right and a left that Pearl avoids nicely.
Pearl throws a right hand that misses
and Red counters with a two punch combo.
Red misses with a wild body shot.
Red looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Red misses with an uppercut
and Pearl counters with a nice uppercut.
Red throws a right hand that misses
and Pearl cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Red throws a combination that misses

and Pearl counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearl postures up.
Red keeping full guard, as Pearl tries to pass.
Red preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pearl trying to control the position from guard on top but Red is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pearl lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pearl tries to free his leg and advance position but Red is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pearl accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pearl trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Red avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Red keeping full guard, as Pearl tries to pass.
Red on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Red tries to get out of the position.
Pearl connects with a couple of short punches.
Red preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearl trying to control the position from guard on top but Red is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Red preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pearl postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Red utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Red trying to keep a closed guard but Pearl is proving a slippery customer.
Pearl wants to pass the guard but Red is keeping the position.
Pearl missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pearl throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Red works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Red working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pearl.
Red utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Red is pulling down on Pearl's head to control his posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Pearl stops Red from standing up.
Pearl pushes down on Red's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Pearl wants to control but Red is keeping him busy.
Red is trying to control but can't.
Red blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pearl.
Pearl throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Red avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pearl.
Pearl prevents Red from improving his position.
Pearl has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pearl throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pearl throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pearl wants to pass to mount but Red is defending the position.
Pearl thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Red's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Pearl showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Red misses with a jab to the body
and Pearl cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Red throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pearl counters with a right hand to the body.
Red misses the body punch
and Pearl counters with a right hand to the body.
Red falls off balance throwing a combination

and Pearl counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Pearl is in close to Red's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Red wants to sweep but no luck.
Pearl missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pearl is looking to work some ground and pound but Red has wrist control.
Pearl stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Red swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearl passes Red's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Pearl lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pearl landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Pearl throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Red is trying to stand.
Red keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Red tries to get to full guard but Pearl has control of the leg.
Pearl performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Pearl wants to control but Red is keeping him busy.
Pearl trying to pass the guard but Red defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearl passes the guard and advances to mount!
Mr Pearl has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pearl sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Pearl with a couple of short strikes.
Pearl pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Pearl lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Red keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Pearl throws some wild stikes that Red manages to avoid easily.
Pearl lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pearl with the ground and pound from mount.
Pearl landing punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Red that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Pearl with the ground and pound from mount.
Pearl with the ground and pound from mount.
Red keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pearl breaks from Red's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Red blocking the ground and pound.
Grandmaster Red has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pearl is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pearl fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pearl landing shots from mount.
Red takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Pearl avoids the attempt from Red to control.
The referee warns Red that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearl lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Pearl breaks from Red's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Pearl breaks from Red's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Pearl punishing his opponent with strikes.
Pearl working the ground and pound effectively.
Pearl raining down shots from the mount!
Pearl with shots to the head and body - Red looks very uncomfortable down there.
Pearl with shots to the head and body - Red looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Red is looking to get to half guard.
Mr Pearl is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
BOOM! Pearl connects with a massive shot to the dome!

And that's the end of the fight!
Mr Pearl comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pearl 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 26:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mr Pearl!