PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Flex Kellosalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitchell Pearsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kellosalo comes to the cage accompanied by Contra - Jungle Jam . The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Kellosalo
vs
Pearsen

176 cm
23
156 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

170 cm
22
159 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

[CBK] The Smashwear Corporation
[CBK] The Smashwear Corporation

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 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Flex Kellosalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mitchell Pearsen!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kellosalo connects with an inside leg kick.
Pearsen throws a shot from downtown. Kellosalo moves away and avoids it.
Pearsen throws a lazy right hand but Kellosalo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Kellosalo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kellosalo leaning against his opponent.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kellosalo.
Pearsen is trying to push Kellosalo away but Kellosalo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pearsen has a couple of punches blocked by Kellosalo.
Kellosalo lands an elbow just above Pearsen 's eye.
Kellosalo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kellosalo is looking to control Pearsen's arms but Pearsen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kellosalo has his back to the cage.
Kellosalo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Pearsen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pearsen swings for the body but Kellosalo moves out of range.
Pearsen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kellosalo - that will leave a mark!
Pearsen with a nice cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kellosalo throws a nice head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearsen looks to land a left hand but Kellosalo moved out of range nicely.
Kellosalo slips a jab from Pearsen.
Pearsen throws out a loose jab but Kellosalo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kellosalo ducks under a wild hook from Pearsen.
Pearsen misses with a straight left.
Kellosalo moves out of range as Pearsen strikes.
Pearsen misses with a hook
and Kellosalo counters with a nice leg kick.
Pearsen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kellosalo.
Pearsen lands with a cross.
No joy there for Pearsen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kellosalo catches Pearsen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pearsen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kellosalo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pearsen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kellosalo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Kellosalo moves into the clinch.
Pearsen wants to get back to striking at distance but Kellosalo won't allow it.
Pearsen managing to block the knees to the body from Kellosalo.
Kellosalo slows down the pace here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kellosalo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pearsen's brow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kellosalo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pearsen struggles to land a body shot inside as Kellosalo controls his hands.
Kellosalo throws a head punch that misses.
Pearsen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kellosalo taking a breather.

Pearsen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pearsen thows a body shot but no joy.
Pearsen 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kellosalo staying out of range there.
Pearsen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kellosalo on the side of the head.
Pearsen misses with a looping left.
Pearsen throws a series of punches but Kellosalo moves out of range.
A big left from Pearsen misses.
Nice uppercut there from Pearsen.
Kellosalo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pearsen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Pearsen throws a poor cross that misses
and Kellosalo counters with a good low kick that Pearsen was not able to check.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kellosalo.
Kellosalo throws a one two combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pearsen takes one on the button.
Kellosalo tries to clinch but Pearsen moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kellosalo moves into the clinch successfully.
Pearsen managing to block the knees to the body from Kellosalo.
Pearsen struggles to land a body shot inside as Kellosalo controls his hands.
Pearsen is stalling here.
Pearsen is looking to break free of the clinch but Kellosalo has double underhooks.
Kellosalo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kellosalo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pearsen backwards.
Kellosalo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Pearsen has had enough of the clinch but Kellosalo keeps him there for the moment.
Pearsen can't find room to land a body shot as Kellosalo controls the action.
Kellosalo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kellosalo blocking some punches.
Kellosalo lands an elbow that stopped Pearsen in his tracks for a moment.
Pearsen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kellosalo is trying to stall.
Kellosalo stalling in the clinch.
Kellosalo throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kellosalo.
Kellosalo keeps control of Pearsen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kellosalo lands a nice elbow.
Pearsen lands a shoulder strike.
Pearsen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kellosalo has him pressed against the cage.
Pearsen wants to get back to striking at distance but Kellosalo won't allow it.
Kellosalo pushes off an throws an elbow but Pearsen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pearsen working hard to break the clinch.
Kellosalo tries to land knees in the clinch but Pearsen avoids the damage to the body.
Pearsen tries to break the clinch but Kellosalo is controlling the position.
Pearsen takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kellosalo.
Pearsen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pearsen lands an uppercut.
Pearsen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kellosalo is keeping busy.
Pearsen has had enough of the clinch but Kellosalo keeps him there for the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pearsen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kellosalo lands a nice elbow.
Pearsen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kellosalo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kellosalo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kellosalo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kellosalo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Pearsen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kellosalo with a hook.
The fighters circling - Pearsen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Kellosalo instigates a clinch.
Kellosalo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pearsen's defenses.
Pearsen takes an elbow to the temple.
Kellosalo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pearsen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pearsen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kellosalo.
Kellosalo lands a damaging elbow.
Kellosalo lands a nice elbow.
Kellosalo lands an elbow just above Pearsen 's eye.
Kellosalo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pearsen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kellosalo blocks a body shot from Pearsen.
Pearsen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pearsen lands with a left to the head.
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!
Kellosalo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Pearsen throws a head punch that misses.
Kellosalo taking a breather.
Kellosalo throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice elbow from Kellosalo.
Pearsen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kellosalo missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pearsen.
Kellosalo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kellosalo lands an elbow just above Pearsen 's eye.
Kellosalo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kellosalo as Pearsen tries to tie him up.
Pearsen seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Pearsen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kellosalo misses with a punch on the inside.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kellosalo.
Pearsen misses with the head strike.
Pearsen tries to circle away but Kellosalo has him pinned against the cage.
Pearsen takes an elbow to the temple.
Pearsen swings wildly with an uppercut but Kellosalo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kellosalo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kellosalo lands a hook that snaps the head of Pearsen backwards.
Kellosalo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kellosalo tries a body shot but Pearsen blocks it.
Kellosalo avoiding damage.
Pearsen lands a left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pearsen wants to break free but Kellosalo has control.
Kellosalo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kellosalo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Flex Kellosalo 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.

Pearsen looks to land a left hand but Kellosalo moved out of range nicely.
Pearsen misses with a right hand
and Pearsen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pearsen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pearsen missing with a left hand there. Kellosalo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kellosalo wants to clinch.
Kellosalo lands a nice looking body kick.
Pearsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pearsen throws an overhand right that lands on Kellosalo's shoulder, as Kellosalo tries to avoid the shot.
Pearsen throws a lazy right hand but Kellosalo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kellosalo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kellosalo scores with a push kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kellosalo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pearsen is breathing heavily.
Pearsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kellosalo.
Pearsen throws a shot from downtown. Kellosalo moves away and avoids it.
Pearsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Kellosalo is just out of range.
Pearsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kellosalo manages to avoid it.
Kellosalo just misses with a punch to the body.
Kellosalo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kellosalo slips under a jab.
Pearsen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Kellosalo drives through and clinches with Pearsen against the cage.
Kellosalo prevents Pearsen from breaking the clinch.
Pearsen takes an elbow to the temple.
Kellosalo wants to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kellosalo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pearsen's defenses.
Pearsen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pearsen wants to stall.
Flex Kellosalo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kellosalo.
Kellosalo lands a nice elbow.
Pearsen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kellosalo's elbow.
Kellosalo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pearsen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kellosalo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pearsen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pearsen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kellosalo has him pressed against the cage.
Pearsen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pearsen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kellosalo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pearsen misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kellosalo taking a breather.
Pearsen has a couple of punches blocked by Kellosalo.
A short right from Kellosalo on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Kellosalo.
Pearsen managing to block the knees to the body from Kellosalo.
A bit of stalling here from Kellosalo.
Pearsen lands with a light punch inside.
Pearsen is looking to break free of the clinch but Kellosalo has double underhooks.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kellosalo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kellosalo pushes off an throws an elbow but Pearsen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pearsen misses with the head strike.
Pearsen tries to stall but Kellosalo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pearsen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pearsen tries to break free but Kellosalo pushes him back against the cage.
Pearsen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kellosalo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pearsen is trying to break free.
Kellosalo blocks an uppercut.

Pearsen breaks the clinch.
No joy there for Pearsen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kellosalo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pearsen misses with a hook. Kellosalo ducked under it nicely.
Kellosalo blocks a jab.
Kellosalo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pearsen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pearsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kellosalo was well out of range. Poor timing from Pearsen.
Kellosalo moves out of range as Pearsen strikes.
Kellosalo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pearsen walks into a straight right hand from Kellosalo.
Kellosalo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pearsen.
Pearsen swings for the body but Kellosalo moves out of range.
Pearsen throws a jab but it's blocked by Kellosalo.
Kellosalo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pearsen under the eye.

Pearsen is rocked!
Kellosalo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pearsen is still on wobbly legs! Can Kellosalo finish him?
Pearsen misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pearsen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kellosalo lands with a hook. Pearsen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kellosalo drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Pearsen right on the button. Pearsen goes down! Kellosalo follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Kellosalo gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Flex Kellosalo!