PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adamh Pearse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Foster comes into the arena with Ruff Ryders Anthem-DMX blaring out of the sound system. This should be fireworks!

Foster
vs
Pearse

191 cm
29
268 lbs
22 - 9 - 0

191 cm
30
265 lbs
18 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jamie Foster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Adamh Pearse!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pearse forces Foster back against the cage and clinches.

Foster breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pearse misses with a body kick.
Foster showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pearse.
Foster misses with a hook. Pearse ducked under it nicely.
Foster's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pearse connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Foster scrambles back to his feet.
Foster swats away the attempt to clinch by Pearse.
Pearse avoids the body shot from Foster.
Pearse wants to clinch
and Foster counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Foster closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Foster tries to work over Pearse's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Stalling in the clinch from Pearse.
Pearse tries a body shot but Foster blocks it.
Pearse blocks a body shot from Foster.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Foster.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster misses with a hook from the clinch.
Foster is trying to break the clinch but Pearse is controlling him.
Foster scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pearse misses with a punch to the body.
Pearse connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Jamie Foster has been cut.
Pearse lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Foster.
A head punch on the inside from Foster fails to land.
Foster cracks Pearse with a nice body shot.
Pearse swings wildly with an uppercut but Foster uses good head movement to avoid it.
Foster wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
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!
Foster misses with a body punch.
Foster lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Foster avoiding damage.
Foster lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pearse backwards.
Pearse blocking some punches.
Foster lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pearse.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearse lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Foster.
Foster is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Foster misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Foster.
Foster misses with a short punch on the inside.
Foster doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Foster misses with some punches.
Foster is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Foster working aggressively here.
Foster wants to stall.
Pearse scores with a nice hook to the head.
Foster wants to break the clinch but can't.
Good body shot from Pearse.
Pearse blocks an uppercut.
Foster is trying to break the clinch but Pearse is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Foster.
Pearse cracks Foster with a nice body shot.
Foster is breathing heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pearse.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pearse.
Foster is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pearse struggles to land a body shot inside as Foster controls his hands.
Pearse makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Pearse on the inside.
Pearse lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right hand to the body from Pearse.
Pearse scores with a shot to the side of Foster's head.
Pearse scores with a shot to the side of Foster's head.
A right hand to the body from Pearse.
A shot in the inside from Pearse.
A right hook to the body lands for Pearse.
Pearse lands a damaging elbow.
Pearse is pushing Foster up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Pearse goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearse scores a nice knee to the body.
Foster struggles to land a body shot inside as Pearse controls his hands.
Pearse lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Foster.
Pearse throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pearse lands with a short shot to the head.
Pearse scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A bit of stalling here from Pearse.
Foster takes a shot to the head.
Pearse gets through Foster's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Pearse.
Pearse scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pearse stalling the fight.
Pearse throws a big uppercut that drops Foster! More strikes from Pearse and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Foster lies dazed against the cage as Pearse celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adamh Pearse!
An out of breath Adamh Pearse thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.