PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mitchell Pearsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Summers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Pearsen
vs
Summers

170 cm
25
159 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

177 cm
27
157 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mitchell Pearsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kurt Summers!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearsen tries to clinch but Summers moves out of range.
Summers tries a head kick but it misses.
Pearsen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Summers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pearsen throws out a loose jab but Summers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Summers gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mitchell Pearsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Summers is looking to clinch but Pearsen is avoiding it.
Pearsen misses with a hook. Summers ducked under it nicely.
Summers throws a head kick but Pearsen moves out of range.
Pearsen lands an overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pearsen catches Summers with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Summers is rocked!
Nice body punch from Pearsen.
Summers is still on wobbly legs! Can Pearsen finish him?
Pearsen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Summers seems to have recovered his senses.

Pearsen clinches.
Pearsen swings wildly with an uppercut but Summers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Summers has a couple of punches blocked by Pearsen.
Pearsen lands a shoulder strike.
Pearsen is trying to maintain a safe position but Summers gets an underhook and turns Pearsen into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearsen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Summers stalling.
Pearsen blocking some punches.
Summers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pearsen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pearsen lands a left hand.
Summers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Summers tries to stall but Pearsen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Summers.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pearsen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pearsen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pearsen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

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

Pearsen clinches.
Summers misses with the head strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pearsen as Summers tries to tie him up.
Pearsen gets through Summers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Summers blocks an uppercut.
Pearsen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Summers backwards.
Pearsen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pearsen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pearsen leaning against his opponent.
Summers wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pearsen.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pearsen lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Pearsen on the inside.
Summers has a couple of punches blocked by Pearsen.
A short left from Pearsen.
Summers working aggressively here.

Summers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pearsen connects with a right hand. Summers shakes it off.
A jab lands there for Pearsen.

Pearsen lands a big uppercut and Summers crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Summers looks OK. Pearsen waves Summers back to his feet!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearsen staying out of range there.

Pearsen moves into the clinch.
A short right from Summers.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Summers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pearsen.
Summers lands a hook to the side of the head.
Summers holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Pearsen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pearsen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Summers has him pressed against the cage.
Summers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pearsen can't break the clinch.
Summers is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Summers looking to stall.
Pearsen is pushing Summers up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearsen misses with some punches.
Summers lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Summers keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pearsen's efforts to push away.
A short left from Pearsen.
Pearsen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Pearsen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pearsen tries to stall but Summers uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Summers letting Pearsen take a breather here.
Pearsen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Summers lands with a left to the head.
Pearsen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pearsen looking to slow down the pace here.
Pearsen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mitchell Pearsen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Good exchange - Summers coming out on top.
Summers takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pearsen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pearsen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Summers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pearsen.
Summers takes a swing at Pearsen's ribcage but misses.

Pearsen moves into the clinch.

Summers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Pearsen closes the distance and pushes Summers back into the cage.
Pearsen misses with a punch on the inside.
Pearsen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pearsen has a couple of punches blocked by Summers.
A shot in the inside from Pearsen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Summers misses with a punch on the inside.
Mitchell Pearsen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch on the inside from Summers fails to land.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pearsen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Summers wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearsen struggles to land a body shot inside as Summers controls his hands.
Summers is trying to maintain a safe position but Pearsen gets an underhook and turns Summers into the cage.
Pearsen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Summers.
Summers misses with a punch on the inside.
Pearsen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Summers has Pearsen pressed against the cage, preventing Pearsen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pearsen.
Pearsen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Summers lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pearsen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pearsen scores with a shoulder strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Pearsen.
Pearsen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Summerss head.
Pearsen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Pearsen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pearsen tries to stall but Summers uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Pearsen manages to break the clinch.
Summers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pearsen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Summers throws a nice looking combination but Pearsen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A head kick misses from Summers.

Pearsen darts in and clinches Summers up against the cage.
Summers is trying to stall.
Summers swings wildly with an uppercut but Pearsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Summers.
Summers has a couple of punches blocked by Pearsen.

Pearsen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pearsen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Summers.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Summers tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Summers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pearsen catches Summers with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pearsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Summers takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pearsen tries to clinch but Summers moves away
and Summers counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Pearsen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Pearsen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Summers can do to turn this around?
Summers looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pearsen jabs at Summers's body.
Pearsen swats away the attempt to clinch by Summers.
Summers moves forwards but Pearsen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Summers takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Summers avoids the body shot from Pearsen.

Pearsen feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Summers sprawling to the canvas! Summers rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Pearsen finish him?!
Summers switches off momentarily and Pearsen cracks him with a monster right hand! Summers topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Pearsen dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Pearsen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mitchell Pearsen!
Post fight, Mitchell Pearsen took to the microphone: 'I'm flying back to Sydney and I'm gonna get my drink on! Woooooooo!'.