PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mitchell Pearsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Egardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Pearsen
vs
Egardo

170 cm
25
159 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

168 cm
21
154 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mitchell Pearsen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fernando Egardo!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Egardo forces Pearsen back against the cage and clinches.
Pearsen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Egardo backwards.
Egardo misses with a punch on the inside.
Egardo keeps control of Pearsen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pearsen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Pearsen breaks from the clinch.
Egardo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

It looks like Fernando Egardo has been cut.
Egardo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pearsen.
Pearsen throws a shot from downtown. Egardo moves away and avoids it.
Mitchell Pearsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Egardo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pearsen.
Pearsen throws a lazy uppercut
and Egardo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Egardo moves into the clinch successfully.
Egardo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pearsen's defenses.
Egardo working aggressively here.

Pearsen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pearsen throws a combination. Egardo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Egardo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pearsen.
Egardo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Donk. Egardo catches Pearsen right on the button with a cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Egardo misses the target.
Pearsen jabs at Egardo's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Egardo.
Egardo misses with a two punch combination.
Pearsen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Egardo's head backwards.
Egardo swings for the body but Pearsen moves out of range.
Egardo throws a big shot that misses.
Pearsen throws the left hand but Egardo avoids the punch easily.
Pearsen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Egardo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Egardo lands a jab-cross combination.
Pearsen throws a hook but Egardo avoids it easily.
Egardo takes one to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Pearsen.
Pearsen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pearsen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That has opened up Fernando Egardo's cut even more.
Egardo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pearsen circles away quickly and effectively.
Pearsen lands a lovely overhand right.

Egardo is rocked!
Pearsen throws a hook but Egardo blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearsen throws a jab but it's blocked by Egardo.
Egardo tries to clinch but Pearsen moves out of range.
Pearsen wants to clinch.

Pearsen sends Egardo crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Pearsen is motioning to the referee to let Egardo up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Egardo is still on wobbly legs! Can Pearsen finish him?
Pearsen misses with a looping left.
Egardo seems to have recovered his senses.
Pearsen tries to clinch but Egardo is having none of it.
Egardo moves in looking to clinch but Pearsen pushes him off.
Pearsen throws an overhand right that lands on Egardo's shoulder, as Egardo tries to avoid the shot.
Pearsen moves out of range as Egardo strikes.
Pearsen throws an off balance right hand
and Egardo counters with a one-two to the body.
Pearsen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pearsen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pearsen misses with a body shot.
Egardo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pearsen.
A jab from Pearsen does it's job there.

The cut above Fernando Egardo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Pearsen thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egardo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pearsen looks to land a right hand but Egardo moved out of range.
Pearsen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pearsen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pearsen takes one to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Egardo misses.
Pearsen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pearsen misses with a looping right.
Pearsen looks to land a right hand but Egardo moved out of range.
Egardo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Egardo ducks under a wild hook from Pearsen.
Pearsen walks into a stiff left hand from Egardo.
Pearsen misses with a straight right.
Pearsen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Egardo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pearsen moves out of range as Egardo strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearsen throws a jab when Egardo was well out of range.
Pearsen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pearsen moves in looking to clinch but Egardo pushes him off.
Pearsen moves away from the strike by Egardo.
Pearsen takes one to the side of the head.
Egardo cracks Pearsen with an open hand slap.
Egardo tries to move into range but Pearsen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Egardo throws a series of punches but Pearsen avoids them all with ease.
Egardo takes one on the button.

Fernando Egardo's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Egardo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pearsen.
Egardo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Egardo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pearsen manages to avoid it.
Pearsen connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Egardo throws out a loose jab but Pearsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Egardo scores with a one two! Pearsen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Egardo moves out of range of the strikes.
Egardo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mitchell Pearsen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fernando Egardo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A telegraphed right hand from Pearsen misses the target.
Egardo misses with a body shot.
Pearsen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pearsen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Egardo scores with a decent looking hook.

Pearsen closes the distance and pushes Egardo back into the cage.
Egardo pushes Pearsen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pearsen tries to break free but Egardo pushes him back against the cage.
Egardo throws a punch but it's blocked by Pearsen.
Pearsen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Egardo backwards.
Pearsen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Egardo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Egardo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Egardo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pearsen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Egardo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pearsen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Egardo backwards.
Egardo tries to throw a body punch but Pearsen avoids it by throwing Egardo back against the cage.
Egardo throws a head punch that misses.
Pearsen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearsen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pearsen slowing the pace effectively.
Pearsen dodges an elbow strike from Egardo.
Pearsen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pearsen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Egardo lands an elbow inside.

Pearsen manages to break the clinch.
Egardo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pearsen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pearsen swings widly with a right hand
and Egardo counters with a nice body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Egardo. Pearsen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Egardo misses with a wild body shot.

Pearsen closes the distance and clinches.
Pearsen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Egardo.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pearsen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Egardo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Egardo throws a punch but it's blocked by Pearsen.
Egardo misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearsen swings wildly with an uppercut but Egardo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pearsen swings wildly with an uppercut but Egardo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Egardo misses with an elbow over the top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Pearsen gets control of Egardo's arms and successfully pulls guard. Pearsen will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Pearsen wants to get back to his feet but Egardo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pearsen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pearsen is looking to stand up but Egardo isn't so interested in that idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearsen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Egardo is one step ahead there.

Fernando Egardo has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Egardo takes a swing at Pearsen's ribcage but misses.
Nice uppercut there from Pearsen.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Fernando Egardo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mitchell Pearsen!
Mitchell Pearsen retains his lightweight title!
A relieved looking Mitchell Pearsen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.