PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Flash Runner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Pearson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Runner
vs
Pearson

150 cm
19
130 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

174 cm
20
138 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

Tokyo United Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Flash Runner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Pearson!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pearson. Runner shrugs it off though.
Horrible takedown attempt by Runner or perhaps it was just good defense by Pearson, which made it look bad.
Runner drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Good exchange - Pearson coming out on top.
Runner throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pearson's waist but Pearson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Runner off to one side.
Runner closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pearson scores with a push kick.

Runner takes the fight into the clinch.
Pearson gets through Runner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pearson lands a shoulder strike.
Pearson told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pearson crunches a lovely knee into Runner's ribcage.
Pearson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Runner or not.
A right hook to the body lands for Pearson.
Pearson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pearson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pearson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson lands a body punch.
Pearson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hand to the body from Pearson.
Runner is breathing heavily.
Pearson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pearson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pearson.
A right hand to the body from Pearson.
Runner has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Pearson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Runner backwards.
Pearson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Runner backwards.

Runner is rocked!
Pearson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Runner backwards.
Oh Runner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pearson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Runner or not.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pearson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pearson presses Runner against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pearson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pearson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pearson digs a right hand into Runner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Runner's gas tank.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pearson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson digs a right hand into Runner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Runner's gas tank.
A body shot lands from Pearson.
Pearson cracks Runner with a nice body shot.
Pearson lands a nice shot to the body.
Runner takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Flash Runner has been cut.
Pearson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Runner or not.
Pearson digs a right hand into Runner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Runner's gas tank.
Runner takes a shot to the head.
Pearson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pearson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pearson lands a hook that snaps the head of Runner backwards.
Pearson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A left hand lands to the body for Pearson.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pearson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Pearson.
Pearson creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Runner with a big uppercut! Runner tries to clinch up but Pearson pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Runner to the mat! Runner covers up and Pearson unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Johnny Pearson!
The defeated Flash Runner had this to say: 'well a loss was gonna happen sooner or latter just need to get back in the cage!! who is next?'.