PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andre Moreira (ranked 24257 p4p, 24143 weight class) and Danny Pearce (ranked 589 p4p, 615 weight class). Andre Moreira is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Moreira
vs
Pearce

173 cm
19
154
0 - 3 - 0

181 cm
19
165
0 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Enjoys gardening

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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andre Moreira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Danny Pearce!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearce throws a low kick, looking for Moreira's leg but Moreira calmly moves out of range.

Pearce looking to score a takedown here. Moreira is defending well but Pearce drives through and ends up in Moreira's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moreira trying to control the position.
Pearce in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Moreira keeping full guard, as Pearce tries to pass.
Moreira avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pearce looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Moreira definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Pearce stopping the sweep attempt from Moreira.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearce wants to control from the top but Moreira keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreira not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pearce accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Moreira keeping moving, preventing Pearce from controlling successfully.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pearce keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moreira with a poor takedown
and Moreira takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Moreira shoots and misses
and Pearce counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Moreira misses with a wild combination.
A little jabbing left from Pearce on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Moreira shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pearce as he jumps to the side.
Pearce swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Moreira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pearce throws a head kick but Moreira moves out of range.
Pearce takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Moreira tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Pearce defends well and Moreira ends up having to push Pearce into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearce pushes Moreira back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pearce stops a takedown attempt from Moreira.
Moreira prevents Pearce from breaking the clinch.
Pearce lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Pearce has hold of one of Moreira's legs. Moreira is fighting the takedown attempt but Pearce gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Moreira is wriggling around but Pearce manages to pass to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Pearce missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pearce is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Moreira!
Pearce wants to control the pace but Moreira is squirming around nicely.
Moreira taking shots to the head.
Moreira takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Moreira knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pearce on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreira is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Pearce trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Moreira is desperately trying to improve his position but Pearce has a good base and remains in mount.
Pearce looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pearce can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Moreira is looking to escape.
Moreira is in all sorts of trouble here.
Pearce putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Poor strikes thrown by Pearce there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearce looking to control and managing it successfully.
Moreira tries to hold on but Pearce postures up.

Pearce is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Moreira has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Moreira is squirming around, avoiding Pearce's attempts to control the action.
Moreira is looking to get to half guard.
Pearce has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Moreira darts in looking for a takedown but Pearce gets double underhooks and turns Moreira into the cage.
Pearce gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Moreira.
Moreira looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Moreira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moreira has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pearce avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Moreira wants a takedown.
Moreira tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Moreira takes a shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Pearce.
Moreira wants to take the fight to the mat but Pearce manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Moreira tries to pull guard but Pearce forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearce throws a knee to the head but misses.

Pearce gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Moreira has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pearce is working away from the top position though.
Pearce lands with a punch from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearce trying to control the action but Moreira is working from the bottom.
Pearce wants to pass to mount but Moreira is defending the position.
Pearce thows a huge punch but Moreira dodges it nicely.
Pearce thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Moreira's head.
Ground and pound from Pearce.
Moreira wants to get back to his feet.

Pearce is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pearce missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Moreira on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Moreira tries to get out of the position.
Pearce working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Pearce missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pearce thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pearce works his foot free and advances to mount.
Pearce unloads with some shots from mount but Moreira bucks and avoids them well.
Moreira is desperately trying to improve his position but Pearce has a good base and remains in mount.
Pearce working the ground and pound effectively.
Pearce has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pearce misses with a head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearce can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Moreira is looking to escape.
Pearce throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Pearce trying to control but Moreira is having none of it.

Pearce is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Moreira is surviving well by controlling Pearce's body position as best he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Moreira holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Pearce tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Moreira tries to hold on but Pearce postures up.
Moreira is desperately trying to improve his position but Pearce has a good base and remains in mount.
Pearce controlling the position easily from mount.
Moreira is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Danny Pearce has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pearce can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Moreira is looking to escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Pearce showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Moreira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pearce.

Moreira changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pearce looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Moreira trying to control the action but Pearce is working from the bottom.
Moreira working away.
Pearce is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Moreira's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Moreira working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Pearce looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pearce makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pearce.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moreira is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Moreira is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreira slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Pearce working a defensive guard here.
Pearce has momentary wrist control but Moreira slips an elbow through the middle.
Pearce lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Pearce postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pearce trying to control but Moreira is working from the bottom.
Moreira wants to sweep here but Pearce controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearce wants to control from the top but Moreira keeps moving.
Moreira looking for a sweep. Not yet Moreira, not yet.
Moreira keeping moving, preventing Pearce from controlling successfully.
Moreira can't keep his opponent in guard - Pearce advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Moreira actively working from the bottom here.

Pearce is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Pearce is trying to control. Moreira wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreira wants to improve his position but Pearce is controlling well.
Pearce not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Moreira blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pearce.

Moreira is defending against the submission attempts here by Pearce.
Andre Moreira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pearce is trying to control the action in half guard but Moreira is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Danny Pearce is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A slow jab from Moreira misses its intended target.

Pearce gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Moreira distracts Pearce with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Moreira postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Moreira is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pearce is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Moreira with a nice head shot there.
Moreira throws a big elbow that misses.
Moreira working some strikes from top position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Moreira showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pearce has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Pearce!