PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Pearson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy McSwing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pearson comes to the ring accompanied by Overtime. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pearson
vs
McSwing

187 cm
19
185 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

183 cm
23
195 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nathan Pearson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Billy McSwing!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McSwing tries to clinch up.
McSwing keeps the fight on the outside.

McSwing clinches up against the ropes.
McSwing can't get the takedown.

McSwing turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and McSwing manages to end up in side control.
Pearson is looking to regain half guard here but McSwing keeps moving and retains side control.
Pearson is working hard here to advance position.
Pearson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Pearson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pearson wants to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, McSwing seems content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pearson looking for submissions off his back.

Pearson looking for submissions off his back.
McSwing trying to control the action but Pearson is working from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pearson circles away from the clinch attempt

and Pearson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson postures up.
McSwing keeping moving, preventing Pearson from controlling successfully.
McSwing 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.
Pearson looking to pass the guard.

Pearson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pearson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Pearson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and McSwing dives on top into guard.
McSwing postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McSwing really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pearson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pearson wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pearson keeping moving, preventing McSwing from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

McSwing is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Pearson has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. McSwing is looking to defend but Pearson has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for McSwing! Pearson pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, McSwing taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Nathan Pearson!