PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Pearson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Pearson's choice of entrance music: tom petty - i won't back down. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Jones
vs
Pearson

199 cm
25
210 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

185 cm
24
220 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Kemists ↑ 5x160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andre Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wayne Pearson!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearson misses with a two punch combination.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pearson throws out the jab.

Jones rushes Pearson and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Jones lands with a right to the head.
Pearson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Jones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pearson's elbow.
Jones pushes Pearson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pearson working hard to break the clinch.

Pearson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pearson misses with a hook.
Jones wants to clinch up but Pearson keeps it at a distance.
Wayne Pearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Pearson.
Pearson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice uppercut lands for Jones. That snapped Pearson's head back.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pearson.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Pearson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A shot to the liver by Jones. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Jones misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Pearson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Jones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jones pushes Pearson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Pearson is trying to break free.
Pearson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pearson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Jones scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Our sources have told us that Jones has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Pearson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pearson can't break the clinch.
Jones lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pearson backwards.

It looks like Wayne Pearson has been cut.
Pearson wants to stall.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Pearson in his tracks for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Pearson is blocking nicely.
Jones lands a hook that snaps the head of Pearson backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones connects with a knee to the head.
Pearson has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
Jones prevents Pearson from breaking the clinch.
Pearson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pearson lands a right hand.
Pearson working aggressively here.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones misses with a knee strike.
Jones lands a hook that snaps the head of Pearson backwards.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pearson blocking some punches.
Pearson blocks an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pearson.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pearson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pearson is working Jones over against the ropes.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Pearson.
A frustrated look appears on Pearson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pearson tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Pearson back against the ropes.
Pearson working aggressively here.
Good body shot from Pearson.
Jones blocking some punches.
Jones lands an elbow just above Pearson 's eye.

That has opened up Wayne Pearson's cut even more.
Pearson working aggressively here.
Jones lands a right hand.
Pearson avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pearson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Jones lands a shoulder strike.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Jones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pearson's efforts to push away.
Pearson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
Pearson avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the ropes.
Pearson working aggressively here.
Jones is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Jones 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!
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pearson takes an elbow to the temple.
A frustrated look appears on Pearson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pearson.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wayne Pearson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Pearson misses with a straight left.
A big right from Pearson misses.
Pearson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jones has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Pearson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Jones rushes Pearson and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
The referee calls for Pearson to work.
Pearson scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head.

It looks like Andre Jones has been cut.
Pearson avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pearson blocks it with crossed arms.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pearson throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Andre Jones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pearson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pearson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Pearson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Pearson controls the action.
Pearson throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pearson misses with some punches.
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jones pushes Pearson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.

The cut above Wayne Pearson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Jones blocking some punches.
Pearson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Pearson fails to land.
Pearson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pearson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pearson's elbow.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Pearson avoids the damage to the body.
Jones lands an elbow just above Pearson 's eye.
Pearson misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pearson.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pearson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jones is keeping busy.
A head punch on the inside from Pearson fails to land.
Pearson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson misses with the head strike.
Pearson working aggressively here.
Jones gets through Pearson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pearson tries to circle away but Jones has him pinned against the ropes.
Pearson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pearson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pearson working aggressively here.
Jones lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jones pushes Pearson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pearson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pearson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Wayne Pearson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Andre Jones!
Andre Jones tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.