PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Pearson (ranked 2985 p4p, 264 weight class) and Harut Petrosyan (ranked 999 p4p, 104 weight class). Petrosyan has chosen Ara Gevorgyan - Artsakh as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Harut Petrosyan will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Pearson
vs
Petrosyan

180 cm
24
269 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

197 cm
23
263 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Pearson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harut Petrosyan!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrosyan lands with a hook. Pearson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

It looks like James Pearson has been cut.
Petrosyan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pearson counters with a nice body shot.
Petrosyan checks a leg kick nicely.
Petrosyan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Petrosyan's coach down at Gym Amsterdam was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Petrosyan's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Petrosyan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Petrosyan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Petrosyan swings widly with a right hand
and Pearson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Petrosyan looks winded!
Pearson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Petrosyan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pearsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice defenses there by Pearson.
Pearson throws a counter high kick but Petrosyan was just alert enough to avoid it.
Petrosyan misses with a left hand

and Pearson counters with a nice right hand that sends Petrosyan toppling to the canvas! Petrosyan scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Pearson finish him?!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A leg kick checked by Petrosyan.
Pearson throws a hook to the side of Petrosyan's head but Petrosyan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pearson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Petrosyan lands.
Pearson misses with an uppercut. Petrosyan saw that one coming.
Petrosyan looks to land a right hand but Pearson moved out of range.
Petrosyan blocks a low kick nicely.
Harut Petrosyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pearson throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Petrosyan counter with a right hand.
Petrosyan throws a big shot that misses.
Pearson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Pearson scores with a nice body kick.
Pearson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petrosyan throws out the jab.
Pearson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice body kick from Pearson.
Pearson connects with a body shot that sends Petrosyan's belly button to the back.
Petrosyan moves out of range of the body kick from Pearson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson is looking to clinch but Petrosyan is avoiding it.
Petrosyan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Pearson throws a head kick that misses.
Pearson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Petrosyan swings widly with a right hand
and Pearson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pearson is looking to land body kicks.
Petrosyan throws a big shot that misses.
Petrosyan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petrosyan lands with a nice combination. Pearson backs away looking to recover.
Pearson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan throws a body kick that misses
and Pearson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Petrosyan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pearson.
Pearson looks for the body kick but Petrosyan saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson throws a leg kick but Petrosyan checks it.
A little jabbing left from Petrosyan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Petrosyan is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Pearson wants to land a leg kick but Petrosyan is out of range.
Pearson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pearson lands a nice looking body kick.
Pearson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pearson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Petrosyan misses.
Petrosyan misses with a body shot
and Pearson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Petrosyan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pearson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pearson lands a nice looking body kick.
Petrosyan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pearson is looking to wear down Petrosyan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pearson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Pearson lands a big right hand that sends Petrosyan crashing to the mat! Pearson stays standing though and waves Petrosyan back to his feet!

Petrosyan is rocked!

It looks like Harut Petrosyan has been cut.
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 dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Petrosyan. That did some damage!
Petrosyan is still on wobbly legs! Can Pearson finish him?
You can see that Petrosyan has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Pearson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Pearson! Petrosyan is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Pearson!
Our winner, James Pearson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.