Pearce joined the BBC's "Match of the Day" team in 2004. He is one of the BBC's front-line commentators alongside number one commentator Guy Mowbray, Steve Wilson and Simon Brotherton. During his fifteen years with BBC Sport, Pearce has commentated on live games from the FA Cup, League Cup and Championship, as well as covering four World Cups (2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018), four European Championships (2008, 2012, 2016 and 2020) and two Women's World Cups (2015 and 2019).