PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jach Bresnar (ranked 828 p4p, 1438 weight class) and Alec Harvey (ranked 114 p4p, 191 weight class). Harvey has chosen Lemonade - Yungblud & Denzel Curry as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Bresnar
vs
Harvey

180 cm
27
165
7 - 3 - 1

178 cm
23
155
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jach Bresnar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alec Harvey!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harvey scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bresnar doesn't seem bothered though.
Bresnar tries to clinch there but Harvey circles away.
Harvey looks to land a combination but Bresnar avoids it well.
Harvey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bresnar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bresnar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bresnar slips a jab from Harvey.
Bresnar misses with a straight left.
Donk. Harvey catches Bresnar right on the button with a cross.
Bresnar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bresnar connects with a jab.
Bresnar takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bresnar takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bresnar throws a right hand that Harvey ducks under and follows up with a left that Harvey also avoids with ease.
Harvey with a nice cross.
We've been told by Bresnar's head coaches at whitey's gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
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!

Bresnar decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bresnar controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bresnar looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bresnar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bresnar controlling the action here.

Bresnar is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Harvey defends it well.
Bresnar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two 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.
Harvey tries to roll over but Bresnar keeps him under control.
Harvey keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bresnar is trying to control. Harvey wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bresnar working the head and body with strikes.
Bresnar is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bresnar thows a huge punch but Harvey dodges it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bresnar prevents Harvey from improving his position.
Bresnar throwing shots but Harvey is blocking nicely.
Harvey looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bresnar landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bresnar content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Bresnar thows a huge punch but Harvey dodges it nicely.
Harvey wants to control but Bresnar is keeping busy.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Harvey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bresnar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bresnar connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Harvey's hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvey connects with a body shot that sends Bresnar's belly button to the back.
Harvey lands with a hook. Bresnar tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Harvey misses with a body shot.
Bresnar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harvey just misses with a punch to the body.
Bresnar throws a hook to the side of Harvey's head but Harvey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harvey shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bresnar as he jumps to the side.
Bresnar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Harvey jabs at Bresnar's body.
Bresnar shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Harvey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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!
Bresnar gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Bresnar pushes Harvey up against the cage in a clinch.
Harvey is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jach Bresnar will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bresnar doesn't manage to clinch there - Harvey circles away.

Bresnar shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Harvey is trying to defend but Bresnar finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bresnar connects with a nice short shot to Harvey's temple.
Bresnar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Harvey does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Harvey looking for submissions off his back.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bresnar connects with a nice short shot to Harvey's temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harvey is pressing down on Bresnar's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bresnar throwing strikes from guard but Harvey blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bresnar trying to control the position from guard on top but Harvey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bresnar content to stall in guard here.
Bresnar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bresnar not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Harvey avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bresnar trying to control the position from guard on top but Harvey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Harvey had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bresnar defends it easily.
Bresnar is looking to work some ground and pound but Harvey has wrist control.
Bresnar trying to control but Harvey is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Harvey throws a body punch but Bresnar moves out of range.
Bresnar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bresnar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Harvey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Bresnar moves into the clinch successfully.
Harvey fails to pull guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey jumps guard but Bresnar turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A bit of stalling here from Harvey.

Bresnar gets control of Harvey's arms and successfully pulls guard. Bresnar will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Bresnar controlling the position.
Bresnar trying to keep a closed guard but Harvey is proving a slippery customer.

Harvey is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Bresnar is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Bresnar has escaped and now he's on top!

Bresnar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harvey can do to turn this around?
Bresnar trying to control but Harvey is working from the bottom.
Bresnar stopping the sweep attempt from Harvey.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bresnar stays in close to Harvey's body and controls the position.
Bresnar keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Harvey's head.

Harvey is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bresnar defends well.
Bresnar trying to control the position from guard on top but Harvey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jach Bresnar dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Harvey throws a hook to the side of Bresnar's head but Bresnar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harvey lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bresnar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harvey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harvey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bresnar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It seemed like Harvey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Harvey on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bresnar looks to score with a jab to the body but Harvey is just out of range.
Harvey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harvey connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bresnar. Bresnar circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bresnar clinches.
Bresnar has Harvey pushed against the cage.
Harvey tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bresnar just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bresnar misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey tries to throw a body punch but Bresnar avoids it by throwing Harvey back against the cage.
Bresnar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bresnar tries to land knees in the clinch but Harvey avoids the damage to the body.
Harvey jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bresnar walks away with a smile on his face. Harvey gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Harvey lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Harvey.
A swing and a miss from Harvey.
Bresnar tries to clinch up.
Bresnar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harvey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alec Harvey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harvey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bresnar circles away quickly and effectively.
Alec Harvey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harvey lands a nice shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harvey. Bresnar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bresnar is looking to counter punch.

Bresnar closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Harvey to the mat! Harvey manages to get full guard.
Bresnar sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bresnar wants to control from the top but Harvey keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bresnar stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Harvey swings for the body but Bresnar moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harvey staying out of range there.
Harvey moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Harvey changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jach Bresnar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harvey looks for a takedown but Bresnar sprawls well.
An attempted straight right counter from Bresnar misses the target.
Jach Bresnar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alec Harvey.

Bresnar forces Harvey back against the cage and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Bresnar breaks the clinch.
Harvey takes one on the button.
Harvey lands a nice hook to Bresnar's body. Bresnar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Harvey takes a swing at Bresnar's ribcage but misses.
Bresnar is looking for a counter combo.
Bresnar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harvey.
Harvey jabs Bresnar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Harvey scores with a shot to the body.
Harvey connects with a body shot.
Harvey lands a jab to Bresnar's midsection.
Bresnar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bresnar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A punch combination from Bresnar misses.
Despite the aggression on Harvey's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Harvey moves away from the strike by Bresnar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bresnar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harvey scores with a one two! Bresnar had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Harvey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bresnar tries to clinch but Harvey moves out of range.
Bresnar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bresnar tries to clinch up.
Bresnar misses with a series of wild punches.
Bresnar tries to close the distance and clinch but Harvey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harvey lands a jab.
Harvey with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Bresnar clinches.
A bit of stalling here from Harvey.

Harvey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alec Harvey really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Harvey displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bresnar.
Bresnar wants to clinch.
Harvey is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bresnar tries to clinch but Harvey moves out of range.
Harvey fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Harvey darts in looking for a takedown but Bresnar gets double underhooks and turns Harvey into the cage.

Bresnar has closed the distance and engaged Harvey in a clinch.
Harvey tries to circle away but Bresnar has him pinned against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bresnar has a couple of punches blocked by Harvey.
Harvey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bresnar.
Harvey misses with a punch to the body.
Bresnar's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Harvey fails to land.
Harvey has a couple of punches blocked by Bresnar.
Harvey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harvey jumps guard but Bresnar stands there with Harvey around his waist. Harvey gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Harvey has a couple of punches blocked by Bresnar.
Bresnar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Harvey is looking to control Bresnar's arms but Bresnar gets an underhook and turns him. Now Harvey has his back to the cage.
Harvey fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jach Bresnar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alec Harvey.
Bresnar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Harvey is trying to pull guard but Bresnar turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bresnar is stalling here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Bresnar.
Stalling in the clinch from Bresnar.
Harvey tries to circle away but Bresnar has him pinned against the cage.
Bresnar trying to land knees to the body.

Harvey gets control of Bresnar's arms and successfully pulls guard. Harvey will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Bresnar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bresnar trying to control the position from guard on top but Harvey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Bresnar drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Harvey dives on top into guard.

Bresnar pulls Harvey in close to prevent any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bresnar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bresnar pulls Harvey in close to prevent any damage.
Bresnar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Harvey manages to get himself to full guard.

Bresnar controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bresnar trying to control but Harvey is working from the bottom.
Bresnar tries to free his leg and advance position but Harvey is retaining full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bresnar is working hard here to advance position.
Bresnar forces his way into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jach Bresnar had his way with Alec Harvey in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Harvey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bresnar appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bresnar fails in his attempt to clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Bresnar 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Bresnar shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Bresnar was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bresnar sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Harvey is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Harvey sneaks back into half guard.
Bresnar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harvey keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bresnar content to control rather than advance.
Harvey is refusing to be controlled, as Bresnar sits in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey won't allow Bresnar to pass to mount.
Harvey is trying to control but Bresnar passes into side control!
Bresnar cracks Harvey with a big right hand but Harvey just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bresnar trying to control the position but Harvey is working away.
Harvey struggling a bit here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bresnar throws an elbow but Harvey slips to the side and avoids it well.
Bresnar controlling the position.
The strikes coming from Bresnar are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Jach Bresnar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harvey takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Bresnar is looking to take a break and control but Harvey is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bresnar.
Bresnar controlling the position from side mount.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Harvey scores with a shot to the body.
Harvey shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bresnar as he avoids it easily.
Bresnar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bresnar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harvey misses with a body punch
and Bresnar counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bresnar tries to clinch but Harvey moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bresnar shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Bresnar shoots in and gets a takedown into Harvey's guard.
Jach Bresnar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harvey keeping moving, preventing Bresnar from controlling successfully.
Bresnar is stalling in the full guard.
Harvey keeping moving, preventing Bresnar from controlling successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jach Bresnar showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bresnar has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 49:46
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 49:46
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jach Bresnar!
Jach Bresnar retains his lightweight title!