PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dave Sexton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Governor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Sexton
vs
Governor

185 cm
19
145 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

172 cm
20
150 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dave Sexton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jimmy Governor!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Governor clinches up with Sexton and pushes him back against the cage.
Sexton working hard to break the clinch.
Governor avoids a wild elbow strike from Sexton.
Governor keeps control of Sexton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Governor works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sexton.
Governor has Sexton pressed against the cage, preventing Sexton from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Governor gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Sexton regains guard.
Sexton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Governor looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Governor chips away with some ground and pound.
Sexton will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sexton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sexton on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sexton tries to get out of the position.
Governor passes into half guard.
Governor lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Governor seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Governor uses his free foot to push down on Sexton's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Sexton.
Governor scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sexton?
Governor with good strikes from the mount here!
Sexton is in a horrible position here. Governor smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Governor connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Governor with shots to the head and body - Sexton looks very uncomfortable down there.
Governor dominating with strikes here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee warns Sexton that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Governor postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Sexton in real trouble here! The ref calls for Sexton to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Governor!