PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alex Brealey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Governor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Governor has chosen Didgeridoo as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Brealey
vs
Governor

177 cm
32
138 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

172 cm
27
142 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Xtreme Merchandise

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex Brealey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jimmy Governor!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brealey misses with a wild body shot.
Governor checks a leg kick.

Governor closes the distance and pushes Brealey back into the cage.
Brealey missing with knees to the body.
Governor is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A shot in the inside from Brealey.
Brealey really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Brealey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brealey connects with a nasty looking knee right to Governor's face.
Governor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Governor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brealey scores with a knee to the head.
Brealey takes a shot to the head.
Governor can't find room to land a body shot as Brealey controls the action.
Governor throws a punch but it's blocked by Brealey.
Governor works on Brealey's body with a couple of short punches.
Governor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Brealey.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brealey.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brealey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brealey tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Governor avoids it.
Brealey connects with a nasty looking knee right to Governor's face.
Brealey misses with an elbow over the top.
Brealey stalling in the clinch.
Brealey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Governor is defending well for now.
Governor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Governor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Governor can't find room to land a body shot as Brealey controls the action.
Governor scores with a shoulder strike.
Brealey misses with a knee to the head.
Brealey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Governor.
Governor prevents a body shot from Brealey.
Governor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Governor misses with a body punch.
Governor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brealey pushes Governor back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brealey.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brealey lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brealey scores a nice knee to the body.
Governor misses with some punches.
Governor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Governor pushes Brealey back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brealey creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Brealey lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brealey looking to stall.
Governor avoiding damage as Brealey throws knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brealey.
Brealey unloads a knee to the mid-section. Governor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Brealey lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brealey looking to slow down the pace here.
Governor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brealey connects with a knee to the head.
Governor has Brealey pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Brealey manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Governor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brealey blocking some punches.
Brealey throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brealey scores a nice knee to the body.
A short uppercut from Brealey.
Governor avoiding damage as Brealey throws knees to the body.
Brealey creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Governor's defenses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brealey.
Governor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brealey backwards.
Brealey just leaning against Governor, taking a breather.
Brealey stalling in the clinch but Governor improves position.
Governor scores with a shoulder strike.
Brealey tries to land knees in the clinch but Governor avoids the damage to the body.
Governor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Governor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brealey backwards.
Brealey lands a nice uppercut.
Governor avoids a wild elbow strike from Brealey.
Governor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brealey tries to land a knee to the head but Governor blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Governor avoiding damage as Brealey throws knees to the body.
Brealey with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brealey lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Governor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brealey backwards.
Governor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brealey stalling in the clinch but Governor improves position.
Brealey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Governor lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Governor.
Brealey lands an uppercut.
Brealey pushes off an throws an elbow but Governor leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Brealey blocks a body shot from Governor.
Governor avoiding damage.
Governor can't find room to land a body shot as Brealey controls the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Governor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Governor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brealey can't find room to land a body shot as Governor controls the action.
Governor misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Brealey dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Governor dips to his left and cracks Brealey with an uppercut!
Brealey misses the shot to the body.
Governor lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brealey. Governor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brealey throws a nice outside leg kick.
Brealey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brealey lands with a nice body punch.
Brealey throws a leg kick but Governor sees it coming and moves out of range.
Brealey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Governor manages to avoid it.
Brealey attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Governor cracks Brealey with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Brealey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Governor manages to avoid it.
Brealey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Governor was well out of range. Poor timing from Brealey.
Brealey throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Good work by Governor as he checks the leg kick.
Governor lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brealey swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Governor takes a swing at Brealey's ribcage but misses.
Brealey takes a swing at Governor's ribcage but misses.
Brealey just misses with a punch to the body.
Governor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brealey.
Brealey misses with a body punch
and Governor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brealey misses with a double jab.
Brealey jabs at Governor's body.
Governor lands a leg kick that knocks Brealey off balance momentarily.
Brealey throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Brealey walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Governor checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Governor buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brealey lands a slapping body shot.
Brealey lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Governor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brealey throws a low kick but Governor avoids it.
Governor with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brealey is looking to wear down Governor with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A jab from Brealey misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Governor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brealey.
Brealey misses with a shot to the body
letting Governor counter with a right hand.
Governor fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Brealey walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Governor throws a body punch but Brealey moves out of range.
Governor will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Governor cracks the inside of Brealey's front leg.
Brealey walks into a left hand.
A head kick misses from Governor.

Brealey instigates a clinch.
Brealey missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brealey tries to work over Governor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Governor lands with a right to the head.
Brealey tries to work over Governor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Governor managing to block the knees to the body from Brealey.
Brealey lands an elbow inside.
A head punch on the inside from Governor fails to land.
Alex Brealey has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Governor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brealey blocks a body shot from Governor.
Brealey is trying to stall.
Brealey with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Brealey lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Brealey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Governor stalling against the cage.
Brealey using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Governor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Governor is looking for a takedown.
Governor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brealey misses with a knee to the head.
Governor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brealey will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Governor up against the cage.
Brealey using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Governor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Governor displaying some good clinch control by pressing Brealey up against the cage.
Brealey tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brealey blocking some punches.
Brealey misses with a knee strike.
Governor misses with the head strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brealey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Governor lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Alex Brealey will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Governor fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brealey has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Brealey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brealey connects with an inside leg kick.
Brealey takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Governor bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Brealey's head backwards.
Brealey takes a kick to the side of the head.
Governor lands a jab to the head.
Governor delivers a nice body kick.
Governor thows a leg kick but Brealey checks it
and Brealey counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Governor thinking.
Governor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Governor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brealey thows a body shot but no joy.
Governor gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brealey.
Governor avoids the body shot from Brealey.
Governor lands a jab to Brealey's midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Governor tries to land a front kick but Brealey steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Brealey throws a sloppy head kick
and Governor counters with a straight right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Governor. That's going to slow Brealey down.
Brealey scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Governor misses the shot to the body.
Governor moves out of range of the strikes.
Brealey misses with the combination.
Brealey takes a swing at Governor's ribcage but misses.
Brealey misses with a wild body shot.

Brealey takes the fight into the clinch.
Governor swings wildly with an uppercut but Brealey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Governor managing to block the knees to the body from Brealey.
Jimmy Governor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brealey misses with a knee strike.
Governor is trying to maintain a safe position but Brealey gets an underhook and turns Governor into the cage.
Governor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Governor throws a head punch that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Governor.
Governor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brealey lands a nice elbow.
Governor drops down looking for an ankle pick but Brealey pulls his leg out and moves away.
Governor avoids the body shot from Brealey.
Governor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brealey throws out the jab.
Brealey on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Governor. Governor obviously looking to wear him down.
Brealey is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brealey just misses with a punch to the body.
Brealey will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A big left from Brealey misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Governor drops his hands momentarily and Brealey takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Brealey throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Governor stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Governor connects with a looping right hand.
Governor throws a low kick but Brealey avoids it.
Nice shot by Governor.
Brealey on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Governor. Governor obviously looking to wear him down.
Brealey missing with a left hand there. Governor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Governor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Governor just misses with a punch to the body.
A left and a right from Brealey both land. Nice combination.
Brealey on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Governor. Governor obviously looking to wear him down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Governor throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Brealey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brealey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brealey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brealey misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brealey scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brealey lands a jab to the nose.
Governor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brealey.
A solid leg kick lands there for Governor.
Governor misses with a body punch
and Brealey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brealey ducks under a wild hook from Governor.
Governor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brealey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Governor lands a glancing blow to the side of Brealey's head.
Brealey avoids the body shot from Governor.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brealey scores with a jab.
Governor digs a good hook to Brealey's body.
Governor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brealey.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Governor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Brealey 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Alex Brealey!
After winning the bout, Alex Brealey thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.