PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Mathers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alfonso Goveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mathers
vs
Goveira

185 cm
25
174 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
25
178 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marcus Mathers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alfonso Goveira!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mathers scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Goveira struggling a bit here.
The referee asks Mathers politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Mathers prefers to stall for the moment though.
Mathers tries to stand but Goveira is controlling his head.
Mathers trying to control the position but Goveira is working away.
Mathers tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Mathers passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Goveira!
Goveira tries to lock up and control but Mathers gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathers lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Goveira really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goveira slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Goveira wants to control but Mathers is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mathers keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Goveira trying to control but Mathers postures up.
Mathers throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Goveira has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mathers is working away from the top position though.
Goveira moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Goveira is looking for a triangle but Mathers pushes his legs off easily.
Goveira keeping moving, preventing Mathers from controlling successfully.
Goveira has a closed guard, preventing Mathers from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Goveira looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mathers trying to control but Goveira is working from the bottom.
Goveira controls Mathers momentarily but Mathers frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathers wants to get up but he can't break Goveira's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Goveira looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mathers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Goveira swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Goveira is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mathers is controlling him.
Goveira working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mathers.
Goveira can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mathers controls the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Goveira looking for a guillotine here but Mathers defends easily.
Goveira controls Mathers momentarily but Mathers frees himself.
Mathers trying to control the position from guard on top but Goveira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goveira wants to get back to his feet but Mathers is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Marcus Mathers will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Mathers tries to clinch but Goveira moves out of range.
Mathers avoids the head kick by Goveira.
Goveira's coach down at Basics -LOD- was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Goveira's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Mathers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice sprawl there from Mathers as Goveira shoots in.
Goveira shoots in for a double leg but Mathers sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Mathers closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Goveira to the mat! Goveira manages to get full guard.
Mathers looking to pass the guard.
Mathers postures up.

Goveira has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mathers can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathers preventing the sweep.
Mathers sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Goveira looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mathers is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathers looking to pass the guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mathers keeps the fight on the outside.
Goveira throws a sloppy head kick and Mathers moves out of range easily.
Mathers tries to bum rush Goveira with a series of wild strikes but Goveira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Goveira fails with an attempt to clinch.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Goveira enables Mathers to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Goveira manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Mathers wants to control from the top but Goveira keeps moving.
Goveira trying to control the position.
Mathers wants to control from the top but Goveira keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathers wanted to stand there but Goveira had control of the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Mathers postures up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mathers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Mathers shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Mathers was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mathers tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Mathers is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Goveira has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goveira can't do much from the bottom here.
Goveira tries to improve position but can't.
Goveira is trying to control Mathers's posture but Mathers avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goveira keeps Mathers under control for a moment.
Mathers tries to advance to mount but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Mathers dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Mathers.
Mathers tries to stand but Goveira is controlling his head.
Goveira is trying to buck Mathers off.
Goveira seems a little lost for a moment, as Mathers dominates the positioning.
Mathers wants to lay and pray for a moment but Goveira keeps working.
Mathers working away.
Mathers controlling the position from side mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mathers tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mathers has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Goveira is trying to buck Mathers off.
Goveira stops Mathers from passing to mount.
Goveira is not content to let Mathers control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathers working away.
Goveira is looking for a sweep.
Mathers tries to stand but Goveira is controlling his head.
Mathers tries to move into full mount but can't pass Goveira's legs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Goveira struggling a bit here.
Mathers wants to control but Goveira is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goveira can't do much from the bottom here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mathers swats away the attempt to clinch by Goveira.
Goveira swats away the attempt to clinch by Mathers.

Mathers shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Goveira napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Goveira tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Goveira is trying to improve his position.
Mathers trying to control the position but Goveira is working away.

Mathers working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Goveira wants to control but Mathers postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Mathers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mathers has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 29:28
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Mathers!