PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Batistuta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Brealey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Batistuta comes to the cage accompanied by Guns N' Roses: Knocking On Heavens Door. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Batistuta
vs
Brealey

174 cm
23
148 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

177 cm
25
142 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gabriel Batistuta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Brealey!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batistuta moves in looking to clinch but Brealey pushes him off.
A head kick misses from Batistuta.
Batistuta with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Brealey to score with a decent uppercut.
Batistuta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brealey is trying hard to land a takedown here. Batistuta sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Batistuta closes the distance and clinches.
Batistuta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brealey is leaning against Batistuta and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brealey lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Batistuta lands a nice elbow.
Brealey throws a punch but it's blocked by Batistuta.
Batistuta throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brealey is leaning against Batistuta and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brealey looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Batistuta unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brealey lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Brealey is trying to break free.
Brealey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brealey tries for a takedown. No joy.
Batistuta creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Batistuta trying to control the position but instead, Brealey has worked for underhooks and has pushed Batistuta into the cage.
Batistuta throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Brealey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brealey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Batistuta.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Batistuta wants to land a leg kick but Brealey is out of range.
Brealey misses the shot to the body.
Batistuta lands a nice looking body kick.
Brealey takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Brealey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Batistuta avoids the body shot from Brealey.
Batistuta dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Batistuta lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Batistuta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brealey misses with a looping right.
Batistuta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Batistuta keeps Brealey at a distance using the push kick.

Batistuta clinches up against the cage.

Brealey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brealey bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gabriel Batistuta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brealey misses with a right hand
and Batistuta makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Brealey really felt that one!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batistuta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brealey.
Batistuta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brealey misses the body punch
and Batistuta counters with a nice low kick that buckles Brealey's knee momentarily.
Batistuta wants to clinch but Brealey slips to the side
and Brealey counters with a nice low kick that buckles Batistuta's knee momentarily.
Batistuta tries a head kick but it misses.
Batistuta scores with a push kick.
Brealey misses the jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Brealey is defended easily by Batistuta.
Gabriel Batistuta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Brealey.
Brealey has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Batistuta.
Brealey misses with a hook. Batistuta ducked under it nicely.
Batistuta tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Batistuta tries to clinch up
and Brealey counters with a good low kick that Batistuta was not able to check.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batistuta moves to clinch but Brealey breaks away
and Brealey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A low kick from Brealey misses
and Batistuta counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Brealey is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A cross from Brealey lands.
Batistuta throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Batistuta with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brealey misses with a lunging right hand
and Batistuta counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Batistuta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brealey needs to keep his hands up - Batistuta had a free shot at his head there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brealey. Batistuta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brealey avoids the head kick by Batistuta.
A head kick misses from Batistuta.
Brealey gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Brealey throws a nice looking combination but Batistuta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brealey takes a kick to the side of the head.
Brealey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Batistuta takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Brealey throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Batistuta is breathing heavily.
Brealey sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Batistuta tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Brealey counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Brealey thows a body shot but no joy.
Brealey connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Batistuta's hands.
A jab from Batistuta misses.
Batistuta throws a wild body kick that Brealey sees coming a mile off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Batistuta.
Batistuta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brealey on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Brealey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Brealey dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Batistuta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brealey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Batistuta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Batistuta looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Batistuta looks to land a body kick but Brealey moved away.
Nice shot by Batistuta.
Brealey fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Batistuta checks it well.
Brealey thows a leg kick but Batistuta checks it
and Batistuta counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Brealey connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brealey.
Brealey cracks Batistuta with a right hand to the side of the head.
Brealey misses with a hook to the body
and Batistuta counters with a good low kick that Brealey was not able to check.
Brealey throws a head kick that misses
and Batistuta counters with an inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Brealey misses its intended target.
Brealey fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Alex Brealey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Batistuta checks a leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Batistuta tries to clinch but Brealey moves out of range.
Brealey throws a push kick but Batistuta slaps the foot to one side.
Brealey misses with a hook
and Batistuta counters with a body kick.
Batistuta tries a head kick but it misses.
A big left from Brealey misses.
Batistuta fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brealey.
Batistuta moves away from the strike by Brealey.
Brealey connects with a right hand. Batistuta shakes it off.
Brealey misses with a straight right.
Brealey throws a head kick but Batistuta moves out of range.
Batistuta swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Batistuta avoids the head kick by Brealey.
Batistuta takes one to the chin there.
Brealey keeps the fight on the outside.
Batistuta throws a solid leg kick but Brealey takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Batistuta.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brealey misses with a low kick.
Batistuta moves in looking to clinch but Brealey pushes him off.
A telegraphed right hand from Batistuta misses the target.
Brealey throws a sloppy body shot
and Batistuta counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Batistuta misses with a head kick.
Brealey throws a leg kick but Batistuta moved away.
Batistuta takes a swing at Brealey's ribcage but misses.
Brealey scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Batistuta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brealey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brealey throws the left hand but Batistuta avoids the punch easily.
Batistuta tries to clinch up but Brealey circles away and keeps his distance.
Brealey on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Batistuta. Batistuta obviously looking to wear him down.
Brealey with a hook.
Brealey misses with a body punch
and Batistuta counters with a nice leg kick.
Batistuta takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brealey takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Brealey crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Batistuta - the referee stops the clock and Brealey gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Batistuta. Brealey manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Batistuta avoids the body shot from Brealey.
Brealey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Batistuta.
Brealey shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Brealey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Batistuta.
Batistuta blocks a head kick by Brealey.
Brealey ducks right into an uppercut from Batistuta.
Batistuta is looking to clinch but Brealey is avoiding it.
Batistuta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brealey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick misses from Batistuta.
Brealey avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Brealey shoots in for a double leg but Batistuta sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Brealey avoids the head kick by Batistuta.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Batistuta tries a low kick but Brealey avoids it.
A head kick by Brealey misses
and Batistuta counters with a body kick.
A slow jab from Brealey misses its intended target.
Brealey misses with the body kick
and Batistuta counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Brealey is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Brealey throws a hook but Batistuta blocks it.
Brealey throws a low kick but Batistuta moves out of range easily.
Brealey misses with a two punch combination.
Batistuta wants to clinch up but Brealey keeps it at a distance.
Batistuta doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Brealey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Batistuta tries to clinch but Brealey moves out of range.
Batistuta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brealey throws an overhand right that lands on Batistuta's shoulder, as Batistuta tries to avoid the shot.
Batistuta wants to clinch

and Brealey counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Brealey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Brealey getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Batistuta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Batistuta gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brealey.
Batistuta slips under a jab from Brealey.
A telegraphed right hand from Brealey misses the target.
Brealey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Batistuta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brealey lands with a thumping leg kick.
Batistuta moves out of range of the leg kick from Brealey.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Batistuta wants to clinch but Brealey slips to the side
and Brealey makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Batistuta tries to clinch but Brealey moves away
and Brealey counters with a good low kick that Batistuta was not able to check.
Brealey takes a swing at Batistuta's ribcage but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Batistuta keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Batistuta throws a head kick but Brealey moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Batistuta takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Brealey bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Batistuta's head.
Batistuta ducks under a wild hook from Brealey.
Batistuta tries to land a body kick
and Brealey makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Batistuta doesn't manage to clinch there - Brealey circles away.
Batistuta throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brealey counters with a two punch combo.
Brealey jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Batistuta tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brealey throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brealey tries a head kick but it misses.
Batistuta tries to clinch but Brealey is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Batistuta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Batistuta walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Some wild striking there from Brealey.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brealey tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by Batistuta.
Brealey throws out a loose jab but Batistuta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Batistuta moves in looking to clinch but Brealey pushes him off.
Brealey fails with the takedown

and Batistuta holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Batistuta tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brealey avoids it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Batistuta just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brealey's brow.
Brealey has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Batistuta.

Brealey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Batistuta ducks right into an uppercut from Brealey.
Brealey's jab looks to have found its range, popping Batistuta under the eye.
Brealey throws a poor cross that misses
and Batistuta counters with a body kick.
Brealey blocks a head kick by Batistuta.
Brealey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Brealey.
Batistuta tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Brealey counters with a straight right hand.
Brealey throws a predictable looking body shot

and Batistuta counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brealey.
Brealey blocks the elbow strike.
Batistuta misses with an elbow strike.
Brealey blocks the elbow strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brealey.
Batistuta pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Brealey manages to pull guard.
Batistuta preventing the sweep.
Gabriel Batistuta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Brealey looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Batistuta passes into side control.
Brealey tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brealey tries to reverse the position but Batistuta maintains control.
Brealey gets back to half guard.
Brealey trying to control here.
Brealey is pressing down on Batistuta's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Batistuta got a little sloppy there for a moment and Brealey has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Batistuta has managed to get both his arms back between Brealey's legs - danger averted.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brealey is on top in guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Brealey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Brealey winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Brealey!