PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Charles Babbage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Brealey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Babbage's entrance music is Get baked. A fine choice. Charles Babbage is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Babbage
vs
Brealey

172 cm
32
145 lbs
23 - 4 - 0

177 cm
27
142 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Granite chin

Conviction

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 23 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Babbage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Brealey!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brealey blocks the body kick.
Brealey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brealey looks to land a combination but Babbage avoids it well.
Babbage fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Brealey works the jab nicely.
Nice cross by Brealey.
Brealey lands a jab to the head.
Brealey lands a jab to Babbage's midsection.
Brealey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Babbage.
Babbage scores with a hook.
Babbage 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.
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!
Brealey throws a leg kick but Babbage sees it coming and moves out of range.
Brealey with a hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Babbage.
Good shot there by Babbage.
Brealey bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Babbage's head.
Babbage moves out of range as Brealey strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brealey cracks a nice hook into Babbage's ribs.
Babbage throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brealey throws a body kick the misses
and Babbage counters with a good, hard body kick but Brealey shrugs it off.
Babbage gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brealey.
Brealey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Babbage takes a jab right on the kisser.
Brealey takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A good leg kick by Babbage.
Brealey checks a leg kick nicely.
Babbage goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Babbage connects with a body shot that sends Brealey's belly button to the back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Babbage misses with an uppercut
and Brealey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Babbage misses with a kick to the body.
Babbage lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A telegraphed right hand from Babbage misses the target.
Brealey is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Babbage had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brealey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Babbage was well out of range. Poor timing from Brealey.
Brealey takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Babbage takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Alex Brealey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brealey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Babbage on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Brealey throws a jab when Babbage was well out of range.
Brealey misses with an uppercut.
Brealey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Babbage moves away.
Babbage looks to throw a body kick
and Brealey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Babbage throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Babbage swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brealey bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Babbage dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brealey. That did some damage!
Brealey checks the leg kick nicely there.
Babbage lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brealey circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brealey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Babbage.
Babbage throws a leg kick but Brealey moved away.
Brealey misses with a wild body shot.
Brealey takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The fighters circling - Brealey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brealey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Babbage.
Brealey misses with a wild combination.
Brealey thows a body shot but no joy.
A jab lands there for Brealey.
Brealey tries to bum rush Babbage with a series of wild strikes but Babbage uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Babbage doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Babbage attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Brealey fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babbage avoids a kick to the body.
Babbage lands a two punch combo.
Brealey misses with a hook.
Brealey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Babbage uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brealey.
Babbage swings for the body but Brealey moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Babbage throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brealey lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Babbage has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Babbage and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Babbage connects with a leg kick. Brealey looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Babbage is looking to chop away at Brealey's legs.
Babbage tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brealey thumps Babbage with a low kick.
Brealey looks to land a combination but Babbage avoids it well.
A decent looking cross lands there for Babbage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Alex Brealey 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.

Babbage slips a jab from Brealey.
Babbage drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Alex Brealey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Babbage has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Brealey finds it's way round the side to connect with Babbage's head.
Brealey looks to land a left hand but Babbage moved out of range nicely.
Brealey misses with a hook.
Babbage keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brealey.
Babbage avoids the body shot from Brealey.
Jab from Babbage.
Babbage punishes Brealey's body with a nice straight punch.
Babbage looks to throw the jab but Brealey is out of range.
Babbage misses with a straight right.
No joy there for Brealey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brealey throws a leg kick but Babbage checks it.
Brealey lands a nice leg kick that just misses Babbage's sensitive parts.
Brealey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Brealey.
Some wild striking there from Babbage.
Babbage's corner calls for a 1-2. Babbage obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jab by Babbage.
Brealey lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Brealey throws out a loose jab but Babbage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brealey thuds his right hand into Babbage's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Babbage is rocked!
Brealey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oh Babbage is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brealey walks into a left hand.
Babbage seems to have got his legs back now.
Babbage scores with a nice head shot.
Babbage throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Brealey's head.
Brealey misses the shot to the body.
Babbage slips under a jab.
Brealey gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brealey moves out of range of the leg kick from Babbage.
Babbage tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Brealey misses its intended target.
Babbage with a jab.
Babbage throws out a loose jab but Brealey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Babbage throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Brealey misses with a low kick.
Brealey misses with a series of wild punches.
Brealey throws a head kick that misses.
Babbage throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Babbage jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Brealey throws a leg kick which misses Babbage's front leg but catches the back leg as Babbage tries to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brealey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Babbage takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Babbage jabs Brealey to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Brealey gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Brealey checks a leg kick.
Brealey misses with a head kick.
Babbage throws a wild body kick that Brealey sees coming a mile off.
Babbage swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Some wild striking there from Babbage.
Brealey chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brealey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Babbage is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Babbage. Brealey does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheers as Babbage lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brealey doesn't seem phased though.
Brealey looks to land a left hand but Babbage moved out of range nicely.
Brealey scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Babbage doesn't seem bothered though.
Brealey stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Babbage misses with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brealey lands a high kick!
Brealey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Brealey misses.
Brealey paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brealey misses with a right hand
and Babbage counters with a leg kick.
Babbage takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Babbage tries to bum rush Brealey with a series of wild strikes but Brealey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brealey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Babbage moves away.
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 corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Brealey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Babbage was well out of range. Poor timing from Brealey.
Babbage connects with a solid leg kick.
Brealey throws a jab when Babbage was well out of range.
Babbage thuds his right hand into Brealey's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Babbage throws a jab but it's blocked by Brealey.
Brealey dips to his left and cracks Babbage with an uppercut!
Brealey tries a head kick but it misses.
Brealey connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Babbage's hands.
Babbage misses with a low kick.
Brealey misses with a body shot.
Brealey's jab looks to have found its range, popping Babbage under the eye.

Babbage closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Brealey is looking for a sweep. Babbage is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Babbage decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brealey ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Brealey misses with a double jab
and Babbage counters with a right hand to the body.
Babbage walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Babbage avoids the head kick by Brealey.
Babbage lands a really nice looking cross but Brealey seems unphased.
Brealey comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A jab from Brealey does it's job there.
Brealey scores with a hook to the body. Babbage takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brealey lands a lovely overhand right.
Brealey defending well as Babbage loads up on a big left hand.
Babbage displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brealey throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babbage bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Babbage loads up on a big right hand but Brealey slips the punch.
Babbage checks the leg kick nicely there.
Brealey throws a nice outside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Brealey misses the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brealey throws a head kick that misses.
Babbage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brealey on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Babbage. Babbage obviously looking to wear him down.
Brealey takes one to the side of the head.
Babbage misses with a body shot.
Babbage connects with a leg kick. Brealey looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Brealey throws a poor cross that misses
and Babbage counters with a body kick.
Babbage throws a head kick that misses.
Charles Babbage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brealey throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Babbage.
A telegraphed right hand from Babbage misses the target.
Babbage takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Brealey's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Brealey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Babbage was well out of range. Poor timing from Brealey.
A bone on bone clash there as Brealey blocks the leg kick.
Babbage throws a front kick aimed at Brealey's knee but Brealey avoids it well.
Brealey takes a swing at Babbage's ribcage but misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Babbage lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Brealey has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Brealey and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Brealey punishes Babbage's body with a nice straight punch.
Brealey throws a lazy right hand but Babbage sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brealey looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Babbage connects with an inside leg kick.
Babbage misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babbage throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Brealey to counter with a crisp jab.
Brealey jabs Babbage to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Brealey has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Brealey scoring well with a low kick there.
Babbage tries a head kick but it misses.
Brealey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Babbage takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Babbage moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Babbage throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brealey blocks the body kick.
Babbage moves forwards but Brealey connects with a nice, crisp jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Babbage throws the left hand but Brealey avoids the punch easily.
Brealey connects with a body shot that sends Babbage's belly button to the back.
Brealey lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alex Brealey.
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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Alex Brealey!
Alex Brealey took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.