PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alex Brealey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bryant has chosen Killing in the name as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Brealey
vs
Bryant

177 cm
33
134 lbs
17 - 6 - 0

167 cm
28
140 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Brute

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 17 - 6 - 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 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Martin Bryant!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryant swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bryant gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Brealey counters with a two punch combo.
Brealey closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bryant counters with a low kick, right behind Brealey 's knee.
Bryant takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bryant dips to his left and cracks Brealey with an uppercut!
Bryant tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bryant throws a low kick but Brealey avoids it.
Bryant slips a jab and a cross from Brealey.
Bryant throws a head kick that Brealey semi-blocks.
Brealey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bryant.
A shot to the body from Brealey misses
and Bryant counters with a stiff right hand.
Brealey is looking to score with low kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Decent striking displayed by Bryant there.
Brealey does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Brealey does no damage.
Brealey's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bryant connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Brealey scrambles back to his feet.
Brealey misses with a hook to the body
and Bryant counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brealey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bryant was well out of range. Poor timing from Brealey.
Brealey misses the jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bryant.
Bryant wants to slow Brealey down by chopping away at his legs.
A punch combination from Brealey misses.
Bryant lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Alex Brealey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brealey lands with a good body shot.
Bryant clobbers Brealey with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brealey. Bryant does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brealey is looking to wear down Bryant with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bryant lands with a straight right. Brealey didn't see that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bryant throws a solid leg kick but Brealey takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bryant.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brealey misses with a leg kick.
Brealey throws a body punch but Bryant moves out of range.
Bryant changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Bryant shoots in and gets a takedown into Brealey's guard.
Bryant looking to sit in guard and control but Brealey gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Bryant escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Brealey gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bryant looking for a sweep. Not yet Bryant, not yet.
Brealey cracks Bryant with a solid left hand.
Brealey trying to control the position from guard on top but Bryant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brealey missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brealey's guard.
Bryant prevents Brealey from getting back to his feet.
Bryant controlling from the top position.
Brealey not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bryant works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Bryant wants to work for an arm triangle but Brealey is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Brealey is looking to improve his position.
Brealey is trying to stand up here but Bryant is controlling him well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bryant is thwarting Brealey's attempts to control the position.
Brealey gets full guard.
Bryant is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Bryant is posturing up here but Brealey has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Bryant tries to roll out but it's too tight and Bryant has to tap! Slick submission there by Brealey!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alex Brealey!
Alex Brealey decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.