PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Overeem comes to the cage accompanied by Barbarian Horde By Hans Zimmer. Frank Robinson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Overeem
vs
Robinson

196 cm
18
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
270 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alistair Overeem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overeem tries to clinch there but Robinson circles away.
Overeem tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Robinson paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Robinson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Overeem looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Robinson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Robinson looks gassed!
Overeem is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Robinson off and has taken his back!

Overeem is persistently looking for the submission but Robinson is defending it well.

Overeem working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Robinson is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Overeem has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Will Overeem go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?

Robinson preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Overeem.
Robinson trying to control the action but Overeem just sinks the hooks in.

Overeem is working hard for the rear naked choke here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Overeem is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Robinson defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Overeem is looking to control Robinson but Robinson is wriggling around and keeping busy.

Robinson defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

Overeem tightening his grip on Robinson, looking for the choke.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson trying to control the action but Overeem just sinks the hooks in.
Robinson turns into Overeem and is now in his guard.
Overeem looking to hit a scissor sweep but Robinson is one step ahead there.
Overeem is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Overeem keeping moving, preventing Robinson from controlling successfully.
Overeem looking to hit a scissor sweep but Robinson is one step ahead there.
Robinson pushes down on Overeem's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Robinson wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Overeem uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alistair Overeem dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Overeem tries to clinch but Robinson is having none of it.
Overeem is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Overeem swats away the attempt to clinch by Robinson.
Overeem avoids the head kick by Robinson.
Overeem tries to clinch but Robinson moves out of range.

Robinson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Robinson trying to control the action but Overeem is working from the bottom.
Overeem can't do much from the bottom here.
Robinson is breathing heavily.
Overeem is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem is working hard here to advance position.
Overeem struggling a bit here.
Overeem tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Robinson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Robinson tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Overeem throws a leg kick which misses Robinson's front leg but catches the back leg as Robinson tries to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem wants to clinch but Robinson slips to the side

and Robinson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Overeem tries to roll over but Robinson keeps him under control.
Robinson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Overeem does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Robinson is thwarting Overeem's attempts to control the position.
Robinson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Overeem actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Robinson is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Overeem manages to get to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Overeem manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Robinson manages to get himself to full guard.
Robinson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Overeem wants to control from the top but Robinson keeps moving.
Overeem forces his way into half guard.

Robinson is defending against the submission attempts here by Overeem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Robinson is trying to control but can't.

Overeem looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Robinson wants to control but Overeem is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Frank Robinson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Overeem wants to clinch.
Robinson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Overeem fails with an attempt to clinch.
Overeem wants to clinch up but Robinson keeps it at a distance.
Overeem swats away the attempt to clinch by Robinson.
Overeem tries to close the distance and clinch but Robinson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Overeem tries to clinch there but Robinson circles away.
Overeem wants to clinch

and Robinson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Overeem is on top in guard.
Robinson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Overeem trying to control but Robinson is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Robinson is keeping the position for now.
Overeem forces his way into half guard.
Overeem wants to pass the guard but Robinson is defending well.
Robinson is staying active underneath Overeem, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Overeem tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

Overeem is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Robinson defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Overeem trying to control the action but Robinson is working from the bottom.
Overeem is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Robinson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Overeem is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Robinson!
Robinson tries to hold on but Overeem pushes him away.

Overeem looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Overeem trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Frank Robinson has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson can't escape the position.

Overeem with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

Robinson tries to improve his position but Overeem has taken his back! Overeem has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Robinson tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Overeem pushes Robinson away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Alistair Overeem!