PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ladislav Hemsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Overbury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hemsky comes to the cage accompanied by Onward to Victory. Overbury has chosen Rule Britannia as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Hemsky
vs
Overbury

193 cm
21
256 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

193 cm
26
263 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ladislav Hemsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thomas Overbury!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Franklyn Lucas and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hemsky scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Overbury looks to land a left hand but Hemsky moved out of range nicely.
Overbury misses with a few strikes there.
Ladislav Hemsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hemsky clobbers Overbury with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

It looks like Thomas Overbury has been cut.
Hemsky lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hemsky misses with a wild combination.
Overbury ducks under a wild hook from Hemsky.
Overbury avoids the body shot from Hemsky.
Hemsky tries to bum rush Overbury with a series of wild strikes but Overbury uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hemsky scores with a decent looking hook.
Hemsky throws a shot to the body.
Overbury looks gassed!
A shot to de liver by Hemsky. Beautiful body shot.
Overbury chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hemsky can pounce on him.
Hemsky throws a leg kick which misses Overbury's front leg but catches the back leg as Overbury tries to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hemsky scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Overbury doesn't seem bothered though.
Overbury moves forwards but Hemsky connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hemsky looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Overbury with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hemsky to score with a decent uppercut.
Hemsky is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Overbury.
A big right from Hemsky misses.
Overbury bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Overbury thuds a left hand into Hemsky's body.
Overbury swings for the body but Hemsky moves out of range.
Hemsky scores with a nice right hand.
Overbury jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hemsky throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hemsky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Overbury manages to avoid it.
Hemsky lands with a right hand.
Overbury takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Overbury slips a jab from Hemsky.
Hemsky with a jab.
Overbury moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hemsky lands the left hand.
Hemsky throws a hook to the side of Overbury's head but Overbury sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hemsky throws a right hand that Overbury ducks under and follows up with a left that Overbury also avoids with ease.
Hemsky scores with a jab to the head.
The fighters circling - Hemsky throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overbury uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hemsky.
Overbury on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Overbury walks into a straight right hand from Hemsky.
Hemsky fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Overbury looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hemsky fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Overbury.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Overbury slips under a jab from Hemsky.
Overbury blocks a jab.
Overbury on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hemsky dips to his left and cracks Overbury with an uppercut!
Overbury looks to throw the jab but Hemsky is out of range.
A shot to de liver by Hemsky. Beautiful body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overbury slips a straight right by Hemsky.
Hemsky tries to land a front kick but Overbury steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hemsky swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Overbury counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Overbury has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Overbury there as he acknowledges the shot.
Overbury waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hemsky.
Hemsky showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Overbury.
Overbury wants to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hemsky waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Overbury.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ladislav Hemsky dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Overbury's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Overbury throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hemsky counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hemsky throws a solid leg kick but Overbury takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hemsky.
Hemsky buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Overbury walks into a left hand.
Hemsky misses with a straight right.
Hemsky throws a series of punches but Overbury moves out of range.
Hemsky blocks a jab.
Hemsky displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Overbury throws out the jab.
Hemsky loads up on a big right hand but Overbury slips the punch.
Hemsky is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Overbury can do to turn this around?
Overbury needs to keep his hands up - Hemsky had a free shot at his head there.
Overbury slips a jab and a cross from Hemsky.
A telegraphed right hand from Hemsky misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hemsky swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ladislav Hemsky is winning the standup battle so far.
Overbury looks to land a right hand but Hemsky moved out of range.
Hemsky moves out of range as Overbury strikes.
Thomas Overbury is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Overbury staying out of range there.
Overbury stalks Hemsky and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hemsky's face. Hemsky staggers backwards, shaken.
Overbury throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hemsky counters with a leg kick.
Overbury is breathing heavily.
Overbury swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Overbury takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Overbury throws a hook to the side of Hemsky's head but Hemsky sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hemsky lands with a nice body punch.
The fighters circling - Hemsky throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Overbury might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hemsky has got the better of the exchanges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hemsky throws a jab but it's blocked by Overbury.
Hemsky clobbers Overbury with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hemsky fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Overbury on the side of the head.
Hemsky misses with a low kick.
Hemsky cracks Overbury with an open hand slap.
Overbury has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hemsky with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hemsky comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Overbury misses with a double jab
and Hemsky counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hemsky thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hemsky with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hemsky staying out of range there.
Hemsky cracks Overbury with a good jab.
Hemsky connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hemsky connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hemsky wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hemsky cracks the inside of Overbury's front leg.
Overbury's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hemsky.
Hemsky throws a nice looking combination but Overbury bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Overbury stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hemsky.
Hemsky scores with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hemsky with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Overbury takes one on the button.
Hemsky lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hemsky misses with a hook. Overbury ducked under it nicely.
Hemsky throws a leg kick but Overbury checks it.
Hemsky doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hemsky attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Hemsky misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Overbury misses with a hook. Hemsky ducked under it nicely.
Overbury displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hemsky throws out the jab.
Hemsky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Overbury manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ladislav Hemsky dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Overbury's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Overbury slips under a jab from Hemsky.
Overbury throws a series of punches but Hemsky moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Overbury, as that shot connected.
Overbury swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Hemsky to counter with a crisp jab.
Hemsky connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Overbury misses the shot to the body.
Hemsky avoids the body shot from Overbury.
Hemsky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Overbury manages to avoid it.

Overbury pushes Hemsky up against the cage in a clinch.
Hemsky wants to get back to striking at distance but Overbury won't allow it.
Overbury pressing his opponent against the cage.
Overbury takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hemsky is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Overbury stalling in the clinch but Hemsky improves position.
Hemsky can't break the clinch.
Overbury connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Ladislav Hemsky has been cut.
Overbury is leaning against Hemsky and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Hemsky breaks from the clinch.
Overbury lands with a cross.
Hemsky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hemsky turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hemsky is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Overbury.
Hemsky takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Overbury chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hemsky can pounce on him.
Overbury cracks Hemsky with an open hand slap.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hemsky throws the left hand but Overbury avoids the punch easily.
Overbury looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Overbury slips a jab from Hemsky.
Overbury lands with an uppercut that bounces Hemsky off the cage and back into rage.
Overbury uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hemsky.
Hemsky misses with a hook. Overbury ducked under it nicely.
Overbury shoots for a takedown but Hemsky saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A big right from Overbury misses.
Overbury looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Overbury gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hemsky throws a combination that misses
and Overbury counters with a series of strikes. Hemsky will be more careful next time no doubt.
A swing and a miss from Hemsky.
Overbury bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Overbury lands with a good body shot.
Thomas Overbury has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Overbury lands a nice hook to Hemsky's body. Hemsky takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Overbury uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hemsky.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Overbury.
Hemsky fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No joy there for Overbury, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Overbury connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Overbury digs a good hook to Hemsky's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Overbury throws a hook but Hemsky blocks it.
Overbury looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hemsky throws a body kick that misses.
Overbury misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hemsky counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hemsky takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hemsky throws a jab but it's blocked by Overbury.
Overbury fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hemsky shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice combination there by Hemsky.
Hemsky misses with a jab to the body
and Overbury counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hemsky thinking.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Overbury comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hemsky has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ladislav Hemsky!