PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Overfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Baltic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Overfield
vs
Baltic

185 cm
18
230 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jay Overfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Baltic!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overfield looks to land a body kick but Baltic moved away.
Baltic tries to clinch up.
Overfield throws a leg kick but Baltic moved away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Baltic.
A thudding body kick lands there by Baltic!
Baltic keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Baltic throws a right and a left that Overfield avoids nicely.
Baltic shoots in looking for a takedown. Overfield tries to sprawl out of it but Baltic keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Overfield manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Overfield scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Baltic is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Overfield stands up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Overfield shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Baltic napping and manages to drive through into side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Overfield trying to control the position but Baltic is working away.

Overfield looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Overfield is breathing heavily.
Overfield throws an elbow but Baltic slips to the side and avoids it well.
Baltic is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Baltic struggling a bit here.
Baltic is trying to get back to half guard.
Overfield lands a decent elbow from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Overfield tries to advance to mount but can't.
Baltic tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Baltic taking punishment in the form of punches.
Overfield working the ground and pound.
Overfield working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Baltic is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Overfield's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Overfield slows the pace down in half guard.
Overfield looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Baltic with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baltic makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Baltic.
Overfield is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Overfield landing some decent shots from guard.
Overfield won't allow Baltic to get back to his feet.
Overfield connects with a couple of short punches.
Overfield stands up over Baltic, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Overfield sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Overfield has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Baltic has momentary wrist control but Overfield slips an elbow through the middle.

Overfield stands and steps away. Baltic gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baltic is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Baltic tries to clinch but Overfield moves out of range.

Overfield darts in and clinches Baltic up against the cage.
Overfield could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Overfield breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Overfield.
Overfield trying to control the position but Baltic is working away.
Baltic pushes Overfield away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Overfield gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Overfield landing strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Overfield is looking to take a break and control but Baltic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Overfield dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Baltic enables Overfield to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Baltic manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Overfield throws a strike but Baltic rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Baltic wants to stand but Overfield is controlling his posture from full guard.

Overfield is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Baltic defends well.

Baltic avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Overfield is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Baltic drops back looking for a leg! Overfield is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Overfield manages to kick Baltic off! Baltic jumps back into Overfield's guard.
Overfield throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Baltic trying to control the position from guard on top but Overfield is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Overfield pulls Baltic in to control the position.

That's two 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.

Overfield manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Baltic leaves Overfield with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Baltic has his takedown stuffed

and Overfield counters with a nice double leg into side control. Baltic won't be happy with that.
Overfield controlling the position.
Overfield lands some shots froms side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overfield is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Baltic is trying to control Overfield's posture but Overfield avoids it.
Overfield scoring with punches from side control.
Baltic tries to buck Overfield off but Overfield is having none of it.
Overfield cracks Baltic with a big elbow.

Overfield decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Overfield scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Overfield decides to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Overfield gets a takedown into half guard.
Overfield wants to lay and pray for a moment but Baltic keeps working.
Baltic is trying to stand up here but Overfield is controlling him well.
Overfield takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Jay Overfield overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Baltic tries to get to full guard but Overfield has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Overfield dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Baltic gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Overfield to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Baltic not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Baltic is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Overfield defends well.
Overfield is in close to Baltic's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Overfield working some strikes from top position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Overfield's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Baltic had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Overfield defends it easily.
Overfield content to stall in guard here.
Overfield seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Baltic for as long as he can get away with.
Overfield scoring with some ground and pound.
Overfield is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Overfield working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Baltic's head.
Overfield is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Overfield stands and throws Baltic's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overfield controlling the position.

Overfield is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Baltic is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Baltic pushes Overfield away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Overfield gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Overfield decides to stand back up. Overfield steps back and let's Baltic get back to his feet.
Jay Overfield is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baltic shoots and misses
and Overfield counters with a one-two to the body.
Baltic has his takedown stuffed

and Overfield counters with a shoot takedown. Baltic fights it but they end up in guard.
Overfield scoring with some ground and pound.
Overfield postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Baltic is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Overfield is looking for a sweep. Baltic is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Overfield is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Baltic pulls his head out easily.
Overfield is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Overfield has one foot on Baltic's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

Overfield shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Baltic manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baltic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Overfield is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Baltic can do to turn this around?
Baltic is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Overfield landing some decent shots from guard.
Overfield prevents Baltic from getting back to his feet.
Overfield working some strikes from top position.
Nick Baltic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jay Overfield is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Overfield controls from within his opponent's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Overfield showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Overfield, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Overfield!