PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Konina Ot Overima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aristarx Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ot Overima
vs
Overeem

189 cm
20
282 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

180 cm
26
256 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

Russian Top Team Nutrition

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Konina Ot Overima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aristarx Overeem!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overima throws out a loose jab but Overeem uses good head movement to avoid it.
Overima throws a poor cross that misses
and Overeem counters with a head kick.
Overima throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Overeem.
Overima misses with an uppercut.
A slow jab from Overima misses its intended target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Overeem.
Overeem scores with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Overima tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Overeem was well out of range. Poor timing from Overima.
Overeem throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Overima.

It looks like Konina Ot Overima has been cut.
Overeem is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Overima.
Overima missing with a left hand there. Overeem was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Overeem throws a sloppy head kick and Overima moves out of range easily.
Overeem takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Overima swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Overeem.
Overima fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Overeem checks it well.
Overima looks to land a right hand but Overeem moved out of range.
Overeem swinging wildly here.
Overima throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Overima swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Overeem misses with a wild combination.
Overima looks to land a left hand but Overeem moved out of range nicely.
Overima swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Overima misses with a straight right.
Overeem avoids a punch combination nicely.
Overima scores with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Overima misses its intended target.
Overima scores with a nice strike.
Overima misses with a wild combination.
Overeem moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overima slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Overima thows a leg kick but Overeem checks it
and Overeem counters with a head kick.
No joy there for Overima, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Overima takes a kick to the side of the head.
Overima swinging wildly here.
Overima misses with a wild combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Overima misses the target.
Overeem throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Overeem lands a head kick!
Overima throws an overhand right that lands on Overeem's shoulder, as Overeem tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Overima. Overeem does a little dance to reset his feet.
Overima thows a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem blocks a jab.
Overima with a nice cross.
Overeem throws a sloppy head kick and Overima moves out of range easily.
Overima scores with a jab. Overeem acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Overeem keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Overima.
Overima takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Overima throws out a loose jab but Overeem uses good head movement to avoid it.
Overima swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Overeem throws a head kick but Overima moves out of range.
Overeem lands a high kick!
Overeem looks gassed!
Overeem throws a head kick but Overima moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Overima. Overeem does a little dance to reset his feet.
Overima misses with a wild body shot.
Overeem throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Overeem throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overeem gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Overeem staying out of range there.
Overima misses with a straight left.
Overima misses with a two punch combination.
Overima connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Overima misses with a series of wild punches.
Overima missing with a left hand there. Overeem was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sloppy strikes from Overeem. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Overeem looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Overima throws a series of punches but Overeem moves out of range.
Overeem throws a nice head kick!
Nice uppercut lands for Overima. That snapped Overeem's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aristarx Overeem dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Konina Ot Overima's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Overima feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Overeems jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Overeem moves out of range of the strikes.
Overima misses with a straight left.
Konina Ot Overima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Overima swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Overima throws a jab but it's blocked by Overeem.
Overima throws out a loose jab but Overeem uses good head movement to avoid it.
Overeem avoids the body shot from Overima.
Overima connects with the punch.
Overima scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Aristarx Overeem is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Overima lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Overeem. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Overima will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Overima throws a shot from downtown. Overeem moves away and avoids it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Overeem.
Overima throws a right hand that misses
and Overeem counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Overima is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Overima throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A telegraphed right hand from Overima misses the target.
Overeem on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Overima dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Overeem is breathing heavily.
Overima throws a hook but Overeem blocks it.
Aristarx Overeem seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Overima throws a hook but Overeem avoids it easily.
A jab from Overima finds it's way through Overeem's defenses.
Overeem takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Overima blocks a head kick by Overeem.
Overima tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Overeem was well out of range. Poor timing from Overima.
Overima misses with a combination
and Overeem counters with a low kick, right behind Overima 's knee.
Overima lands a glancing blow to the side of Overeem's head.
A head kick misses from Overeem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overima with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Overeem takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Overima throws a series of punches but Overeem moves out of range.
Overeem ducks under a wild hook from Overima.
Overima misses with a hook.
Overima just misses with a punch to the body.
Overeem displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Overima throws out the jab.
Overima misses with an uppercut. Overeem saw that one coming.
Overima tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Overeem was well out of range. Poor timing from Overima.
Overima throws a jab but it's blocked by Overeem.
Overima misses with an uppercut.
Overima throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Overeem.
Overeem tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overima just misses with a punch to the body.
Overima misses with a looping left.
Decent striking displayed by Overima there.
Overima throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Overeem sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Overeem connects with a high kick.
Overima looks to land a combination. Overeem sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Overeem is rocked!
Overeem moves away from the strike by Overima.
Overeem is still on wobbly legs! Can Overima finish him?
A slow jab from Overima misses its intended target.
Overeem ducks under a wild hook from Overima.
Overeem displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Overima throws out the jab.
A slow jab from Overima misses its intended target.
Overima throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Overeem has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Overeem avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Overima throws a jab but it's blocked by Overeem.
A telegraphed right hand from Overima misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Overeem.
Overeem misses with a head kick.
Overeem avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Overima swinging wildly here.
Overima loads up on a big right hand but Overeem slips the punch.
Overima falls off balance throwing a combination
and Overeem counters with a slapping leg kick.
Overeem keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Overima.
Overeem throws a low kick, looking for Overima's leg but Overima calmly moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Overeem tries a head kick but it misses.
Overeem uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Overima.
Overima waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Overeem.
Overeem defending well as Overima loads up on a big left hand.
Overima jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Overima thows a left - swing and a miss!
A combination from Overeem does no damage.
Overima misses with an uppercut. Overeem saw that one coming.
Overeem displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Overima throws out the jab.
A punch combination from Overima misses.
Overeem seems to have recovered his senses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overima throws a low kick but it's checked well by Overeem.
Overima cracks Overeem with a good jab.
A big right from Overima misses.
Overima loads up on a big right hand but Overeem slips the punch.
Overima takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Overeem slips under a jab.
Overima lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Overima feints a jab promting Overeem to slip. Overima then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Overeem slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A low kick from Overima is predictable there
and Overeem counters with a big head kick but Overima shrugs it off.
Overima throws a series of punches but Overeem moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Overeem misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Overima lands a slapping body shot.
Overima swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Overeem takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Konina Ot Overima dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Konina Ot Overima's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Overima showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Overeem.
A jab from Overima misses.
Overeem defending well as Overima loads up on a big left hand.
Overima cracks Overeem with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Overima misses with a right hand
and Overeem counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Overima misses with a straight right.
Overima misses the shot to the body.
Overima fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Overima fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Overeem manages to avoid it.
Overeem slips under a jab from Overima.
A telegraphed right hand from Overima misses the target.
Overima moves out of range as Overeem throws a body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Overima looks to land a left hand but Overeem moved out of range nicely.
Overima throws the left hand but Overeem avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Overima.
Overeem tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Overeem keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Overima.
Overima gets in close and tags Overeem with a short punch that almost sends Overeem to the mat! Oh Overeem is in big trouble! He turns his back on Overima, trying to create some distance but Overima rushes him, striking wildly and Overeem goes down! The referee tackles Overima into the cage to end the fight! Overima is one violent man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Konina Ot Overima!