PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ta Sau Sei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistair Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sau Sei's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 周杰倫 - 青花瓷. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Sau Sei
vs
Overeem

188 cm
26
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
19
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Inexperienced

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 Sydney, Ta Sau Sei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alistair Overeem!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sau Sei throws a leg kick but Overeem checks it.
Overeem goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Horrible takedown by Overeem or perhaps it was just good defense by Sau Sei which made him look bad.
Overeem tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sau Sei swivels and escapes.
Overeem tries to clinch up.
Overeem fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ta Sau Sei has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alistair Overeem.
Sau Sei scores with a sloppy right hand. Overeem should have avoided that one.
Overeem with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sau Sei to score with a decent uppercut.
Alistair Overeem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sau Sei takes a swing at Overeem's ribcage but misses.
Overeem takes a swing at Sau Sei's ribcage but misses.
Overeem tries to clinch
and Sau Sei counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Overeem tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sau Sei counters with a left to the body.
Overeem tries to clinch but Sau Sei moves away
and Sau Sei counters with a left to the body.
Overeem looks gassed!
Nice body punch from Sau Sei.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Sau Sei lands a big uppercut and Overeem crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Overeem looks OK. Sau Sei waves Overeem back to his feet!

Overeem is rocked!

It looks like Alistair Overeem has been cut.
Sau Sei connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Overeem covering up! Sau Sei comes in with a big uppercut and Overeem goes doooown! He's slumped up against the ropes, eyes staring blankly into space.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ta Sau Sei!
In his post fight interview, Ta Sau Sei gave a big smile as he said '"I will always love you, Liling."'.