PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ghoul Ghotha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistar Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Overeem has chosen right above it lil wayne as his entrance music. Ghoul Ghotha has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ghotha
vs
Overeem

207 cm
32
272 lbs
23 - 21 - 0

210 cm
28
287 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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 23 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ghoul Ghotha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alistar Overeem!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ghotha fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Overeem cracks Ghotha with an open hand slap.
No luck for Ghotha with that takedown attempt.
Ghotha takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A head kick misses from Ghotha.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ghotha misses with a takedown attempt - Overeem sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Overeem throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Ghoul Ghotha has been cut.
A head kick misses from Overeem.
Overeem throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Overeem throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ghotha.
Overeem throws a body punch but Ghotha moves out of range.

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

Ghotha wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Overeem, who protects the arm well.
Ghotha fails to land a wild elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghotha throws a strike aimed at the side of Overeem's head but Overeem avoids it well.
Ghotha fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Ghotha has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ghotha trying to control the position but Overeem is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Overeem struggling a bit here.

Ghotha tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ghotha has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Overeem defending against the ground and pound.
Ghotha tries to score with some ground and pound. Overeem controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghotha misses with the ground and pound.
Overeem dodges the ground and pound from Ghotha.
Overeem wants to get back to his feet but Ghotha is dominant here and he's now got Overeem's back!

Ghotha is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ghotha has Overeem flattened out and is raining down punches.
Overeem covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Overeem wants to control his opponent's hands but Ghotha gets his hands free.

Ghotha looking for the choke but no joy.
Overeem looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghotha is landing with strikes from the back.
Ghotha is not going to allow Overeem to sit and survive in this position.
Ghotha lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Overeem looks gassed!
Ghotha lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Overeem hold on?!
Overeem really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ghotha. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ghotha lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Overeem.

Overeem is rocked!
Ghotha lands punches and elbows.
Overeem is still in real trouble! Can Ghotha finish him?
Overeem gets cracked with a huge elbow and he's out cold! Possibly KO of the night from the back? Unusual but possible!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ghoul Ghotha!
A very excited looking Ghoul Ghotha made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.