PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hart KAlEImalUlAnI (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistair Overeem (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.

KAlEImalUlAnI
vs
Overeem

225 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hart KAlEImalUlAnI!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alistair Overeem!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Overeem moves into the clinch successfully.
KAlEImalUlAnI looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
KAlEImalUlAnI has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Overeem jumps into guard, dragging KAlEImalUlAnI to the mat.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Overeem manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
KAlEImalUlAnI is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Overeem cracks KAlEImalUlAnI with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
KAlEImalUlAnI knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Overeem on the ground.
Overeem lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee warns KAlEImalUlAnI that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Overeem lands with some vicious ground and pound - can KAlEImalUlAnI hang on?

KAlEImalUlAnI is rocked!
KAlEImalUlAnI really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Overeem tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Overeem is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has KAlEImalUlAnI pinned against the cage. KAlEImalUlAnI gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
KAlEImalUlAnI fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Overeem gets a clinch.
Overeem has KAlEImalUlAnI pressed against the cage, preventing KAlEImalUlAnI from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Overeem pulls KAlEImalUlAnI into guard.

KAlEImalUlAnI is sitting in close to Overeem's body. Overeem has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! KAlEImalUlAnI is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, KAlEImalUlAnI is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Overeem.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Alistair Overeem!
After winning the bout, Alistair Overeem thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.