PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brian Nielsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistair Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Nielsen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bulls On Parade by Rage Against The Machine. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Nielsen
vs
Overeem

188 cm
24
200 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

180 cm
28
193 lbs
19 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Nielsen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alistair Overeem!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overeem with a hook.
Nielsen avoids a kick to the body.
Overeem throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nielsen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Overeem swings for the body but Nielsen moves out of range.
Nielsen looks to land a left hand but Overeem moved out of range nicely.
Overeem works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Overeem pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Overeem. Nielsen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Overeem with a jab.
A big right from Nielsen misses.
Nielsen lands a glancing blow to the side of Overeem's head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Overeem.
Overeem defending well as Nielsen loads up on a big left hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Overeem.
Alistair Overeem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nielsen. Overeem does a little dance to reset his feet.
Overeem sizes up Nielsen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nielsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Overeem pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Overeem tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nielsen misses with a right hand
and Overeem counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nielsen's knee momentarily.
Nielsen swings widly with a right hand
and Overeem counters with a left to the body.
Overeem walks into a jab.
Overeem misses with a straight right.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Overeem.
Overeem misses with a head kick.
Nielsen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Overeem's head.
Overeem throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Overeem misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nielsen at a distance.
Nielsen throws a series of punches but Overeem moves out of range.
A big right from Nielsen misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Overeem.
Overeem ducks under a wild hook from Nielsen.
Overeem scores with a one two! Nielsen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Overeem dodges the punch combination from Nielsen.
Overeem misses with a double jab.
Overeem lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Overeem throws a leg kick which misses Nielsen's front leg but catches the back leg as Nielsen tries to avoid it.
A combination from Overeem does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen scores with a jab.
Overeem scores with a head kick. Nielsen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nielsen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Overeem turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nielsen checks a low kick from Overeem.
Overeem will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nielsen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Danga de danga de dang - Nielsen scores with a four punch combination!
Nielsen misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Overeem.
Nielsen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Overeem counters with a nice leg kick.
Overeem lands with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Overeem with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Overeem is just out of range.
Overeem uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nielsen.
Overeem with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Overeem.
Nielsen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice cross by Nielsen.
Overeem throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab from Overeem finds it's way through Nielsen's defenses.
Overeem explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Overeem ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nielsen moves out of range of the strikes.
Nielsen throws the left hand but Overeem avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alistair Overeem dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nielsen blocks the body kick.
Nielsen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nielsen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nielsen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Overeem avoids the body shot from Nielsen.
Overeem moves away from the strike by Nielsen.
Overeem dodges the punch combination from Nielsen.
Overeem on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Overeem looks to score with a jab to the body but Nielsen is just out of range.
Nielsen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Overeem uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nielsen.
Overeem listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nielsen throws a lazy right hand but Overeem sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem missing with a left hand there. Nielsen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nielsen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Overeem.
Overeem slips a jab from Nielsen.
Overeem throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Overeem.
Nielsen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice body kick from Overeem.
A jab from Overeem misses.
Overeem feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nielsens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Overeem tries to work over Nielsen's front leg with a kick but Nielsen checks it.
Overeem scores with a leg kick.
Overeem does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A combination from Overeem does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fighters circling - Nielsen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Overeem throws a right and a left that both miss.
Overeem keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Overeem misses with a jab, cross combination.
Overeem throws a low kick but Nielsen avoids it.
Nielsen walks into a jab.
Nielsen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nielsen tries to bum rush Overeem with a series of wild strikes but Overeem uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nielsen looks to land a right hand but Overeem moved out of range.
Overeem throws a right hand that misses
and Nielsen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nielsen lands a jab to the head.
Overeem walks into a jab.
Overeem throws the kick towards the body but Nielsen avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Overeem. Those never looked like landing.
Nielsen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fighters circling - Nielsen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nielsen misses with an uppercut. Overeem saw that one coming.
Nielsen misses with a hook.
Nielsen swings for the body but Overeem moves out of range.
Nielsen throws a hook but Overeem avoids it easily.
Overeem throws a body kick that misses.
Overeem uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nielsen.
Nielsen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nielsen takes a swing at Overeem's ribcage but misses.
Nielsen misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Overeem - that will leave a mark!
Nielsen throws an overhand right that lands on Overeem's shoulder, as Overeem tries to avoid the shot.
Overeem throws a head kick but Nielsen moves out of range.
No joy there for Overeem, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nielsen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nielsen throws a jab when Overeem was well out of range.
Overeem lands a nice looking body shot.
Nielsen connects with a body shot.
Overeem pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nielsen misses with a hook.
Nielsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Overeem sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nielsen pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Overeem back to the cage. Nielsen follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Nielsen dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A big right from Nielsen misses.
Overeem with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nielsen takes one to the chin there.
Nielsen misses with a double jab
and Overeem counters with an inside leg kick.
Nielsen lands with a cross.
Nielsen looks to land a right hand but Overeem moved out of range.
Nielsen misses with a looping left.
Overeem steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nielsen.
A big left from Nielsen misses.
Overeem clobbers Nielsen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Overeem throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nielsen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Overeem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nielsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Overeem was well out of range. Poor timing from Nielsen.
Overeem is looking to slow Nielsen down with leg kicks.
Nielsen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Overeem fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nielsen.
Overeem lands a body shot.
Overeem swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nielsen misses with a wild body shot.
Nielsen avoids the body shot from Overeem.
Overeem lands a glancing blow to the side of Nielsen's head.
Nielsen scores with a nice right hand.
Nielsen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nielsen ducks under a wild hook from Overeem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alistair Overeem seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nielsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Overeem.
A left and a right from Nielsen both land. Nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nielsen misses with a body shot.
Nielsen throws out a loose jab but Overeem uses good head movement to avoid it.
Overeem ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Overeem pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Overeem takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Overeem lands a nice hook to Nielsen's body. Nielsen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Overeem fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nielsen manages to avoid it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Overeem.
A head kick misses from Overeem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Overeem bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A clash of legs there as Nielsen blocks the low kick.
Nielsen throws a body punch but Overeem moves out of range.
Overeem is looking to land body kicks.
Overeem throws a right hand that Nielsen ducks under and follows up with a left that Nielsen also avoids with ease.
Overeem throws a wild body kick that Nielsen sees coming a mile off.
Nielsen blocks a head kick by Overeem.
Overeem ducks under a wild hook from Nielsen.
No joy there for Overeem, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Overeem throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nielsen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overeem throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Overeem scores with a kick to the body.
Nielsen throws the left hand but Overeem avoids the punch easily.
Nielsen scores with a body shot.
Nielsen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nielsen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Overeem avoids the body shot from Nielsen.
Nielsen misses with a body shot.
Nielsen throws a jab but it's blocked by Overeem.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jab from Overeem.
A combination from Overeem does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Alistair Overeem just about did enough to take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Nielsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Overeem sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Overeem throws a leg kick but Nielsen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nielsen misses with a hook. Overeem ducked under it nicely.
Nielsen misses the jab.
Nielsen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Overeem throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nielsen misses with a double jab.
Nielsen misses with a few strikes there.
A shot to the liver by Nielsen. Beautiful body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nielsen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nielsen slips a jab from Overeem.
Overeem turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nielsen swings widly with a right hand
and Overeem counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Overeem bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Overeem throws a push kick but Nielsen slaps the foot to one side.
Overeem is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nielsen.
Overeem misses with a hook. Nielsen ducked under it nicely.
Overeem ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nielsen moves away.
A big left from Nielsen misses.
Nielsen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Overeem, right into the meat.
Nielsen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Overeem keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Nielsen misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem scores with a nice strike.
Overeem slips a jab from Nielsen.
Nielsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Overeem was well out of range. Poor timing from Nielsen.
Overeem throws a series of punches but Nielsen avoids them all with ease.
Nielsen moves out of range as Overeem throws a body kick.
Nielsen defending well as Overeem loads up on a big left hand.
Overeem fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nielsen manages to avoid it.
Overeem throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Overeem scores with a shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Overeem dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nielsen. That did some damage!
Nielsen throws a hook but Overeem blocks it.
Overeem lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen misses with a series of wild punches.
Nielsen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Overeem looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Overeem throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Overeem throws a shot to the body.
Nielsen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A slow jab from Nielsen misses its intended target.
Nielsen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Overeem lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nielsen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Overeem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overeem scores with a jab.
Nielsen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nielsen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nielsen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Overeem lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Overeem.
Nielsen takes one to the side of the head.
Overeem lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Overeem misses with a straight left.
Overeem's corner calls for a 1-2. Overeem obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Overeem is looking to land body kicks.
Overeem steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nielsen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nielsen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nielsen throws a hook but Overeem avoids it easily.
Overeem misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alistair Overeem dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Overeem pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Overeem misses with an uppercut.
Nielsen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Overeem misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Overeem throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nielsen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nielsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nielsen lands a slapping body shot.
Overeem slips a jab and a cross from Nielsen.
Overeem moves out of range of the strikes.
Nielsen works the jab nicely.
Overeem tries to work over Nielsen's front leg with a kick but Nielsen checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nielsen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Overeem digs a good body shot into Nielsen's ribs.
Nielsen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Overeem.
A head kick misses from Overeem.
Overeem's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nielsen under the eye.
Overeem with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nielsen to score with a decent uppercut.
Overeem drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jab by Nielsen.
The fighters circle momentarily. Overeem darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nielsen avoids the head kick by Overeem.
Nielsen connects with a nice looking jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nielsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Nielsen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nielsen, as that shot connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Overeem lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nielsen scores with the left hand. Overeem knows he should have avoided that one.
Nielsen misses with a left hand
letting Overeem counter with a right hand.
Overeem works Nielsen's body with a nice hook.
Overeem lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nielsen's sensitive parts.
Overeem throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nielsen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good shot there by Overeem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nielsen.
Nielsen scores with a body shot.
Nielsen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A jab from Overeem misses.
Nielsen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Overeem ducks right into an uppercut from Nielsen.
Nielsen moves out of range as Overeem strikes.
A cross from Overeem lands.
Nielsen thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Overeem.
Overeem looks to land a body kick but Nielsen moved away.
Brian Nielsen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Overeem.
Overeem looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nielsen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Overeem throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Overeem scores with a push kick.
Alistair Overeem is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nielsen throws a body punch but Overeem moves out of range.
That kick from Overeem tenderised Nielsen's leg. Nielsen is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Overeem takes one to the chin there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nielsen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nielsen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nielsen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Overeem has time to react.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Brian Nielsen.
Well Overeem has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 47:48
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 47:48
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alistair Overeem! Alistair Overeem retains his middleweight title!
Alistair Overeem very nearly forgot to thank Reaper Combatwear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.