PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zbermat Serlal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Starim Stal Overdreem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Serlal might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mortal Kombat . The crowd seem to be enjoying Overdreem's choice of entrance music: Motorhead-Iron Fist. Zbermat Serlal had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Serlal
vs
Stal Overdreem

205 cm
27
265 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

195 cm
27
273 lbs
16 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zbermat Serlal!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Starim Stal Overdreem!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overdreem tries to close the distance and clinch but Serlal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Serlal lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Serlal.
Serlal changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Overdreem throws a wild body kick that Serlal sees coming a mile off.
Serlal lands an overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Overdreem misses with a head kick.
Serlal just misses with a punch to the body.
Overdreem throws a nice head kick!
Overdreem is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Overdreem explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Overdreem pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Serlal gets tackled into the cage by Overdreem. Overdreem maintains the clinch.
Serlal tries to pull guard but Overdreem holds him up against the cage and eventually Serlal drops back down to his feet.
Overdreem lands a shoulder strike.
Serlal is trying to pull guard but Overdreem turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Serlal tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Overdreem just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zbermat Serlal. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Overdreem trying to control the position but instead, Serlal has worked for underhooks and has pushed Overdreem into the cage.
Overdreem gets through Serlal's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Overdreem.

Overdreem escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A slapping body kick lands there for Overdreem.
Overdreem throws a half hearted mid kick.
Overdreem tries a head kick but it misses.
Serlal blocks a head kick by Overdreem.
Serlal misses with a series of wild punches.
Serlal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Overdreem moves away.
Serlal on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Serlal throws a hook but Overdreem avoids it easily.
Overdreem is looking to clinch but Serlal is avoiding it.
Starim Stal Overdreem is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Serlal avoids the head kick by Overdreem.
Overdreem tries to clinch but Serlal is having none of it.
Serlal lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Overdreem at a distance.
Overdreem moves in looking to clinch but Serlal pushes him off.
Overdreem tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Serlal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Serlal.
Overdreem misses with a head kick.
Serlal takes a kick to the side of the head.
Serlal shoots in looking for a takedown but Overdreem manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Serlal's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Overdreem throws a series of punches but Serlal avoids them all with ease.
Overdreem throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overdreem throws a wild body kick that Serlal sees coming a mile off.
Overdreem moves to clinch but Serlal breaks away
and Serlal counters with a stiff right hand.
Serlal takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Overdreem stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Overdreem wants it to stay on the feet.
Serlal throws a hook to the side of Overdreem's head but Overdreem sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Overdreem lands a slapping body shot.
Serlal is breathing heavily.
Some wild striking there from Serlal.

Overdreem takes the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Overdreem escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Overdreem pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A head kick misses from Overdreem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Serlal avoids the head kick by Overdreem.
Overdreem moves in looking to clinch but Serlal pushes him off.
Serlal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Overdreem.
Overdreem throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Serlal.

Overdreem closes the distance and pushes Serlal back into the cage.

Overdreem breaks from the clinch.
Serlal swings for the body but Overdreem moves out of range.
Overdreem tries to close the distance and clinch up but Serlal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Overdreem blocks a jab.
Overdreem throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Serlal's head.
Overdreem throws a wild body kick that Serlal sees coming a mile off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick misses from Overdreem.
Starim Stal Overdreem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Serlal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Overdreem fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Starim Stal Overdreem dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Overdreem tries to clinch up but Serlal circles away and keeps his distance.
Serlal looks to score with a jab to the body but Overdreem is just out of range.
Serlal swats away the attempt to clinch by Overdreem.
Nice defenses there by Overdreem.

Overdreem has taken the fight to the clinch.
Serlal's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Serlal fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Overdreem lands a shoulder strike.
Serlal tries to pull guard but Overdreem won't allow it.
Overdreem stalling against the cage.
Serlal tries to pull guard but Overdreem forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zbermat Serlal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Overdreem gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Serlal.

Serlal manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Overdreem gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Serlal sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Overdreem tries a head kick but it misses.
Serlal lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Overdreem is looking to land body kicks.
Overdreem lands a front kick.
Overdreem throws a right hand that Serlal ducks under and follows up with a left that Serlal also avoids with ease.
Overdreem tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Overdreem tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Serlal scores with a hook to the body. Overdreem takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Overdreem throws a sloppy head kick and Serlal moves out of range easily.
Serlal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Overdreem was well out of range. Poor timing from Serlal.
Overdreem tries to clinch but Serlal moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Overdreem swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Overdreem doesn't manage to clinch there - Serlal circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Serlal gets tackled into the cage by Overdreem. Overdreem maintains the clinch.
Overdreem lands a damaging elbow.
Serlal tries to pull guard but Overdreem won't allow it.
Serlal jumps guard but Overdreem stands there with Serlal around his waist. Serlal gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Overdreem is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Serlal takes an elbow to the forehead.
Overdreem crunches a lovely knee into Serlal's ribcage.
Overdreem comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Overdreem has Serlal pushed against the cage.
Overdreem lands an elbow inside that Serlal shrugs off.
A short uppercut from Overdreem.
Overdreem lands a damaging elbow.

Overdreem breaks from the clinch.
Overdreem throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Starim Stal Overdreem seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Overdreem misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Overdreem.
Serlal throws a shot to the body.
Serlal fails to land with a series of punches.
Overdreem misses with a series of wild punches.
Overdreem lands with a nice combination. Serlal backs away looking to recover.
Serlal moves out of range as Overdreem throws a body kick.
Overdreem attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Serlal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Overdreem throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Overdreem throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Serlal counters with a series of strikes. Overdreem will be more careful next time no doubt.

Overdreem is rocked!

It looks like Starim Stal Overdreem has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Serlal throws a pinpoint strike between Overdreem's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Overdreem crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Serlal scores a great knockout victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zbermat Serlal!
Zbermat Serlal retains his heavyweight title!
Zbermat Serlal decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.