PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jean Claude Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Overeem's entrance music is Bangarang. A fine choice. Hill has chosen Kiss - Detroit Rock City as his entrance music. George Hill has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jean Claude Overeem's chin.

Claude Overeem
vs
Hill

184 cm
22
183 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

180 cm
25
185 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jean Claude Overeem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, George Hill!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overeem thuds a left hand into Hill's body.
Hill throws a nice looking combination but Overeem bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hill misses with a few strikes there.
Hill falls off balance throwing a combination
and Overeem counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hill slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
George Hill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hill dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hill fails with a takedown attempt.

Overeem lands a big head kick that sends Hill tumbling to the mat! Overeem takes a step backwards and waves Hill back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Hill is rocked!

It looks like George Hill 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!
Hill tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Overeem gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hill is trying to break the clinch but Overeem is controlling him.
Overeem lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hill backwards.
Hill is looking to break free of the clinch but Overeem has double underhooks.
Overeem is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hill is defending well for now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hill creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Overeem presses Hill against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Hill's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill misses with a wild combination.
Overeem misses with a head kick.
Hill shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Overeem pinned against the cage. Overeem gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hill throws a series of punches but Overeem avoids them all with ease.
Hill looks for a takedown but Overeem sprawls well.
Jean Claude Overeem has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Hill.
Hill tries to clinch up
letting Overeem counter with a right hand.

Hill clinches up against the cage.

Hill escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hill pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Overeem back to the cage. Hill follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hill is trying desperately to land a takedown but Overeem is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Hill.
Overeem lands with an uppercut that bounces Hill off the cage and back into range.
Hill steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Overeem. That one must have hurt.
Hill looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Overeem throws a head kick but Hill moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Overeem moves into range and clinches up with Hill.
Overeem throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Overeem throws a knee to the head but misses.
Overeem effectively controlling the action here.
Overeem scores with a knee to the head.
Overeem throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hill blocks it with crossed arms.
Hill wants to get back to striking at distance but Overeem won't allow it.
Overeem landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A nice right hand lands inside from Overeem.
Hill has had enough of the clinch but Overeem keeps him there for the moment.
Hill takes a knee to the side of the body.
Overeem lands a nice uppercut.
Hill is trying to push Overeem away but Overeem has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hill is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Overeem is defending well.
Overeem landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem lands a nice shot to the body.
Overeem throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Overeem misses with a knee strike.
Hill has had enough of the clinch but Overeem keeps him there for the moment.
Overeem tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Overeem works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hill takes a knee right on the jaw!
Overeem is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Overeem tries a knee to the head but Hill blocks it.
Overeem with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hill is looking to break free of the clinch but Overeem has double underhooks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Overeem obliges.
Overeem digs a right hand underneath Hill's ribcage. Hill let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Overeem is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Overeem lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hill backwards.
Overeem tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill is trying to force a seperation but Overeem has the dominant position.
Hill is looking to break free of the clinch but Overeem has double underhooks.
Overeem lands with a right to the head.
Hill is trying to drag Overeem to the mat but Overeem just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hill.
Overeem cracks Hill with a nice body shot.
Overeem prevents Hill from breaking the clinch.
Overeem lands a knee to the head.
Hill is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Overeem pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Overeem throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hill blocks it with crossed arms.
Hill takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Overeem lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Overeem - that landed with a thud.
Hill takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for Overeem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Claude Overeem dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Hill's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nice shot lands for Overeem.
Overeem misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hill fails with an attempt to clinch.
Overeem takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Hill tries to keep at a distance but Overeem has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hill wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Overeem has him pressed against the cage.
Hill throws a punch but it's blocked by Overeem.
Hill is trying to break the clinch but Overeem is controlling him.
Hill wants to get back to striking at distance but Overeem won't allow it.
Overeem prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hill is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Overeem with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Hill breaks from the clinch.
Hill is breathing heavily.
Hill tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Overeem manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hill falls off balance throwing a combination
and Overeem connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Overeem fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hill, pushing him back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jean Claude Overeem has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hill can't break the clinch.
Hill has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Overeem after a bit of a struggle.
Jean Claude Overeem has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Hill.
Hill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hill is working for takedown but Overeem is calmly controlling the position for now.
Overeem landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Overeem connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hill's face.
Overeem lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Overeem is pushing Hill up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Overeem with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Overeem blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hill is still on wobbly legs! Can Overeem finish him?
Hill wants to break free but Overeem has control.
Hill seems to have recovered his senses.
Hill takes a knee right on the jaw!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Overeem has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Hill - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Overeem, and another! Hill is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Jean Claude Overeem!
Our winner, Jean Claude Overeem, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.