PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Bob Saggett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistair Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Overeem is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Since the Flood- . Alistair Overeem has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Saggett
vs
Overeem

192 cm
26
192 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

195 cm
30
195 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Solid boxing
KO power

Great elbows
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bob Saggett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alistair Overeem!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saggett throws a good cross that connects.
Alistair Overeem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Overeem tries to bum rush Saggett with a series of wild strikes but Saggett uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Saggett takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Saggett misses with a head kick.
Overeem throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice leg kick lands there from Overeem.
Overeem keeps Saggett at a distance using the push kick.
That kick from Overeem tenderised Saggett's leg. Saggett is trying to keep his angry face on.
Saggett throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
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!
Some wild striking there from Saggett.
Good shot there by Overeem.
Saggett has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A combination from Saggett does no damage.
Overeem swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Saggett blocks a head kick by Overeem.
Some wild striking there from Saggett.
Overeem lands a jab-cross combination.
Overeem tries a head kick but it misses.
Overeem throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Overeem moves out of range of the strikes.
Overeem slips a jab from Saggett.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem tries to bum rush Saggett with a series of wild strikes but Saggett uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Overeem misses with a jab, cross combination.
Overeem swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Overeem checks a leg kick.
Overeem misses with the combination.
Overeem lands with an overhand left.
Overeem looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Saggett looks to land a left hand but Overeem moved out of range nicely.
Overeem jabs Saggett to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Overeem misses with a wild combination.
A slapping body kick lands there for Saggett.
Saggett lands a jab to the nose.
Overeem takes one to the chin there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Overeem feints a jab promting Saggett to slip. Overeem then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Saggett slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Saggett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Overeem moves away.
Saggett takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Overeem throws a series of punches but Saggett moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem misses with a double jab.
Saggett misses with an uppercut.
Overeem throws a head kick but Saggett moves out of range.
Saggett misses with a head kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Overeem throws a sloppy head kick and Saggett moves out of range easily.
Overeem misses with a head kick.
Overeem throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Saggett moves out of range as Overeem throws a body kick.
Overeem throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A jab from Overeem misses.
Overeem shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Saggett eats them both and turns towards Overeem to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Overeem dips to his left and cracks Saggett with an uppercut!
Saggett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Overeem lands with a nice body kick.
Saggett swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saggett misses with a few strikes there.
Saggett tries to move into range but Overeem moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Overeem lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Saggett backs up against the ropes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Overeem. Saggett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Overeem throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alistair Overeem dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Overeem lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bob Saggett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Overeem needs to keep his hands up - Saggett had a free shot at his head there.
Overeem scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Saggett blocks the body kick.
Overeem throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Overeem tries a head kick but it misses.
Saggett takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Overeem dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Saggett. That did some damage!
Saggett throws a head kick but Overeem moves out of range.
Overeem throws a push kick but Saggett slaps the foot to one side.
A left and a right from Overeem both land. Nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Overeem.
Saggett has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Saggett throws a looping overhand right but Overeem ducks down to avoid it.
Overeem is working the combinations to good effect here.
Overeem scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Saggett throws a solid leg kick but Overeem takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Saggett.
Overeem misses with a jab, cross combination.
Overeem misses with a wild combination.
Overeem fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Saggett misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Saggett feints a jab promting Overeem to slip. Saggett then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Overeem slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Overeem is breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Overeem. Saggett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Overeem throws a lazy head kick
and Saggett counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Overeem is lucky that one didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Overeem lands a jab-cross combination.
Saggett throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Saggett lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Overeem circles away quickly and effectively.
Saggett connects with an inside leg kick.
Saggett avoids a kick to the body.
Saggett misses with a head kick.
Overeem tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Overeem misses with a two punch combination.
Overeem scores with a three punch combo!
Saggett throws a sloppy head kick and Overeem moves out of range easily.
Overeem with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Saggett to score with a decent uppercut.
A combination from Saggett does no damage.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Overeem!
Alistair Overeem seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Saggett swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem throws a head kick but Saggett moves out of range.
Overeem throws a series of punches but Saggett avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters circling a little - Overeem finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Saggett connects with a nice looking jab.
Overeem misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Saggett lands a front kick.
Saggett connects with a nice looking jab.
Saggett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No joy there for Saggett, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Saggett will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Overeem plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Overeem pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Saggett will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saggett connects with a body shot that sends Overeem's belly button to the back.
Overeem lands a nice hook to Saggett's body. Saggett takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Saggett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Overeem throws a series of strikes that have Saggett backpedaling.
Overeem throws a hook but Saggett avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bob Saggett will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Saggett throws a quick inside leg kick.
Overeem gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Overeem rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Saggett moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Saggett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Overeem looks to land a combination. Saggett sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Overeem throws a head kick that misses.

Saggett clips Overeem with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Overeem a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Overeem misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Overeem lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Overeem.
Overeem lands with a nice combination. Saggett backs away looking to recover.
Saggett dodges the punch combination from Overeem.
Saggett lands a right hook to the body.
Saggett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some wild striking there from Saggett.
Overeem misses with a looping left.
Saggett throws a big shot that misses.
Overeem takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Overeem throws a sloppy head kick and Saggett moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saggett turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Overeem throws a right hand that Saggett ducks under and follows up with a left that Saggett also avoids with ease.
Saggett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saggett lands a head kick!
Saggett lands with a kick to the temple. Overeem shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Overeem looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Overeem will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Saggett blocks the body kick.
Overeem pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Saggett throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Overeem's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saggett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Overeem throws a head kick but Saggett moves out of range.

Saggett throws out a head kick that Overeem doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Overeem crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into Overeem's eyes and has decided to let it go on!

Overeem is rocked!
Saggett throws a head kick but Overeem moves out of range.
Overeem is still on wobbly legs! Can Saggett finish him?
Sloppy strikes from Saggett. Those never looked like landing.
Overeem seems to have recovered his senses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Overeem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Overeem misses.
Saggett misses with a body shot.
Overeem misses with a wild combination.
Overeem tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A combination from Saggett does no damage.
Saggett throws a sloppy head kick and Overeem moves out of range easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Overeem checks a leg kick.
Overeem throws a half hearted mid kick.
Overeem moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Overeem throws out a powerful jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Overeem checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Overeem throws a push kick but Saggett slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Overeem blocks a head kick by Saggett.
Overeem scores with a punch to the head.
Overeem keeps Saggett at a distance using the push kick.
Saggett showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Overeem.
Overeem misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Saggett takes that one big after scoring multiple knockdowns. It's amazing that we made it out of that third round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Saggett throws a series of punches but Overeem moves out of range.
Saggett goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Overeem throws a body kick that misses.
A left and a right from Overeem both land. Nice combination.
Overeem throws a series of punches but Saggett avoids them all with ease.
Overeem swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Overeem pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Saggett throws the left hand but Overeem avoids the punch easily.
Saggett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Saggett misses with a double jab.
Overeem throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Overeem goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Saggett misses with a leg kick.
Saggett throws a head kick but Overeem moves out of range.
Overeem's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Overeem duly obliges.
Overeem connects with a high kick.
Overeem is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saggett throws a series of punches but Overeem moves out of range.
Overeem ducks under a wild hook from Saggett.
Overeem lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saggett moves out of range as Overeem throws a body kick.
Overeem feints a jab promting Saggett to slip. Overeem then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Saggett slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Saggett keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Overeem lands a head kick. Saggett smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Overeem throws a series of punches but Saggett moves out of range.
Saggett will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Saggett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Overeem sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Overeem stalks Saggett and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Saggett's face. Saggett staggers backwards, shaken.
Saggett misses with a jab, cross combination.
Overeem throws a series of punches but Saggett moves out of range.
Saggett misses with a head kick.
Overeem misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Overeem throws a sloppy head kick and Saggett moves out of range easily.
A left and a right from Overeem both land. Nice combination.
Overeem throws a sloppy head kick and Saggett moves out of range easily.
Saggett looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem's jab looks to have found its range, popping Saggett under the eye.
Saggett tries a head kick but it misses.
Saggett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Overeem showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Saggett.
Overeem throws a one two combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saggett cracks Overeem with an open hand slap.
Saggett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Overeem swinging wildly here.
Overeem throws a nice looking combination but Saggett bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Overeem misses with a double jab.
Saggett sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saggett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Overeem was well out of range. Poor timing from Saggett.
Saggett misses with a series of wild punches.
Overeem lands with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alistair Overeem dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Overeem lands a head kick!
Saggett throws a right and a left that both miss.
Overeem throws a nice looking combination but Saggett bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A head kick misses from Overeem.
Saggett 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.
Overeem throws a left and a right that both miss
and Saggett counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Saggett lands the left hand.
Overeem misses with a wild combination.
A punch combination from Saggett misses.
Some wild striking there from Overeem.
No joy there for Overeem, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Overeem is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Overeem throws a sloppy head kick
and Saggett counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Overeem thinking.
Saggett swinging wildly here.
Overeem looks to land a combination but Saggett avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Overeem.
Overeem swinging wildly here.
Overeem moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Saggett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Overeem.
Overeem scores with a spinning back kick!
A combination from Overeem does no damage.
Overeem uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saggett.
Overeem moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Overeem avoids the head kick by Saggett.
Saggett fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Overeem throws a head kick but Saggett moves out of range.
Saggett cracks Overeem with an open hand slap.
Overeem throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Overeem misses.
Overeem takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice cross by Overeem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A head kick misses from Saggett.
Saggett scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right-left combo lands from Overeem.
Saggett misses with an uppercut.
Overeem lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
No joy there for Overeem, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Saggett, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Saggett feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Overeems jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Saggett throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Saggett avoids a punch combination nicely.
Overeem tries to bum rush Saggett with a series of wild strikes but Saggett uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saggett throws a right and a left that both miss.
Overeem tries to land a leg kick but Saggett saw it coming and moves away.
Saggett takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Saggett stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Overeem.

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 Bob Saggett.
Well Saggett has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 48:45
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 48:45
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 47:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Saggett!
An out of breath and clearly excited Bob Saggett thanked CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).