PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lars Erickson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Overstreet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Overstreet has chosen Enter The Machine as his entrance music. Will Overstreet is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Erickson
vs
Overstreet

178 cm
18
167 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
25
170 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Powerful

The Frat House

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lars Erickson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Will Overstreet!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erickson shoots in looking for a takedown but Overstreet manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Erickson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Overstreet keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Overstreet jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Overstreet is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Erickson.
Erickson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Overstreet sprawls well. Overstreet wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Erickson gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lars Erickson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Erickson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Overstreet.

Overstreet has managed to clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Erickson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Overstreet pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Overstreet lands with a short shot to the head.
Overstreet lands an elbow just above Erickson 's eye.
Overstreet lands a body punch.
Erickson is breathing heavily.
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!
Overstreet lands a nice elbow.
Overstreet lands a left hand that snaps the head of Erickson backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Overstreet lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Overstreet.
Erickson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Erickson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Overstreet lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Erickson is rocked!
Overstreet swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oh Erickson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Overstreet looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Overstreet throws an elbow but misses.
Erickson avoids the elbow strike from Overstreet, against the cage.
Overstreet throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Overstreet pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Overstreet throws a punch but it's blocked by Erickson.
Erickson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Erickson blocks the elbow strike.
Overstreet looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Overstreet misses with some punches.
Erickson blocking some punches.
Erickson avoids the elbow strike from Overstreet, against the cage.
Overstreet pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Erickson dodges an elbow strike from Overstreet.
Overstreet misses with an elbow over the top.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Overstreet.
Overstreet swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Overstreet working aggressively here.
Overstreet pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Overstreet just misses with a elbow thrown towards Erickson's brow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Erickson blocks an elbow strike.
Overstreet misses with some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Overstreet throws an elbow but misses.
Erickson avoids the elbow strike from Overstreet, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Overstreet throws an elbow but misses.
Overstreet throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Overstreet throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Overstreet misses with an elbow strike.
Erickson blocking some punches.
Erickson seems to have got his legs back now.
Overstreet lands an elbow inside that Erickson shrugs off.
Overstreet has Erickson pressed against the cage. He pushes Erickson back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Overstreet throws a beautiful elbow that sends Erickson crashing to the floor! Overstreet piles on the pressure with more strikes! Erickson is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Will Overstreet!
After winning the bout, Will Overstreet thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.