PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adele Overa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Myler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Overa
vs
Myler

190 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Adele Overa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Oliver Myler!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Overa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick misses from Myler.
Overa throws a good cross that connects.
Myler tries a head kick but it misses.
Overa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Myler doesn't seem bothered though.
Overa misses with a hook.
Myler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Myler throws an overhand right that lands on Overa's shoulder, as Overa tries to avoid the shot.
Overa connects with a nice looking jab.
Myler moves away from the strike by Overa.
Overa thuds a left hand into Myler's body.
Myler throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Overa.

Overa darts in and clinches Myler up against the cage.
Myler is trying to pull guard but Overa has him pressed against the cage.

Myler breaks from the clinch.
Myler doesn't manage to clinch there - Overa circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Overa lands a slapping body shot.
Overa lands a jab to Myler's midsection.
Overa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Myler circles away quickly and effectively.
Myler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Overa.
Overa lands with a nice body punch.
Myler takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Myler.
Myler misses with a few strikes there.
Myler on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sloppy strikes from Myler. Those never looked like landing.
Overa avoids the head kick by Myler.
Donk. Overa catches Myler right on the button with a cross.

Overa darts in and clinches Myler up against the cage.
Overa working hard to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Myler can't get the takedown.
The referee is keeping an eye on Overa - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Overa tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
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!
Overa tries to break the clinch but Myler is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Myler's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Overa looking for a takedown.
Overa is trying to break the clinch but Myler is controlling him.
Myler throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Overa jumps guard but Myler turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adele Overa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Overa is looking to take this one to the mat.
Myler jumps guard but Overa turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Overa prevents Myler from breaking the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myler throws an elbow that misses.
Myler tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Myler pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Overa gets through Myler's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Overa can't break the clinch.
Overa avoiding damage.
Overa avoids a wild elbow strike from Myler.
Overa is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Myler pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Overa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Myler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Myler misses with a kick to the body.
Myler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Overa works Myler's body with a nice hook.
Overa looks to land a combination. Myler sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Overa goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Myler gets tackled into the cage by Overa. Overa maintains the clinch.
Myler is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Overa is defending well.
Overa is trying to pull guard but Myler has him pressed against the cage.
Overa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Myler smiles and moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Myler takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
No joy there for Overa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Overa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Myler.
Overa misses with a straight left.
Myler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Myler. Overa shrugs it off though.
Myler tries to clinch there but Overa circles away.
Oliver Myler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A looping hook to the body misses from Myler. Overa does a little dance to reset his feet.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Overa.
Donk. Overa catches Myler right on the button with a cross.
A head kick from Myler lands but Overa takes it in his stride.

It looks like Adele Overa has been cut.
Good leg kick by Myler there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Myler throws the kick towards the body but Overa avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Overa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Myler.
Overa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice body punch from Overa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Myler on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A jab from Overa finds it's way through Myler's defenses.
Adele Overa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Myler scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Overa lands a head shot.
Myler looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Myler gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Overa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Myler throws a head kick that misses.
Myler shoots and misses
and Overa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Myler thinking.
Myler is breathing heavily.
Myler is looking to clinch.
Overa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Myler connects with a solid leg kick.
Myler misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overa jabs at Myler's body.
Overa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Myler on the side of the head.
Overa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Myler doesn't seem bothered though.
Myler throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Overa scores with a hook to the body. Myler takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
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!
Myler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Overa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Myler is looking to slow Overa down with leg kicks.

Overa has Myler up against the cage in a clinch.
Myler is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Overa is defending well for now.
Overa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Myler gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overa is trying to pull guard but Myler turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Overa goes for a takedown attempt but Myler pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adele Overa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Overa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Myler misses with a body kick.
Overa slaps away a takedown attempt from Myler, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Overa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Overa closes the distance and pushes Myler back into the cage.
Overa managing to block the knees to the body from Myler.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Myler is trying to break the clinch but Overa is controlling him.
Overa controlling the action here for a moment.
Myler looking to stall.
Overa tries to score a body lock takedown but Myler shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A frustrated look appears on Overa's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Myler breaks from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Myler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Overa darts in and clinches Myler up against the cage.
Myler jumps guard but Overa stands there with Myler around his waist. Myler gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Oliver Myler will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Adele Overa's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Overa digs a good hook to Myler's body.
Myler throws a hook but Overa avoids it easily.
Myler is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Overa.
Myler misses with a wild combination.
Overa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Myler.
Overa avoids a kick to the body.
Overa stalks Myler and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Myler's face. Myler staggers backwards, shaken.
Overa throws a right hand that Myler ducks under and follows up with a left that Myler also avoids with ease.
Myler swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Overa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Myler takes one to the side of the head.
Jab, jab by Overa - just one landing.
Overa lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Myler moves out of range of the strikes.
Overa lands the left hand.

Overa clinches up with Myler and pushes him back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Overa takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Overa decides to pull guard.
Overa looking for a sweep. Not yet Overa, not yet.
Overa keeping moving, preventing Myler from controlling successfully.
Overa controls Myler momentarily but Myler frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Myler advances to half guard.
Overa is trying to get back to full guard.
Myler trying to control from half guard but Overa is working away.
Myler drops an elbow to the side of Overa's head.
Overa wants to control but Myler passes into side.
Myler is chipping away with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overa is not content to let Myler control the position.
Myler tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Myler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Overa can't do much from the bottom here.
Overa tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Myler wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overa is working hard here to advance position.
Myler content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Overa tries to bench press Myler off him but Myler keeps the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Myler stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Overa connects with the punch.

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 Adele Overa.
I think Overa has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 29:29
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!