PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Travis Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Villak Martinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Deathlike Silencce - Next to your grave. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Overeem
vs
Martinson

192 cm
19
240 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

193 cm
19
247 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

AnonymouS
KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Travis Overeem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Villak Martinson!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Lou da Vinci and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Overeem does no damage.
Overeem staying out of range there.
Overeem throwing a counter right hand but Martinson manages to avoid it.
Overeem tries to clinch
and Martinson counters with a nice uppercut.
Martinson misses with an uppercut.
Overeem tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Martinson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Martinson dodges the punch combination from Overeem.
Martinson misses the jab.
Overeem tries to counter by clinching up but Martinson breaks away and moves out of range.
Overeem tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Martinson connects with a body shot.
Martinson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Martinson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Overeem gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Martinson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Overeem moves out of range as Martinson strikes.
Martinson cracks Overeem with an open hand slap.
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!
Overeem doesn't manage to clinch there - Martinson circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Overeem fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Overeem.
Martinson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Overeem throws a head kick that half lands.
Overeem gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Martinson.
Martinson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Overeem gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Overeem fails to land.
Martinson taking a breather.
Martinson scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Martinson.
Martinson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Overeem.
Overeem drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Martinson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Overeem.
Overeem looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Martinson manages to break the clinch.
Overeem misses with a double jab.
Overeem takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Overeem takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Overeem clinches up with Martinson and pushes him back against the cage.
Overeem fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Martinson lands a nice shot to the body.
Martinson lands with a light punch inside.
Overeem goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Overeem taking a breather.
Martinson lands an uppercut.
Martinson looking to stall.
Overeem manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Overeem on the inside.
Martinson looking to stall.
Martinson is pushing Overeem up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A right hand to the body from Martinson.
Martinson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Overeem seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Martinson can turn it around.
Overeem manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Martinson pushes Overeem back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Martinson tries a body shot but Overeem blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Martinson.
Overeem misses with the head strike.
Overeem scores with a shot to the side of Martinson's head.

It looks like Villak Martinson has been cut.
Overeem wants a takedown.
A short right from Martinson.
Martinson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Overeem misses with some punches.
Martinson tries to work over Overeem's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Martinson is stalling here.
Martinson lands a nice shot to the body.
Overeem unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Martinson avoiding damage.
Overeem blocks a body shot from Martinson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Villak Martinson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Villak Martinson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Martinson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Overeem tries to clinch there but Martinson circles away.
It seemed like Martinson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Overeem defending well as Martinson loads up on a big left hand.
Martinson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Overeem keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Overeem went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Overeem closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Overeem throws a series of punches but Martinson avoids them all with ease.
Martinson misses with an uppercut. Overeem saw that one coming.

Overeem gets a clinch.
Martinson trying to stall but Overeem improves his position.
Martinson wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinson tries to work over Overeem's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Overeem is trying to pull guard but Martinson has him pressed against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Martinson misses with the head strike.
Overeem misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem tries to throw a body punch but Martinson avoids it by throwing Overeem back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Overeem.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Martinson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Overeem's elbow.
Overeem throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Martinson blocks it with crossed arms.
Martinson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Martinson has a couple of punches blocked by Overeem.
Overeem tries to land a knee to the head but Martinson blocks with his arms.
Martinson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Martinson lands with a short shot to the head.
Overeem's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Martinson is looking to control Overeem's arms but Overeem gets an underhook and turns him. Now Martinson has his back to the cage.
Overeem is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Martinson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Overeem tries to land knees in the clinch but Martinson avoids the damage to the body.

Martinson manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheers as Martinson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Overeem doesn't seem phased though.
Martinson cracks Overeem with an open hand slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Overeem misses with the combination.
Overeem throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martinson lands a nice shot to the body.
Martinson keeps the fight on the outside.
Martinson throws a jab but it's blocked by Overeem.
Villak Martinson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Overeem is looking to clinch but Martinson is avoiding it.

Overeem takes the fight into the clinch.
Overeem working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Overeem.
Overeem misses with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Martinson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Come on Martinson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Overeem as Martinson tries to tie him up.
Martinson digs a right hand into Overeem's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Overeem's gas tank.
Martinson lands a right hand.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Overeem lands a nice uppercut.
Overeem utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Overeem tries for a takedown but Martinson manages to get underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Martinson.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Overeem misses with a punch on the inside.
Overeem lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Overeem wants to take the fight to the mat but Martinson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Travis Overeem. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Overeem throws a punch but it's blocked by Martinson.
Overeem missing with knees to the body.
Martinson is trying to stall.
A body shot lands from Overeem.
Martinson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Overeem backwards.
Overeem fails to pull guard.
Martinson trying to stall but Overeem improves his position.

Martinson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Villak Martinson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Villak Martinson's cut.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Overeem ducks under a wild hook from Martinson.
Martinson misses with an uppercut. Overeem saw that one coming.
Martinson takes a swing at Overeem's ribcage but misses.
Overeem tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Overeem staying out of range there.
Overeem ducks under a wild hook from Martinson.
Overeem is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Overeem misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Overeem fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Martinson, pushing him back against the cage.
Overeem tries to land a knee to the head but Martinson blocks with his arms.
Martinson managing to block the knees to the body from Overeem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinson struggles to land a body shot inside as Overeem controls his hands.
Martinson working hard to break the clinch.
Come on Martinson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Overeem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinson lands an uppercut.
Martinson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Martinson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Martinson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Overeem is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Martinson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Martinson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Martinson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Overeem lands a hook to the side of the head.
Martinson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Martinson tries a body shot but Overeem blocks it.
Martinson taking a breather.
Overeem with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem stalling the fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Overeem.
Overeem tries to pull guard but Martinson holds him up against the cage and eventually Overeem drops back down to his feet.
Martinson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Overeem takes a shot to the head.

Overeem jumps guard and drags Martinson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Martinson scoring with some ground and pound.
Overeem keeping moving, preventing Martinson from controlling successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martinson is working Overeem over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinson chips away with some ground and pound.
Overeem is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Martinson lands a couple of elbows.

Martinson stands and steps away. Overeem gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Martinson cracks Overeem with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Overeem throws a head kick but Martinson moves out of range.
Martinson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Overeem tries to clinch up but Martinson circles away and keeps his distance.
Overeem will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Overeem swings for the body but Martinson moves out of range.
Jab by Martinson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overeem moves out of range as Martinson strikes.
Overeem is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Overeem throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Overeem tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Martinson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Overeem tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Martinson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Martinson throws out a counter right but Overeem avoids it with no problem.
Overeem is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martinson throws out a counter right but Overeem avoids it with no problem.
A telegraphed right hand from Martinson misses the target.
Overeem doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Overeem moves into the clinch.
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!
A short uppercut from Martinson.
Overeem tries a knee to the head but Martinson blocks it.
Travis Overeem has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Villak Martinson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Martinson lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Martinson.

And that's the end of the fight!
Villak Martinson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Martinson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Villak Martinson!
After the fight, Villak Martinson was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
In defeat, Travis Overeem stepped up to the mic, saying 'I m going to rehab.'.