PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between The Doctor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Volga Overstreet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Doctor
vs
Overstreet

182 cm
30
165 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

176 cm
37
149 lbs
21 - 9 - 0

Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

World class boxer
Good gas tank

Bos Energy MMA159.4

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, The Doctor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Volga Overstreet!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doctor throws a head kick but Overstreet moves out of range.
Doctor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Overstreet is looking to score with low kicks.
Doctor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Despite the aggression on Overstreet's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

Doctor takes the fight into the clinch.
Overstreet has had enough of the clinch but Doctor keeps him there for the moment.
Overstreet lands with a short shot to the head.
Knees to the body from Doctor.
We've been informed that Overstreet has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.

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

Doctor takes the fight into the clinch.
Doctor looking to throw knees to the head but Overstreet is blocking nicely.
Doctor stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Doctor tries a knee to the head but Overstreet blocks it.
Doctor unloads a knee to the mid-section. Overstreet lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Overstreet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Doctor blocks it with crossed arms.
Overstreet tries to work over Doctor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Overstreet misses with a hook to the ribs.

Overstreet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doctor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Doctor moves away from the strike by Overstreet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Overstreet turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Overstreet avoids the head kick by Doctor.
Overstreet just misses with a punch to the body.

Doctor forces Overstreet back against the ropes and clinches.

Overstreet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Overstreet throws a front kick aimed at Doctor's knee but Doctor avoids it well.
As Overstreet tries to get set, Doctor tries to push him back and clinch up but Overstreet manages to avoid the attempt.
Doctor throws a solid leg kick but Overstreet takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Doctor.
Overstreet showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Doctor.
Overstreet now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Overstreet avoids a punch combination nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Doctor.
Overstreet on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Overstreet slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Overstreet moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Overstreet throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Overstreet slips a jab from Doctor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overstreet throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Overstreet scores with a sloppy right hand. Doctor should have avoided that one.
Doctor throws a sloppy head kick and Overstreet moves out of range easily.
Doctor staying out of range there.
Doctor throws a jab but it's blocked by Overstreet.
Overstreet lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Overstreet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Doctor throws a series of punches but Overstreet avoids them all with ease.
A head kick misses from Doctor.
Doctor tries to clinch up.
Doctor lands with a nice combination. Overstreet backs away looking to recover.
Doctor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Overstreet swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Doctor avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Doctor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Overstreet is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Doctor with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doctor throws a series of punches but Overstreet moves out of range.
Doctor lands a nice hook to Overstreet's body. Overstreet takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Overstreet misses with a leg kick.
Overstreet looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Overstreet tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Doctor is able to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Doctor checks a low kick from Overstreet.
Doctor looks to throw the jab but Overstreet is out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Doctor, as that shot connected.
Overstreet keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Doctor goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Volga Overstreet has been cut.
Overstreet misses with a low kick.
Overstreet connects with a high kick.
Overstreet lands a right hook to the body.
Overstreet throws a low kick, looking for Doctor's leg but Doctor calmly moves out of range.
Overstreet swings for the body but Doctor moves out of range.
Overstreet swats away the attempt to clinch by Doctor.
Doctor tries to clinch but Overstreet is having none of it.
A jab from Doctor misses.
Overstreet lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Overstreet keeps the fight on the outside.
No joy there for Overstreet, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doctor. Overstreet does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doctor checks the leg kick nicely there.
Doctor tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Overstreet manages to circle out of the way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Overstreet throws out a leg kick but Doctor moves out of range and Overstreet only half commits.
Doctor avoids the body shot from Overstreet.
Doctor looks for the body kick but Overstreet saw that one coming.

Doctor closes the distance and clinches.
Overstreet missing with knees to the body.

Overstreet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Overstreet gets tackled into the ropes by Doctor. Doctor maintains the clinch.

Overstreet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Overstreet throws a leg kick which misses Doctor's front leg but catches the back leg as Doctor tries to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Overstreet.
A jab from Overstreet finds it's way through Doctor's defenses.
A combination from Doctor does no damage.
Doctor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Doctor closes the distance and clinches.

Overstreet manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doctor misses with a two punch combination.
The Doctor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Overstreet thumps Doctor with a low kick.
Overstreet circles away from the clinch attempt.
Overstreet throws a lazy right hand but Doctor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doctor tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Overstreet counters with an outside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Overstreet. That's going to slow Doctor down.
A punch combination from Doctor misses.
A head kick misses from Doctor.
Overstreet connects with a body shot.
Doctor stalks Overstreet and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Overstreet's face. Overstreet staggers backwards, shaken.
Doctor looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Overstreet cracks Doctor with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Doctor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Overstreet showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Doctor.
Overstreet scores with a push kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch combination from Doctor misses.
Overstreet scores with a shot to the body.
Overstreet throws a leg kick which misses Doctor's front leg but catches the back leg as Doctor tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Volga Overstreet will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Volga Overstreet'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Overstreet lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Overstreet.
Overstreet throws a series of punches but Doctor moves out of range.
Doctor seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Doctor darts in trying to clinch
and Overstreet counters with a good low kick that Doctor was not able to check.
Doctor with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Doctor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Overstreet was well out of range. Poor timing from Doctor.
Overstreet throws a leg kick which misses Doctor's front leg but catches the back leg as Doctor tries to avoid it.
Doctor takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Doctor gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Overstreet misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Doctor is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Doctor prevents a body shot from Overstreet.
Overstreet throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Doctor.

Overstreet breaks from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doctor drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Doctor avoids the body shot from Overstreet.
Doctor takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Overstreet is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Doctor rather than just go for the knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doctor takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Doctor swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Overstreet.
Doctor misses with the combination.

Doctor rushes Overstreet and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Overstreet tries to land knees in the clinch but Doctor avoids the damage to the body.
Doctor crunches a lovely knee into Overstreet's ribcage.
Overstreet tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Doctor avoids it.
Overstreet lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doctor.
Overstreet can't break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Doctor.
The Doctor has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Doctor misses with a knee strike.
Overstreet throws a knee to the head but misses.
Doctor connects with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Overstreet tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees in the clinch landing for Doctor.
Doctor 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.
Overstreet tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Doctor avoids it.
Nice body punch from Doctor.
Overstreet wants to break the clinch but can't.
Doctor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Doctor scores with a nice hook to the head.
Doctor lands with a short shot to the head.
Doctor tries to land knees in the clinch but Overstreet avoids the damage to the body.
Doctor throws a knee to the head but misses.
Overstreet has a couple of punches blocked by Doctor.
Overstreet tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Doctor misses with a knee strike.
Overstreet goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Doctor tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Overstreet avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doctor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Overstreet on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Overstreet.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Overstreet obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A right hand to the body from Overstreet.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Volga Overstreet.
I think Overstreet has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a draw!