PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between William A Jeppesen (ranked 4296 p4p, 478 weight class) and Jensen Overeem (ranked 3800 p4p, 425 weight class). Jensen Overeem has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

A Jeppesen
vs
Overeem

205 cm
25
270 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

194 cm
29
260 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, William A Jeppesen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jensen Overeem!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jeppesen instigates a clinch.
Jeppesen lands a right hand.

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

Jeppesen has managed to clinch.
Overeem lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jeppesen backwards.

Jeppesen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jeppesen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Overeem counters with a lovely shot to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jeppesen working aggressively here.
Overeem blocking some punches.
Overeem misses with the head strike.
Jeppesen is trying to break free.
Jeppesen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Overeem has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Overeem misses with a punch on the inside.
Overeem lands a nice shot to the body.
Jeppesen is breathing heavily.
Overeem lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Overeem cracks Jeppesen with a nice body shot.
A short right from Overeem.
Overeem dips a shoulder and cracks Jeppesen with a mighty uppercut! Jeppesen falls back against the cage and Overeem unloads with a barrage of strikes! Jeppesen is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Overeem screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jensen Overeem!
Jensen Overeem seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.