PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alistair OverLimp (ranked 5931 p4p, 418 weight class) and Jack Tupp (ranked 7101 p4p, 460 weight class). Tupp is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Black No. 1. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

OverLimp
vs
Tupp

217 cm
20
257 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

184 cm
24
278 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alistair OverLimp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Tupp!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tupp has OverLimp up against the cage in a clinch.
OverLimp tries to pull guard but Tupp forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Tupp looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Tupp gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
OverLimp wants to control but Tupp is keeping busy.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tupp lands a nice short elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tupp looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks OverLimp with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
OverLimp is trying to maintain the position but Tupp is very close to passing his half guard.
OverLimp is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Rīga, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tupp lands a nice short elbow.
OverLimp on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
OverLimp has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tupp is working away from the top position though.
Tupp looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks OverLimp with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tupp lands a big elbow - OverLimp is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Tupp!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Tupp!