PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between alistair overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Ferrari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferrari is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Single Ladies - Brazilian Version. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

overeem
vs
Ferrari

180 cm
21
193 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

195 cm
25
191 lbs
9 - 1 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, alistair overeem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcus Ferrari!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
overeem takes a kick to the side of the head.
overeem throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ferrari pivots, looking for a leg kick but overeem is out of range and Ferrari settles back down.
overeem throws a right and a left that Ferrari avoids nicely.
overeem misses with a double jab.
overeem takes a swing at Ferrari's ribcage but misses.
Ferrari throws a head kick but overeem moves out of range.
overeem blocks a head kick by Ferrari.
overeem misses the shot to the body.
Ferrari throws a head kick but overeem moves out of range.
overeem fails to land with a series of punches.
Ferrari misses with a kick to the body.
Ferrari lands with a kick to the temple. overeem shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ferrari takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ferrari misses with a head kick.
alistair overeem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrari feints and then cracks overeem's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow overeem down.
Ferrari fakes the leg kick and cracks overeem in the body.
overeem takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ferrari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ferrari.
overeem takes a kick to the side of the head.
overeem throws a shot from downtown. Ferrari moves away and avoids it.
overeem jabs at Ferrari's body.
overeem takes a swing at Ferrari's ribcage but misses.
Ferrari throws a leg kick but overeem checks it.
overeem dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
overeem misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
overeem throws the left hand but Ferrari avoids the punch easily.
Ferrari fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt overeem.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferrari throws a head kick that misses.
Ferrari turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
overeem throws a right hand that Ferrari ducks under and follows up with a left that Ferrari also avoids with ease.
overeem scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ferrari doesn't seem bothered though.
overeem misses with the combination.
overeem looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ferrari uses good head movement to avoid the hook from overeem.
A good leg kick by Ferrari.
A looping hook to the body misses from overeem. Ferrari does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
overeem fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ferrari feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to overeem's calf.
overeem throws a big shot that misses.
Ferrari avoids a kick to the body.
overeem throws a jab when Ferrari was well out of range.
Ferrari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
overeem swings for the body but Ferrari moves out of range.
overeem with a nice cross.
overeem tries to score with a low kick but Ferrari moves his leg out of the way.
overeem looks to land a combination but Ferrari avoids it well.
overeem throws a right and a left that both miss.
overeem tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ferrari slips a jab from overeem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
overeem looks to score with a jab to the body but Ferrari is just out of range.
Ferrari cracks the inside of overeem's front leg.
overeem dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
overeem throws a lazy right hand but Ferrari sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
overeem is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Ferrari's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A head kick by overeem misses
and Ferrari makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ferrari. That's going to slow overeem down.
A solid body kick from Ferrari.
Ferrari throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
overeem takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like alistair overeem has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ferrari throws a wild body kick that overeem sees coming a mile off.
Ferrari moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
overeem throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ferrari counters with a good, hard body kick but overeem shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Ferrari dominated that round.
The cut man is working on alistair overeem's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

overeem ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ferrari moves away.
overeem throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
overeem lands with an uppercut that bounces Ferrari off the cage and back into rage.
Ferrari shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
overeem throws a lazy right hand but Ferrari sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
overeem ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ferrari moves away.
Ferrari scoring well with a low kick there.
overeem throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ferrari connects with a solid leg kick.
Marcus Ferrari seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ferrari scores with a nice body kick.
overeem fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ferrari looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
overeem looks to land a left hand but Ferrari moved out of range nicely.
overeem is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
overeem lands with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
overeem avoids the head kick by Ferrari.
overeem scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
overeem is looking to wear down Ferrari with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
overeem throws a jab when Ferrari was well out of range.
Ferrari throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ferrari buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
overeem is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ferrari.
overeem misses with the combination.
overeem connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ferrari throws a leg kick
and overeem counters with a straight right hand.
Ferrari looking to land some kicks to the body here.
overeem swings for the body but Ferrari moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
overeem falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ferrari counters with a thumping low kick.
overeem throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A leg kick checked by overeem.
A big left from overeem misses.
overeem closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ferrari.
overeem ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ferrari moves away.
overeem misses with a straight right.
overeem swings for the body but Ferrari moves out of range.
overeem swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
overeem swings for the body but Ferrari moves out of range.
overeem will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Ferrari connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
overeem chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ferrari can pounce on him.
Ferrari is looking to land body kicks.
Ferrari scores with a push kick.
Ferrari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ferrari goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ferrari on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ferrari doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
overeem misses with a body punch
and Ferrari finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferrari tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and overeem is able to avoid easily.
Ferrari pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether overeem might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Ferrari lands a nice looking body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good work by overeem as he checks the leg kick.
overeem moves out of range of the body kick.
Ferrari dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on overeem. That did some damage!
A low kick from overeem is predictable there
and Ferrari counters with a good low kick that overeem was not able to check.
overeem throws a hook to the side of Ferrari's head but Ferrari sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A low kick from overeem is predictable there
and Ferrari counters with an inside leg kick.
alistair overeem is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
An inside leg kick lands from Ferrari.
Ferrari has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ferrari pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ferrari pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ferrari lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ferrari looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
overeem checks a leg kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Ferrari showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on alistair overeem's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Ferrari uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from overeem.
overeem misses with a double jab.
overeem misses with a double jab.
Ferrari is looking to chop away at overeem's legs.
Ferrari feints and then cracks overeem's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow overeem down.
Ferrari throws a leg kick which misses overeem's front leg but catches the back leg as overeem tries to avoid it.
Ferrari uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from overeem.
Ferrari throws a leg kick that is checked
and overeem counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ferrari thinking.
overeem throws a sloppy head kick
and Ferrari counters with a nice kick to the body.
Ferrari throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ferrari looks to land a body kick but overeem moved away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from overeem, right into the meat.
Ferrari throws out a leg kick but overeem moves out of range and Ferrari only half commits.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrari slips under a jab.
overeem misses with a series of wild punches.
overeem misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ferrari feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to overeem's calf.
overeem checks the leg kick.
Ferrari throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
overeem avoids a kick to the body.
Ferrari is looking to score with low kicks.
Ferrari misses with a head kick.
Ferrari on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ferrari scores with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
overeem misses with a double jab
and Ferrari counters with a head kick. That will keep overeem thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A head kick by overeem misses
and Ferrari counters with a big head kick but overeem shrugs it off.
Ferrari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ferrari uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from overeem.
A looping hook to the body misses from overeem. Ferrari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ferrari tries to work over overeem's front leg with a kick but overeem checks it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ferrari!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferrari steps to the side to avoid the strikes from overeem.
Ferrari takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ferrari tried to score with a low kick but overeem checks it.
Ferrari moves away from the strike by overeem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari looks to land a body kick but overeem moved away.
overeem looks to land a combination but Ferrari avoids it well.
Ferrari dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on overeem. That did some damage!
Ferrari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
overeem throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
overeem takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ferrari lands with a kick to the temple. overeem shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ferrari throws a leg kick but overeem sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ferrari throws a head kick but overeem moves out of range.
overeem takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ferrari tries a head kick but it misses.
Ferrari throws a push kick but overeem slaps the foot to one side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from overeem.
overeem misses with a shot to the body
and Ferrari counters with a head kick.
overeem throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
overeem misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ferrari.
overeem misses with a straight right.
Ferrari lands with a slapping head kick.
Ferrari throws a front kick aimed at overeem's knee but overeem avoids it well.
A head kick misses from Ferrari.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ferrari throws a head kick but overeem moves out of range.
alistair overeem has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
overeem looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marcus Ferrari is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
overeem swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Ferrari comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ferrari 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Ferrari!