PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Light (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Light has chosen disposable teens as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Overeem
vs
Light

190 cm
25
245 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
18
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 Amsterdam, Alistair Overeem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jon Light!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Light fails to land the takedown.
Light misses with a takedown attempt
and Overeem counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Light is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Light avoids the head kick by Overeem.
Overeem could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Light gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Overeem counters with a flying knee that sends his opponent to the canvas! Overeem looking to finish!
Alistair Overeem has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Light.
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 stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Light swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Light can do anything to dispel that myth.
Overeem won't allow Light to get back to his feet.

Light has his foot on Overeem's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Overeem works his way back into a safe position though.
Light keeping moving, preventing Overeem from controlling successfully.

Light is looking for a triangle here but Overeem uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Light being controlled for a moment.
Overeem trying to control the action but Light is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Light is looking for a sweep.
Light looks gassed!
Overeem taking a breather here.

Overeem wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Light, who protects the arm well.
Overeem trying to control the position but Light is working away.

Overeem is trying to get an arm triangle but Light is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Light tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Overeem trying to control the action but Light is working from the bottom.

Overeem tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Overeem has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Overeem trying to control the action but Light is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Light is looking to regain half guard here but Overeem keeps moving and retains side control.
Overeem gets to mount! Light was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.

Overeem wants to finish this one by submission but Light is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Overeem.
Overeem wants to control the pace but Light is squirming around nicely.
Overeem landing strikes from the mount.
Overeem controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Light tries to reverse the position but Overeem maintains control.
A nice elbow there by Overeem.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Overeem with good strikes from the mount here!
Light takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Overeem takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Overeem punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Overeem controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alistair Overeem dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Overeem throws a nice inside leg kick.
Overeem ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Overeem tries to land a leg kick but Light saw it coming and moves away.
Overeem scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Overeem tries a head kick but it misses.
Overeem throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Overeem throws a right and a left that both miss.
Overeem throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Overeem throws a series of punches but Light avoids them all with ease.
Jon Light seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Overeem scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Overeem is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Light can do to turn this around?
Light is breathing heavily.
Overeem feints a jab promting Light to slip. Overeem then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Light slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Overeem fails to land with a series of punches.
Light takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem lands a jab-cross combination.
Overeem with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Alistair Overeem is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Light takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Overeem lands a really nice looking cross but Light seems unphased.
Overeem thuds a left hand into Light's body.
Alistair Overeem is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Overeem fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Light, pushing him back against the cage.
Light jumps guard but Overeem stands there with Light around his waist. Light gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Overeem wants the takedown. Light is fighting it off but Overeem persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Light's guard against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Overeem trying to control the position from guard on top but Light is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Overeem passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Overeem scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Light to see if he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Light is looking to regain half guard here but Overeem keeps moving and retains side control.

Overeem tries for a kimura but Light is defending well.
Alistair Overeem overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Light struggling a bit here.
Overeem working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Light tries to improve position but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem controlling the position from side mount.
Overeem grinds an elbow into Light's temple.
Overeem wants to lay and pray for a moment but Light keeps working.

Overeem decides to stand back up. Overeem steps back and let's Light get back to his feet.
Nice body punch from Overeem.
Overeem is looking to wear down Light with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Good exchange - Overeem coming out on top.
Light avoids the head kick by Overeem.

Overeem moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Light is fighting off a takedown attempt but Overeem is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Light to the mat. Light regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Overeem pushing down on Light's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Light is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Overeem jumps into side control!

Overeem decides to stand up, so the ref orders Light to his feet.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Overeem. Light shrugs it off though.
Overeem ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Overeem connects with a body shot.
Overeem is looking to land body kicks.
Overeem thuds a left hand into Light's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Light is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Overeem.
Light dives in and grabs Overeem's left leg, looking for a takedown. Overeem pushes down on Light's head and hops out.
Overeem rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Light moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alistair Overeem dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Horrible takedown by Light or perhaps it was just good defense by Overeem which made him look bad.

Overeem rushes Light and presses him up against the cage.
Light wants a takedown but no success here.
Overeem holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Overeem decides to pull guard.
Light throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Overeem works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Light accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Light stops Overeem from standing up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Light is looking to work some ground and pound but Overeem has wrist control.
Light stops Overeem from standing up.
Light postures up in Overeem's guard and throws a big left but Overeem blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Light gets to his feet - Overeem follows without any prompting.
Overeem misses with a head kick.
Overeem scores with a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Overeem.
Overeem scores with a three punch combo!
Light shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Overeem counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alistair Overeem has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Light.

Light closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Light tries to move to mount but Overeem blocks the move with his legs.
Overeem is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Light is controlling him well.
Light tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem stops Light from passing to mount.
Overeem is working to avoid the ground and pound but Light connects with a decent elbow.
Light working the strikes but Overeem uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Light wants to advance to full mount but Overeem doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Light throws and elbow that misses. Overeem uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Light's guard. Nice move by Overeem!
Overeem stopping the sweep attempt from Light.
Jon Light has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Overeem stands and throws Light's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Light struggling a bit here.
Light tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Overeem presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Light is looking to improve his position but Overeem isn't that keen on the idea.
Overeem controlling the position easily from mount.
Light is squirming around, avoiding Overeem's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overeem is really struggling to control Light but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Overeem pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Overeem with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Light working to try and regain half guard.
Alistair Overeem is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jon Light.
Well Overeem has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alistair Overeem!