PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abue AiTiKon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistair Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Overeem has chosen The Rush - Sensation as his entrance music. AiTiKon has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Abue AiTiKon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

AiTiKon
vs
Overeem

186 cm
23
265 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

197 cm
18
256 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Steel Penn's Laundry 93%

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Abue AiTiKon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alistair Overeem!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Overeem gets a double leg takedown into AiTiKon's guard.
AiTiKon looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Overeem working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
AiTiKon keeping moving, preventing Overeem from controlling successfully.
Overeem scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Overeem with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Overeem landing some decent shots from guard.
AiTiKon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Overeem missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
AiTiKon might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Overeem wants to control from the top but AiTiKon keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Overeem throws a big elbow that misses.
Overeem in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Overeem throws a big right hand that misses.
Overeem throws a big right hand that misses.
Overeem with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Overeem with a nice head shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem trying to control but AiTiKon is working from the bottom.
Overeem pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. AiTiKon is keeping the position for now.
Overeem postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Overeem accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Overeem wants to control from the top but AiTiKon keeps moving.
Overeem working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of AiTiKon's head.
Overeem scoring with punches to the head and body.
Overeem with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Overeem postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
AiTiKon is looking to stand up but Overeem isn't so interested in that idea.
Overeem scoring with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Overeem content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Overeem lands a couple of elbows.
Overeem engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Overeem trying to control but AiTiKon is working from the bottom.
Overeem is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Overeem working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Overeem working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Overeem's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Overeem throwing strikes but missing.
AiTiKon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Overeem's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Overeem connects with a couple of short punches.
AiTiKon keeping moving, preventing Overeem from controlling successfully.
AiTiKon wants to stand but Overeem is controlling the position.

Overeem is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Overeem trying to control but AiTiKon is working from the bottom.
Overeem stands up over AiTiKon, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Overeem is in close to AiTiKon's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Overeem with a nice head shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
AiTiKon keeping moving, preventing Overeem from controlling successfully.
AiTiKon has momentary wrist control but Overeem slips an elbow through the middle.
Overeem trying to control the position from guard on top but AiTiKon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Overeem might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control AiTiKon kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Overeem with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
This has been an exciting period of action!
AiTiKon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Overeem.
Overeem throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as AiTiKon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Overeem has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Overeem postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
AiTiKon can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Overeem controls the pace.
Overeem cracks AiTiKon with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alistair Overeem dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Overeem feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
AiTiKon keeping moving, preventing Overeem from controlling successfully.
Overeem throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as AiTiKon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Overeem cracks AiTiKon with a solid left hand.
AiTiKon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Overeem.

Overeem is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Overeem content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Alistair Overeem has got the better of the ground game so far.
AiTiKon keeping moving, preventing Overeem from controlling successfully.
AiTiKon looking to control.
Overeem distracts AiTiKon with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem connects with a couple of short punches.
Overeem is looking to work some ground and pound but AiTiKon has wrist control.
Overeem landing some decent shots from guard.
Overeem is working AiTiKon over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Overeem postures up and lands a big shot to AiTiKon's brow.
Overeem trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Overeem lands a couple of elbows.
Overeem trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Overeem trying to control but AiTiKon is working from the bottom.
Overeem throwing strikes from guard but AiTiKon blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem scoring with punches to the head and body.
Overeem wants to control from the top but AiTiKon keeps moving.
Overeem working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Overeem trying to control the position from guard on top but AiTiKon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
AiTiKon is trying to control the position but Overeem postures up.
Overeem stands up over AiTiKon, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Overeem stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. AiTiKon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Overeem is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Overeem is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem trying to control the position from guard on top but AiTiKon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Overeem trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

AiTiKon looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Overeem working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Overeem keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of AiTiKon's head.
AiTiKon controls Overeem momentarily but Overeem frees himself.

Overeem stands up and waves to AiTiKon to follow him.

Overeem clinches up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Overeem jumps guard.

Overeem has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes AiTiKon off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Overeem has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

AiTiKon shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. AiTiKon showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Overeem wants to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Overeem moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
AiTiKon has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
AiTiKon wants to control from the top but Overeem keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alistair Overeem showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

AiTiKon slaps away a takedown attempt from Overeem, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Overeem shoots for a takedown but AiTiKon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
AiTiKon stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and AiTiKon wants it to stay on the feet.
Abue AiTiKon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alistair Overeem.
Overeem checks a leg kick.
Overeem fails with a takedown attempt.
Abue AiTiKon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Overeem shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as AiTiKon sprawls well. AiTiKon wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Overeem gets slowly back to his feet.

Overeem closes the distance and clinches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
AiTiKon wants to stall.
Overeem jumps guard but AiTiKon turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Overeem drops down looking for an ankle pick but AiTiKon pulls his leg out and moves away.

Overeem gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows AiTiKon to score an easy takedown into full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
AiTiKon pushing down on Overeem's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Overeem is holding on to half guard well.
AiTiKon looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Overeem is trying to control but can't.
Overeem looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
AiTiKon tries to pass to full mount but Overeem defends it.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Alistair Overeem wasn't active enough on the ground.
Overeem shoots in for a takedown but AiTiKon shows good takedown defense.

AiTiKon scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

AiTiKon is working for a submission of some sort.

Overeem has one foot on AiTiKon's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

AiTiKon manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Overeem on his heels. He'll look to pass Overeem's guard now, I'm sure.
Alistair Overeem is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
AiTiKon engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Overeem has AiTiKon pulled in close to control his posture.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
AiTiKon postures up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Alistair Overeem was stalling too much, according to the referee.

AiTiKon shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Abue AiTiKon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Overeem trying to control from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Abue AiTiKon showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Overeem 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:29

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