PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gendut Babi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Overfield Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Overfield Jr's choice of entrance music: I Need A Doctor. Jason Overfield Jr is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Babi
vs
Overfield Jr

165 cm
20
140 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

169 cm
22
135 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gendut Babi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Overfield Jr!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Overfield Jr.
Babi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Babi wants it to stay on the feet.
Babi stuffs the takedown attempt from Overfield Jr. Overfield Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
Babi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Overfield Jr is fending him off so far but Babi persists. Nope, Overfield Jr circles away and we're back to standing.
Overfield Jr lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Overfield Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Overfield Jr throws out a leg kick but Babi moves out of range and Overfield Jr only half commits.
Overfield Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Babi.
Gendut Babi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Overfield Jr closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Overfield Jr is keen to just control but Babi is a slippery customer.
Babi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Overfield Jr.
Babi wants to get back to full guard but Overfield Jr has mounted him!
Overfield Jr thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Overfield Jr landing strikes from the mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Babi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Babi is working hard here to advance position.

Overfield Jr is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Babi can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Overfield Jr misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Babi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Overfield Jr has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Overfield Jr working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babi is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Babi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Overfield Jr is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Overfield Jr lands with some strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Overfield Jr is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Babi can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Overfield Jr punishing his opponent with strikes.
Overfield Jr misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Babi is trying to escape the mount.
Overfield Jr throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Babi because Overfield Jr loaded up on that one.
Overfield Jr lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Overfield Jr looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Babi is looking to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Overfield Jr lands a nice shot to the head.
Babi is working to get back to half guard.
Overfield Jr wants to control the pace but Babi is squirming around nicely.
BOOM! Overfield Jr connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Babi taking shots to the head.
Babi is squirming around, avoiding Overfield Jr's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Overfield Jr quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Overfield Jr but it's paid off an Babi is forced to tap! Nice work by Overfield Jr.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jason Overfield Jr!
During a confident post fight interview, Jason Overfield Jr thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.