PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alistar Overim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronny Pistole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Overim
vs
Pistole

193 cm
25
243 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

191 cm
23
268 lbs
3 - 19 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Dangerous knees
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alistar Overim !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ronny Pistole!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Overim takes the fight into the clinch.
Pistole looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Pistole working hard to break the clinch.

Overim manages to break the clinch.
Overim tries to clinch but Pistole is having none of it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Overim breaks the clinch.
Pistole throws a head kick that misses.

Overim moves into the clinch.

Overim escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Overim tries to clinch up but Pistole circles away and keeps his distance.
Overim avoids the head kick by Pistole.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Overim closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Overim breaks the clinch.
Pistole tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Overim moves into the clinch.

Overim breaks the clinch.
Overim is looking to clinch but Pistole is avoiding it.

Overim gets a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A knee to the head by Overim .

It looks like Ronny Pistole has been cut.

Overim 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Overim closes the distance and pushes Pistole back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Overim breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Overim moves into the clinch.

Overim manages to break the clinch.
Overim tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pistole swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Overim clinches with his opponent.

Overim breaks from the clinch.
Overim wants to clinch.

Overim closes the distance and clinches.

Overim breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Overim moves in looking to clinch but Pistole pushes him off.
Overim wants to clinch up but Pistole keeps it at a distance.
Pistole tries a head kick but it misses.

Overim clinches.

Overim pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alistar Overim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pistole avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Overim pushes Pistole up against the cage in a clinch.
Overim landing knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Overim manages to break the clinch.

Overim has managed to clinch.

Overim breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Overim tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pistole manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Overim tries to clinch up but Pistole circles away and keeps his distance.
Overim tries to close the distance and clinch but Pistole swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Pistole gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Overim breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Overim tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pistole paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Overim doesn't manage to clinch there - Pistole circles away.

Overim drives through and clinches with Pistole against the cage.
Pistole misses with a hook to the ribs.

Overim 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Overim moves in looking to clinch but Pistole pushes him off.

Overim has taken the fight to the clinch.

Overim breaks from the clinch.
Overim tries to clinch but Pistole is having none of it.
Overim is looking to clinch but Pistole is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Overim closes the distance and clinches.
Overim keeps control of Pistole as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Overim lands a good knee to the midsection. Pistole won't want to take too many of those.

Overim breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Overim tries to close the distance and clinch but Pistole swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pistole throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Overim clinches with his opponent.

Overim manages to break the clinch.
Overim blocks a head kick by Pistole.

Overim moves into the clinch.
Pistole takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pistole wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pistole has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Overim breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Overim moves in looking to clinch but Pistole pushes him off.
Pistole throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pistole has managed to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Overim with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Overim escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pistole goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Overim tries to clinch up.
Pistole avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pistole lands with a kick to the temple. Overim shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A head kick misses from Pistole.

Overim takes the fight into the clinch.
Pistole tries to break free but Overim pushes him back against the cage.

Overim 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Overim is looking to clinch but Pistole is avoiding it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Pistole moves into the clinch.
Overim crunches a lovely knee into Pistole's ribcage.

Overim breaks from the clinch.
Pistole misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alistar Overim dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ronny Pistole's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Overim tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pistole manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Overim wants to clinch up but Pistole keeps it at a distance.
Pistole misses with a head kick.
Overim tries to clinch up.

Overim clinches.
Pistole is trying to force a seperation but Overim has the dominant position.
Overim lands a knee to the body.

Overim pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Overim is looking to clinch but Pistole is avoiding it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Overim breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Overim clinches with his opponent.

Overim breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Pistole gets tackled into the cage by Overim . Overim maintains the clinch.

Overim manages to break the clinch.

Pistole closes the distance and pushes Overim back into the cage.

Overim breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Overim tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pistole keeps the fight on the outside.

Overim has closed the distance and engaged Pistole in a clinch.
Overim utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Overim 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Overim is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pistole can do to turn this around?
Overim fails in his attempt to clinch.
Overim is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Overim is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Overim tries to clinch but Pistole moves out of range.
Overim tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pistole tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Overim closes the distance and clinches.

Overim 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pistole avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Overim wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pistole pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Overim here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Overim wants to clinch.
Overim tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Pistole has taken the fight to the clinch.

Overim pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Overim tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pistole lands with a kick to the temple. Overim shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This has been an exciting period of action!
Overim is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pistole throws a sloppy head kick and Overim moves out of range easily.
Alistar Overim is winning the standup battle so far.
Pistole tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Overim tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pistole swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Overim is looking to clinch but Pistole is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pistole misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pistole tries a head kick but it misses.
Pistole circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pistole keeps the fight on the outside.
Pistole lands with a kick to the temple. Overim shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pistole throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Overim tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pistole swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Overim is looking to clinch but Pistole is avoiding it.
A head kick misses from Pistole.
Alistar Overim is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pistole throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Overim .
Overim blocks a head kick by Pistole.
Overim tries to clinch up.

Overim drives through and clinches with Pistole against the cage.
Overim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pistole.

Overim breaks the clinch.
Overim blocks a head kick by Pistole.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Overim moves into the clinch successfully.
Pistole is trying to break the clinch but Overim is controlling him.
Pistole working hard to break the clinch.
Pistole is trying to pull guard but Overim has him pressed against the cage.
Pistole looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pistole has had enough of the clinch but Overim keeps him there for the moment.

Overim breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Overim tries to clinch there but Pistole circles away.
Pistole misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Overim tries to close the distance and clinch but Pistole swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Overim gets a clinch.

Overim breaks the clinch.

Overim closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pistole looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Pistole's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Overim breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Overim gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alistar Overim dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ronny Pistole's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Overim takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Overim moves into range and clinches up with Pistole.

Overim manages to break the clinch.
Overim tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Overim clinches up against the cage.

Overim breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Overim clinches with his opponent.
Alistar Overim has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Overim obliges.
Overim lands a knee to the head.
Overim with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Overim breaks the clinch.
Pistole throws a sloppy head kick and Overim moves out of range easily.
Overim tries to close the distance and clinch but Pistole swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pistole keeps the fight on the outside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Overim tries to clinch but Pistole is having none of it.
Overim fails in his attempt to clinch.
Overim wants to clinch.
Pistole throws a head kick but Overim moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Overim gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Overim working Pistole over with knees to the body.

Overim breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Overim tries to clinch up but Pistole circles away and keeps his distance.
Pistole misses with a head kick.
Overim avoids the head kick by Pistole.
Pistole throws a head kick that misses.
Overim moves in looking to clinch but Pistole pushes him off.
Overim wants to clinch up but Pistole keeps it at a distance.
Overim fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Overim looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pistole circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pistole misses with a head kick.

Overim gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pistole wants to break free but Overim has control.
Pistole has had enough of the clinch but Overim keeps him there for the moment.

Overim breaks the clinch.
Overim tries to clinch but Pistole is having none of it.
Pistole misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pistole tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pistole throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pistole keeps the fight on the outside.
Pistole throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Overim tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Overim tries to close the distance and clinch but Pistole swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Overim wants to clinch.

Overim closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Overim pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pistole connects with a high kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Overim clinches up against the cage.
Overim trying to land knees to the body.
Overim landing knees to the body.
Pistole works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Overim lands a knee to the head.
Overim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pistole.
Pistole has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pistole on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Overim .
Pistole tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pistole wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Overim has him pressed against the cage.

Overim breaks the clinch.
Overim tries to clinch up.
Pistole swats away the attempt to clinch by Overim .
Overim fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pistole misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Overim wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Overim looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Overim tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pistole throws a head kick but Overim moves out of range.
Overim moves in looking to clinch but Pistole pushes him off.
Pistole throws a sloppy head kick and Overim moves out of range easily.
Overim tries to clinch but Pistole moves out of range.

Pistole gets in close and instigates a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Overim breaks from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Pistole.
Pistole tries a head kick but it misses.
Ronny Pistole has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Overim doesn't manage to clinch there - Pistole circles away.
Overim tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pistole manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alistar Overim showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Overim 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alistar Overim !