PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Damian Hands (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marc Overmars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damian Hands has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hands
vs
Overmars

182 cm
19
197 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Damian Hands!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marc Overmars!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hands misses with an uppercut. Overmars saw that one coming.
Hands tries to bum rush Overmars with a series of wild strikes but Overmars uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Overmars is looking to clinch but Hands is avoiding it.
Some wild striking there from Hands.
Hands throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Overmars is looking to clinch but Hands is avoiding it.
Overmars ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Overmars defending well as Hands loads up on a big left hand.
Overmars tries to clinch but Hands moves out of range.
Overmars wants to clinch up but Hands keeps it at a distance.
Hands just misses with a punch to the body.
Hands stuns Overmars with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hands throws a big shot that misses.
Damian Hands seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hands keeps the fight on the outside.
Hands scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

It looks like Marc Overmars has been cut.
Overmars moves in looking to clinch but Hands pushes him off.
Nice defenses there by Overmars.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hands scores with a decent looking hook.
Hands looks to score with a jab to the body but Overmars is just out of range.
Overmars bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hands jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hands connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hands keeps the fight on the outside.
Overmars tries to close the distance and clinch but Hands swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Overmars tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hands connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Overmars tries to clinch up.
Overmars tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hands swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Overmars tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hands paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hands cracks Overmars with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hands throws a looping overhand right but Overmars ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Hands throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Overmars walks into a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hands connects with a nice looking jab.

Overmars is rocked!
Overmars is holding his hands too far apart here. Hands throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Overmars is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Damian Hands!