PBP Commentary

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

Danzeg
vs
Overmars

195 cm
20
200 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

185 cm
20
195 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dane Danzeg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marc Overmars!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danzeg throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Marc Overmars has been cut.
Overmars steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Danzeg.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Danzeg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Overmars wants to clinch.
Danzeg fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Danzeg is trying hard to land a takedown here. Overmars sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Danzeg has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dane Danzeg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Overmars is looking to clinch but Danzeg is avoiding it.
Overmars tries to close the distance and clinch but Danzeg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danzeg looks to clinch

and Overmars moves into the clinch.
Danzeg jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Overmars walks away with a smile on his face. Danzeg gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Danzeg circles away from the clinch attempt

and Danzeg counters by clinching up.
Overmars missing with knees to the body.
Overmars throws an elbow but it misses.
Danzeg drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Overmars gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Overmars lands a good knee to the midsection. Danzeg won't want to take too many of those.
Danzeg avoiding damage as Overmars throws knees to the body.
Overmars lands an elbow inside.
Danzeg is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Overmars misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Danzeg.
Danzeg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Danzeg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Overmars lands an elbow just above Danzeg 's eye.

It looks like Dane Danzeg has been cut.
Danzeg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overmars missing with knees to the body.
Overmars lands a nice knee to the body.
Danzeg is breathing heavily.
Overmars unloads a knee to the mid-section. Danzeg lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Overmars scores a nice knee to the body.
Overmars trying to land knees to the body.
Overmars landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nice elbow from Overmars.
Overmars using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Overmars working Danzeg over with knees to the body.
Danzeg avoiding damage as Overmars throws knees to the body.
Overmars landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Overmars works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Danzeg takes a knee to the side of the body.
Danzeg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Overmars tries to land knees in the clinch but Danzeg avoids the damage to the body.
Overmars unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Overmars is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Danzeg is defending well for now.
Overmars missing with knees to the body.
Overmars lands a knee to the body.
Overmars gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Overmars unloads a knee to the mid-section. Danzeg lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Overmars unloads a knee to the mid-section. Danzeg lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Overmars is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Danzeg is defending well for now.
Overmars is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Danzeg is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overmars missing with knees to the body.
Overmars lands a knee to the body.
Overmars missing with knees to the body.
Overmars unloads a knee to the mid-section. Danzeg lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Danzeg is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Overmars pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Overmars working Danzeg over with knees to the body.
Danzeg avoiding damage as Overmars throws knees to the body.
Danzeg avoiding damage as Overmars throws knees to the body.
Danzeg avoiding damage as Overmars throws knees to the body.
Overmars is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Danzeg is defending well for now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Danzeg.

Danzeg jumps into guard, dragging Overmars to the mat.

Danzeg working for a triangle but Overmars defends it easily.
Danzeg looking to hit a scissor sweep but Overmars is one step ahead there.
Overmars must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overmars would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Danzeg is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marc Overmars dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Nice sprawl there from Overmars as Danzeg shoots in.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Danzeg is defended easily by Overmars.
Overmars clinches but Danzeg breaks the clinch

and Danzeg counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Danzeg jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Overmars walks away with a smile on his face. Danzeg gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dane Danzeg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Danzeg closes the distance and clinches up with Overmars, looking for a takedown. Danzeg pushes Overmars against the cage but Overmars circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A shot to the body from Danzeg misses

and Overmars counters by moving into the clinch.
Danzeg fails to pull guard.
Overmars tries to land knees in the clinch but Danzeg avoids the damage to the body.
Overmars comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Danzeg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Overmars misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Danzeg.
Overmars creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Danzeg's defenses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Danzeg is working for takedown but Overmars is calmly controlling the position for now.
Overmars trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danzeg managing to block the knees to the body from Overmars.
Danzeg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Overmars tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Danzeg avoids it.
Overmars landing knees to the body.
Danzeg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Danzeg managing to block the knees to the body from Overmars.
Danzeg wants a takedown but no success here.
Overmars is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Overmars lands a knee to the body.
Overmars trying to land knees to the body.
Marc Overmars seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Overmars misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Danzeg.
Danzeg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Overmars missing with knees to the body.
Overmars lands a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Danzeg's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Overmars misses with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Overmars.
Overmars tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Danzeg avoids it.
Danzeg takes an elbow to the temple.
Danzeg managing to block the knees to the body from Overmars.
Overmars lands a knee to the body.
Overmars misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Danzeg.
Danzeg misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overmars lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Overmars is pressed up against the cage. Danzeg has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Overmars down to the mat. Overmars avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Overmars wants to clinch

and Danzeg counters by clinching up.
Knees in the clinch landing for Overmars.
Danzeg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Danzeg is trying to drag Overmars to the mat but Overmars just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Danzeg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Danzeg avoiding damage as Overmars throws knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Overmars obliges.
Overmars lands a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Overmars unloads a knee to the mid-section. Danzeg lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Overmars putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Danzeg in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Overmars working Danzeg over with knees to the body.
Overmars lands a good knee to the midsection. Danzeg won't want to take too many of those.
Overmars unloads a knee to the mid-section. Danzeg lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Overmars is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Danzeg is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danzeg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Danzeg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Danzeg scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Danzeg utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Overmars landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Overmars trying to land knees to the body.
Danzeg drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Overmars gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Overmars obliges.
A short body shot lands from Overmars as the two fighters clinch.
Danzeg tries to pull guard but Overmars holds him up against the cage and eventually Danzeg drops back down to his feet.
Overmars is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Danzeg is defending well for now.
Overmars lands a body punch in the clinch.
Overmars tries to land knees in the clinch but Danzeg avoids the damage to the body.
Danzeg fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Overmars utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Overmars lands an elbow that stopped Danzeg in his tracks for a moment.
Danzeg wants a takedown but no success here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overmars is leaning against Danzeg and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Overmars tries to land knees in the clinch but Danzeg avoids the damage to the body.
Overmars missing with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Overmars.

Danzeg breaks from the clinch.
Overmars tries to clinch but Danzeg moves out of range.
Overmars wants to clinch but Danzeg slips to the side

and Danzeg counters by moving into the clinch.
Danzeg wants to break the clinch but can't.
Danzeg is trying to drag Overmars to the mat but Overmars just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Overmars unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Overmars obliges.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Overmars putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Danzeg in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Danzeg jumps guard but Overmars stands there with Danzeg around his waist. Danzeg gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Overmars misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Danzeg.
Danzeg tries to pull guard but Overmars holds him up against the cage and eventually Danzeg drops back down to his feet.
Overmars unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marc Overmars showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Overmars tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Danzeg counters with a takedown into side control.
Danzeg wants to lay and pray for a moment but Overmars keeps working.
Danzeg advances nicely into full mount.
Danzeg can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Overmars is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danzeg throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Overmars is trying to stand.

Danzeg is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Overmars to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Overmars shrugs it off.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Danzeg takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Overmars wants to get back to his feet.
Danzeg landing shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danzeg scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Danzeg takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dane Danzeg showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Overmars 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marc Overmars!