PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marc Overmars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jasser Tiihonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jasser Tiihonen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Marc Overmars's chin.

Overmars
vs
Tiihonen

185 cm
21
195 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

181 cm
26
192 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marc Overmars!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jasser Tiihonen!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overmars tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tiihonen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big left from Tiihonen misses.
Tiihonen scores with a hook to the body. Overmars takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Overmars tries to clinch but Tiihonen is having none of it.
Tiihonen shoots in but no luck this time.
Tiihonen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Overmars sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Overmars uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tiihonen.
Tiihonen tries for a takedown but Overmars sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Marc Overmars has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jasser Tiihonen.

Overmars has Tiihonen up against the cage in a clinch.
Overmars tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tiihonen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Overmars is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tiihonen 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. Tiihonen is defending well for now.
Tiihonen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Overmars avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tiihonen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tiihonen takes an elbow to the temple.
Overmars misses with a knee to the head.
Tiihonen avoids a wild elbow strike from Overmars.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiihonen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Overmars missing with knees to the body.
Overmars tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tiihonen avoids it.
Tiihonen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Overmars tries to land knees in the clinch but Tiihonen avoids the damage to the body.
Overmars lands a good knee to the midsection. Tiihonen won't want to take too many of those.
Nice elbow from Overmars.
Tiihonen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Overmars tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tiihonen avoids it.
Overmars trying to land knees to the body.
Overmars missing with knees to the body.
Overmars tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tiihonen avoids it.
Overmars misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tiihonen.
Good body shot from Overmars.
Tiihonen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Overmars misses with an elbow over the top.
Overmars is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tiihonen is defending well for now.
Overmars misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tiihonen.
Overmars missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overmars missing with knees to the body.
Overmars is breathing heavily.
Tiihonen managing to block the knees to the body from Overmars.
Tiihonen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Overmars avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Overmars trying to land knees to the body.
Tiihonen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tiihonen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tiihonen jumps guard but Overmars stands there with Tiihonen around his waist. Tiihonen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Overmars throws an elbow that misses.
Knees to the body from Overmars.
Tiihonen 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. Tiihonen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Overmars tries to clinch up but Tiihonen circles away and keeps his distance.
Tiihonen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tiihonen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Overmars is fending him off so far but Tiihonen persists. Nope, Overmars circles away and we're back to standing.
Tiihonen lands with an overhand left.

It looks like Marc Overmars has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Overmars instigates a clinch.
Tiihonen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Overmars just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tiihonen managing to block the knees to the body from Overmars.
Tiihonen takes an elbow to the temple.
Tiihonen blocks the elbow strike.
Tiihonen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tiihonen avoiding damage as Overmars throws knees to the body.
Tiihonen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Overmars gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tiihonen.
Tiihonen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tiihonen tries to score a body lock takedown but Overmars shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Overmars lands a nice knee to the body.
Overmars lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Overmars lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Overmars misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tiihonen.
Tiihonen 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overmars lands a good knee to the midsection. Tiihonen won't want to take too many of those.
Overmars missing with knees to the body.
Tiihonen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from Overmars.
Overmars creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tiihonen's defenses.
Tiihonen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Overmars avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Overmars working Tiihonen over with knees to the body.
Overmars missing with knees to the body.
Tiihonen tries to pull guard but Overmars holds him up against the cage and eventually Tiihonen drops back down to his feet.

Tiihonen is trying to trip Overmars. He has hold of a leg but Overmars is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Tiihonen persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Tiihonen drops back looking for a leg! Overmars is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Overmars manages to kick Tiihonen off! Tiihonen jumps back into Overmars's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Tiihonen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tiihonen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marc Overmars dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marc Overmars's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Tiihonen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Overmars but Overmars pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Tiihonen gets a takedown into half guard.
Tiihonen slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tiihonen has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Overmars defend it? Tiihonen steps over the head and cranks it - Overmars is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Tiihonen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jasser Tiihonen!