PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Ivanovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistar Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Overeem's choice of entrance music: right above it lil wayne. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ivanovich
vs
Overeem

200 cm
26
263 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

210 cm
27
287 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

[JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition Q160 Recovery
[JMFC] 160!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Igor Ivanovich!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alistar Overeem!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overeem lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Igor Ivanovich has been cut.
Overeem misses with a two punch combination.
Ivanovich scores with a nice right hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Overeem, right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Overeem lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ivanovich thumps Overeem with a low kick.
Ivanovich misses with a leg kick.
Overeem throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ivanovich lands a jab to the nose.
Ivanovich takes a swing at Overeem's ribcage but misses.
Overeem checks a leg kick nicely.
Overeem falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Ivanovich to counter with a crisp jab.
Overeem lands a lovely overhand right.
Ivanovich defending well as Overeem loads up on a big left hand.
Ivanovich throws a shot from downtown. Overeem moves away and avoids it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ivanovich.
Ivanovich looks to score with a jab to the body but Overeem is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Ivanovich lands.
Overeem throws a low kick, looking for Ivanovich's leg but Ivanovich calmly moves out of range.
Overeem misses with a series of wild punches.
Overeem looks gassed!
Overeem misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ivanovich.
Ivanovich lands a lovely overhand right.
Overeem on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Ivanovich.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ivanovich tries a head kick but it misses.
Overeem walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Overeem swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ivanovich connects with a crisp jab.

Overeem is rocked!
Ivanovich lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Overeem is still on wobbly legs! Can Ivanovich finish him?
Ivanovich wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ivanovich dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Overeem. That did some damage!
Overeem seems to have recovered his senses.
Ivanovich scores with a body shot.
Alistar Overeem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ivanovich is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ivanovich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ivanovich swings for the body but Overeem moves out of range.
Overeem pushes Ivanovich away with a front kick.
Ivanovich fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ivanovich lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ivanovich lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Overeem at a distance.
Overeem looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ivanovich fakes the leg kick and cracks Overeem in the body.
Overeem doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Overeem takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Overeem takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Overeem has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ivanovich.
Ivanovich stuns Overeem with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ivanovich ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ivanovich changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Overeem keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ivanovich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Overeem throws a jab but it's blocked by Ivanovich.
Ivanovich just misses with a punch to the body.
Ivanovich throws a leg kick which misses Overeem's front leg but catches the back leg as Overeem tries to avoid it.
Overeem avoids the head kick by Ivanovich.
Overeem has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ivanovich finds it's way round the side to connect with Overeem's head.
An inside leg kick lands from Ivanovich.
Overeem takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ivanovich scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ivanovich. Overeem shrugs it off though.
Ivanovich lands a nice leg kick that just misses Overeem's sensitive parts.
Overeem shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ivanovich fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Overeem has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Overeem uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ivanovich.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Overeem.
Nice body punch from Ivanovich.
Ivanovich jabs at Overeem's body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ivanovich!

Ivanovich lands a left and a right that send Overeem crashing to the mat, dazed. Ivanovich thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Ivanovich thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Overeem if he has to take too many more of those.
Ivanovich lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Overeem falls backwards - clearly groggy! Ivanovich dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Igor Ivanovich!
Igor Ivanovich retains his heavyweight title!