PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aristarx Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wolf Messing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Messing comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Young Jeezy - I Put On kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Aristarx Overeem looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Overeem
vs
Messing

180 cm
27
256 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

196 cm
23
248 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aristarx Overeem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wolf Messing!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overeem moves away from the strike by Messing.
Messing shoots in for a takedown but Overeem shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Messing fails to land the takedown.
Horrible takedown by Messing or perhaps it was just good defense by Overeem which made him look bad.
Aristarx Overeem has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wolf Messing.

Messing scores a takedown into full mount!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Messing controlling the pace for now.
Overeem wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Messing controlling the pace for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Overeem defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Messing.

Messing has hold of Overeem's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Overeem manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

Messing swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Wolf Messing!