PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Markus Hessburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Volga Overstreet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hessburg
vs
Overstreet

175 cm
26
153 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

176 cm
20
157 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Big heart

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Markus Hessburg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Volga Overstreet!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hessburg needs to keep his hands up - Overstreet had a free shot at his head there.
Hessburg looks for a takedown but Overstreet sprawls well.
Nice jab there from Overstreet.
Overstreet tries to clinch up.
Hessburg misses with an uppercut
and Overstreet counters with a right hand to the body.
Markus Hessburg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hessburg throws a jab when Overstreet was well out of range.
Hessburg throws a hook to the side of Overstreet's head but Overstreet sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hessburg looks to land a right hand but Overstreet moved out of range.
Hessburg misses the jab.
Overstreet moves away from the strike by Hessburg.
Hessburg looks to land a right hand but Overstreet moved out of range.
Overstreet cracks a nice hook into Hessburg's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hessburg throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Overstreet counter with a right hand.
Overstreet swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hessburg.
Overstreet lands a head shot.

Hessburg is rocked!
Hessburg shoots for a double leg takedown but Overstreet sprawls well. He's pushed Hessburg's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Oh Hessburg is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Overstreet lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice jab there from Overstreet.
Overstreet throws a leg kick which misses Hessburg's front leg but catches the back leg as Hessburg tries to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hessburg scores with a jab to the head.
Overstreet wants to clinch up but Hessburg keeps it at a distance.
Hessburg misses with a hook. Overstreet ducked under it nicely.
Hessburg seems to have got his legs back now.
Hessburg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hessburg shoots for a double leg takedown but Overstreet sprawls well. He's pushed Hessburg's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Markus Hessburg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hessburg misses with a straight right.
Overstreet moves out of range as Hessburg strikes.
Hessburg takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Overstreet gets a clinch.

Overstreet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hessburg takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hessburg on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Overstreet fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Good exchange - Overstreet coming out on top.
Hessburg is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good leg kick by Overstreet there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Overstreet scores with a three punch combo!
and Overstreet counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Hessburg! He's just covering up as Overstreet starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Volga Overstreet!
An out of breath Volga Overstreet thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.