PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Carroll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistair Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Carroll
vs
Overeem

190 cm
21
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
280 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Powerful

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matthew Carroll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alistair Overeem !
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carroll throws a head kick that misses.
Overeem tries to clinch there but Carroll circles away.
Carroll throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carroll misses with a head kick.
Carroll misses with a head kick.
Alistair Overeem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Overeem is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Carroll.
Carroll throws a head kick but Overeem moves out of range.

Overeem moves into the clinch.
Overeem swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Overeem is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Overeem creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Carroll's defenses.

It looks like Matthew Carroll has been cut.
Overeem lands an elbow inside.
Overeem trying to land knees to the body.
Overeem lands an elbow that stopped Carroll in his tracks for a moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Overeem content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Carroll has had enough of the clinch but Overeem keeps him there for the moment.
Overeem has a couple of punches blocked by Carroll.
A bit of stalling here from Overeem .
Carroll wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Overeem is stalling here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Carroll's efforts to push away.
Overeem pressing his opponent against the cage.
Carroll is trying to force a seperation but Overeem has the dominant position.
Carroll tries to pull guard but Overeem holds him up against the cage and eventually Carroll drops back down to his feet.
Overeem slowing the pace effectively.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alistair Overeem .
Carroll throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Alistair Overeem has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem tries to clinch up but Carroll circles away and keeps his distance.
Carroll lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Overeem blocks a head kick by Carroll.

Overeem clinches with his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Overeem working aggressively here.
Overeem controlling the action here for a moment.
Carroll tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Overeem stalls.
Overeem lands an elbow just above Carroll 's eye.
Overeem leaning against his opponent.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Overeem .
Overeem content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alistair Overeem .
Overeem tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Carroll manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Overeem looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carroll circles away from the clinch attempt.

Overeem clinches with his opponent.
Stalling in the clinch from Overeem .
Overeem comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Matthew Carroll's cut is getting worse.
Overeem missing with knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Overeem takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Overeem lands a nice elbow.
Carroll takes an elbow to the temple.

Matthew Carroll's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Carroll takes an elbow to the forehead.
Carroll is breathing heavily.
Overeem stalling in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alistair Overeem .
Carroll throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Overeem clinches up against the cage.
Overeem content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Overeem lands an elbow just above Carroll 's eye.

Jeez, Matthew Carroll's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Matthew Carroll's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alistair Overeem !
During a confident post fight interview, Alistair Overeem thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.