PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Punch Drunk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alistair Overeem could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Punch Drunk's chin.

Overeem
vs
Drunk

170 cm
25
280 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

200 cm
23
265 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Syndicate Nutrition (DUS)
XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under!

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alistair Overeem !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Punch Drunk!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overeem tries to clinch there but Drunk circles away.
Drunk swats away the attempt to clinch by Overeem .
Overeem throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
No luck for Drunk with that takedown attempt.
Overeem on the wrong end of a nice hook.

It looks like Alistair Overeem has been cut.
Drunk scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A jab from Drunk does it's job there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Drunk.
Drunk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Overeem throws a head kick but Drunk moves out of range.
Drunk fails to land the takedown.
Alistair Overeem has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Punch Drunk.
Overeem wants to clinch up but Drunk keeps it at a distance.
Overeem on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Drunk.
Overeem doesn't manage to clinch there - Drunk circles away.
Overeem wants to clinch up but Drunk keeps it at a distance.
Drunk takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Overeem wants to clinch up but Drunk keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Drunk gets tackled into the cage by Overeem . Overeem maintains the clinch.
Overeem pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Overeem gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Punch Drunk has been cut.
Overeem trying to land knees to the body.
Overeem using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Drunk has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Overeem lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Overeem throws an elbow but misses.
Overeem lands an elbow just above Drunk 's eye.
Overeem scores with a nice hook to the head.
Overeem lands an elbow inside that Drunk shrugs off.
Overeem lands a damaging elbow.
Drunk looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Overeem lands a damaging elbow.

That has opened up Punch Drunk's cut even more.
Overeem lands an elbow inside that Drunk shrugs off.
Overeem lands an elbow inside that Drunk shrugs off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Overeem lands a vicious elbow to the side of Drunk's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Overeem tries to finish him with strikes but Drunk still seems able to defend himself so Overeem steps back and lets Drunk get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.

Drunk is rocked!

The cut above Punch Drunk's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Overeem is looking to clinch but Drunk is avoiding it.
Drunk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Drunk.
Drunk moves out of range of the strikes.
Overeem fails in his attempt to clinch.

Overeem has taken the fight to the clinch.
Overeem creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Drunk's defenses.
Nice elbow from Overeem .

Punch Drunk's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

Overeem drops Drunk onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Drunk is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Drunk is still on wobbly legs! Can Overeem finish him?

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alistair Overeem !
A victorious Alistair Overeem thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.