PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximus Meridius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Overeem comes to the cage accompanied by Anthem. Meridius has chosen Now We Are Free as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Overeem
vs
Meridius

196 cm
30
255 lbs
20 - 5 - 0

187 cm
32
245 lbs
28 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alistair Overeem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maximus Meridius!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overeem slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Meridius stuns Overeem with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Overeem looks to throw the jab but Meridius is out of range.
Overeem throws a push kick but Meridius slaps the foot to one side.
Meridius swings away with a body shot that misses
and Overeem counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Meridius throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Overeem sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Meridius finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Overeem displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Meridius throws out the jab.
Overeem scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meridius scores with a punch to the head.
Overeem connects with a good right hand that stumbles Meridius. Meridius circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Meridius misses with a hook
and Meridius takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Meridius rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Overeem counters with a slapping leg kick.
Meridius on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Overeem. Overeem obviously looking to wear him down.
Overeem lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Meridius misses with a kick to the body.
Overeem connects with a leg kick. Meridius looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Meridius 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem throws a solid leg kick but Meridius takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Overeem.
Meridius throws a leg kick but Overeem sees it coming and moves out of range.
Maximus Meridius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Overeem ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meridius moves away.
Meridius scores with a kick to the body.
Alistair Overeem is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Meridius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Overeem.
Overeem throws a solid leg kick but Meridius takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Overeem.
Meridius cracks a nice hook into Overeem's ribs.
Meridius takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice cross by Meridius.
Meridius pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Overeem is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Meridius checks a leg kick.
Meridius throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meridius looks to land a left hand but Overeem moved out of range nicely.
Overeem pushes Meridius away with a front kick.
Overeem does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem fails to land with a series of punches.
Overeem scores with a jab to the jaw.
Overeem throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Overeem uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Meridius has time to react.
Meridius takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Overeem clinches up with Meridius and pushes him back against the cage.
Meridius tries to circle away but Overeem has him pinned against the cage.
Meridius misses with a body punch.
Meridius working hard to break the clinch.
Knees to the body from Overeem.
Meridius looks gassed!
Overeem tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Overeem with a knee to the head.

It looks like Maximus Meridius has been cut.
Overeem lands a damaging elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Meridius's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Meridius working hard to break the clinch.

Overeem breaks from the clinch.
Overeem throws an overhand right that lands on Meridius's shoulder, as Meridius tries to avoid the shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Meridius dips to his left and cracks Overeem with an uppercut!
Overeem throws a head kick that misses.
Meridius tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Overeem takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Overeem throws a head kick that Meridius semi-blocks.
Overeem with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meridius scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Overeem doesn't seem bothered though.
Overeem throws a sloppy head kick and Meridius moves out of range easily.
Overeem on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Meridius scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Meridius is looking to slow Overeem down with leg kicks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Meridius lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Overeem has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Overeem and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Overeem throws a looping overhand right but Meridius ducks down to avoid it.
Meridius jabs at Overeem's body.
Overeem is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Meridius is looking to chop away at Overeem's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meridius on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Overeem lands a nice looking body kick.
Overeem misses with a low kick.
Overeem moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Meridius throws a series of punches but Overeem avoids them all with ease.
Meridius's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Overeem lands with a nice body punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Overeem.
Overeem looks to land a combination but Meridius avoids it well.
Overeem throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Overeem swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Overeem keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Overeem uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Meridius.
Meridius throws an off balance right hand

and Overeem counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Meridius throws a punch but it's blocked by Overeem.
Overeem gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alistair Overeem dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maximus Meridius's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Overeem lands a right hook to the body.
Meridius attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Alistair Overeem is winning the standup battle so far.
Meridius misses with a low kick.
Overeem punishes Meridius's body with a nice straight punch.
Overeem misses with a series of wild punches.
Overeem misses with a low kick.
Alistair Overeem is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Overeem misses with a series of wild punches.
Overeem ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Meridius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Overeem moves away.
Overeem looks to land a combination but Meridius avoids it well.
Overeem checks a low kick from Meridius.
Meridius takes one to the side of the head.
Meridius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Overeem dodges the punch combination from Meridius.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Meridius scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Meridius thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Meridius is breathing heavily.
Overeem is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Overeem tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Meridius wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Overeem sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Meridius trying to pass the guard but Overeem defending well.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Overeem pushes Meridius off and gets back to his feet.
Overeem takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Overeem lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Meridius circles away quickly and effectively.
Overeem feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Meridius's calf.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meridius closes this distance looking for a takedown but Overeem circles away.
Meridius takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Overeem is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Overeem lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Meridius misses with a body shot.
Meridius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Overeem lands a nice looking body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Overeem - that will leave a mark!
Meridius takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A good leg kick by Overeem.
Overeem scores with a nice strike.
Overeem cracks the inside of Meridius's front leg.
Overeem plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Overeem checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Good leg kick by Overeem there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Overeem thumps Meridius with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem looks to land a combination. Meridius sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Overeem stuns Meridius with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Meridius drops his hands momentarily and Overeem takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Meridius looks to land a combination but Overeem avoids it well.
Overeem throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Meridius swats away the attempt to clinch by Overeem.
A nice inside leg kick there by Overeem. That's going to slow Meridius down.
Overeem tries to clinch but Meridius is having none of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meridius misses with a wild body shot.

Overeem sends Meridius crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Overeem is motioning to the referee to let Meridius up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Meridius is rocked!
Overeem jabs Meridius to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Meridius is still on wobbly legs! Can Overeem finish him?
Overeem flashes Meridius a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Meridius's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Meridius crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Overeem punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alistair Overeem!
Alistair Overeem decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.