PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Overdose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Berry Fulcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Overdose comes to the cage accompanied by Powerthirst. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Overdose
vs
Fulcher

210 cm
35
276 lbs
45 - 28 - 0

190 cm
30
220 lbs
28 - 22 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 45 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alistair Overdose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Berry Fulcher!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Overdose shoots in and gets a takedown into Fulcher's guard.
Overdose will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Overdose lands a couple of elbows.
Fulcher manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Fulcher can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Overdose is looking to escape.
Overdose is looking to get to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fulcher throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Overdose because Fulcher loaded up on that one.
Fulcher throws some wild stikes that Overdose manages to avoid easily.
Fulcher punching from mount but Overdose doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Fulcher content just to control the position here.
Fulcher tries to control but Overdose wriggling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overdose is trying desperately to improve position.
Fulcher can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Overdose is looking to escape.
Poor strikes thrown by Fulcher there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fulcher looking to finish Overdose with some ground and pound. This is bad for Overdose!
Fulcher thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Overdose on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Overdose tries to get out of the position.
Overdose tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fulcher looking to ground and pound but Overdose is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fulcher throwing strikes here but Overdose is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Fulcher wants to control the action but instead Overdose gets a body lock and reverses into Fulcher's guard! Nice work!
Overdose with a flurry of punches that miss.
Overdose throws a strike but Fulcher rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Fulcher trying to control the position from guard on top but Overdose is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Berry Fulcher dominated that round.
That's time! Overdose's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Fulcher throws a shot from downtown. Overdose moves away and avoids it.
Overdose throws a lazy right hand but Fulcher sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fulcher takes a swing at Overdose's ribcage but misses.

Fulcher gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Overdose goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fulcher prevents it.
Overdose blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Overdose misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fulcher digs a right hand into Overdose's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Overdose's gas tank.
Fulcher trying to land knees to the body.
Overdose wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fulcher utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Overdose tries a body shot but Fulcher blocks it.
Fulcher prevents a body shot from Overdose.
Fulcher misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fulcher pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fulcher blocking some punches.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Fulcher. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Overdose lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fulcher blocking some punches.
Overdose has been working on his balance at HWP Forcefield, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Fulcher.
Overdose wants to stall.
Fulcher lands with a short shot to the head.
Overdose misses with some punches.
Overdose dodges an elbow strike from Fulcher.
Fulcher trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Overdose fails to land.
Fulcher blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Overdose blocks an elbow strike from Fulcher.
Overdose misses with a punch on the inside.
Overdose lands an uppercut.
Overdose throws a punch but it's blocked by Fulcher.
Fulcher lands an elbow that stopped Overdose in his tracks for a moment.
Fulcher throws an elbow but it misses.
Overdose swings wildly with an uppercut but Fulcher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fulcher throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fulcher misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fulcher.
Fulcher lands a good knee to the midsection. Overdose won't want to take too many of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fulcher looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Berry Fulcher seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fulcher is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Overdose is defending well for now.
Fulcher lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Overdose goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fulcher lands a damaging elbow.
Overdose swings wildly with an uppercut but Fulcher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fulcher misses with a knee to the head.
Fulcher lands an elbow inside that Overdose shrugs off.
Overdose managing to block the knees to the body from Fulcher.
Overdose struggles to land a body shot inside as Fulcher controls his hands.
Fulcher tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Overdose tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fulcher tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Overdose avoids it.
Fulcher lands a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fulcher just misses with a elbow thrown towards Overdose's brow.
Fulcher comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Alistair Overdose has been cut.
Fulcher tries to throw a body punch but Overdose avoids it by throwing Fulcher back against the cage.
Overdose on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fulcher throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Overdose blocks it with crossed arms.
Overdose managing to block the knees to the body from Fulcher.
Overdose fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fulcher misses with a knee to the head.
Overdose gets through Fulcher's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fulcher misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Overdose.

Overdose's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Berry Fulcher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Overdose fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Fulcher to the ground. Overdose is now in Fulcher's guard.
Fulcher pulls Overdose in close to his closed guard and prevents Overdose from doing any damage or advancing position.
Fulcher working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Overdose.
Fulcher has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fulcher avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Overdose throwing strikes from guard but Fulcher blocks nicely.
Overdose loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Overdose throwing strikes from guard but Fulcher blocks nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Overdose throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Berry Fulcher showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alistair Overdose's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Fulcher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fulcher misses with a straight right.
Donk. Fulcher catches Overdose right on the button with a cross.

Fulcher tries to keep at a distance but Overdose has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fulcher landing knees to the body.
Fulcher misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fulcher creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Overdose's defenses.
Fulcher with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fulcher comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
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!
Overdose on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fulcher misses with an elbow strike.
Fulcher throws an elbow that misses.
Fulcher trying to land knees to the body.
Overdose blocks an elbow strike.
Fulcher tries to land knees in the clinch but Overdose avoids the damage to the body.
Overdose lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fulcher backwards.
Fulcher blocks a body shot from Overdose.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Fulcher.
Fulcher lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Overdose avoids the elbow strike from Fulcher, against the cage.
Fulcher tries a knee to the head but Overdose blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Overdose.
Fulcher tries to land knees in the clinch but Overdose avoids the damage to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Overdose.
Fulcher lands with a right to the head.
Overdose scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Overdose.
Fulcher can't find room to land a body shot as Overdose controls the action.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Overdose working aggressively here.
Overdose fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Overdose fails to land.
Overdose misses with a body punch.
Overdose misses with a body punch.
Fulcher has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Fulcher landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fulcher obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head punch on the inside from Overdose fails to land.
Fulcher blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fulcher throws an elbow but misses.
Overdose dodges an elbow strike from Fulcher.
Overdose takes an elbow to the temple.
Fulcher lands a damaging elbow.
Overdose swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fulcher working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fulcher lands an elbow that stopped Overdose in his tracks for a moment.
Fulcher creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Overdose looking to stall.
Overdose avoids the elbow strike from Fulcher, against the cage.
Fulcher tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Overdose blocks an elbow strike from Fulcher.
Overdose's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fulcher missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overdose blocks an elbow strike from Fulcher.
Overdose blocks the elbow strike.
Fulcher lands an elbow just above Overdose 's eye.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fulcher just misses with a elbow thrown towards Overdose's brow.
Overdose working aggressively here.
Overdose drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Overdose cracks Fulcher with a nice body shot.
Fulcher missing with knees to the body.
Overdose is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Fulcher pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Overdose has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fulcher avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alistair Overdose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fulcher is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Overdose is defending well for now.
Overdose working aggressively here.
Overdose dodges an elbow strike from Fulcher.
Overdose blocks an elbow strike from Fulcher.
Overdose lands with a light punch inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fulcher throws an elbow that misses.
Fulcher throws an elbow that misses.
Overdose avoiding damage as Fulcher throws knees to the body.
Overdose avoiding damage as Fulcher throws knees to the body.

Overdose lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Overdose drops an elbow to the side of Fulcher's head.
Fulcher desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Fulcher is trying to stand back up but Overdose is controlling him
Alistair Overdose has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Overdose lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Berry Fulcher is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Overdose not landing any meaningful shots this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Berry Fulcher comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fulcher winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Berry Fulcher!
An out of breath Berry Fulcher thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.