PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Overeem
vs
Dos Santos

185 cm
26
185 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

190 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alistair Overeem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Junior Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos misses with a right hand
and Overeem cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Junior Dos Santos has been cut.
Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Overeem misses with a jab, cross combination.
Overeem lunges at Santos with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Santos's hand.
Santos catches Overeem with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Overeem scores with a nice right hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Overeem staying out of range there.
Overeem takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Overeem scores with a kick to the midsection.
Santos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Overeem connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Santos misses the shot to the body.
Santos throws a poor cross that misses
and Overeem makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Santos really felt that one!
Santos looks gassed!
Overeem is looking to slow Santos down with leg kicks.

Overeem lands a head kick that stumbles Santos and the fighters go to the mat.

Santos is rocked!

That has opened up Junior Dos Santos's cut even more.

Overeem decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Santos, up you get!
Santos is still on wobbly legs! Can Overeem finish him?
Santos loses concentration momentarily and Overeem pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Santos crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Overeem finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Alistair Overeem!