PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Begacz Najsowy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aristarkh Overimov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aristarkh Overimov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Najsowy
vs
Overimov

188 cm
19
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

196 cm
25
265 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 Amsterdam, Begacz Najsowy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aristarkh Overimov!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Najsowy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Najsowy instigates a clinch.
Overimov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Najsowy blocks it with crossed arms.
Najsowy is trying to pull guard but Overimov turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Overimov lands an elbow just above Najsowy 's eye.

It looks like Begacz Najsowy has been cut.
Overimov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Najsowy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Overimov slowing the pace effectively.
Najsowy tries for a takedown. No joy.
Overimov lands an elbow that stopped Najsowy in his tracks for a moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Overimov crunches a lovely knee into Najsowy's ribcage.
Najsowy is breathing heavily.
Overimov tries to stall but Najsowy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Overimov lands an uppercut.
Najsowy is trying to break the clinch but Overimov is controlling him.
Overimov scores a nice knee to the body.

Overimov manages to break the clinch.
Overimov fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Overimov pushes Najsowy up against the cage in a clinch.
Overimov taking a breather.
Overimov lands a good knee to the midsection. Najsowy won't want to take too many of those.

Overimov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Najsowy keeps the fight on the outside.
Aristarkh Overimov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Overimov tries to clinch but Najsowy moves out of range.
Overimov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Najsowy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Overimov wants to clinch up but Najsowy keeps it at a distance.
Overimov wants to clinch up but Najsowy keeps it at a distance.
Najsowy swats away the attempt to clinch by Overimov.

Overimov moves into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Overimov.

Begacz Najsowy's cut is getting worse.
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!
Overimov stalling against the cage.

Overimov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Overimov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overimov is looking to clinch but Najsowy is avoiding it.
Overimov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Najsowy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Overimov tries to clinch but Najsowy moves away

and Najsowy counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Najsowy throwing strikes from guard but Overimov blocks nicely.
Najsowy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Najsowy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Overimov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Najsowy throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Najsowy trying to control the position from guard on top but Overimov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Najsowy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Overimov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Najsowy with a nice head shot there.
Najsowy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Najsowy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Najsowy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Najsowy seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Najsowy circles away from the clinch attempt.

Overimov gets tackled into the cage by Najsowy. Najsowy maintains the clinch.
Overimov connects with a knee to the head.
Najsowy missing with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Overimov obliges.
With the fighters up against the cage, Najsowy throws an elbow but misses.

Overimov breaks from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Overimov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Najsowy swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Overimov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Overimov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee calls for Overimov to work.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Overimov.

Begacz Najsowy's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Overimov with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aristarkh Overimov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Begacz Najsowy's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Overimov moves in looking to clinch but Najsowy pushes him off.

Overimov has managed to clinch.
Overimov misses with a knee to the head.

Overimov breaks the clinch.
Overimov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Overimov tries to clinch up.
Overimov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Overimov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sloppy strikes from Najsowy. Those never looked like landing.

Overimov rushes Najsowy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Overimov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Najsowy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Overimov breaks the clinch.
Overimov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Najsowy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Najsowy circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Overimov clinches up with Najsowy and pushes him back against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Overimov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Overimov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Najsowy fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Overimov tries to clinch but Najsowy moves out of range.
Overimov fails with an attempt to clinch.

Overimov moves into the clinch.
Overimov prevents a body shot from Najsowy.
Overimov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Overimov with a knee to the head.
Overimov lands an elbow inside that Najsowy shrugs off.

Jeez, Begacz Najsowy's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Overimov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Overimov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Overimov takes the fight into the clinch.
Overimov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Overimov landing knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Overimov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Overimov lands a nice knee to the body.
Najsowy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Overimov lands a knee to the head.
Overimov lands a shot to the body.
Overimov lands a good knee to the midsection. Najsowy won't want to take too many of those.
Najsowy is pressed up against the cage. Overimov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Najsowy down to the mat. Najsowy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Overimov wants to clinch up but Najsowy keeps it at a distance.
Overimov closes the distance but Najsowy moves to the side

and Najsowy counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Overimov wants to stand up but Najsowy is controlling him.
Najsowy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Overimov's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overimov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Najsowy stands up over Overimov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Najsowy sitting in guard here, content to control.
Najsowy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Najsowy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Najsowy connects with a couple of short punches.

Najsowy drops back looking for a leg! Overimov is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Overimov manages to kick Najsowy off! Najsowy jumps back into Overimov's guard.
Najsowy distracts Overimov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aristarkh Overimov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Begacz Najsowy's cut.
That's time! Najsowy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Overimov wants to clinch

and Najsowy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Overimov crunches a lovely knee into Najsowy's ribcage.
Najsowy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Overimov with a knee to the head.
Overimov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Najsowy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Overimov looking to stall.
Overimov landing knees to the body.
Overimov lands a knee to the body.

Overimov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Overimov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Overimov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Overimov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Overimov moves in looking to clinch but Najsowy pushes him off.
Najsowy misses with a two punch combination.
Overimov is looking to clinch but Najsowy is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Overimov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Good body shot from Overimov.
Overimov lands a knee to the body.
Overimov lands a nice knee to the body.
Najsowy takes a knee right on the jaw!

Overimov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Overimov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Overimov doesn't manage to clinch there - Najsowy circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Overimov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Najsowy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Overimov is looking to clinch.
Najsowy keeps the fight on the outside.
Najsowy circles away from the clinch attempt.

Overimov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Overimov obliges.
Overimov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Najsowy wants to get back to striking at distance but Overimov won't allow it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Overimov.
Najsowy tries to land knees in the clinch but Overimov avoids the damage to the body.
Overimov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Overimov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Overimov lands a right hand.
A right hand to the body from Overimov.
Overimov lands an elbow just above Najsowy 's eye.

Overimov breaks the clinch.
Najsowy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Overimov tries to avoid it but Najsowy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Overimov to the ground. Overimov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Overimov doesn't manage to clinch there - Najsowy circles away.
Overimov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Najsowy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Overimov tries to clinch there but Najsowy circles away.

Overimov moves into the clinch.

Overimov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overimov tries to clinch up.
Najsowy shoots in but Overimov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Overimov is looking to clinch.
Najsowy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Najsowy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Overimov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Begacz Najsowy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Najsowy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Overimov moves into the clinch successfully.
Najsowy is trying to pull guard but Overimov turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Overimov.
Overimov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Overimov lands a nice knee to the body.
Najsowy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Overimov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Najsowy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Overimov is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Overimov obliges.
Overimov prevents Najsowy from breaking the clinch.
Overimov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Overimov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Overimov with a knee to the head.
Najsowy jumps guard but Overimov turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Aristarkh Overimov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Najsowy trying to land knees to the body.
Overimov looking to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Najsowy takes a knee to the side of the body.
Overimov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Najsowy avoids it.
Begacz Najsowy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aristarkh Overimov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Overimov misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aristarkh Overimov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Overimov 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aristarkh Overimov!