PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michel Overmars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adams's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Death Blooms By Mudvayne. Overmars has chosen Union Underground - Across The Nation as his entrance music. Michel Overmars is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Adams
vs
Overmars

191 cm
20
278 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
20
260 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jamie Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Michel Overmars!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overmars wants to clinch up but Adams keeps it at a distance.
Jab by Adams.

It looks like Michel Overmars has been cut.
Overmars uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Adams.
Overmars uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Adams.
Adams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Overmars moves away.
Michel Overmars seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Overmars gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Overmars breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Overmars tries to clinch but Adams moves out of range.

Overmars closes the distance and clinches.
Adams wants to stall.
Adams is trying to break the clinch but Overmars has him pressed against the cage.
Overmars stalling against the cage.

Overmars manages to break the clinch.
Overmars is looking to slow Adams down with leg kicks.
Adams takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Overmars takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Adams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Adams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Overmars manages to avoid it.
Nice takedown defense from Adams. No joy for Overmars on that attempt.
Adams misses with a hook. Overmars ducked under it nicely.

Overmars clinches with his opponent.

Overmars breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Overmars tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams throws a nice looking combination but Overmars bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Overmars shoots in but Adams avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Adams scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Overmars moves into the clinch.
Overmars trying to control the position but instead, Adams has worked for underhooks and has pushed Overmars into the cage.
Adams looking to stall.
Overmars is stalling here.

Overmars breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Overmars tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Overmars tries to clinch up.
Adams keeps the fight on the outside.
Overmars is looking to clinch.
Adams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Overmars circles away quickly and effectively.
Overmars tries to clinch there but Adams circles away.
Adams is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Overmars.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adams misses with a wild combination.
Overmars fails in his attempt to clinch.
Overmars misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams scores with a nice head shot.

That has opened up Michel Overmars's cut even more.
Adams misses with a wild body shot.
Jamie Adams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Overmars rushes Adams and presses him up against the cage.

Overmars escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A punch combination from Adams misses.

Overmars clinches up with Adams and pushes him back against the cage.

Overmars breaks the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Overmars gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Overmars with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Overmars lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Jamie Adams has been cut.
Overmars tries to land knees in the clinch but Adams avoids the damage to the body.

Overmars pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Overmars shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Adams is breathing heavily.
Overmars avoids the attempt from Adams to control.
Adams is squirming around, avoiding Overmars's attempts to control the action.
Adams blocking the ground and pound.
Adams taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overmars lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Overmars cracks Adams with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Overmars avoids the attempt from Adams to control.
Overmars wants to control the pace but Adams is squirming around nicely.
Adams regains half guard.
Overmars missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Overmars scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Overmars decides to return to a standing position.
Overmars doesn't manage to clinch there - Adams circles away.
Good leg kick by Overmars there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Overmars throws a series of strikes that have Adams backpedaling.
Adams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Overmars misses with a series of wild punches.
Adams throws a series of punches but Overmars moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Overmars wants to clinch up but Adams keeps it at a distance.
Overmars lands a two punch combo.
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!
Adams misses with a double jab.
Overmars throws a quick inside leg kick.
Overmars misses with the combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Overmars scores with a four punch combination!
Overmars tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Adams just misses with a punch to the body.

Overmars has taken the fight to the clinch.

Overmars pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Overmars tries to clinch up but Adams circles away and keeps his distance.

Overmars rushes Adams and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Overmars lands a nice elbow.
Overmars lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Overmars unloads a knee to the mid-section. Adams lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Overmars's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Overmars fails with an attempt to clinch.
Overmars tries to clinch but Adams is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michel Overmars dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Overmars shoots in and drives through. Adams sprawls well.
Adams lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Overmars is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Overmars moves into the clinch successfully.
Nice elbow from Overmars.
A hook to the body from Adams.
Overmars lands an elbow just above Adams 's eye.

Overmars's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Adams throws a hook but Overmars blocks it.
Adams looks to throw the jab but Overmars is out of range.
Overmars misses with a series of wild punches.
Adams connects with a nice looking jab.
Some wild striking there from Adams.
A jab from Adams misses.

Overmars takes the fight into the clinch.
Overmars avoiding damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Overmars's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Overmars lands with a slapping head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Overmars connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Adams throws a hook to the side of Overmars's head but Overmars sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Overmars walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Overmars throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Adams's head.
Adams takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Adams misses with a wild combination.

Adams tries to keep at a distance but Overmars has taken the fight into the clinch.

Overmars pulls guard effortlessly.
Overmars throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Adams thows a big elbow that misses.
Adams has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Overmars wants to get back to his feet but Adams passes into half guard.
Adams stops Overmars from getting back to his feet.
Overmars has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Adams is taking a breather. Overmars says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Overmars is looking for a sweep. Adams is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams wants to take a breather but Overmars is having none of it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Overmars tries to clinch up.
Overmars throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Adams.
Overmars looks to land a combination. Adams sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Overmars clinches with his opponent.
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!
Overmars lands a body punch.

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

Overmars clinches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Overmars.

Overmars manages to break the clinch.
Adams circles away from the clinch attempt.

Overmars fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Adams, pushing him back against the cage.
Adams working aggressively here.
Overmars lands a nice elbow.
Overmars lands an elbow inside that Adams shrugs off.

Overmars gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Adams controls Overmars momentarily but Overmars frees himself.
Overmars is looking to work some ground and pound but Adams has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overmars wants to get up but he can't break Adams's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Adams avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Overmars postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adams keeping full guard, as Overmars tries to pass.

Adams is working an open guard so Overmars takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Overmars tries to clinch but Adams is having none of it.
Adams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Overmars.
A big right from Adams misses.
Adams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Adams has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Overmars.
Michel Overmars seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Overmars throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jamie Adams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Overmars instigates a clinch.

Overmars breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Overmars takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Overmars has closed the distance and engaged Adams in a clinch.
Overmars unloads a knee to the mid-section. Adams lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Overmars breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overmars doesn't manage to clinch there - Adams circles away.
Adams on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Adams 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Overmars uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Adams.

Overmars has Adams up against the cage in a clinch.

Overmars escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Overmars lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Adams backs up against the cage.

Overmars forces Adams back against the cage and clinches.
Overmars lands a nice elbow.

Overmars breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Overmars tries to clinch up but Adams circles away and keeps his distance.
Overmars lands a jab-cross combination.
Adams throws a right and a left that Overmars avoids nicely.
Overmars tries to clinch there but Adams circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Overmars closes the distance and clinches.

Overmars's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Overmars has Adams up against the cage in a clinch.
Overmars lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short left from Overmars.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michel Overmars showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Overmars throws a right and a left that both miss.
Overmars wants to clinch up but Adams keeps it at a distance.
Overmars moves out of range of the strikes.
Adams throws a hook to the side of Overmars's head but Overmars sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Some wild striking there from Adams.
Overmars displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Adams looks to score with a jab to the body but Overmars is just out of range.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Overmars.

Overmars has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Overmars scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Overmars clinches up against the cage.
Adams wants to break free but Overmars has control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Overmars pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Overmars has closed the distance and engaged Adams in a clinch.
Overmars landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Overmars has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adams takes a knee right on the jaw!
Adams letting Overmars take a breather here.
Overmars lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Overmars breaks from the clinch.

Overmars clinches up with Adams and pushes him back against the cage.
Adams is looking to break free of the clinch but Overmars has double underhooks.
Overmars taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Adams lands a nice shot to the body.

Overmars breaks the clinch.
A left and a right from Overmars both land. Nice combination.
Overmars fails in his attempt to clinch.
Overmars tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adams paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Overmars has managed to clinch.
Adams can't break the clinch.
Overmars crunches a lovely knee into Adams's ribcage.
Adams gets underhooks to prevent Overmars's takedown attempt.
Adams takes an elbow to the forehead.
Overmars lands an elbow that stopped Adams in his tracks for a moment.
Adams is trying to break free.
Overmars lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Overmars manages to break the clinch.
Overmars wants to clinch up but Adams keeps it at a distance.
Overmars throws a left and a right that both miss
and Adams counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Overmars tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jamie Adams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Overmars.
Overmars moves away from the strike by Adams.
Overmars shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Adams but Adams pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Adams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Overmars moves into range and clinches up with Adams.

Overmars manages to break the clinch.
Overmars slips under a jab.
A big left from Adams misses.
Adams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Overmars pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Overmars darts in and clinches Adams up against the cage.

Overmars manages to break the clinch.
Adams thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Adams misses its intended target.

Overmars looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Adams!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overmars breaks from Adams's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Overmars cracks Adams with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Overmars looking to control but Adams is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Overmars landing punches.
Adams tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Adams wants to hold on but Overmars pushes him away.
Adams is looking to improve his position but Overmars isn't that keen on the idea.
Overmars landing strikes from the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adams wants to hold on but Overmars pushes him away.

Overmars working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Adams throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams tries to hold on but Overmars pushes him away.
Overmars looking to control but Adams is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Overmars fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Overmars looking to finish Adams with some ground and pound. This is bad for Adams!
Adams avoids a series of strikes thrown by Overmars.
Overmars throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Adams because Overmars loaded up on that one.
Adams wants to control but Overmars is having none of it.
Michel Overmars is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Overmars wants to control the pace but Adams is squirming around nicely.
Adams is trying to escape the mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michel Overmars comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Overmars has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 26:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 26:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michel Overmars!