PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drew Pinksy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistar Oberream (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drew Pinksy has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Pinksy
vs
Oberream

213 cm
24
285 lbs
23 - 10 - 0

195 cm
25
275 lbs
20 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

[JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition Q159 Rec/Stamina

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 23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Drew Pinksy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alistar Oberream!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oberream walks into a straight right hand from Pinksy.
Pinksy avoids the body shot from Oberream.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pinksy!

It looks like Alistar Oberream has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pinksy misses with a looping right.
Oberream misses the jab.
Oberream just misses with a punch to the body.
Oberream pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oberream on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Oberream misses with a looping left.
Oberream throws out a powerful jab.
Oberream scores with a hook.
Oberream misses with a body shot.
Pinksy connects with a nice looking jab.
Oberream uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pinksy.
Oberream looks to land a right hand but Pinksy moved out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Pinksy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oberream scores with a nice right hand.
Oberream lands a nice shot that snaps Pinksy's head back.
Oberream is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pinksy.
Pinksy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Oberream throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pinksy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pinksy misses with a double jab.
Oberream dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oberream misses with a body shot.
Oberream bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pinksy's head.
Oberream misses with a combination
and Pinksy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Oberream scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oberream lands a nice forearm strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinksy managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Oberream.
Oberream with the ground and pound but Pinksy regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Oberream throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Still in half guard, Oberream seems content to control.
Oberream is keen to just control but Pinksy is a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oberream throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Oberream is controlling the pace.
Oberream not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Oberream is stalling here. Pinksy is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Oberream seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Pinksy has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Oberream gets back to half guard.
Oberream moves into full guard.
Oberream is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pinksy throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pinksy would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Oberream looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drew Pinksy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alistar Oberream's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A looping hook to the body misses from Oberream. Pinksy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oberream lands with a shot to the body.
Drew Pinksy is winning the standup battle so far.
Decent striking displayed by Oberream there.
A shot to the body from Oberream misses
and Pinksy counters with a stiff right hand.
Oberream shoots in but Pinksy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pinksy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Oberream takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Oberream misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pinksy.
Pinksy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Oberream moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oberream comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Oberream cracks Pinksy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oberream misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pinksy counters with a straight right hand.
Oberream swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pinksy counters with a nice body kick.
Oberream misses with a hook to the body
and Pinksy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Oberream thinking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oberream misses with a hook.
Oberream misses the body punch
and Pinksy counters with a nice uppercut.
Drew Pinksy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oberream digs a good hook to Pinksy's body.
Oberream misses with a hook to the body
and Pinksy counters with a slapping leg kick.
Oberream throws a body punch but Pinksy moves out of range.
Pinksy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oberream throws a shot from downtown. Pinksy moves away and avoids it.
Pinksy throws the left hand but Oberream avoids the punch easily.
Oberream misses with a body punch
and Pinksy counters with a head kick.
Oberream throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Oberream swings for the body but Pinksy moves out of range.
A punch combination from Pinksy misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinksy misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pinksy stuffs the takedown.
Danga de danga de dang - Oberream scores with a four punch combination!
Oberream tries to bum rush Pinksy with a series of wild strikes but Pinksy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pinksy misses with a head kick.
Oberream scores with a jab to the head.
Nice straight punches there by Oberream. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Oberream.
Oberream throws a sloppy body shot
and Pinksy counters with a leg kick.

Oberream closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pinksy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pinksy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Oberream is working away from the top position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oberream trying to mount his opponent but Pinksy defends it.
Oberream takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Oberream looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pinksy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pinksy trying to control from the bottom.
Oberream takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Oberream missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oberream is trying to control the action in half guard but Pinksy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drew Pinksy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alistar Oberream's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Pinksy staying out of range there.
Pinksy moves out of range of the strikes.
Oberream throws a shot from downtown. Pinksy moves away and avoids it.
Pinksy takes a swing at Oberream's ribcage but misses.
Oberream connects with a single shot there.
Oberream misses with a body shot
and Pinksy counters with a nice uppercut.
Alistar Oberream seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oberream scores with a jab to the body.
Oberream thows a body shot but no joy.
Oberream throws a hook to the side of Pinksy's head but Pinksy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oberream shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pinksy as he avoids it easily.
Pinksy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oberream looks to score with a jab to the body but Pinksy is just out of range.
Oberream fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pinksy manages to avoid it.
Oberream misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pinksy counters with a series of strikes. Oberream will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oberream throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pinksy drops his hands momentarily and Oberream takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Oberream comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Oberream throws out a loose jab but Pinksy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pinksy scores with a spinning back kick!
Pinksy scores with a nice strike.
Oberream lands with a nice body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oberream with a poor takedown
and Pinksy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oberream throws a hook to the side of Pinksy's head but Pinksy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oberream thows a body shot but no joy.
Pinksy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Oberream's head.
Oberream thows a body shot but no joy.
Alistar Oberream has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oberream fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pinksy manages to avoid it.
Oberream misses the shot to the body.
Oberream misses with a straight right.
Pinksy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Oberream, as that shot connected.
Pinksy throws a head kick but Oberream moves out of range.
Oberream tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pinksy was well out of range. Poor timing from Oberream.
Pinksy slips under a jab.
Pinksy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oberream throws a body punch but Pinksy moves out of range.
Oberream swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pinksy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oberream misses with a body punch
and Oberream takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oberream digs a good body shot into Pinksy's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oberream with a hook.
Pinksy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Oberream finds it's way round the side to connect with Pinksy's head.
Oberream paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Oberream scores with a sloppy right hand. Pinksy should have avoided that one.
Pinksy throws a lazy right hand but Oberream sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pinksy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oberream connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pinksy. Pinksy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pinksy throws a body kick that misses.
Pinksy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Oberream throws out the jab.
Drew Pinksy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A slow jab from Oberream misses its intended target.
Oberream throws a sloppy body shot
and Pinksy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oberream shoots in but no luck this time.
Drew Pinksy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alistar Oberream.
Oberream misses with a hook to the body
and Pinksy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oberream bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oberream misses with a body punch
and Pinksy counters with a nice uppercut.
Drew Pinksy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Oberream misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Oberream is defended easily by Pinksy.
Pinksy misses with a wild combination.
Oberream misses with a body punch
letting Pinksy counter with a right hand.
Pinksy slips a jab from Oberream.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oberream bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Oberream misses with a hook to the body
and Pinksy counters with a big head kick but Oberream shrugs it off.
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!
Oberream lands with a shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Drew Pinksy.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pinksy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drew Pinksy!