PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alistar Oberream (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamal Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jones's choice of entrance music: Still D.R.E. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Oberream
vs
Jones

195 cm
27
275 lbs
23 - 15 - 1

186 cm
28
260 lbs
18 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alistar Oberream!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jamal Jones!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oberream connects with a looping right hand.
Oberream throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Oberream tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jones swivels and escapes.
Oberream loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Oberream misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt - Oberream sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jones shoots in for a double leg but Oberream sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Alistar Oberream has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamal Jones.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oberream.
Oberream scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Oberream misses with a series of wild punches.
Oberream misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oberream fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jones closes the distance and clinches up with Oberream, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes Oberream against the cage but Oberream circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Jones shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Oberream's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Oberream looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Oberream wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
Jones wants to control from the top but Oberream keeps moving.
Oberream working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Oberream is keeping the position for now.
Oberream looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Oberream is pulling down on Jones's head to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Oberream controlling the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jones.
Horrible takedown by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by Oberream which made him look bad.
Jones looks for a takedown but Oberream sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oberream throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Jones fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Oberream avoids it really well and circles away.
Oberream is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown but Oberream manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jones's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Oberream misses with the combination.
Oberream throws out a powerful jab.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oberream.

Jones drives through with a takedown into guard.
Oberream looking for a sweep. Not yet Oberream, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oberream is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.
Jones thows a big elbow that misses.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Oberream is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Oberream controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Oberream defending well though.
Jones looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones wants to take a breather but Oberream is having none of it.
Oberream is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Alistar Oberream will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nice defenses there by Jones.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oberream.
Jones shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Oberream swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jones.
Oberream looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Oberream dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oberream bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jones shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Oberream counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Alistar Oberream has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamal Jones.
Jones wants to sweep but Oberream has passed to side control!
Jones wants to control but Oberream postures up.
Oberream works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Jones is looking for a sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oberream misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Oberream wants to stand but Jones is controlling his arm.
Jones tries to bench press Oberream off him but Oberream keeps the position.
Jones managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Oberream.
Jones struggling a bit here.
Jones regains half guard.
Jones tries to roll over but Oberream keeps him under control.
Oberream working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Oberream is looking to stall here but Jones recovers full guard.
Oberream tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oberream with a flurry of punches that miss.
Oberream thows a big elbow that misses.
Oberream preventing the sweep.
Jones not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Oberream with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Oberream trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oberream won't allow Jones to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jones is on top in guard.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Oberream not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jamal Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Oberream works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Oberream on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Oberream tries to get out of the position.
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Oberream keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.

Jones decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown. Oberream tries to sprawl out of it but Jones keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Oberream manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oberream stuffs the takedown attempt from Jones. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alistar Oberream dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Oberream wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Oberream shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Jones gets back to full guard.
Oberream won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Oberream trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oberream cracks Jones with a solid left hand.
Jones trying to keep a closed guard but Oberream is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Oberream stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Oberream's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Oberream is fighting to break Jones's control of his arms but Jones is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jamal Jones.
Oberream throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jones fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Oberream avoids it really well and circles away.
Jones shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Oberream counters with a right hand to the body.
Alistar Oberream has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamal Jones.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oberream throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oberream tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Oberream throws a combination. Jones tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jones shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Oberream counters with a three punch combo that has Jones backing up. Jones nods at Oberream to acknowledge the strikes.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Oberream.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones tries to bench press Oberream off him but Oberream keeps the position.
Oberream trying to control the position but Jones is working away.
Alistar Oberream is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Oberream's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Oberream keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Alistar Oberream just wasn't active enough.
Oberream ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oberream looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.
Oberream missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oberream looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Oberream.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Oberream sprawls well. Oberream wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Oberream stuffs the takedown attempt from Jones. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Oberream looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oberream throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones avoids the body shot from Oberream.
Jamal Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A slow jab from Oberream misses its intended target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alistar Oberream showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Oberream has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alistar Oberream!