PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Alberto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Pierre Skogsbaer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alberto comes to the cage accompanied by Rap De Armas. Skogsbaer has chosen Rough boy - ZZ Top as his entrance music. Carlos Alberto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Alberto
vs
Pierre Skogsbaer

190 cm
25
217 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

185 cm
23
210 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carlos Alberto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jean Pierre Skogsbaer!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skogsbaer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Alberto has Skogsbaer up against the cage in a clinch.
Alberto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Jean Pierre Skogsbaer has been cut.
Alberto wants to break the clinch but can't.
Skogsbaer is trying to break free.

Alberto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alberto will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Alberto throws a body punch but Skogsbaer moves out of range.
Skogsbaer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alberto manages to avoid it.
Alberto fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Skogsbaer on the side of the head.
Skogsbaer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Alberto's waist but Alberto gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Skogsbaer off to one side.

Skogsbaer shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Skogsbaer was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Alberto defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Skogsbaer.
Skogsbaer landing punches.
Skogsbaer is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Alberto can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Skogsbaer is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Skogsbaer looking to ground and pound but Alberto is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skogsbaer avoids the attempt from Alberto to control.
Skogsbaer looking to finish with strikes here!
Skogsbaer is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Skogsbaer fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Poor strikes thrown by Skogsbaer there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Skogsbaer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Skogsbaer prevents Alberto from getting the reversal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Skogsbaer thowing shots but they're missing.
Skogsbaer connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Skogsbaer looking to ground and pound but Alberto is blocking nicely.
Alberto is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Skogsbaer landing punches.
A nice elbow there by Skogsbaer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skogsbaer lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Alberto blocking the ground and pound.
Skogsbaer working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alberto sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Skogsbaer wants to pass to mount but Alberto is defending the position.
Alberto keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Skogsbaer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Skogsbaer throws a strike but Alberto avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Skogsbaer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Skogsbaer is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Skogsbaer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alberto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Skogsbaer.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Alberto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Skogsbaer.
Nice straight punches there by Alberto. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Alberto.
Skogsbaer just misses with a punch to the body.
Alberto attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Skogsbaer lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Skogsbaer throws a right hand that Alberto ducks under and follows up with a left that Alberto also avoids with ease.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alberto.

Alberto has closed the distance and engaged Skogsbaer in a clinch.
Alberto prevents Skogsbaer from breaking the clinch.
Alberto pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Alberto is trying to break free.
Alberto is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Skogsbaer has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Alberto avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Skogsbaer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Skogsbaer goes for a takedown attempt but Alberto pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Carlos Alberto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Pierre Skogsbaer.
Skogsbaer looks gassed!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skogsbaer misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Alberto chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alberto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice body punch from Alberto.
Alberto cracks the inside of Skogsbaer's front leg.
Nice shot lands for Alberto.
Alberto buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Alberto bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Skogsbaer's head backwards.
Skogsbaer needs to keep his hands up - Alberto had a free shot at his head there.
Skogsbaer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Skogsbaer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alberto.
Alberto lands a jab to the head.
Alberto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Skogsbaer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jean Pierre Skogsbaer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jean Pierre Skogsbaer's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Alberto getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Skogsbaer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alberto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Skogsbaer misses.
A punch lands to the side of Alberto 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Carlos Alberto is winning the standup battle so far.
Skogsbaer keeps the fight on the outside.
Alberto does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Alberto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alberto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Skogsbaer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A lazy left from Alberto finds it's target.
Alberto lands with a nice body punch.
Skogsbaer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alberto can pounce on him.
A big left from Alberto misses.
Skogsbaer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alberto.
Skogsbaer is breathing heavily.
Skogsbaer misses with a hook. Alberto ducked under it nicely.
Alberto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Skogsbaer.
Alberto tries to clinch up but Skogsbaer circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alberto wants to clinch up but Skogsbaer keeps it at a distance.

Skogsbaer shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Skogsbaer showed some decent athleticism there.
Skogsbaer tries to pass the half guard into mount. Alberto knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Alberto is trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alberto has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Skogsbaer is working away from the top position though.
Skogsbaer throwing shots but Alberto is blocking nicely.
Alberto controlling the position well.
Skogsbaer trying to mount his opponent but Alberto defends it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skogsbaer thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Skogsbaer working over Alberto with some ground and pound. Alberto looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Skogsbaer is looking to take a break and control but Alberto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Skogsbaer is pressing down on Alberto's thigh, looking to free his foot. Alberto is holding on for now.
Alberto is trying to stand up here but Skogsbaer is controlling him well.
Skogsbaer passes the guard and advances to mount!
Alberto tries to hold on but Skogsbaer pushes him away.
Alberto is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skogsbaer thowing shots but they're missing.
Skogsbaer thowing shots but they're missing.
Alberto can't escape the position.
Skogsbaer punching from mount but Alberto doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Skogsbaer cracks Alberto with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Skogsbaer landing punches.
Skogsbaer with a couple of short strikes.
Alberto wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Skogsbaer.
Alberto holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Skogsbaer tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skogsbaer looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Alberto is working to get back to half guard.
Skogsbaer landing shots from mount.
Skogsbaer scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Alberto?
Skogsbaer lands a big shot there that rocks Alberto but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Alberto blocking the ground and pound.
Skogsbaer throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Skogsbaer thowing shots but they're missing.
Skogsbaer landing punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Skogsbaer landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Pierre Skogsbaer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jean Pierre Skogsbaer's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Skogsbaer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Alberto but Alberto pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Alberto scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Alberto gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Skogsbaer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Skogsbaer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Alberto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alberto scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jean Pierre Skogsbaer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alberto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Skogsbaer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alberto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Skogsbaer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Alberto holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Skogsbaer tries to circle away but Alberto has him pinned against the cage.

Skogsbaer manages to break the clinch.
Alberto cracks Skogsbaer with a right hand to the side of the head.
Alberto keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Alberto has closed the distance and engaged Skogsbaer in a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Alberto breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skogsbaer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Skogsbaer looks to land a right hand but Alberto moved out of range.
Alberto connects with a crisp jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alberto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Skogsbaer ducks under a wild hook from Alberto.
Skogsbaer wants to clinch up but Alberto keeps it at a distance.
Alberto wants to land a leg kick but Skogsbaer is out of range.
Alberto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Skogsbaer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alberto.
Alberto attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Skogsbaer goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Skogsbaer blocks a jab.
Skogsbaer moves forwards but Alberto connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Skogsbaer has a takedown stuffed.
Carlos Alberto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Pierre Skogsbaer.
Skogsbaer slips a jab and a cross from Alberto.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Alberto misses.
Alberto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Skogsbaer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alberto.
Skogsbaer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alberto.
Alberto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Skogsbaer!

Alberto has closed the distance and engaged Skogsbaer in a clinch.
Skogsbaer drops down looking for an ankle pick but Alberto pulls his leg out and moves away.
Skogsbaer falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Alberto to counter with a crisp jab.
Good leg kick by Alberto there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Skogsbaer staying out of range there.

Skogsbaer looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
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!
Skogsbaer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Alberto defending well though.
Skogsbaer works his way into full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skogsbaer throws a sloppy strike and Alberto uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Alberto has ended up in Skogsbaer's guard.

Skogsbaer had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Alberto defends it easily.
Alberto wants to get up but he can't break Skogsbaer's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Carlos Alberto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alberto trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Alberto wants to control from the top but Skogsbaer keeps moving.
Skogsbaer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Skogsbaer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Alberto looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Alberto avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Skogsbaer.
Skogsbaer works his foot free and advances to mount.
Jean Pierre Skogsbaer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alberto on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Alberto tries to get out of the position.
Skogsbaer raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alberto flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

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 Carlos Alberto.
I think Skogsbaer has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!