PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad O Brien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Brad O Brien enters the cage!

Jackson
vs
O Brien

200 cm
23
275 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

193 cm
23
282 lbs
1 - 3 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Adam Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Brad O Brien!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Brien shoots in for a double leg but Jackson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
O Brien avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jackson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jackson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
O Brien will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jackson pivots, looking for a leg kick but O Brien is out of range and Jackson settles back down.
Jackson scores with a one two! O Brien had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jackson misses with a kick to the body.
Jackson scores with a jab to the body.

O Brien shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. O Brien showed some decent athleticism there.
Jackson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jackson tries to get out of the position.
O Brien is trying to control the action in half guard but Jackson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jackson tries to roll over but O Brien keeps him under control.
Jackson is trying to stand up here but O Brien is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

O Brien is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jackson sees it coming and defends easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

O Brien seems to be looking for submissions.

O Brien seems to be working for a kimura but Jackson defends the submission attempt.
O Brien landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
O Brien not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jackson is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

O Brien wants to work for an arm triangle but Jackson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
O Brien looks gassed!
Jackson looks like he's trying to stand up.

O Brien is working for a kimura but Jackson is defending it quite comfortably.
Jackson is trying to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson 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.

O Brien is working for a submission of some sort.

Jackson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
O Brien prevents Jackson from improving his position.

O Brien is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jackson defends it well.
Jackson is looking to improve his position.
Jackson is trying to stand back up but O Brien is controlling him

That's three minutes gone in the round.

O Brien seems to be working for a kimura but Jackson defends the submission attempt.
O Brien is thwarting Jackson's attempts to control the position.
Jackson is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
O Brien looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jackson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

O Brien is looking for a kimura here.
Jackson is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Brien trying to control from half guard but Jackson is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to improve his position.
O Brien wants to take a breather but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson wants to stand back up but O Brien manages to pass into side control.
Jackson tries to bench press O Brien off him but O Brien keeps the position.

O Brien tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
O Brien grinds an elbow into Jackson's temple.
Jackson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Jackson is trying to improve his position.

O Brien is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jackson has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brad O Brien dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jackson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
O Brien manages to get to full guard.
Jackson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
O Brien manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

O Brien throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Jackson has his hands clasped together but O Brien breaks the hold and Jackson is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by O Brien!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brad O Brien!