PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Atomic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistar Oberream (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Atomic might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to A Kiss to Build a Dream On . Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Atomic
vs
Oberream

198 cm
29
275 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

195 cm
27
275 lbs
23 - 14 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tom Atomic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alistar Oberream!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oberream waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Atomic.
Oberream fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Atomic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Atomic takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Atomic keeps the fight on the outside.
Oberream looks to land a left hand but Atomic moved out of range nicely.
Atomic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Oberream misses the jab.
Oberream connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Atomic's hands.
Oberream loads up on a big right hand but Atomic slips the punch.
Nice shot lands for Atomic.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Atomic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alistar Oberream seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oberream throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Atomic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Atomic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Oberream.
Oberream misses with a lunging right hand
and Atomic counters with a nice uppercut.
Oberream throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Atomic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Atomic jabs Oberream to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Oberream looks gassed!
Oberream lands with a good body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oberream misses the shot to the body.
Oberream throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A combination from Oberream does no damage.
Atomic swinging wildly here.
Oberream closes this distance looking for a takedown but Atomic circles away.
Atomic misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oberream throws a lazy right hand but Atomic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oberream swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Atomic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Atomic lands a jab.
Oberream uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Atomic.
Atomic shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Oberream throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Atomic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oberream. Atomic does a little dance to reset his feet.
A combination from Oberream does no damage.
Atomic lands a slapping body shot.
Oberream throws a lazy uppercut
and Atomic counters with a nice uppercut.
Oberream misses with a hook
and Atomic counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atomic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Oberream circles away quickly and effectively.
Oberream slips a jab and a cross from Atomic.
Oberream misses with a body shot.
Oberream swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Atomic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Oberream throws out the jab.
Oberream takes a swing at Atomic's ribcage but misses.
Oberream thows a body shot but no joy.
Atomic shoots in looking for a takedown but Oberream manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Atomic's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Oberream connects with a looping right hand.
Oberream swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Atomic lands a glancing blow to the side of Oberream's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oberream throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Atomic takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oberream staying out of range there.
Atomic throws a shot from downtown. Oberream moves away and avoids it.
Oberream comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Oberream fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Atomic. Oberream does a little dance to reset his feet.
Atomic swinging wildly here.
Oberream throws a right hand that Atomic ducks under and follows up with a left that Atomic also avoids with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oberream throws a right hand that Atomic ducks under and follows up with a left that Atomic also avoids with ease.
Oberream is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Atomic dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Oberream misses with a right hand
and Atomic counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Oberream throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oberream jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oberream avoids a punch combination nicely.
Atomic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Atomic misses with an uppercut.
Oberream throws a hook but Atomic blocks it.
Oberream avoids the body shot from Atomic.
Atomic loads up on a big right hand but Oberream slips the punch.
Oberream swings for the body but Atomic moves out of range.
Atomic looks to score with a jab to the body but Oberream is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Atomic connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Atomic thows a body shot but no joy.
Atomic ducks right into an uppercut from Oberream.
Decent striking displayed by Oberream there.
Atomic just misses with a punch to the body.
Oberream scores with a hook to the body. Atomic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Atomic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Oberream.
Oberream waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Atomic.
Atomic fails to land with a series of punches.
Tom Atomic is winning the standup battle so far.
Oberream fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Oberream misses with a body punch
and Atomic counters with a stiff right hand.
Atomic misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atomic connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oberream with a jab.
Oberream jabs at Atomic's body.
Nice shot by Atomic.
Oberream scores with the left hand. Atomic knows he should have avoided that one.
Oberream throws a hook to the side of Atomic's head but Atomic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from Oberream.
Oberream tries to clinch there but Atomic circles away.
Atomic walks into a stiff left hand from Oberream.
Atomic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Atomic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atomic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oberream manages to avoid it.
Oberream misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Atomic counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Oberream thinking.
Atomic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Oberream works over Atomic's head and body with a nice combination.
Oberream swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oberream shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Atomic pinned against the cage. Atomic gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Oberream is breathing heavily.
Oberream fails to land the takedown.
Oberream just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oberream ducks under a wild hook from Atomic.
Atomic fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Atomic slips a jab from Oberream.
Nice jab there from Oberream.
Atomic lands a jab to Oberream's midsection.
Atomic slips under a jab.
Oberream looks to land a right hand but Atomic moved out of range.
Oberream misses with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oberream looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oberream wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Atomic dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Atomic closes this distance looking for a takedown but Oberream circles away.
A swing and a miss from Atomic.
Atomic throws a jab but it's blocked by Oberream.
Oberream keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Atomic takes a jab right on the kisser.
Atomic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oberream.
Oberream throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Atomic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oberream lands with a good body shot.
Atomic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Oberream.
Oberream bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Oberream shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Atomic is trying desperately to improve position.
Atomic is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Oberream sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Oberream lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Atomic tries to reverse the position but Oberream maintains control.
Oberream misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Atomic is looking to improve his position but Oberream isn't that keen on the idea.
Oberream working the ground and pound effectively.
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!
Atomic manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Alistar Oberream has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atomic is concentrating on defense, preventing Oberream from advancing position.

Oberream is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Atomic keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oberream lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Atomic is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Atomic manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oberream is in close to Atomic's body, working some short punches and elbows.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Atomic is on top in guard.
Oberream working a defensive guard here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Atomic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Atomic working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Oberream's head.
Oberream looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Atomic trying to control but Oberream is working from the bottom.
Atomic scoring with punches to the head and body.
Atomic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Atomic lands a couple of digs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atomic postures up.
Oberream takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
Atomic lands a couple of elbows.
Oberream preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Oberream utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Atomic distracts Oberream with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Atomic trying to control the position from guard on top but Oberream is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Atomic throwing strikes from guard but Oberream blocks nicely.
Tom Atomic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Oberream is looking for a triangle but Atomic pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Atomic is working Oberream over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Oberream looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tom Atomic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Atomic got a little sloppy there for a moment and Oberream has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Atomic has managed to get both his arms back between Oberream's legs - danger averted.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Atomic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Atomic 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Atomic!