PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alistar Oberream (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jacobs's choice of entrance music: Come Out Swinging. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Oberream
vs
Jacobs

195 cm
19
275 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

198 cm
23
255 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 5 - 2 - 0, 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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Jacobs!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oberream shoots in for a double leg but Jacobs sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Oberream drives through with a takedown into guard.
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 Oberream accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Oberream is looking to work some ground and pound but Jacobs has wrist control.
Jacobs can't keep his opponent in guard - Oberream advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Oberream not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jacobs blocking the ground and pound attempt from Oberream.
Oberream landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jacobs wants to get back to his feet.
Oberream thows a huge punch but Jacobs dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oberream lands with a punch from half guard.
Jacobs has hold of Oberream's hands but Oberream slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Oberream thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Oberream looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jacobs with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jacobs trying to hold on to Oberream's head to control him but Oberream postures up.
Oberream thows a huge punch but Jacobs dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oberream scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Oberream throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jacobs on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Oberream thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Jacobs looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jacobs looks gassed!

Oberream decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Oberream pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oberream shoots in looking for a takedown. Jacobs tries to sprawl out of it but Oberream keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jacobs manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jacobs tries a head kick but it misses.
Jacobs throws a right and a left that Oberream avoids nicely.
Oberream could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
No joy there for Jacobs, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Oberream closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jacobs has hold of Oberream's hands but Oberream slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oberream trying to mount his opponent but Jacobs defends it.
Oberream not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jacobs blocking the ground and pound attempt from Oberream.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jacobs trying to control but Oberream postures up.
Jacobs wants to get back to his feet.

Jacobs manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Jacobs scores with the left hand. Oberream knows he should have avoided that one.
Oberream takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jacobs lands a nice looking kick to the body. Oberream takes a step back to recover.
Nice body punch from Jacobs.
Jacobs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jacobs uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Oberream.

Oberream darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Oberream thows a huge punch but Jacobs dodges it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oberream lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Oberream moves into full mount! Jacobs won't be happy about that!
Oberream with good strikes from the mount here!
Oberream pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Oberream postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jacobs looks a forlorn figure.
Jacobs in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Oberream unloading with bombs!
Oberream breaks from Jacobs's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Oberream connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Oberream has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jacobs's face.
Oberream punishing his opponent with strikes.
Oberream postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jacobs looks a forlorn figure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oberream lands a nice shot to the head.
Oberream thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Jacobs is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Jacobs bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Jacobs trying to stand up but can't free himself from Oberream's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Oberream is on top in guard.
Oberream thows a big elbow that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oberream postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jacobs working a defensive guard here.
Oberream with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alistar Oberream dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Oberream misses the shot to the body.
Oberream shoots in and drives through. Jacobs sprawls well.
A head kick misses from Oberream.
Oberream misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jacobs counters with a series of strikes. Oberream will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jacobs lands a jab-cross combination.
Jacobs moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Oberream throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oberream throws a sloppy head kick
and Jacobs counters with a two punch combo.
Oberream pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Oberream shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Oberream was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oberream landing strikes from the mount and Jacobs is in trouble!
The referee warns Jacobs that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Oberream is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Oberream unloading with bombs!
Jacobs is breathing heavily.
Oberream lands a big elbow.
A nice elbow there by Oberream.
Jacobs is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs taking shots to the head.
Oberream landing punches.
Oberream landing strikes, looking to finish!
Oberream has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jacobs's face.
Oberream landing shots from mount.
BOOM! Oberream connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Oberream lands a big shot there that rocks Jacobs but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Oberream landing strikes from the mount and Jacobs is in trouble!
Oberream is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jacobs can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Oberream connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Oberream thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Oberream dominating with strikes here.
Jacobs gets back to half guard.
Oberream not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jacobs keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jacobs slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Oberream throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jacobs works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Oberream working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jacobs's head.

Oberream gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Oberream shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jacobs's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Oberream is working Jacobs over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Jacobs working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Oberream doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oberream manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Jacobs has his foot on Oberream's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Oberream works his way back into a safe position though.
Oberream working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jacobs's head.
Oberream working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jacobs's head.
Jacobs has momentary wrist control but Oberream slips an elbow through the middle.
Oberream tries to free his leg and advance position but Jacobs is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Oberream accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Oberream in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Oberream forces his way into half guard.
Oberream thows a huge punch but Jacobs dodges it nicely.
Oberream throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jacobs keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Oberream slips a nice elbow through Jacobs's hands, connecting with Jacobs's forehead.
Oberream slips a nice elbow through Jacobs's hands, connecting with Jacobs's forehead.
Jacobs avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Oberream.
Oberream thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Jacobs to regain full guard.
Oberream wants to pass the guard but Jacobs is keeping the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jacobs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

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.
Oberream throws an overhand right that lands on Jacobs's shoulder, as Jacobs tries to avoid the shot.

Jacobs throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Oberream stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Jacobs follows into mount!

Oberream is rocked!
Oberream is trying to escape the mount.
Oberream is working hard here to advance position.
Jacobs trying to control but Oberream is having none of it.
Oberream is wriggling around trying to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oberream wants to try and get back to his feet.
Jacobs wants to get back to his feet but Oberream is holding on tight.
Jacobs prevents Oberream from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Alistar Oberream will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Oberream shoots in for a takedown but Jacobs shows good takedown defense.
Oberream checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

Oberream shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Oberream throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Oberream missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ground and pound from Oberream.
Oberream missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Oberream connects with a nice short shot to Jacobs's temple.
Oberream wants to pass to mount but Jacobs is defending the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jacobs pushes Oberream off looking to stand but Oberream dives back in and keeps control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Oberream pushes Jacobs away with a front kick.
Oberream misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Jacobs.
Jacobs stuffs the takedown attempt from Oberream. Oberream gets slowly back to his feet.
Oberream on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Oberream shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jacobs's guard.
Alistar Oberream overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Oberream throwing strikes but missing.
Oberream is pushing down on Jacobs's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jacobs is fighting to maintain full guard but Oberream has managed to sneak the leg through.
Oberream throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jacobs gets full guard.
Oberream scoring with punches to the head and body.
Oberream wants to pass the guard but Jacobs is keeping the position.
Oberream throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jacobs avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Jacobs escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Oberream gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Oberream's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Jacobs looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Oberream tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oberream is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jacobs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jacobs throws a left that rocks Oberream and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Jacobs dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Oberream regain composure!
Oh Oberream is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oberream is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Oberream seems to have got his legs back now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oberream gets back to half guard.

Oberream kicks off Jacobs and gets to his feet.

Oberream shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Oberream lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Oberream decides to return to a standing position.
A shot to the body from Oberream misses
and Jacobs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jacobs feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Oberream's calf.
A right-left combo lands from Jacobs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oberream wants to clinch.
Oberream throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jacobs sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oberream closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jacobs circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alistar Oberream. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oberream throws a front kick aimed at Jacobs's knee but Jacobs avoids it well.
Mark Jacobs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jacobs lands a head kick!
Jacobs throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jacobs keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jacobs misses with a double jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Oberream lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jacobs has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jacobs and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Oberream shoots in but no luck this time.
Oberream tries a head kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oberream has a takedown stuffed.
Jacobs lands with a slapping head kick.

Jacobs gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Oberream makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Jacobs comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Oberream has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28

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