PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Jakobz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Warden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jakobz comes to the ring accompanied by RSP feat. Thomax - Nordaførr. Warden has chosen bodies as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Jakobz
vs
Warden

186 cm
24
176 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

190 cm
24
175 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Nuclear Nutritions
Bargain Basement Best Buy (only $20)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Jay Jakobz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Warden!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warden showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jakobz.
Warden fails with an attempt to clinch.
A cross from Jakobz lands.

It looks like Jason Warden has been cut.
Warden tries to clinch but Jakobz moves out of range.
Jakobz throws a series of punches but Warden moves out of range.

Warden feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jakobz wants to stand but Warden is controlling the position.
Jakobz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Warden.
Warden stops Jakobz from standing up.
Jakobz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Warden throws and elbow that misses. Jakobz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Warden's guard. Nice move by Jakobz!
Warden strikes from his own guard.
Jakobz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Warden thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Warden wants to stand but Jakobz is controlling the position.

Warden throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Warden throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Jakobz with a flurry of punches that miss.

Jakobz stands up from guard. Let's bang!
A big left from Jakobz misses.
A clash of legs there as Warden blocks the low kick.
Warden wants to clinch.
Warden takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Warden fails in his attempt to clinch.
Warden displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jakobz throws out the jab.
Jay Jakobz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jakobz misses the jab.
Jakobz just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warden shoots in looking for a takedown. Jakobz tries to sprawl out of it but Warden keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Jakobz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jakobz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Warden was well out of range. Poor timing from Jakobz.
Jakobz throws a hook to the side of Warden's head but Warden sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jakobz waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Warden.
Warden slips a jab from Jakobz.

Warden closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Warden lands an elbow inside that Jakobz shrugs off.
Jakobz is trying to break free.
A knee to the head by Warden.
Jakobz misses with the head strike.
Warden lands an elbow inside.
Warden scores with a shot to the side of Jakobz's head.
Warden stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Warden missing with knees to the body.
Jakobz gets underhooks to prevent Warden's takedown attempt.
Warden looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jakobz throws a head punch that misses.

Jakobz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Warden fails in his attempt to clinch.

Warden clinches up against the ropes.
Warden drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jakobz gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jay Jakobz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Warden.
Warden looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warden can't break the clinch.
Jakobz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Warden throws an elbow but misses.

Warden pulls guard effortlessly.
Jakobz has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Warden is proving hard to escape from.
Jakobz wants to stand and escape but instead Warden has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Warden wants to stand but Jakobz is controlling his posture from full guard.
Warden wants to control from the top but Jakobz keeps moving.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Warden throwing strikes from guard but Jakobz blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Warden throwing strikes but missing.
Warden wants to control from the top but Jakobz keeps moving.
Warden in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A slow jab from Jakobz misses its intended target.
Warden checks a leg kick.
Jakobz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jakobz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jakobz misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Jakobz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Warden's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Warden fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jakobz avoids it really well and circles away.
Jakobz throws a right and a left that Warden avoids nicely.
Jakobz scores with a jab.
Jakobz lands a jab.
Jakobz throws a series of punches but Warden moves out of range.
Jakobz thows a body shot but no joy.
Warden is looking to clinch but Jakobz is avoiding it.

Warden closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Jakobz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jakobz wants to stall.
Warden lands an elbow just above Jakobz 's eye.
Warden has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jakobz avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Warden using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jakobz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Warden connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jakobz's face.
Warden gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Warden is breathing heavily.
Warden has Jakobz pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Jakobz manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jay Jakobz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Warden.
Jakobz wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jakobz working hard to break the clinch.

Jakobz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Warden moves in looking to clinch but Jakobz pushes him off.
Warden tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Jakobz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jakobz lands a with a good body shot.
Jakobz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Warden moves away from the strike by Jakobz.

Warden darts in and clinches Jakobz up against the ropes.
Jakobz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Jakobz breaks from the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Warden 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Warden doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jakobz misses the jab.
Jakobz swinging wilding here.
An inside leg kick from Jakobz misses.
Warden tries to clinch up but Jakobz circles away and keeps his distance.
Jakobz looks to land a left hand but Warden moved out of range nicely.
Warden tries to clinch there but Jakobz circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jakobz misses with a straight right.
Jay Jakobz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Warden tries to close the distance and clinch but Jakobz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Warden displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jakobz throws out the jab.
Warden looks to score with a jab to the body but Jakobz is just out of range.
Nice jab there from Jakobz.

Warden moves into the clinch successfully.
A body shot lands from Warden.

Jakobz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Warden shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jakobz defends it nicely.
Jakobz moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jakobz throws a jab when Warden was well out of range.
Jakobz scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Warden moves in looking to clinch but Jakobz pushes him off.
Warden moves in looking to clinch but Jakobz pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jakobz motions for Warden to come forward. Jakobz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Warden closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Jakobz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Warden changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jakobz fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jakobz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Warden moves in looking to clinch but Jakobz pushes him off.
A solid body kick from Warden.
A big left from Jakobz misses.
Warden ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Warden fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jakobz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Warden looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jakobz thows a body shot but no joy.
Jakobz stuffs the takedown attempt from Warden. Warden gets slowly back to his feet.
Warden blocks a jab.
Jakobz misses with a straight left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jakobz keeps the fight on the outside.

Warden gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Warden keeps control of Jakobz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jakobz wants to get back to striking at distance but Warden won't allow it.
Warden has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jakobz avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jakobz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jakobz is trying to break free.
Knees in the clinch landing for Warden.
Warden changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jakobz fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Warden takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Warden looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jakobz misses with a straight right.
Warden takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Warden looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Warden is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Jakobz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jason Warden's cut.
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!

Jakobz lands a jab to the head.
Jakobz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Warden doesn't seem bothered though.
Warden is looking to clinch but Jakobz is avoiding it.

Warden rushes Jakobz and presses him up against the ropes.

Jakobz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jakobz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jason Warden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jakobz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Warden sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jakobz misses with a wild body shot.
Jakobz looks to land a combination but Warden avoids it well.
Warden swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jakobz.
Warden fails with an attempt to clinch.
Warden connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jakobz momentarily.
Jakobz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Warden fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jakobz misses the shot to the body.
Warden is looking to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jakobz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jay Jakobz is winning the standup battle so far.
Jakobz throws a sloppy body shot

and Warden counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Warden lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Warden breaks from the clinch.
Warden tries to clinch up but Jakobz circles away and keeps his distance.

Warden closes the distance and clinches.
Warden unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jakobz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Warden keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jakobz's efforts to push away.

Warden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Warden turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jakobz throws a looping overhand right but Warden ducks down to avoid it.
Warden is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Warden is looking to clinch but Jakobz is avoiding it.
Jakobz throws a hook but Warden blocks it.
Jakobz throws the left hand but Warden avoids the punch easily.
Warden is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Warden is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jakobz misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jakobz takes a swing at Warden's ribcage but misses.
Warden looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jakobz is fending him off so far but Warden persists. Nope, Jakobz circles away and we're back to standing.

Warden shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jakobz is trying to defend but Warden finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jakobz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Warden tries to pass to full mount but Jakobz defends it.
Warden missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jakobz is not content to let Warden control the position.
Warden thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jakobz makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Jakobz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jakobz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Warden lands a nice looking body kick.
Warden is looking to clinch.
Jakobz misses with a series of wild punches.

Warden gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jason Warden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Warden is working for takedown but Jakobz is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jakobz wants to get back to striking at distance but Warden won't allow it.
Warden crunches a lovely knee into Jakobz's ribcage.
A bit of stalling here from Jakobz.
Warden lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jakobz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Warden is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Jakobz can't fight it off and eventually Warden manages to take the fight to the floor. Jakobz looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jay Jakobz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jakobz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Warden throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Warden looking to sit in guard and control but Jakobz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jakobz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Warden keeping full guard, as Jakobz tries to pass.
Jakobz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jakobz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jakobz tries to stand but Warden is controlling from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Warden comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jakobz 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Jakobz!