PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Horatio Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elias Virtanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacobs comes to the cage accompanied by Green River - CCR. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Jacobs
vs
Virtanen

179 cm
24
163 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

174 cm
21
162 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Horatio Jacobs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Elias Virtanen!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobs lands an overhand right.
Virtanen misses with a low kick.
Virtanen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jacobs.
Virtanen throws a solid leg kick but Jacobs takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Virtanen.
Jacobs feints and then cracks Virtanen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Virtanen down.
Jacobs throws a right and a left that Virtanen avoids nicely.
Elias Virtanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jacobs tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jacobs moves out of range as Virtanen throws a body kick.
Jacobs fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Virtanen is out of range.
Virtanen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jacobs shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Virtanen as he avoids it easily.
Good work by Jacobs as he checks the leg kick.
Virtanen throws a head kick but Jacobs moves out of range.
Jacobs fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Virtanen tries to clinch there but Jacobs circles away.
Jacobs throws a chopping leg kick but Virtanen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

Virtanen forces Jacobs back against the cage and clinches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Virtanen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Jacobs breaks the clinch.
Virtanen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Virtanen scores with a leg kick.
Virtanen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jacobs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Virtanen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Virtanen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Virtanen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Virtanen throws a sloppy head kick and Jacobs moves out of range easily.
Virtanen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jacobs looks to land a left hand but Virtanen moved out of range nicely.
Virtanen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jacobs's sensitive parts.
Elias Virtanen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Virtanen scoring well with a low kick there.
Virtanen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jacobs throws a series of punches but Virtanen moves out of range.
Virtanen looks to score with a jab to the body but Jacobs is just out of range.
Jacobs blocks a head kick by Virtanen.
Virtanen misses with a straight left.
Jacobs waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Virtanen.
Jacobs dips to his left and cracks Virtanen with an uppercut!
Virtanen misses with a low kick.
Jacobs looks to score with a jab to the body but Virtanen is just out of range.
Jacobs moves out of range of the strikes.
Jacobs closes this distance looking for a takedown but Virtanen circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs lands with a nice body kick.
Virtanen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jacobs's calf.
Virtanen throws a leg kick but Jacobs moved away.
Virtanen is looking to clinch but Jacobs is avoiding it.
Jacobs scores with a jab to the head.
Jacobs takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Virtanen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jacobs missing with a left hand there. Virtanen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Virtanen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jacobs throws a looping overhand right but Virtanen ducks down to avoid it.
Virtanen staying out of range there.
Jacobs takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jacobs lands with an uppercut that bounces Virtanen off the cage and back into rage.
Jacobs moves out of range of the body kick.
Jacobs checks a low kick from Virtanen.
Jacobs ducks under a wild hook from Virtanen.
Jacobs looks to land a left hand but Virtanen moved out of range nicely.
Jacobs is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Virtanen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Virtanen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Jacobs misses
letting Virtanen counter with a right hand.
A jab lands there for Jacobs.
Good leg kick by Virtanen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jacobs cracks Virtanen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Virtanen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Virtanen scores with a push kick.
Jacobs is breathing heavily.
Jacobs dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Virtanen. That did some damage!
Jacobs avoids the head kick by Virtanen.
Virtanen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jacobs checks a low kick from Virtanen.
Virtanen checks a low kick from Jacobs.
Virtanen throws a series of punches but Jacobs moves out of range.
Jacobs blocks the body kick.
Nice defenses there by Virtanen.
Virtanen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Virtanen throws the kick towards the body but Jacobs avoids it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Virtanen.
Virtanen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Virtanen both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Horatio Jacobs has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Virtanen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jacobs is out of range and Virtanen settles back down.
Virtanen wants to clinch up but Jacobs keeps it at a distance.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Virtanen - that will leave a mark!
Virtanen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Virtanen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Virtanen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jacobs.
Jacobs displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Virtanen throws out the jab.
Virtanen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jacobs connects with a solid leg kick.
Virtanen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jacobs checks a low kick from Virtanen.
Jacobs blocks a head kick by Virtanen.
Virtanen throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Virtanen misses with a body shot.
A big left from Jacobs misses.
Virtanen misses with a low kick.
Jacobs misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elias Virtanen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Horatio Jacobs's cut.
That's time! Jacobs's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jacobs smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jacobs looks to land a body kick but Virtanen moved away.
Jacobs takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jacobs listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Virtanen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Virtanen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jacobs lands with a nice body punch.
A swing and a miss from Jacobs.
Jacobs misses with a wild body shot.
Elias Virtanen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jacobs stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Virtanen.
A nice inside leg kick there by Virtanen. That's going to slow Jacobs down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Virtanen.
Virtanen takes a swing at Jacobs's ribcage but misses.
Virtanen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jacobs manages to avoid it.
Jacobs tries a head kick but it misses.
Jacobs lands a head shot.
Virtanen is looking to clinch but Jacobs is avoiding it.
Jacobs throws a hook but Virtanen blocks it.
Virtanen checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Virtanen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Virtanen doesn't manage to clinch there - Jacobs circles away.
A jab from Jacobs misses.
Virtanen misses with a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jacobs, right into the meat.
Virtanen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jacobs's head.
Jacobs cracks Virtanen with a good jab.
Virtanen looks for the body kick but Jacobs saw that one coming.
Virtanen moves out of range of the strikes.
Virtanen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Virtanen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jacobs waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Virtanen.
Virtanen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Virtanen connects with a high kick.
Jacobs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Virtanen.
Virtanen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jacobs shoots in looking for a takedown. Virtanen tries to sprawl out of it but Jacobs keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Virtanen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Virtanen misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen throws a head kick that misses.
Jacobs stuns Virtanen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jacobs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Virtanen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Jacobs misses.
Virtanen misses with a straight left.
Jacobs throws a leg kick
and Virtanen counters with an inside leg kick.
Jacobs lands a head shot.
Jacobs swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Virtanen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jacobs lands a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Virtanen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Virtanen is looking to land body kicks.
A swing and a miss from Jacobs.

Virtanen drives through and clinches with Jacobs against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jacobs stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Virtanen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jacobs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Virtanen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Virtanen lands with a right to the head.
Virtanen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Virtanen keeps control of Jacobs as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jacobs looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Virtanen lands a good knee to the midsection. Jacobs won't want to take too many of those.
Virtanen lands with a right to the head.
Virtanen landing knees to the head.
Virtanen missing with knees to the body.
Virtanen misses with a knee to the head.
Virtanen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Virtanen is breathing heavily.
Virtanen tries to land a knee to the head but Jacobs blocks with his arms.
Jacobs is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen tries a knee to the head but Jacobs blocks it.
Virtanen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Virtanen misses with a knee to the head.
Virtanen stalling in the clinch but Jacobs improves position.
Virtanen tries to land a knee to the head but Jacobs blocks with his arms.
Virtanen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Virtanen prevents Jacobs from breaking the clinch.
Virtanen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Jacobs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jacobs with a nice cross.
Jacobs looks for a takedown but Virtanen sprawls well.
Jacobs cracks Virtanen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Virtanen misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Virtanen blocks a jab.
Jacobs throws a shot from downtown. Virtanen moves away and avoids it.
Virtanen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jacobs throws out the jab.
Virtanen tries to move into range but Jacobs moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elias Virtanen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Horatio Jacobs's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Virtanen throws a head kick that misses
and Jacobs counters with a left to the body.
Jacobs throws a leg kick which misses Virtanen's front leg but catches the back leg as Virtanen tries to avoid it.
Virtanen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab from Jacobs.
Virtanen throws a push kick but Jacobs slaps the foot to one side.
A head kick by Virtanen misses
and Jacobs makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Virtanen throws a front kick aimed at Jacobs's knee but Jacobs avoids it well.
Virtanen wants to slow Jacobs down by chopping away at his legs.

Jacobs is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Virtanen's half guard.
Virtanen taking some punishment here, with Jacobs in his half guard.
Jacobs trying to control from half guard but Virtanen is working away.

Virtanen manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Jacobs misses with a looping left.
Virtanen misses with a head kick.
Virtanen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Virtanen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Virtanen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jacobs on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jacobs avoiding damage as Virtanen throws knees to the body.

Jacobs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Virtanen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jacobs.
Virtanen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jacobs paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jacobs fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Virtanen lands a head kick. Jacobs smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jacobs misses with a straight right.
Jacobs lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Virtanen backs up against the cage.
Virtanen slips a straight right by Jacobs.
Jacobs is trying hard to land a takedown here. Virtanen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jacobs lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A telegraphed right hand from Jacobs misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen throws a hook but Jacobs avoids it easily.
Virtanen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Virtanen closes the distance but Jacobs moves to the side
and Jacobs counters with a nice body kick.
Virtanen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jacobs fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Virtanen tries a head kick but it misses.
Virtanen just misses with a punch to the body.
Jacobs checks a leg kick.
Virtanen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Virtanen misses the body punch
and Jacobs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Virtanen looks to clinch
and Jacobs counters with a nice uppercut.
Jacobs keeps the fight on the outside.
Jacobs waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Virtanen.
Virtanen misses with a leg kick
and Jacobs counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Virtanen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Virtanen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jacobs counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Virtanen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jacobs misses with an uppercut.
Jacobs fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Virtanen on the side of the head.
Jacobs stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Virtanen.
Virtanen throws a sloppy head kick and Jacobs moves out of range easily.
Virtanen lands a head kick!
Virtanen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jacobs.
Virtanen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Virtanen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Virtanen misses with a leg kick.
Virtanen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jacobs throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Virtanen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Virtanen tries to clinch up but Jacobs circles away and keeps his distance.
Virtanen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Virtanen throws a low kick but Jacobs avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen dodges the punch combination from Jacobs.
Jacobs throws a hook but Virtanen blocks it.
Virtanen tries to clinch but Jacobs moves away
and Jacobs counters with a straight right hand.
Jacobs avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A big left from Virtanen misses.
Horatio Jacobs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jacobs checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Virtanen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A head kick misses from Virtanen.
Nice sprawl there from Virtanen as Jacobs shoots in.
Elias Virtanen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Horatio Jacobs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Virtanen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jacobs.
Some wild striking there from Jacobs.
Jacobs looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Virtanen is fending him off so far but Jacobs persists. Nope, Virtanen circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jacobs chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Virtanen can pounce on him.
Jacobs throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Virtanen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Virtanen.
Jacobs on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Horatio Jacobs showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Virtanen 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 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elias Virtanen!