PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andy Silvia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Silvia
vs
Jacobs

180 cm
19
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
23
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andy Silvia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Christian Jacobs!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jorge Garcia and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy body kick from Jacobs
and Silvia counters with a straight right hand.

Jacobs shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jacobs showed some decent athleticism there.
Jacobs content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Silvia is trying to stand up here but Jacobs is controlling him well.
Jacobs is looking to pass Silvia's guard but actually Silvia recovers to full guard.
Jacobs distracts Silvia with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jacobs throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silvia controls Jacobs momentarily but Jacobs frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvia keeping moving, preventing Jacobs from controlling successfully.
Jacobs stopping the sweep attempt from Silvia.

Jacobs drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Silvia dives on top into guard.
Silvia won't allow Jacobs to sweep him here.
Jacobs has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Silvia won't allow Jacobs to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jacobs has control of Silvia's left arm, preventing Silvia from doing any damage.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Jacobs closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Silvia quickly recovers to half guard.
Jacobs missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silvia keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Silvia tries to roll over but Jacobs keeps him under control.
Jacobs is pressing down on Silvia's thigh, looking to free his foot. Silvia is holding on for now.
Silvia is breathing heavily.
Silvia is refusing to be controlled, as Jacobs sits in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvia avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jacobs.
Jacobs throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Jacobs is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Silvia has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jacobs thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silvia's head.
Jacobs looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Jacobs looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jacobs wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silvia keeps working.
Jacobs controlling the action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Jacobs is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Silvia defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jacobs connects with a high kick.
Christian Jacobs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silvia thuds his shin into the meat of Jacobs's side.

Jacobs closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Silvia to the mat! Silvia manages to get full guard.
Jacobs content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jacobs connects with a couple of short punches.
Jacobs must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Silvia is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jacobs tries to free his leg and advance position but Silvia is retaining full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jacobs controlling from the top position.
Jacobs trying to control but Silvia is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Andy Silvia wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Silvia throws a left and a right that both miss

and Jacobs counters by moving into the clinch.
Jacobs pushes Silvia back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Jacobs breaks the clinch.
Jacobs lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jacobs throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jacobs throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jacobs drives through and clinches with Silvia against the cage.
Jacobs lands a nice elbow.

Jacobs has Silvia pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Jacobs pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Silvia tumbling to the mat - Jacobs dives into Silvia's guard.

Jacobs drops back looking for a leg! Silvia is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Silvia manages to kick Jacobs off! Jacobs jumps back into Silvia's guard.
Jacobs stands and throws Silvia's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Jacobs advances to full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs controlling the position easily from mount.
Jacobs lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jacobs tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jacobs lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jacobs is landing with some decent strikes but Silvia is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jacobs raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs dominating with strikes here.
Jacobs dominating with strikes here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jacobs landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jacobs unloading with bombs!
Jacobs is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Silvia can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jacobs lands a big elbow.
Jacobs is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Silvia can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jacobs landing strikes, looking to finish!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jacobs lands a big elbow.
Silvia in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christian Jacobs showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Jacobs shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Silvia's guard.
Jacobs pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silvia is keeping the position for now.
Jacobs content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Silvia throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Jacobs pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silvia is keeping the position for now.
Jacobs working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jacobs's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jacobs has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jacobs postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jacobs trying to control but Silvia is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs controls from within his opponent's guard.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Christian Jacobs hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Jacobs throws a leg kick which misses Silvia's front leg but catches the back leg as Silvia tries to avoid it.
Silvia takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

Jacobs clinches up with Silvia and pushes him back against the cage.
Jacobs is struggling to control the position.
Jacobs lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jacobs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Jacobs closes the distance and clinches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jacobs holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Jacobs manages to break the clinch.

Jacobs rushes Silvia and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jacobs lands a shot to the body.

Jacobs jumps guard.
Jacobs controlling Silvia's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christian Jacobs has got the better of the ground game so far.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Jacobs looking for a sweep. Not yet Jacobs, not yet.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Christian Jacobs.

Jacobs drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Silvia keeping moving, preventing Jacobs from controlling successfully.
Jacobs passes Silvia's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jacobs passes the guard and advances to mount!
Silvia is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jacobs controlling the position easily from mount.
Jacobs fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

And that's the end of the fight!
Christian Jacobs comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jacobs has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 25:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 26:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christian Jacobs!