PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Christian Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Memph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Jacobs
vs
Memph

173 cm
24
165 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

185 cm
25
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Christian Jacobs!
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, Jon Memph!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Lou da Vinci and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Memph as Jacobs shoots in.

Jacobs bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Jacobs misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Jacobs is looking to take a break and control but Memph is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Memph is pushing Jacobs's head away, looking to escape. Jacobs manages to hold on to the position though.
Memph seems a little lost for a moment, as Jacobs dominates the positioning.
Jacobs creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Memph sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Jacobs remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Jacobs trying to control the action but Memph is working from the bottom.
Memph bucks up and tries to throw Jacobs off but instead Jacobs has got his back!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Memph is looking for a way out.
Memph is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Jacobs.
Jacobs lands a shot to the body.
Jacobs controls the position.
Memph wants to get back to his feet.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jacobs tightening his grip on Memph, looking for the choke.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Memph looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Jacobs scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Jacobs controlling the position well here. Memph rolled but Jacobs kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Memph is looking for a way out.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jacobs scores with punches from the back.
Good control from Jacobs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Memph really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jacobs. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jacobs lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Memph hold on?!
Jacobs scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Memph looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jacobs controlling from the back.
Jacobs is landing with strikes. Memph can't take much more of this.
Jacobs controlling from the back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jacobs lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Memph hold on?!
Jacobs slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Jacobs has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christian Jacobs dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jacobs throws a right hand that Memph ducks under and follows up with a left that Memph also avoids with ease.
Jacobs shoots in for a takedown but Memph shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jacobs chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Memph can pounce on him.
A solid body kick from Memph.
The fight stays on the outside here - Memph looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Memph looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Jacobs clinches.
Memph wants to break free but Jacobs has control.
A frustrated look appears on Memph's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Jacobs for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Jacobs drops down looking for an ankle pick but Memph pulls his leg out and moves away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jacobs.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christian Jacobs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jacobs misses with an attempted mid kick.
Memph misses with a double jab.
Jacobs fails with a takedown attempt.
Jacobs showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Memph.
Memph is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jacobs dodges the punch combination from Memph.
Jacobs fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Memph avoids it really well and circles away.
Memph throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Jacobs counters with a takedown into side control.
Christian Jacobs overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jacobs has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Memph!
Memph is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jacobs cracks Memph with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Memph is trying to stand up.
Jacobs controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs lands a nice shot to the head.
Jacobs controlling the position easily from mount.
Jacobs is landing with some decent strikes but Memph is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jacobs is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Jacobs!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Christian Jacobs!