PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tony Romo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christian Jacobs is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Romo
vs
Jacobs

167 cm
18
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

173 cm
24
165 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Romo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Christian Jacobs!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Anthony Taglia and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobs shoots in looking for a takedown but Romo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jacobs's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
No luck for Romo with that takedown attempt.
Jacobs punishes Romo's body with a nice straight punch.
Jacobs lands a nice looking body shot.
Romo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jacobs sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jacobs throws a head kick but Romo moves out of range.
Jacobs swats away the attempt to clinch by Romo.
Jacobs lands a slapping body shot.
Jacobs misses with a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Jacobs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Romo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jacobs slips under a jab from Romo.
Romo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jacobs.
Jacobs lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jacobs darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Romo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jacobs lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Romo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jacobs counters with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jacobs lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Romo fails with the takedown
and Jacobs counters with a three punch combo that has Romo backing up. Romo nods at Jacobs to acknowledge the strikes.
Jacobs lands a jab.
A head kick from Jacobs lands but Romo takes it in his stride.
Jacobs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jacobs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romo is looking to clinch but Jacobs is avoiding it.
Romo misses with an uppercut.
Jacobs lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jacobs throws a half hearted mid kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Romo. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
That kick from Jacobs tenderised Romo's leg. Romo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jacobs lands a slapping body shot.
Romo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jacobs as he avoids it easily.
Jacobs plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jacobs lands a head kick!

Romo forces Jacobs back against the cage and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romo has Jacobs pushed against the cage.
Jacobs trying to land knees to the body.
Jacobs is trying to break the clinch but Romo has him pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Romo tries to throw a body punch but Jacobs avoids it by throwing Romo back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christian Jacobs dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Jacobs goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Romo avoids the body shot from Jacobs.
Jacobs scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jacobs throws a nice looking combination but Romo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Romo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Romo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jacobs is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Romo rather than just go for the knockout.

Romo drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jacobs looking to control.
Romo trying to control the position from guard on top but Jacobs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jacobs is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romo trying to control but Jacobs is working from the bottom.
Romo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Romo trying to control but Jacobs is working from the bottom.

We're going to have a standup here because Tony Romo wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Jacobs scores with a one two! Romo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jacobs throws a head kick but Romo moves out of range.
Romo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Romo wants to clinch up but Jacobs keeps it at a distance.
Christian Jacobs seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A cross from Jacobs lands.
Romo misses with a takedown attempt - Jacobs sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jacobs misses the shot to the body.
Romo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jacobs misses with a few strikes there.
Jacobs is looking to slow Romo down with leg kicks.
Jacobs lands a two punch combo.
Jacobs looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jacobs avoids the body shot from Romo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romo misses with a looping right.
Romo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Romo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jacobs feints and then cracks Romo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Romo down.

Romo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jacobs napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Romo misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Jacobs is looking to reverse the position.
Romo takes a little break here. Jacobs wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Romo is working Jacobs over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romo trying to control the action but Jacobs is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romo staying calm.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jacobs on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Romo trying to control the position but Jacobs is working away.
Romo 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Romo scoring with punches and elbows.
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 Tony Romo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Jacobs cracks the inside of Romo's front leg.
Jacobs looks to land a combination. Romo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jacobs stalks Romo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Romo's face. Romo staggers backwards, shaken.

Romo clinches up with Jacobs and pushes him back against the cage.
Romo taking a breather.
Romo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jacobs dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Romo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jacobs pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romo swings widly with a right hand
and Jacobs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jacobs scores with a nice strike.
Romo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jacobs counters with a nice leg kick.
Romo tries to move into range but Jacobs moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Christian Jacobs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice body kick from Jacobs.
A nice combination there by Jacobs.
Jacobs turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romo misses with a body shot.
Romo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jacobs.
Romo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jacobs lands a right hook to the body.
Romo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jacobs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jacobs fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Romo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Romo misses with an uppercut.
Jacobs looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Romo is fending him off so far but Jacobs persists. Nope, Romo circles away and we're back to standing.
Jacobs takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Romo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Romo. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romo misses the shot to the body.
Jacobs lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Romo backs up against the cage.
Romo fails with the takedown.
Jacobs looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jacobs lands with an overhand left.
Jacobs scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Jacobs shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Romo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Jacobs trying to control the position from guard on top but Romo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jacobs is fighting to break Romo's control of his arms but Romo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Romo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jacobs is fighting to break Romo's control of his arms but Romo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Christian Jacobs comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jacobs 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29

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