PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Hard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glen Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Hard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hard
vs
Jacobs

210 cm
19
265 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

195 cm
20
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Hard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Glen Jacobs!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Jacobs.
Jacobs 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 looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hard is avoiding damage well.
Hard is looking to regain half guard here but Jacobs keeps moving and retains side control.

Jacobs thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jacobs throwing shots but missing, from side control.

Jacobs tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jacobs has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jacobs 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.
Hard being controlled for a moment.
Jacobs has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jacobs in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jacobs is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Hard looks calm but he's in trouble here. Jacobs gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Hard is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Jacobs lets go of the hold and Hard can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Glen Jacobs!
Glen Jacobs is the new heavyweight champion!