PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Joe Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Mayhem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacobs comes to the cage accompanied by Jonny Cash - God's Gonna Cut You Down. Mayhem has chosen Bullet With A Name by Nonpoint as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Billy Joe Jacobs had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Joe Jacobs
vs
Mayhem

188 cm
33
208 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

186 cm
38
195 lbs
31 - 17 - 0

Great wrestler
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Sun-Tzu

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Joe Jacobs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Mayhem!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayhem takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jacobs throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jacobs moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mayhem gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jacobs.
Jacobs tries to land a body kick
letting Mayhem counter with a right hand.
Mayhem misses with a leg kick.
Jacobs tries to clinch but Mayhem moves out of range.
Jacobs avoids the head kick by Mayhem.
Both fighters circling a little - Mayhem finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Mayhem looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mayhem takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jacobs throws a push kick but Mayhem slaps the foot to one side.
Mayhem throws a series of punches but Jacobs moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Jacobs tenderised Mayhem's leg. Mayhem is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jacobs throws an overhand right that lands on Mayhem's shoulder, as Mayhem tries to avoid the shot.
And Mayhem tries to counter it with a takedown but Jacobs pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jacobs throws a low kick but Mayhem moves out of range easily.
Jacobs connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jacobs keeps Mayhem at a distance using the push kick.
A head kick by Mayhem misses
and Jacobs counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mayhem's knee momentarily.
Jacobs lands a leg kick that knocks Mayhem off balance momentarily.
Mayhem takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
John Mayhem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mayhem takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jacobs lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mayhem's sensitive parts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jacobs doesn't seem bothered though.
A clash of legs there as Mayhem blocks the low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jacobs finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mayhem ducks right into an uppercut from Jacobs.
Mayhem fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jacobs manages to avoid it.
Jacobs half committed to a counter leg kick.
Mayhem darts in looking for a takedown but Jacobs gets double underhooks and turns Mayhem into the cage.
Nice shot by Jacobs.
Mayhem thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mayhem throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jacobs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jacobs looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jacobs tries to bum rush Mayhem with a series of wild strikes but Mayhem uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs throws a big shot that misses.
Billy Joe Jacobs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jacobs lands a jab to the nose.
Mayhem fails with an attempt to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Jacobs misses the target.
Jacobs takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mayhem tries to bum rush Jacobs with a series of wild strikes but Jacobs uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jacobs fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've been informed that Mayhem has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Jacobs connects with an inside leg kick.
Mayhem is looking to clinch.
Jacobs thuds a left hand into Mayhem's body.
Mayhem misses with a straight left.
Jacobs tried to counter with a leg kick but Mayhem avoided it.
Mayhem's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jacobs fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mayhem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem closes the distance but Jacobs moves to the side
and Jacobs counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mayhem moves out of range of the body kick from Jacobs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jacobs scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Jacobs lands a big right hand that sends Mayhem crashing to the mat! Jacobs stays standing though and waves Mayhem back to his feet!

Mayhem is rocked!
A big left from Mayhem misses.
Mayhem is still on wobbly legs! Can Jacobs finish him?
You can see that Mayhem has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Jacobs connects with a body shot that sends Mayhem's belly button to the back.
Mayhem seems to have recovered his senses.
Jacobs has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mayhem.
Mayhem uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jacobs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mayhem lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Joe Jacobs dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jacobs lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mayhem's sensitive parts.
Mayhem tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mayhem wants to clinch but Jacobs slips to the side
and Jacobs counters with an inside leg kick.
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 head kick misses from Jacobs.
Jacobs lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mayhem's sensitive parts.
Jacobs listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mayhem misses with a takedown
and Jacobs counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Jacobs lands a big right hand that sends Mayhem crashing to the mat! Jacobs stays standing though and waves Mayhem back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mayhem fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Mayhem misses
and Jacobs counters with a nice body shot.
Mayhem is breathing heavily.
Jacobs throws a leg kick which misses Mayhem's front leg but catches the back leg as Mayhem tries to avoid it.
Jacobs lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mayhem takes a step back to recover.
John Mayhem is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mayhem jabs at Jacobs's body.
Mayhem doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jacobs counters with a stiff right hand.
Billy Joe Jacobs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Mayhem.
Mayhem rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jacobs makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jacobs throws a leg kick but Mayhem sees it coming and checks it nicely.
and Jacobs counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Mayhem! He's just covering up as Jacobs starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Joe Jacobs!
After winning the bout, Billy Joe Jacobs thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated John Mayhem had this to say: 'Excuse me while I kill myself.'.