PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Jones (ranked 2396 p4p, 343 weight class) and Billy Jacob (ranked 2019 p4p, 290 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Empire State of Mind. On his way into the cage it seems that Nathan Jones has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Nathan Jones seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Jones
vs
Jacob

195 cm
25
205 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
205 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Combat Wombat (90% Laundry)

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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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nathan Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Billy Jacob!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jacob manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jones takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Billy Jacob seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jacob blocks an uppercut.
Jacob looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jacob lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jones.
Jacob swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Jones - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Jones stalling against the cage.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jacob blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones blocking some punches.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jacob misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Jones.
Jacob misses with some punches.
Jones blocking some punches.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Jacob stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Jacob throws a head punch that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Jones.
Jacob tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jacob has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Jacob misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jacob lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jones or not.
Jones is breathing heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jacob.
Jacob can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Jacob lands with a light punch inside.
Jones blocking some punches.
Jacob swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones lands a left hand.
Jacob tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jacob tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
A short uppercut from Jones.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jacob.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Jones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jacob backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Jacob has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Jacob lands a left hand.
Jacob pushes Jones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones blocking some punches.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jacob lands with a short shot to the head.
Jacob lands with a right to the head.
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jacobs head.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Jacob controls the action.
Jones cracks Jacob with a nice body shot.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Jacob uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jacob tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jacob misses with a punch on the inside.
Jacob blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Jones.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jacob swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jacob misses with some punches.
Jacob misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jacob.
Jacob fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Jacob lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jones blocks a body shot from Jacob.
Jacob is leaning against Jones and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacob tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jacob tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Jacob lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice left hand lands by Jones.
Jacob tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Jacob misses with some punches.
Jacob lands a shoulder strike.
Jacob lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A short uppercut from Jacob.
Jones looking to slow down the pace here.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Jones blocking some punches.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Jacob avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Jones just leaning against Jacob, taking a breather.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
Jacob goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Jacob.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jones ducks under a wild hook from Jacob.
Jacob scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Jones darts in and clinches Jacob up against the cage.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Jacob.
Jacob swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jacob has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Jacob blocks a body shot from Jones.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jacob swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jacob swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacob misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jacob goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jacob swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Jacob misses with some punches.
Jacob misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacob tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Jacob swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Jones on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jones.
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
Jones is trying to stall.
Jacob swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jacob misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones has Jacob pressed against the cage.
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jacob backwards.
Jacob misses with the head strike.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jones.
Jones lands a nice uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jones - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jacob fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jacob scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Jacob.
Jacob throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Jacob misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jacob.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jacob misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jacob blocks a body shot from Jones.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Jacob uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jacob tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Jacob misses with the head strike.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Jacob avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Jacob throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jacob.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Jacob blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones working aggressively here.
Jones gets through Jacob's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jacob blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jacob misses with some punches.
Jacob goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jacob blocks a body shot from Jones.
Jacob has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jacob has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Jones blocking some punches.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Jones effectively controlling the action here.
Jacob has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Jacob blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jones lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jacob throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacob throws a head punch that misses.
Jacob fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jacob.
A head punch on the inside from Jacob fails to land.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jacob swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones tries to work over Jacob's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jacob swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jacob.
Billy Jacob seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jacob tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jacob misses with some punches.
Jacob lands a nice shot to the body.
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jones lands an uppercut.
Jacob misses with some punches.
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 Nathan Jones will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Jacob thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones tries to counter by clinching up but Jacob breaks away and moves out of range.
Jacob throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Jacob manages to circle out of the way.
Jones is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Jacob getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice uppercut lands for Jacob. That snapped Jones's head back.
Jones wants to clinch up but Jacob keeps it at a distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jacob! But no joy.
Jones tries to clinch there but Jacob circles away.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Jacob! Jones is backing up but he can't get away as Jacob lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Jones and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Billy Jacob!
Our winner, Billy Jacob, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Nathan Jones spoke after the fight, saying 'I will be back to rectify this loss. mark my words.'.