PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Horatio Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mike choppra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacobs comes to the ring accompanied by Green River. choppra has chosen yes as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as mike choppra enters the ring!

Jacobs
vs
choppra

179 cm
20
163 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

180 cm
22
158 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Solid chin

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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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Horatio Jacobs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, mike choppra!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
choppra avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jacobs misses with a straight left.
Some wild striking there from Jacobs.
Jacobs avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
choppra misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice body punch from Jacobs.
Jacobs drops choppra with a left right combo! Jacobs follows him down to the ground into side control.

choppra is rocked!

It looks like mike choppra has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Jacobs decides to take the fight back to the feet.
choppra is still on wobbly legs! Can Jacobs finish him?
choppra swinging wilding here.
choppra seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice defenses there by choppra.
choppra takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
choppra takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
choppra tries to clinch but Jacobs is having none of it.
Jacobs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by choppra.
A big left from choppra misses.
Jacobs tries to close the distance and clinch but choppra swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jacobs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jacobs.
Horatio Jacobs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jacobs looks to throw the jab but choppra is out of range.
Jacobs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jacobs uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before choppra has time to react.
Jacobs misses with a wild combination.
Jacobs throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Jacobs moves into the clinch successfully.
choppra swings away with an uppercut that misses.
choppra drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Jacobs manages to break the clinch.
choppra scores with a jab.
A punch combination from choppra misses.
Jacobs circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jacobs scores with a body shot.
Jacobs throws a combination that misses
and Jacobs takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
choppra looks for a takedown but Jacobs sprawls well.
choppra looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some wild striking there from choppra.
Jacobs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jacobs - that will leave a mark!
Jacobs throws a series of punches but choppra avoids them all with ease.
choppra shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jacobs pinned against the cage. Jacobs gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Horatio Jacobs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of mike choppra.
Jacobs misses with the combination.
choppra is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jacobs throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jacobs throws a hook but choppra avoids it easily.
Jacobs throws a right hand that choppra ducks under and follows up with a left that choppra also avoids with ease.
Jacobs uses good head movement to avoid the hook from choppra.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs throws an uppercut from half a mile away. choppra sees it coming and avoids it easily.

choppra shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
choppra is landing with some decent strikes but Jacobs is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

choppra is working for a guillotine from mount but Jacobs frees his head quite easily.
Jacobs is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
choppra connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jacobs's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
choppra trying to control but he's not successful this time.
choppra looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
choppra raining down shots from the mount!
choppra lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jacobs hang on?
choppra scores with a couple of good head shots there.
choppra landing shots from mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jacobs squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
choppra raining down shots from the mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
choppra lands a nice shot to the head.
choppra with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Horatio Jacobs dominated that round.
The cut man is working on mike choppra's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Jacobs lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but choppra circles away quickly and effectively.
Jacobs throws a right and a left that choppra avoids nicely.
Jacobs throws a right hand that choppra ducks under and follows up with a left that choppra also avoids with ease.
Jacobs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
choppra tries to clinch up but Jacobs circles away and keeps his distance.
choppra moves in looking to clinch but Jacobs pushes him off.
choppra fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
choppra throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jacobs fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jacobs connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between choppra's hands.

choppra moves into range and clinches up with Jacobs.
choppra tries for a takedown. No joy.

Jacobs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
choppra dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Jacobs.
choppra dodges the punch combination from Jacobs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
choppra slips a jab from Jacobs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
choppra takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
choppra scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jacobs takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jacobs displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
choppra swats away the attempt to clinch by Jacobs.
Jacobs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by choppra.
Jacobs drops his hands momentarily and choppra takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
choppra shoots in and drives through. Jacobs sprawls well.
Horatio Jacobs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of mike choppra.
choppra tries for a takedown but Jacobs sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jacobs misses with a wild combination.
choppra shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jacobs but Jacobs pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jacobs changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jacobs throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and choppra counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs lunges at choppra with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by choppra's hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jacobs.
Jacobs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but choppra moves away.
choppra looks to land a left hand but Jacobs moved out of range nicely.
Jacobs is on the wrong end of a nice combination from choppra.
Jacobs scores with a sloppy right hand. choppra should have avoided that one.
Jacobs bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps choppra's head backwards.
Horatio Jacobs is winning the standup battle so far.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jacobs!
Jacobs throws the left hand but choppra avoids the punch easily.
A left and a right from choppra both land. Nice combination.
Jacobs misses with a double jab.
choppra dips to his left and cracks Jacobs with an uppercut!
Jacobs misses with an uppercut. choppra saw that one coming.
choppra throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - choppra looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jacobs bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
choppra misses the jab.
Horatio Jacobs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jacobs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jacobs fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jacobs misses with a double jab
and choppra counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
choppra might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jacobs doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
choppra looks for a takedown but Jacobs sprawls well.
Jacobs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

choppra clinches.
choppra goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jacobs prevents it.

Jacobs breaks the clinch.
choppra circles away from the clinch attempt

and choppra counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
choppra throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst choppra is controlling him.
choppra scoring with some ground and pound.
choppra trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
choppra cracks Jacobs with a solid left hand.
choppra distracts Jacobs with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
choppra lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
choppra is working Jacobs over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
choppra won't allow Jacobs to get back to his feet.
choppra throwing strikes but missing.
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 Horatio Jacobs will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on mike choppra's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

A shot to de liver by choppra. Beautiful body shot.
choppra throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jacobs.
No joy there for Jacobs, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
choppra tries to clinch but Jacobs moves out of range.
A big left from choppra misses.
choppra moves in looking to clinch but Jacobs pushes him off.
choppra throws a big shot that misses.
choppra fails with an attempt to clinch.
A jab from Jacobs misses.
choppra throws a series of punches but Jacobs avoids them all with ease.
Jacobs throws an uppercut from half a mile away. choppra sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacobs fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches choppra on the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jacobs misses with a few strikes there.

choppra moves into range and clinches up with Jacobs.
choppra goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jacobs prevents it.

Jacobs manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jacobs throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jacobs swats away the attempt to clinch by choppra.
Jacobs throws the left hand but choppra avoids the punch easily.
choppra circles away from the clinch attempt.
choppra ducks under a wild hook from Jacobs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from choppra.
Jacobs ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
choppra showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jacobs.
choppra moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

choppra drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jacobs is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst choppra is controlling him.
choppra trying to control the position from guard on top but Jacobs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs has momentary wrist control but choppra slips an elbow through the middle.
choppra looking to pass the guard.

Jacobs manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Jacobs on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jacobs missing with a left hand there. choppra was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
choppra missing with a left hand there. Jacobs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
choppra tries to close the distance and clinch but Jacobs swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
choppra will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Horatio Jacobs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of mike choppra.
Jacobs looks to land a combination. choppra sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
choppra is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jacobs.
Jacobs with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
choppra blocks a head kick by Jacobs.
choppra works Jacobs's body with a nice hook.
Nice straight punches there by choppra. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of choppra.
choppra tries to close the distance and clinch but Jacobs swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A punch combination from Jacobs misses.

choppra feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
choppra pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jacobs is keeping the position for now.
Jacobs working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from choppra.
choppra tries to free his leg and advance position but Jacobs is retaining full guard.
choppra postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
choppra postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
choppra would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
mike choppra has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
choppra connects with a couple of short punches.
Jacobs keeping moving, preventing choppra from controlling successfully.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jacobs thows a left - swing and a miss!
choppra shoots for a takedown but Jacobs saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
choppra has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jacobs finds it's way round the side to connect with choppra's head.
choppra takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
choppra on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
choppra moves in looking to clinch but Jacobs pushes him off.
Horatio Jacobs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jacobs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
choppra slips under a jab from Jacobs.
Jacobs takes one to the side of the head.
Jacobs takes one to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Horatio Jacobs.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jacobs, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight for Horatio Jacobs!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Horatio Jacobs!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Horatio Jacobs!

Horatio Jacobs wins by unanimous decision!