PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ross Bowron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tobias Jacoboni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bowron comes to the cage accompanied by Pow . Jacoboni has chosen Enter the Sandman as his entrance music. Tobias Jacoboni has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Bowron
vs
Jacoboni

190 cm
27
188 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

186 cm
18
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Ross Bowron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tobias Jacoboni!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowron shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jacoboni pinned against the cage. Jacoboni gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bowron slips a jab from Jacoboni.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bowron jumps guard but Jacoboni stands there with Bowron around his waist. Bowron gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bowron has Jacoboni pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jacoboni manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ross Bowron. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bowron tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bowron misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jacoboni blocking some punches.

Bowron manages to break the clinch.
Ross Bowron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Bowron looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowron seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Bowron won't allow Jacoboni to sweep him here.
Bowron is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Ross Bowron just wasn't active enough.
Bowron shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jacoboni sprawls well. Jacoboni wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bowron gets slowly back to his feet.
Jab, jab by Jacoboni - just one landing.
Bowron shoots in for a takedown but Jacoboni shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacoboni misses with a hook.
Bowron shoots in looking for a takedown. Jacoboni tries to sprawl out of it but Bowron keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jacoboni manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bowron fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jacoboni lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bowron fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jacoboni avoids it really well and circles away.
Jacoboni throws a looping overhand right but Bowron ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacoboni fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bowron looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bowron closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jacoboni circles away.
Bowron has a takedown stuffed.
Bowron keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bowron misses with a series of wild punches.
Jacoboni slips a straight right by Bowron.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacoboni bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bowron walks into a stiff left hand from Jacoboni.
Bowron walks into a jab.
Jacoboni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bowron walks into a straight right hand from Jacoboni.
Tobias Jacoboni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jacoboni throws a big shot that misses.
Bowron tries to clinch up but Jacoboni circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jacoboni sizes up Bowron with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Decent striking displayed by Jacoboni there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tobias Jacoboni will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jacoboni stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jacoboni wants it to stay on the feet.

Jacoboni gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bowron wanted to stand there but Jacoboni had control of the position.
Jacoboni is trying to keep Bowron in close.
Jacoboni is looking to stand up but Bowron isn't so interested in that idea.
Bowron looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice straight punches there by Jacoboni. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jacoboni.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowron on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bowron throws a poor cross that misses
and Jacoboni cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jacoboni misses with a left hand

and Bowron counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bowron throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jacoboni wants to sweep here but Bowron controlling him for the moment.
Bowron being controlled here momentarily.
Bowron postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jacoboni is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bowron stopping the sweep attempt from Jacoboni.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowron stands and throws Jacoboni's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jacoboni is looking for a sweep.

Bowron is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jacoboni has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bowron creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Bowron has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jacoboni is letting Bowron control him for a moment.
Bowron connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jacoboni some visible discomfort.
Jacoboni manages to get back to half guard.
Jacoboni blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bowron.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Jacoboni has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bowron is working away from the top position though.
Jacoboni is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowron moves into full mount! Jacoboni won't be happy about that!
Bowron sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bowron in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bowron looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bowron prevents Jacoboni from getting the reversal.
BOOM! Bowron connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bowron controlling from the full mount.
Bowron seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Jacoboni for as long as he can get away with.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bowron lands a heavy elbow.
Bowron dominating with strikes here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bowron controlling his opponent.
Jacoboni tries to lock up and control but Bowron gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jacoboni is bucking up trying to escape but Bowron cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bowron content just to control the position here.
Jacoboni keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ross Bowron dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Bowron tries to clinch there but Jacoboni circles away.
Jacoboni wants to land a leg kick but Bowron is out of range.
Bowron tries to clinch up
letting Jacoboni counter with a right hand.
A head kick misses from Bowron.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bowron closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Jacoboni quickly recovers to half guard.
Bowron throwing shots but Jacoboni is blocking nicely.
Bowron controlling the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowron trying to mount his opponent but Jacoboni defends it.
Jacoboni wants to get back to full guard.
Bowron content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ross Bowron wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Bowron misses with a double jab.
Bowron works the jab nicely.
Jacoboni's corner calls for a 1-2. Jacoboni obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bowron throws a body punch but Jacoboni moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowron shoots in for a takedown but Jacoboni shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bowron tries to close the distance and clinch but Jacoboni swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bowron misses with a straight left.
Jacoboni cracks Bowron with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tobias Jacoboni seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bowron uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jacoboni.
Bowron doesn't manage to clinch there - Jacoboni circles away.
Bowron fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bowron shoots in for a takedown but Jacoboni shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ross Bowron. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jacoboni stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jacoboni wants it to stay on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacoboni stuns Bowron with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bowron misses with a looping right.
Ross Bowron is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jacoboni lands the left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Jacoboni misses the target.
Jacoboni misses with a hook. Bowron ducked under it nicely.
Bowron takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jacoboni slips a jab and a cross from Bowron.
Jacoboni jabs Bowron to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jacoboni lands with a good body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacoboni scores with a body shot.
Jacoboni swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bowron ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bowron shoots in for a takedown but Jacoboni shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bowron has a takedown stuffed.
Jacoboni misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jacoboni throws a shot from downtown. Bowron moves away and avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tobias Jacoboni.
I think Jacoboni 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ross Bowron!