PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Horatio Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matsufubu Rofuru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacobs's entrance music is Green River - CCR. A fine choice. Rofuru is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Tetsuya Komuro - Speed 2. The key to victory for Horatio Jacobs has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Jacobs
vs
Rofuru

179 cm
26
163 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

172 cm
30
164 lbs
15 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Horatio Jacobs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Matsufubu Rofuru!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobs misses with a wild body shot.
Rofuru misses with the combination.
Jacobs scores with a jab to the head.
Rofuru misses with a body shot.
Rofuru misses with a hook to the body
and Jacobs counters with a straight right hand.
Rofuru misses with a wild body shot.
Jacobs throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jacobs staying out of range there.
Jacobs looks to land a right hand but Rofuru moved out of range.
Rofuru misses with a shot to the body
and Jacobs counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crunch! Jacobs slams his shin into Rofuru's torso.
Rofuru shoots in looking for a takedown. Jacobs tries to sprawl out of it but Rofuru keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jacobs manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Horatio Jacobs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rofuru takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rofuru steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jacobs.
Good work by Rofuru as he checks the leg kick.
Rofuru has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jacobs finds it's way round the side to connect with Rofuru's head.
Rofuru avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jacobs throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rofuru.
Rofuru looks for a takedown but Jacobs sprawls well.
Jacobs pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jacobs tries to score with a low kick but Rofuru moves his leg out of the way.
Jacobs connects with a looping right hand.
Jacobs misses with an uppercut. Rofuru saw that one coming.
Jacobs throws a hook to the side of Rofuru's head but Rofuru sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rofuru just misses with a punch to the body.
Rofuru is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jacobs sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Horatio Jacobs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matsufubu Rofuru.
Rofuru uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jacobs has time to react.
Jacobs displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rofuru.
Rofuru moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jacobs. Rofuru does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jacobs throws a shot from downtown. Rofuru moves away and avoids it.
Jacobs moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jacobs throws a low kick but Rofuru moves out of range easily.
A swing and a miss from Jacobs.
Jacobs stuffs the takedown attempt from Rofuru. Rofuru gets slowly back to his feet.
Jacobs lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rofuru circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs misses with a hook to the body
and Jacobs takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rofuru uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jacobs.
Rofuru lands with a straight right. Jacobs didn't see that one coming.
Jacobs dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rofuru throws a body punch but Jacobs moves out of range.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Rofuru.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Jacobs looking for a sweep but Rofuru has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Rofuru looking to control but Jacobs is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jacobs taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs is squirming around, avoiding Rofuru's attempts to control the action.
Jacobs is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rofuru can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jacobs is looking to escape.
Rofuru scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jacobs?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rofuru can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jacobs is looking to escape.
Rofuru has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jacobs's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Horatio Jacobs dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Rofuru takes a swing at Jacobs's ribcage but misses.
Jacobs lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jacobs. Rofuru does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jacobs lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jacobs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rofuru is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jacobs rather than just go for the knockout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rofuru is defended easily by Jacobs.
Rofuru moves away from the strike by Jacobs.
Rofuru moves out of range of the strikes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jacobs lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rofuru has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rofuru and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rofuru on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jacobs scores with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
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 combination from Jacobs does no damage.

Rofuru scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jacobs is looking to get back to is feet but Rofuru passes into side control.
Rofuru misses with the ground and pound.
Jacobs manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Jacobs prevents Rofuru from improving his position.
Jacobs missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jacobs not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rofuru wants to control but Jacobs is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rofuru is trying to get back to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jacobs seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

Jacobs is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Jacobs wants to stand up but Rofuru has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Jacobs passes to full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rofuru is desperately trying to improve his position but Jacobs has a good base and remains in mount.
Jacobs controlling his opponent.
Jacobs misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Rofuru sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Jacobs lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rofuru wants to control but Jacobs is keeping busy.

Jacobs stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs tries to bum rush Rofuru with a series of wild strikes but Rofuru uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rofuru shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jacobs pinned against the cage. Jacobs gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rofuru fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rofuru shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jacobs makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Horatio Jacobs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matsufubu Rofuru.

Rofuru gets tackled into the cage by Jacobs. Jacobs maintains the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Jacobs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jacobs connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Horatio Jacobs is winning the standup battle so far.
Rofuru avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Horatio Jacobs dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Jacobs throws a head kick that misses.
Rofuru thows a body shot but no joy.
Jacobs misses with a straight right.
Jacobs connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rofuru. Rofuru circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Jacobs clinches up with Rofuru and pushes him back against the cage.
Jacobs throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rofurus head.
Jacobs works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rofuru slowing the pace effectively.
Rofuru blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rofuru lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rofuru misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rofuru misses with a punch to the body.

Jacobs breaks the clinch.
Jacobs misses with a right hand

and Rofuru counters with a shoot takedown. Jacobs fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jacobs wants to stand but Rofuru is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rofuru wants to control from the top but Jacobs keeps moving.
Rofuru throws and elbow that misses. Jacobs uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rofuru's guard. Nice move by Jacobs!
Rofuru controls Jacobs momentarily but Jacobs frees himself.

Jacobs stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Jacobs buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rofuru blocks a jab.
Rofuru dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jacobs looks to score with a jab to the body but Rofuru is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rofuru shoots in but no luck this time.
Rofuru looks for the body kick but Jacobs saw that one coming.
Jacobs throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jacobs throws a lazy right hand but Rofuru sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rofuru avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jacobs tries to clinch there but Rofuru circles away.
Jacobs goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jacobs throws a right and a left that Rofuru avoids nicely.

Rofuru scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
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!
Rofuru is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jacobs is looking to escape.
Matsufubu Rofuru has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rofuru seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Rofuru is working for a submission of some sort.
Rofuru takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jacobs wants to get back to full guard but Rofuru has mounted him!
Jacobs is bucking up trying to escape but Rofuru cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Rofuru can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jacobs is looking to escape.
Jacobs is wriggling around trying to escape.
Matsufubu Rofuru has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jacobs is desperately trying to improve his position but Rofuru has a good base and remains in mount.
Horatio Jacobs is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jacobs slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Rofuru seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jacobs is trying to stand.
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 makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jacobs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jacobs wants to sweep but no luck.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rofuru accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Horatio Jacobs!