PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Hamder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colin Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hamder comes to the cage accompanied by Madonna - Erotica. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hamder
vs
Jacobs

189 cm
18
216 lbs
2 - 4 - 1

189 cm
21
206 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

MMA's Best Nutrition

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 2 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Hamder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Colin Jacobs!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab-cross combination lands for Jacobs and sends Hamder crashing to the mat! Jacobs follows him down to the mat - Hamder regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

Hamder is rocked!
Jacobs is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Oh Hamder is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Jacobs working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jacobs slows the pace down in half guard.
Hamder wants to improve his position but Jacobs is controlling well.
Hamder seems to have got his legs back now.
Jacobs stalling.
Jacobs looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Jacobs seems content to control.

Hamder looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hamder is looking to improve his position.

Hamder looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jacobs content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hamder is trying to control but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hamder is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jacobs is nestled in close to Hamder, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Still in half guard, Jacobs seems content to control.
Hamder trying to control but Jacobs postures up.
Jacobs trying to pass the guard but Hamder defending well.
Jacobs is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Hamder actively working from the bottom here.
Jacobs thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hamder's head.

Jacobs is working for a kimura but Hamder is defending it quite comfortably.
Hamder slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamder looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jacobs is one step ahead there.
Jacobs stands and throws Hamder's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Jacobs controls the position.
Hamder sneaks back into half guard.
Jacobs content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hamder is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jacobs's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jacobs's back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs breaks Hamder's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Jacobs wants to control from the top but Hamder keeps moving.
Jacobs wants to pass the guard but Hamder is keeping the position.

Hamder is looking for a triangle but Jacobs pushes his legs off easily.

Hamder looking for a guillotine here but Jacobs defends easily.
Hamder is breathing heavily.
Hamder being controlled here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jacobs swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hamder throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jacobs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jacobs connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hamder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Colin Jacobs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hamder shoots in but Jacobs avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hamder shoots in but Jacobs avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jacobs connects with a jab.

Hamder tries to keep at a distance but Jacobs has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hamder drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jacobs pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Hamder. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jacobs defending well as Hamder loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs misses with a two punch combination.
Hamder jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Jacobs has managed to clinch.
Jacobs stalling against the cage.
Jacobs prevents the takedown attempt.
Still in the clinch, Jacobs scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Jacobs - that landed with a thud.
Jacobs lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hamder backwards.
Jacobs lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jacobs lands a left hand.
A hook to the body from Jacobs.
Jacobs lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hamder or not.
Jacobs lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hamder wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jacobs tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jacobs tries to throw a body punch but Hamder avoids it by throwing Jacobs back against the cage.
Jacobs scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Hamder breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hamder lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hamder.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hamder motions for Jacobs to come forward. Hamder throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hamder's head.
Hamder tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jacobs swivels and escapes.
Hamder throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jacobs stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Hamder decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Hamder seems to be working for a kimura but Jacobs defends the submission attempt.
Jacobs trying to hold on to Hamder's head to control him but Hamder postures up.

Hamder is working for a kimura but Jacobs is defending it quite comfortably.
Hamder is thwarting Jacobs's attempts to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs is pressing down on Hamder's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jacobs is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hamder swings widly with a right hand
and Jacobs counters with a left and a right that stings Hamder.
Jacobs misses the jab.
Jacobs lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Jacobs drives through and clinches with Hamder against the cage.
Jacobs lands an elbow inside that Hamder shrugs off.
Jacobs throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hamders head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hamder.
Jacobs misses with a punch on the inside.
Jacobs throws a punch but it's blocked by Hamder.
Jacobs throws a punch but it's blocked by Hamder.
Jacobs misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Jacobs.
Jacobs digs a right hand into Hamder's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hamder's gas tank.
Jacobs gets through Hamder's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hamder breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jacobs is looking to clinch but Hamder is avoiding it.
Jacobs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hamder swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jacobs scores with a one two! Hamder had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jacobs uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hamder.

Jacobs closes the distance and clinches.
Hamder tries for a takedown but Jacobs manages to get underhooks.
Jacobs misses with the head strike.
Jacobs pushes Hamder back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jacobs lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Jacobs fails to land.
Hamder is looking to break free of the clinch but Jacobs has double underhooks.
Jacobs wants to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hamder.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jacobs.
Jacobs lands with a left to the head.
Hamder on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jacobs throws a head punch that misses.
Jacobs scores with a shot to the side of Hamder's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Colin Jacobs showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Jacobs doesn't manage to clinch there - Hamder circles away.
Jacobs lands with a cross.
Jacobs misses with a combination

and Hamder counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hamder.
Jacobs looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hamder trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jacobs looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hamder wants to get up but he can't break Jacobs's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Jacobs seems keen to control Hamder's posture.
Hamder wants to control from the top but Jacobs keeps moving.
Jacobs controls Hamder momentarily but Hamder frees himself.
Jacobs might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hamder kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hamder misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs lands a jab to the head.
Jacobs throws a combination that misses

and Hamder counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hamder.
Hamder trying to control but Jacobs is working from the bottom.

Hamder drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Jacobs manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hamder has Jacobs in his guard.
Jacobs controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jacobs stopping the sweep attempt from Hamder.
Hamder wants to hit a switch here but Jacobs passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Hamder there!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamder is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jacobs trying to control but Hamder is having none of it.
Jacobs blocks Hamder's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Hamder tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jacobs controlling the pace for now.
Hamder tries to reverse the position but Jacobs maintains control.
Hamder regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamder tries to roll over but Jacobs keeps him under control.
Jacobs wants to control but Hamder is keeping him busy.
Jacobs stops Hamder from getting back to his feet.
Hamder tries to get to full guard but Jacobs has control of the leg.
Jacobs wants to take a breather but Hamder is having none of it.
Hamder wants to get back to full guard.
Jacobs controlling the pace.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jacobs scores with a decent looking hook.
Jacobs smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jacobs fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hamder on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs fails with an attempt to clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hamder.
Jacobs tries to bum rush Hamder with a series of wild strikes but Hamder uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jacobs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hamder misses with a hook.
Hamder is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jacobs.
Hamder misses with the combination.
Colin Jacobs seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jacobs Rushes Hamder and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Hamder is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Jacobs Piles on the pressure and Hamder crumples to the floor! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Colin Jacobs!