PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russell Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacobs has chosen Till I Collapse as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Brown
vs
Jacobs

196 cm
31
275 lbs
17 - 9 - 2

190 cm
28
259 lbs
17 - 11 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

5th Round Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 2, fighting out of New York, Ryan Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Russell Jacobs!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Dean Styles and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown throws a body punch but Jacobs moves out of range.
Brown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brown ducks right into an uppercut from Jacobs.
Jacobs ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Brown connects with a jab.
Brown misses with an uppercut.
Brown missing with a left hand there. Jacobs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Brown will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Good exchange - Jacobs coming out on top.
Brown throws a low kick, looking for Jacobs's leg but Jacobs calmly moves out of range.
Jacobs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Brown throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brown thows a body shot but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left lands for Jacobs.
Jacobs dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brown. That did some damage!
Brown throws a leg kick but Jacobs checks it.
Brown steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jacobs. That one must have hurt.
Brown will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A head kick from Jacobs lands but Brown takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jacobs.
Brown throws a body punch but Jacobs moves out of range.
Jacobs moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jacobs.
Ryan Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown is looking to score with low kicks.
Jacobs staying out of range there.

Jacobs throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Brown was covering up waiting for the punch and Jacobs finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Brown working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jacobs.
Jacobs controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jacobs has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Jacobs is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Jacobs passes Brown's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jacobs seems to be working for a kimura but Brown defends the submission attempt.
Brown taking some punishment here, with Jacobs in his half guard.
Brown on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Brown tries to get out of the position.
Jacobs thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jacobs wants to control but Brown is keeping him busy.

Jacobs is working for a kimura but Brown is defending it quite comfortably.
Brown is staying active underneath Jacobs, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jacobs.
Brown is refusing to be controlled, as Jacobs sits in half guard.
Jacobs working Brown over with strikes.
Jacobs trying to pass the guard but Brown defending well.
Brown is not content to let Jacobs control the position.
Brown tries to get to full guard but Jacobs has control of the leg.
Jacobs not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jacobs with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs trying to mount his opponent but Brown defends it.
Brown is trying to stand up here but Jacobs is controlling him well.
Jacobs seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Brown does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jacobs looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Brown is trying to get back to full guard.
Jacobs lands strikes from half guard.
Brown knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jacobs on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jacobs lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jacobs content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Jacobs missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Russell Jacobs dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jacobs throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jacobs feints and then cracks Brown's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brown down.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Jacobs. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Brown misses with a body kick.

Jacobs scores a takedown into full mount!
Jacobs landing punches.
Jacobs lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jacobs raining down hammerfists from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jacobs thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Jacobs controlling from the full mount.
Jacobs lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
BOOM! Jacobs connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jacobs working Brown over with strikes here.

Brown is rocked!
Jacobs is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Brown goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Jacobs!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Russell Jacobs!
Russell Jacobs was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.