PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quaron Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimmy Jacobs has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jacobs
vs
Thomas

180 cm
19
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Jacobs!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Quaron Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Alyssa Summers and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jacobs looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Thomas!
Thomas is trying to control Jacobs's posture but Jacobs avoids it.
Thomas tries to bench press Jacobs off him but Jacobs keeps the position.
Jacobs wants to stand but Thomas is controlling his arm.

Jacobs thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Thomas wants to get back to his feet but Jacobs drags him back down.
Thomas gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Thomas trying to hold on to Jacobs's head to control him but Jacobs postures up.
Jacobs wants to stand but Thomas has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas 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!
Jacobs just trying to survive but Thomas is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.

Thomas is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Jacobs has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Thomas wants to control but Jacobs is keeping busy.
Jacobs tries to roll but Thomas sticks to his back.
Will Thomas go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Thomas has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Jacobs's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jacobs is really stuck here.
Thomas scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Thomas is looking to control Jacobs but Jacobs is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Jacobs knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Thomas on the ground.
You can see the frustration on Jacobs's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Jacobs is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Jacobs avoids the strikes from Thomas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jacobs preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Thomas.

Jacobs won't enjoy being in this position. Thomas looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Jacobs is tapping - it's over boys! Thomas picks up the submission victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Quaron Thomas!
Quaron Thomas is the new welterweight champion!