PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Jacobson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeke Rivers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacobson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hollywood Undead - Party By Myself. Rivers has chosen War by Hed Pe as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Zeke Rivers was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Jacobson
vs
Rivers

225 cm
26
280 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

191 cm
27
255 lbs
5 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Jacobson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zeke Rivers!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rivers has managed to clinch.
Rivers holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Jacobson 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jacobson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice defenses there by Jacobson .
Jacobson throws a right hand that Rivers ducks under and follows up with a left that Rivers also avoids with ease.
Rivers misses with a two punch combination.
Jacobson misses with a wild combination.
Jacobson cracks Rivers with a right hand to the side of the head.

Rivers clinches up with Jacobson and pushes him back against the cage.

Jacobson breaks from the clinch.

Jacobson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jacobson showed some decent athleticism there.

Rivers kicks Jacobson off and gets back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Jacobson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rivers did well to prevent Jacobson getting side control.

Rivers manages to escape and get back to his feet!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers lands a two punch combo.

Jacobson moves into the clinch successfully.

Jacobson 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Jacobson closes the distance and clinches.
Rivers makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Rivers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Jacobson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jacobson swings wildly with an uppercut but Rivers uses good head movement to avoid it.

Jacobson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jacobson scores with a nice right hand.

Rivers moves into the clinch successfully.

Jacobson 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobson throws a nice looking combination but Rivers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

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

Rivers manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Jacobson keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short right from Rivers on the inside.
Jacobson throws a punch but it's blocked by Rivers.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rivers.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rivers.
Jacobson stalling in the clinch but Rivers improves position.
Rivers blocks an elbow strike.
Rivers blocks an elbow strike.

Jacobson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Rivers moves into the clinch.
Rivers fails to pull guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jacobson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rivers misses with a leg kick.
Jacobson fails to land with a series of punches.
Jacobson misses with a combination
and Rivers counters with a left to the body.

Rivers pushes Jacobson up against the cage in a clinch.

Jacobson decides to pull guard.
Jacobson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rivers connects with a couple of short punches.
Jacobson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rivers on the ground.

Jacobson is working an open guard so Rivers takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Rivers scores with a takedown into Jacobson 's guard.
Jacobson wants to get back to his feet but Rivers passes into half guard.
Jacobson is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

This has been an exciting period of action!
Rivers keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Let's hope that Rivers has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Jacobson tries to kick Rivers off but Rivers keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Rivers stalling.
Rivers is pressing down on Jacobson 's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jacobson is holding on for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Rivers decides to stand and escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zeke Rivers dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Rivers drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jacobson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rivers in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jacobson wants to stand but Rivers is controlling the position.
Rivers missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Rivers stands up from guard. Let's bang!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivers lands a really nice looking cross but Jacobson seems unphased.
Tom Jacobson is winning the standup battle so far.
Rivers defending well as Jacobson loads up on a big left hand.
Rivers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jacobson .
Rivers closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jacobson circles away.
Jacobson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Rivers closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jacobson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Jacobson instigates a clinch.

Jacobson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jacobson scores with a head kick. Rivers tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Rivers shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jacobson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Rivers is breathing heavily.
Jacobson wants to get back to his feet but Rivers drags him back down.
Rivers slows the pace down.

Rivers is working to tighten his grip on Jacobson 's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Jacobson has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Rivers is really squeezing tight and eventually Jacobson passes out! Rivers breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Zeke Rivers!
A victorious Zeke Rivers thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Tom Jacobson had this to say: 'I fought my best and lost ... he was the better fighter today '.