PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Jacobs (ranked 1062 p4p, 134 weight class) and Steph Curry (ranked 1055 p4p, 133 weight class). Curry has chosen Metallica - Enter Sandman as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jacobs
vs
Curry

179 cm
27
165 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

178 cm
20
162 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
KO power

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Freebok (85% Laundry)

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerry Jacobs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steph Curry!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobs moves in looking to clinch but Curry pushes him off.
We've been told by Jacobs's head coaches at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym ($825/Week) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Curry tries to clinch up.
Curry throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Jacobs gets a clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Curry has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Jacobs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Curry.
Curry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Curry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jacobs misses with some punches.
Curry misses with an elbow strike.
Jacobs swings wildly with an uppercut but Curry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jacobs missing with knees to the body.
Curry throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curry misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Curry fails to land.
Jacobs throws a punch but it's blocked by Curry.
Jacobs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jacobs scores with a shot to the side of Curry's head.
Jacobs has a couple of punches blocked by Curry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs lands a left hand.
Jacobs misses with some punches.
Curry has a couple of punches blocked by Jacobs.
Curry working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jacobs misses with a punch on the inside.
Curry lands with a right to the head.
Jacobs throws a punch but it's blocked by Curry.
Jacobs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jacobs tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Curry avoids it.
Jacobs misses with a punch on the inside.
Curry lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jacobs backwards.
Curry managing to block the knees to the body from Jacobs.
Jacobs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jacobs tries to land knees in the clinch but Curry avoids the damage to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jacobs.
Curry tries to land knees in the clinch but Jacobs avoids the damage to the body.
Curry tries to work over Jacobs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Curry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jacobs lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Curry.

It looks like Jerry Jacobs has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curry blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jacobs working aggressively here.
Curry misses with an elbow strike.
Jacobs working aggressively here.
Curry lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Curry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jacobs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jacobs trying to land knees to the body.
Jacobs lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jacobs has a couple of punches blocked by Curry.
Jacobs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Curry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Curry tries to throw a body punch but Jacobs avoids it by throwing Curry back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jacobs.
Curry avoiding damage as Jacobs throws knees to the body.
Curry lands a nice elbow.
Curry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jacobs's elbow.
Curry misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jacobs has him pressed against the cage.
Curry blocks an uppercut.
Jacobs blocking some punches.
Curry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jacobs misses with a hook to the ribs.
Curry lands a hook that snaps the head of Jacobs backwards.
Curry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Curry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jacobs missing with knees to the body.
Jacobs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jacobs on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jacobs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Curry scores with a knee to the head.
Jacobs misses with a punch on the inside.
Curry blocks an uppercut.
Curry lands a shoulder strike.
Curry lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Curry misses with a punch to the body.
Jacobs lands with a short shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Curry.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jacobs lands a hook that snaps the head of Curry backwards.
Curry lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jacobs blocks a body shot from Curry.
Curry misses with a knee to the head.
Jacobs lands a shoulder strike.
Curry takes a shot to the head.
Jacobs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Curry.
Curry pushes Jacobs back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Curry blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jacobs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Curry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Curry throws a punch but it's blocked by Jacobs.
Curry lands with a left to the head.
Jacobs trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Curry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jacobs misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jerry Jacobs will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jerry Jacobs's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Curry tries a head kick but it misses.
Curry cracks a nice hook into Jacobs's ribs.
Jacobs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Curry has closed the distance and engaged Jacobs in a clinch.
Curry tries to throw a body punch but Jacobs avoids it by throwing Curry back against the cage.
Curry softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Curry tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Curry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Curry tries to clinch but Jacobs is having none of it.
Steph Curry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Curry scores with a jab. Jacobs acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Curry tries to clinch there but Jacobs circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Jacobs gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Curry lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Curry lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jacobs backwards.
Still in the clinch, Curry scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Curry with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jacobs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Curry.
Jacobs is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Curry is defending well for now.
Curry avoiding damage as Jacobs throws knees to the body.

Curry breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jacobs wants to clinch.
Jacobs sets himself, and Curry steps forward looking for the clinch! Jacobs avoids it this time.
Curry looks to score with a jab to the body but Jacobs is just out of range.
Jacobs is looking to clinch.
Curry avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Curry swats away the attempt to clinch by Jacobs.
Jacobs takes a jab right on the kisser.
Curry wants to clinch.
Curry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs wants to clinch up but Curry keeps it at a distance.
Jacobs sets himself, and Curry steps forward looking for the clinch! Jacobs avoids it this time.
Jacobs tries to close the distance and clinch but Curry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Curry scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Curry gets a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Curry.
Curry looking to throw knees to the head but Jacobs is blocking nicely.
Jacobs working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jacobs prevents Curry from breaking the clinch.
Curry lands a body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Curry.
Curry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jacobs takes an elbow to the forehead.
Curry throws a knee to the head but misses.
Curry blocking some punches.
Curry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jacobs working aggressively here.
Jacobs misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Curry.
Jacobs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jacobs missing with knees to the body.
Curry scores a nice knee to the body.
Jacobs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jacobs blocks an uppercut.
Curry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Steph Curry seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Curry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Curry scores with a hook.
Jacobs wants to clinch up but Curry keeps it at a distance.
Curry lands a leg kick that knocks Jacobs off balance momentarily.
Curry tries to close the distance and clinch but Jacobs swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jacobs wants to clinch.
Jacobs moves in looking to clinch but Curry pushes him off.
Curry pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Steph Curry seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Curry throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs keeps the fight on the outside.
Curry tries to clinch there but Jacobs circles away.

Jacobs clinches up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jacobs misses with some punches.
Curry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Curry lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jacobs trying to land knees to the body.
Curry unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jacobs lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short uppercut from Curry.
Curry blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jacobs lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jacobs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Jacobs.
Curry can't find room to land a body shot as Jacobs controls the action.
Curry blocks an uppercut.

Curry has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Jacobs clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Jacobs wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steph Curry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jerry Jacobs's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Curry moves in looking to clinch but Jacobs pushes him off.
Jacobs tries to close the distance and clinch but Curry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jacobs tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Curry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Curry has Jacobs up against the cage in a clinch.
Curry lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Curry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Curry.
Jacobs throws a punch but it's blocked by Curry.
Curry has had enough of the clinch but Jacobs keeps him there for the moment.
Jacobs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Curry swings wildly with an uppercut but Jacobs uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacobs lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jacobs misses with a punch on the inside.
Jacobs pushes Curry back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Curry blocking some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Curry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jacobs.
Curry trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Curry fails to land.
Jacobs throws a punch but it's blocked by Curry.
Jacobs tries to land knees in the clinch but Curry avoids the damage to the body.
Curry scores with a knee to the head.
Curry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Curry working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Good body shot from Curry.
Jacobs misses with the head strike.
A short right from Jacobs on the inside.
Curry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Curry.
Curry avoiding damage as Jacobs throws knees to the body.
Curry managing to block the knees to the body from Jacobs.
Jacobs swings wildly with an uppercut but Curry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jacobs is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Curry is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs lands a hook that snaps the head of Curry backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jacobs misses with the head strike.
Curry tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Curry tries a knee to the head but Jacobs blocks it.
Curry pushes Jacobs back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jacobs avoiding damage as Curry throws knees to the body.
Jacobs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jacobs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Curry blocking some punches.
Curry makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Jacobs.
Curry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Curry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Jacobs gets tackled into the cage by Curry. Curry maintains the clinch.
Jacobs avoids the elbow strike from Curry, against the cage.
Curry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry misses with a hook to the ribs.
Curry tries to work over Jacobs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jacobs misses with a punch on the inside.
Curry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Curry lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Curry creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jacobs's defenses.
Jacobs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Curry landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jacobs misses with some punches.
Jacobs working aggressively here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Curry.
Curry unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jacobs lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Curry comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jacobs trying to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Curry - that landed with a thud.
Curry with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Curry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Curry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curry is working Jacobs over against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Jacobs fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Jacobs fails to land.
Jacobs keeps control of Curry as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short uppercut from Curry.
Curry tries a body shot but Jacobs blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Curry creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jacobs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jacobs misses with a punch on the inside.
Curry misses with a body punch.
Curry blocking some punches.
Jacobs lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Curry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Curry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jacobs scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Curry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jerry Jacobs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jacobs tries to clinch but Curry is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Steph Curry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Curry has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steph Curry!
Steph Curry got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'