PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marshall Jacobson (ranked 2593 p4p, 24841 weight class) and Simon Adams (ranked 312 p4p, 594 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jacobson
vs
Adams

198 cm
23
245
5 - 2 - 0

190 cm
21
275
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marshall Jacobson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Simon Adams!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, David Schapiro and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams throws a solid leg kick but Jacobson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Adams.
Jacobson scores with a nice strike.
Adams throws a body shot but no joy.
Adams moves out of range as Jacobson strikes.
Jacobson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Adams throws a body shot but no joy.
Jacobson lands a head shot.
Jacobson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jacobson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Adams shoots in looking for a takedown but Jacobson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Adams's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jacobson is looking to counter punch.
Adams misses with a shot to the body
and Jacobson counters with a nice uppercut.
Jacobson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Adams throws a wild body kick that Jacobson sees coming a mile off.
Adams rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jacobson counters with a straight right hand.
Jacobson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jacobson misses with a straight left.
It looks like Jacobson has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Adams misses the shot to the body.
Jacobson loads up on a big right hand but Adams slips the punch.
Jacobson connects with a crisp jab.
A jab from Jacobson misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobson throws a jab but it's blocked by Adams.
Adams with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Adams misses the shot to the body.
Simon Adams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adams misses with a lunging right hand
and Jacobson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slow jab from Jacobson misses its intended target.
Adams swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jacobson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Adams shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jacobson defends it nicely.
Adams throws a hook to the side of Jacobson's head but Jacobson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Adams shoots in looking for a takedown but Jacobson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Adams's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Marshall Jacobson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simon Adams.
Jacobson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jacobson misses with a hook.
Jacobson throws a hook to the side of Adams's head but Adams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Adams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jacobson.
Adams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jacobson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Adams shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jacobson as he jumps to the side.
Jacobson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jacobson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Adams has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Marshall Jacobson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jacobson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Adams.
Jacobson with a jab.
Adams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Adams just misses with a punch to the body.
Adams loads up on a big right hand but Jacobson slips the punch.
Jacobson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Adams throws the left hand but Jacobson avoids the punch easily.
Adams misses with a wild body shot.

Adams rushes Jacobson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Jacobson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jacobson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jacobson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jacobson lands a right hook to the body.
Adams throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jacobson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Adams walks into a straight right hand from Jacobson.
Adams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jacobson was well out of range. Poor timing from Adams.
Jacobson looks to land a combination but Adams avoids it well.
Jacobson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobson misses with a hook.
Adams fails with a takedown attempt.
Jacobson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Adams steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jacobson.
Adams is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Adams tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jacobson defends well and Adams ends up having to push Jacobson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Adams jabs at Jacobson's body.
Jacobson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Jacobson misses the target.
Jacobson avoids the body shot from Adams.
Adams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jacobson.
Adams moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Jacobson misses its intended target.
Jacobson moves away from the strike by Adams.
Jacobson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Adams throws a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Adams misses.
Jacobson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Adams.
Adams misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams throws an off balance right hand
letting Jacobson counter with a right hand.
Jacobson misses with a looping right.
Adams throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jacobson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Adams darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Adams takes a swing at Jacobson's ribcage but misses.
Jacobson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Adams is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jacobson rather than just go for the knockout.
A big left from Jacobson misses.
Adams lands a slapping body shot.
Adams tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jacobson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jacobson ducks under a wild hook from Adams.
Adams slips under a jab from Jacobson.
A big left from Jacobson misses.
Adams throws a nice looking combination but Jacobson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jacobson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jacobson avoids the body shot from Adams.
Jacobson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jacobson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jacobson misses with a hook. Adams ducked under it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marshall Jacobson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jacobson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jacobson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Adams lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jacobson's sensitive parts.
Adams throws a leg kick
and Jacobson counters with a nice uppercut.
Adams shoots in but no luck this time.
Jacobson is looking to counter punch.
Adams tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jacobson swivels and escapes.
Jacobson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Adams.
Adams missing with a left hand there. Jacobson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Adams staying out of range there.
A nice side step and Adams releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jacobson moves out of range of the strikes.
Jacobson moves out of range as Adams strikes.
Adams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jacobson.
Jacobson throws a jab when Adams was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Adams takes a swing at Jacobson's ribcage but misses.
Adams falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Jacobson to counter with a crisp jab.
Jacobson ducks under a wild hook from Adams.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adams lands with a hook. Jacobson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Adams.
Adams throws a shot to the body.
Adams throws a right hand that Jacobson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jacobson also avoids with ease.
Jacobson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Jacobson fails to land with a series of punches.
A big left from Jacobson misses.
Adams steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jacobson.
Adams slips a jab from Jacobson.
Adams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jacobson moves away.
Adams throws a body punch but Jacobson moves out of range.
Adams looks to throw the jab but Jacobson is out of range.
Jacobson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Adams.
Jacobson throws a lazy right hand but Adams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A punch combination from Jacobson misses.
Adams slips under a jab from Jacobson.
Adams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jacobson throws out the jab.
Jacobson moves forwards but Adams connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Adams swings for the body but Jacobson moves out of range.
Adams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Adams! But no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams ducks under a wild hook from Jacobson.
Adams looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Some wild striking there from Jacobson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adams slips a jab from Jacobson.
Adams scores with a hook to the body. Jacobson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jacobson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Adams.
Adams slips a straight right by Jacobson.
Adams steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jacobson.
Adams throws a hook to the side of Jacobson's head but Jacobson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jacobson lands a nice shot that snaps Adams's head back.
Adams shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jacobson as he avoids it easily.
Marshall Jacobson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simon Adams.
Jacobson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adams.
Jacobson misses with a hook.
Jacobson misses with a looping right.
A slow jab from Jacobson misses its intended target.
Adams appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Adams scores with a shot to the body.
Jacobson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Adams.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Adams has time to react.
Adams staying out of range there.
A low kick from Adams misses
and Jacobson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Jacobson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Adams swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jacobson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A right-left combo lands from Adams.
Adams dives in for a single leg takedown but Jacobson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jacobson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jacobson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Adams.
Jacobson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Adams throws out the jab.
Nice defenses there by Adams.
Adams has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Adams misses with a lunging right hand
and Jacobson counters with a left and a right that stings Adams.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jacobson misses with a straight right.
Adams throws a body punch but Jacobson moves out of range.
Adams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jacobson manages to avoid it.
Adams misses with a left hand
and Jacobson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jacobson throws the left hand but Adams avoids the punch easily.
Jacobson scores with a decent looking hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams darts in looking for a takedown but Jacobson gets double underhooks and turns Adams into the cage.
Jacobson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Adams swings for the body but Jacobson moves out of range.
Adams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jacobson manages to avoid it.
Jacobson throws a looping overhand right but Adams ducks down to avoid it.
Jacobson scores with a hook.
Jacobson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jacobson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marshall Jacobson is winning the standup battle so far.
Jacobson loads up on a big right hand but Adams slips the punch.
Adams slips a straight right by Jacobson.
Adams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jacobson manages to avoid it.
Adams staying out of range there.
Adams looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jacobson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Adams's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jacobson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Adams scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jacobson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Adams. Adams circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Adams is rocked!
Jacobson moves in close and cracks Adams with a massive right hand! Adams, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Jacobson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marshall Jacobson!