PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clint Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cornelius Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Jones
vs
Jacobs

188 cm
22
227 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

205 cm
21
221 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clint Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cornelius Jacobs!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Jones moves into the clinch successfully.
Jones goes for a takedown attempt but Jacobs pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Jones looking for a takedown.
Jones has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jacobs is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clint Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones is struggling to control the position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jacobs.
Jones jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jacobs walks away with a smile on his face. Jones gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jones is looking to clinch.

Jones has closed the distance and engaged Jacobs in a clinch.
Jacobs misses with an elbow strike.
Jones is trying to drag Jacobs to the mat but Jacobs just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jacobs misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Jacobs successfully pulls guard.
Jones wants to control from the top but Jacobs keeps moving.
Jones looking to sit in guard and control but Jacobs gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jones pulls Jacobs in close to prevent any damage.
Jones might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jones being controlled here, momentarily.

Jones is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jacobs is aware though and is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jones not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jacobs stays in close to Jones's body and controls the position.

Jacobs drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Jones dives on top into guard.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jacobs swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Jacobs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Jacobs working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jones doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jones manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jacobs is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jacobs wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones trying to move into half guard but instead Jacobs has managed to sweep!
Jacobs slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jones is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Jacobs is one step ahead and moves to full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jones is looking to escape.
Jones reaches up to try and control the position but Jacobs seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Jones rolls and tries to escape and now Jacobs has his back!
Jones is covering up but some of the strikes from Jacobs are getting through and doing damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones holding both Jacobs 's hands and preventing any damage.
Jones staying busy and making it hard for Jacobs to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Cornelius Jacobs will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jones is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jacobs sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jones throws a right hand that Jacobs ducks under and follows up with a left that Jacobs also avoids with ease.
Jacobs tries to clinch up.
Clint Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones tries for a takedown but Jacobs sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Clint Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jacobs shoots and misses

and Jones decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jacobs's guard.
Jones passes Jacobs's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Jones missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jones missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jones trying to control from Jacobs's half guard. Jacobs has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jacobs is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Jacobs controls Jones momentarily but Jones frees himself.
Jacobs pulls Jones in close to prevent any damage.
Jacobs not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jones controlling from the top position.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Jacobs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jacobs is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Jones avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Jacobs is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs controlling the position.
Jones working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jacobs's head.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jacobs utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jones wants to control from the top but Jacobs keeps moving.
Jonesis looking to pass into half guard but Jacobs pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Jacobs is in guard.
Jones is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jones throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jones is trying to keep Jacobs in close.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Jacobs from controlling successfully.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jacobs misses with a takedown attempt

and Jones counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jacobs's guard now.
Jones content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jacobs working a defensive guard here.
Jacobs has control of Jones's left arm, preventing Jones from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clint Jones dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Jones clinches but Jacobs breaks the clinch

and Jacobs counters with a single leg into guard. Jones didn't expect that.

Jones isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Jacobs stacks Jones on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Jacobs!
Jones wants to control but Jacobs postures up.
Jones seems a little lost for a moment, as Jacobs dominates the positioning.
Jones tries to improve position but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Jacobs working the head with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Jacobs presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Jones wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Jacobs tries to get the hooks in deep but Jones pushed the leg off.
Jacobs is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Jacobs has the hooks in. Jones is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Jacobs keeps control of the position easily here as Jones tries to buck him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Jacobs is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Jones trying to control but not successfully.
Jacobs tries to keep control of the position but Jones is staying busy.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones can't escape the position.
Jacobs is riding his opponent, not letting Jones buck him off.
Jones prevents Jacobs from getting a body triangle.

Despite being in the dominant position, Cornelius Jacobs just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jacobs tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.

Jacobs closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.

Jones breaks from the clinch.

Jacobs instigates a clinch.
Jones is trying to drag Jacobs to the mat but Jacobs just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Jacobs pulls Jones into guard.
Jacobs is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jacobs looking for a sweep. Not yet Jacobs, not yet.
Jones looking to sit in guard and control but Jacobs gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cornelius Jacobs has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jacobs wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cornelius Jacobs comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jacobs 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cornelius Jacobs!