PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bai Run (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Run is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Eye of the tiger. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jacobs
vs
Run

185 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

173 cm
22
172 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jon Jacobs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bai Run!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobs fails with a takedown attempt.
Run misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jacobs avoids the head kick by Run.
Jacobs fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jacobs fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jacobs shoots in for a takedown but Run shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Jacobs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Run shoots for a takedown but Jacobs saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Run misses with a head kick.
Run stuffs the takedown attempt from Jacobs. Jacobs gets slowly back to his feet.
Run tries to clinch up

and Jacobs counters with a nice double leg into side control. Run won't be happy with that.
Jacobs tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Run is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Run's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Run is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Jacobs has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs throws a strike aimed at the side of Run's head but Run avoids it well.

Jacobs stands up and beckons Run to his feet.
Jacobs is looking to score with low kicks.
The fighters circling - Run throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Run throws a push kick but Jacobs slaps the foot to one side.
Run throws a sloppy head kick

and Jacobs counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Run looks gassed!
Jacobs prevents Run from improving his position.
Run is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jacobs is controlling the pace.
Run is trying to stand back up but Jacobs is controlling him

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs trying to mount his opponent but Run defends it.
Jacobs has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Run is trying to stand back up but Jacobs is controlling him
Run wants to get back to full guard but Jacobs has mounted him!
Jacobs takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jacobs wants to control the pace but Run is squirming around nicely.
Jacobs unloading with bombs!
Run is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jacobs stands up from mount. Strange move.
Jacobs shoots in and drives through. Run sprawls well.
Run throws a head kick that misses

and Jacobs counters with a nice double leg into side control. Run won't be happy with that.
Run is trying to control Jacobs's posture but Jacobs avoids it.
Jacobs scoring with punches and elbows.
Run is pushing Jacobs's head away, looking to escape. Jacobs manages to hold on to the position though.
Jacobs trying to control the position but Run is working away.
Run is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Jacobs has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Jacobs controls the position.
Jacobs will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Run tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jacobs wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Run can't do much from the bottom here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Run throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Jacobs looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Run!
Run is trying to reverse the position but instead Jacobs has taken his back - oops!
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
You can see the frustration on Run's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Jacobs is cranking Run's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Run! He's tightened the choke and Run is tapping out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jon Jacobs!