PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robby Jacobson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Hardy
vs
Jacobson

190 cm
23
209 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

190 cm
19
200 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

We Go Hard

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robby Jacobson!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy misses with a wild combination.
Jacobson lands a high kick!
Hardy lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jacobson throws a head kick that misses.
Jacobson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hardy lands a right hook to the body.
Hardy misses with the combination.
Hardy misses with the combination.
Hardy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hardy throws a nice looking combination but Jacobson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hardy lands a nice shot to the body.
Jacobson shoots in looking for a takedown. Hardy tries to sprawl out of it but Jacobson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hardy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hardy throws a chopping leg kick but Jacobson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jacobson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hardy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jacobson.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jacobson is defended easily by Hardy.
Frank Hardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardy misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Hardy finds it's target.
Jacobson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hardy with a hook.
Jacobson tries to close the distance and clinch but Hardy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Danga de danga de dang - Hardy scores with a four punch combination!
Hardy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jacobson counters with a nice kick to the body.
Hardy is breathing heavily.
Hardy lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hardy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jacobson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hardy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Frank Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robby Jacobson.
Hardy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jacobson misses with a head kick.
Hardy stalks Jacobson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jacobson's face. Jacobson staggers backwards, shaken.
Jacobson shoots in but Hardy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A left and a right from Hardy both land. Nice combination.
Jacobson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jacobson shoots in but no luck this time.
Jacobson misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jacobson counters with a nice body kick.
Frank Hardy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jacobson is looking to clinch but Hardy is avoiding it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hardy. That's going to slow Jacobson down.
Hardy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jacobson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice combination there by Hardy.
Hardy throws a lazy head kick

and Jacobson moves into the clinch.
Jacobson working hard to break the clinch.

Hardy breaks the clinch.
Hardy tries to work over Jacobson's front leg with a kick but Jacobson checks it.
Jacobson wants to clinch up but Hardy keeps it at a distance.
Hardy lands the left hand.
Hardy scores with a one two! Jacobson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hardy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jacobson. That did some damage!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardy throws a series of strikes that have Jacobson backpedaling.
Jacobson checks a low kick from Hardy.
Hardy blocks a head kick by Jacobson.
Hardy throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hardy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jacobson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Hardy.
Jacobson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hardy throws a right and a left that Jacobson avoids nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hardy.
Hardy looks to land a combination. Jacobson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hardy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jacobson. Jacobson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jacobson misses with a low kick.
Jacobson scores with a head kick.
Hardy scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jacobson moves out of range as Hardy throws a body kick.
Jacobson wants to clinch up but Hardy keeps it at a distance.
Hardy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jacobson tries to clinch but Hardy moves out of range.
Jacobson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hardy is working the combinations to good effect here.
Jacobson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hardy.
Jacobson tries to clinch up but Hardy circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy misses with the combination.
Hardy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Good work by Jacobson as he checks the leg kick.
Hardy swinging wildly here.
Jacobson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jacobson blocks a leg kick.
Jacobson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hardy avoids the head kick by Jacobson.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hardy.
Hardy digs a good body shot into Jacobson's ribs.
No joy there for Hardy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hardy digs a good body shot into Jacobson's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jacobson slips a jab and a cross from Hardy.
Hardy works over Jacobson's head and body with a nice combination.
Hardy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hardy wants it to stay on the feet.
Jacobson blocks a low kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Hardy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hardy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hardy scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jacobson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jacobson wants to clinch.
Hardy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Frank Hardy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hardy keeps the fight on the outside.
Jacobson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hardy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Frank Hardy is winning the standup battle so far.
Hardy blocks a jab.
Hardy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jacobson tries a head kick but it misses.
Hardy goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hardy slips under a jab from Jacobson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacobson misses with a body kick.
Hardy throws a series of strikes that have Jacobson backpedaling.
Hardy misses with a double jab.
Hardy thuds his right hand into Jacobson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jacobson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jacobson tries a low kick but Hardy avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Hardy as Jacobson shoots in.
No joy there for Hardy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hardy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hardy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hardy misses with the combination.
A low kick from Hardy misses
and Jacobson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hardy scores with a three punch combo!
Hardy misses with a few strikes there.
Jacobson fails with a takedown attempt.
Jacobson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hardy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hardy's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hardy duly obliges.
Hardy goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jacobson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hardy.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jacobson.
Frank Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robby Jacobson.
Hardy scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy throws a series of strikes that have Jacobson backpedaling.
Jacobson checks a low kick from Hardy.
Hardy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jacobson.
Hardy does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jacobson takes one to the side of the head.
A right-left combo lands from Hardy.
Jacobson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Hardy scores with a four punch combination!
Jacobson throws a sloppy head kick and Hardy moves out of range easily.
Hardy looks to land a combination. Jacobson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jacobson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hardy lands a nice hook to Jacobson's body. Jacobson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hardy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hardy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jacobson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jacobson fails to land the takedown.
A right-left combo lands from Hardy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobson slips a jab and a cross from Hardy.
Nice jab there from Hardy.
Hardy throws a series of punches but Jacobson avoids them all with ease.
Jacobson shoots in for a takedown but Hardy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hardy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hardy throws a leg kick but Jacobson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jacobson throws a right hand that Hardy ducks under and follows up with a left that Hardy also avoids with ease.
Hardy lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hardy.
Jacobson checks a leg kick.
Jacobson tries to clinch but Hardy is having none of it.
Jacobson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jacobson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jacobson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hardy.
Hardy misses with a wild combination.
Jacobson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hardy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jacobson blocks the body kick.
Hardy scores with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jacobson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hardy.
Jacobson throws a body kick that misses.
Jacobson throws a sloppy head kick and Hardy moves out of range easily.
Hardy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jacobson is trying desperately to land a takedown but Hardy is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Jacobson.
Hardy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hardy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hardy scores with a three punch combo!
Jacobson throws a sloppy head kick and Hardy moves out of range easily.
Jacobson ducks right into an uppercut from Hardy.
Hardy's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hardy duly obliges.
Hardy misses with a kick to the body
and Jacobson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hardy throws a combination. Jacobson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hardy's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hardy duly obliges.
Jacobson slips a jab and a cross from Hardy.
Hardy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jacobson counters with a head kick. That will keep Hardy thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hardy throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Hardy dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Hardy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jacobson fails with the takedown.
Hardy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jacobson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hardy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab from Hardy does it's job there.
Hardy stalks Jacobson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jacobson's face. Jacobson staggers backwards, shaken.
Hardy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jacobson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hardy circles away quickly and effectively.
Hardy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hardy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hardy looks to land a combination but Jacobson avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jacobson is looking to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hardy blocks a head kick by Jacobson.
Hardy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jacobson.
Hardy throws a series of punches but Jacobson moves out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hardy!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hardy closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hardy throws a sloppy head kick and Jacobson moves out of range easily.
Hardy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jacobson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hardy misses with the combination.
Jacobson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jacobson takes one to the side of the head.
Jab, jab by Hardy - just one landing.
Jacobson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hardy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hardy's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hardy duly obliges.
Hardy lands with a hook. Jacobson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hardy throws a low kick but Jacobson avoids it.
Hardy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hardy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jacobson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hardy scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Robby Jacobson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy misses with a few strikes there.
Nice straight punches there by Hardy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hardy.
Hardy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hardy lands a nice shot that snaps Jacobson's head back.
Jacobson wants to clinch.
Jacobson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hardy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hardy throws a sloppy head kick and Jacobson moves out of range easily.
Hardy misses with a double jab.
Jacobson tries to clinch but Hardy is having none of it.
Hardy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jacobson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardy was well out of range. Poor timing from Jacobson.
Hardy cracks Jacobson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hardy throws a leg kick but Jacobson checks it.
Hardy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hardy blocks a head kick by Jacobson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hardy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hardy jabs at Jacobson's body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hardy, as that shot connected.
Jacobson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Frank Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robby Jacobson.
Hardy throws a combination that misses
and Jacobson counters with an inside leg kick.
Hardy lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hardy!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jacobson.
Hardy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hardy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jacobson.
Jacobson avoids the head kick by Hardy.
Hardy throws a series of punches but Jacobson moves out of range.
Jacobson throws a sloppy head kick and Hardy moves out of range easily.
Hardy throws a combination. Jacobson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hardy lands with a good body shot.
Jacobson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hardy works over Jacobson's head and body with a nice combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jab, jab by Hardy - just one landing.
Jab, jab by Hardy - just one landing.
Jacobson moves out of range of the body kick from Hardy.
Hardy swinging wildly here.
Hardy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jacobson.
Decent striking displayed by Hardy there.
A punch combination from Hardy misses.
Hardy throws a low kick, looking for Jacobson's leg but Jacobson calmly moves out of range.
Hardy throws a low kick, looking for Jacobson's leg but Jacobson calmly moves out of range.
Jacobson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hardy scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hardy lands a jab-cross combination.
Hardy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jacobson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Frank Hardy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hardy throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Jacobson 's head but he takes it in his stride.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Hardy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hardy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Hardy!