PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jacobs
vs
Johnson

180 cm
21
190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
23
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Charlie Jacobs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rocky Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Jacobs showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.

Johnson drops Jacobs with a beautiful combination! Jacobs stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Johnson is looking for the KO!

Jacobs is rocked!

It looks like Charlie Jacobs has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Oh Jacobs is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Jacobs avoids them all with ease.
Jacobs seems to have got his legs back now.

Jacobs shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Johnson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Jacobs wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
Jacobs throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Jacobs staying calm.
Johnson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Jacobs.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jacobs stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Johnson doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Jacobs counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Johnson looks gassed!
Jacobs misses with a head shot. Johnson uses the momentum to regain guard.
Johnson wants to stand up but Jacobs is controlling him.
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.
Jacobs trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jacobs sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Jacobs decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Jacobs shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Johnson as he avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson swinging wildly here.

Jacobs shoots in and bounces Johnson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jacobs trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jacobs throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jacobs postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs thows a big elbow that misses.
Jacobs wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Jacobs looking to pass the guard.
Jacobs wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Jacobs bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Johnson tries to buck Jacobs off but Jacobs is having none of it.
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 Charlie Jacobs will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Charlie Jacobs's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Johnson throws a combination that misses

and Jacobs counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Johnson's guard now.
Jacobs throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jacobs working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jacobs thows a big elbow that misses.
Jacobs won't allow Johnson to get back to his feet.
Jacobs in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jacobs stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jacobs lands a couple of elbows.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson being controlled here, momentarily.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Johnson gets caught flat footed, as Jacobs shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jacobs wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Jacobs from controlling successfully.
Jacobs loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Jacobs in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jacobs missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but Jacobs is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss

and Jacobs counters with a single leg into guard. Johnson didn't expect that.
Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johnson is looking to stand up but Jacobs isn't so interested in that idea.
Jacobs postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson wants to stand but Jacobs is controlling the position.
Jacobs in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jacobs's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Johnson works the jab nicely.
Jacobs dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Jacobs throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Johnson's waist but Johnson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jacobs off to one side.
Johnson misses with a combination

and Jacobs holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jacobs goes for a takedown attempt but Johnson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Charlie Jacobs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charlie Jacobs dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Charlie Jacobs's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Jacobs slips under a jab from Johnson.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jacobs moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jacobs shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Jacobs scores with a takedown into Johnson's guard.
Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jacobs trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jacobs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jacobs stops Johnson from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jacobs throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johnson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Charlie Jacobs overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jacobs throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Rocky Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two 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.
Johnson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Johnson!
Jacobs blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Rocky Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Jacobs closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Johnson is not content to let Jacobs control the position.
Jacobs throwing strikes but Johnson manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Jacobs is trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson staying calm.
Jacobs tries to buck Johnson off but Johnson is having none of it.

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.
Jacobs wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Johnson decides to take the fight back to the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Charlie Jacobs showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jacobs, 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27

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