PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between JP Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Hurt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William Hurt is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Jacobs
vs
Hurt

178 cm
21
170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

183 cm
21
182 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, JP Jacobs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, William Hurt!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Eddie Farnsworth and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Hurt.
Jacobs misses with a hook. Hurt ducked under it nicely.
Jacobs tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hurt swivels and escapes.
Hurt is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jacobs.
Hurt stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hurt wants it to stay on the feet.
A combination from Hurt does no damage.
Jacobs keeps the fight on the outside.
Hurt fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jacobs gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hurt counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JP Jacobs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hurt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jacobs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hurt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hurt is looking to clinch but Jacobs is avoiding it.
Hurt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jacobs circles away quickly and effectively.
Hurt blocks a head kick by Jacobs.
Hurt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Jacobs paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jacobs looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hurt is fending him off so far but Jacobs persists. Nope, Hurt circles away and we're back to standing.
Jacobs has his takedown stuffed
and Hurt counters with a left and a right that stings Jacobs.
Jacobs is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hurt doesn't manage to clinch there - Jacobs circles away.
Hurt moves in looking to clinch but Jacobs pushes him off.
Jacobs has a takedown stuffed.

Hurt bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hurt.
Hurt cracks Jacobs with a big right hand but Jacobs just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Jacobs is trying to control Hurt's posture but Hurt avoids it.
Hurt controls the position.
Hurt wants to stand but Jacobs is controlling his arm.
Hurt fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Hurt tries to move to mount but Jacobs blocks the move with his legs.

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.
Hurt throwing shots but missing, from side control.

Hurt stands up and beckons Jacobs to his feet.
Hurt throws a head kick but Jacobs moves out of range.
Jacobs throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hurt misses with a wild combination.
Jacobs has his takedown stuffed
and Hurt counters with an inside leg kick.
Hurt scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like JP Jacobs has been cut.
Jacobs closes the distance and clinches up with Hurt, looking for a takedown. Jacobs pushes Hurt against the ropes but Hurt circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hurt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hurt throws a nice looking combination but Jacobs bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hurt displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jacobs.
Hurt throws a combination. Jacobs tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurt tries to clinch but Jacobs is having none of it.

Hurt has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hurt throws a head punch that misses.

Hurt ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hurt no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Jacobs loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jacobs passes Hurt's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Jacobs with the ground and pound but Hurt uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hurt is looking to stand up but Jacobs isn't so interested in that idea.
Hurt keeping full guard, as Jacobs tries to pass.

Hurt is looking for a triangle but Jacobs pushes his legs off easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs is working Hurt over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hurt preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Hurt is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jacobs is aware though and is defending well.
Jacobs stands up over Hurt, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jacobs throwing strikes but missing.
Jacobs passes into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hurt wants to get back to his feet.
Jacobs lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Hurt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on JP Jacobs's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hurt moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jacobs shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jacobs is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hurt sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hurt throws a series of punches but Jacobs moves out of range.
Hurt tries to clinch there but Jacobs circles away.
Jacobs misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JP Jacobs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hurt stuffs the takedown.
Hurt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hurt moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jacobs shoots in for a double leg but Hurt sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
JP Jacobs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Hurt pushes Jacobs up against the ropes in a clinch.
Hurt swings wildly with an uppercut but Jacobs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hurt looking for a takedown.
Hurt scores with a shot to the side of Jacobs's head.
Hurt throws a punch but it's blocked by Jacobs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurt can't break the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jacobs tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hurt just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Hurt is pressed up against the ropes. Jacobs has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hurt down to the mat. Hurt avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hurt.
Jacobs misses with a takedown
and Hurt counters with a three punch combo that has Jacobs backing up. Jacobs nods at Hurt to acknowledge the strikes.
Hurt scores with a one two! Jacobs had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

JP Jacobs's cut is getting worse.
Hurt lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hurt scores with a three punch combo!
Hurt throws a head kick that misses.
Jacobs gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Hurt counters by moving into the clinch.
Hurt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hurt misses with a punch on the inside.
Hurt effectively controlling the action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jacobs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurt misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Hurt drags the fight down to the ground.
Hurt keeping full guard, as Jacobs tries to pass.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Hurt is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jacobs is aware though and is defending well.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jacobs's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jacobs throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hurt is on top in guard.
Jacobs wants to sweep but no luck.
Hurt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jacobs swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs controls Hurt momentarily but Hurt frees himself.
Jacobs keeping full guard, as Hurt tries to pass.
Jacobs wants to improve his position but instead Hurt has moved into half guard.

Jacobs kicks off Hurt and gets to his feet.
Jacobs misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hurt looks for a takedown but Jacobs sprawls well.

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.
Hurt misses with a double jab.
Jacobs misses with a takedown attempt
and Hurt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A lazy left from Hurt finds it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hurt.
Jacobs shoots in for a takedown but Hurt shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hurt connects with a high kick.

Hurt clinches up with Jacobs and pushes him back against the ropes.
Hurt wants a takedown.
A shot in the inside from Hurt.
Jacobs is trying to drag Hurt to the mat but Hurt just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Hurt misses with some punches.

Hurt successfully pulls guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Hurt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on JP Jacobs's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Hurt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Jacobs tries to keep at a distance but Hurt has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hurt lands a hook that snaps the head of Jacobs backwards.

Hurt pulls guard.
Jacobs thows a big elbow that misses.
Jacobs postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jacobs is looking to work some ground and pound but Hurt has wrist control.
Jacobs thows a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacobs trying to control but Hurt is working from the bottom.
Jacobs working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hurt not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs trying to control the position from guard on top but Hurt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hurt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
William Hurt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jacobs is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hurt sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jacobs shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hurt sprawls well. Hurt wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jacobs gets slowly back to his feet.

Jacobs gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hurt to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hurt trying to control the position from guard on top but Jacobs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jacobs looking for a sweep. Not yet Jacobs, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurt stands and throws Jacobs's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Jacobs trying to control but Hurt flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Hurt landing with strikes.
Hurt is trying to stick to Jacobs's back but Jacobs is turning into Hurt. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Hurt's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Jacobs.
Jacobs throws a big right hand that misses.

Hurt throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hurt is trying to keep Jacobs in close.
Jacobs has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hurt working for a triangle but Jacobs defends it easily.
Jacobs working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hurt wants to sweep here but Jacobs controlling him for the moment.
Jacobs with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jacobs trying to control but Hurt is working from the bottom.

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.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hurt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jacobs shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Hurt to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JP Jacobs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hurt wants to clinch up but Jacobs keeps it at a distance.

Hurt rushes Jacobs and presses him up against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Hurt scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hurt has a couple of punches blocked by Jacobs.
Hurt lands a hook that snaps the head of Jacobs backwards.
Hurt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hurt gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jacobs.
Hurt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hurt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
JP Jacobs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
William Hurt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hurt misses with the head strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
William Hurt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hurt 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Hurt!