PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Jakobz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murder Mayhem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mayhem has chosen Im Shipping Up To Boston-Dropkick Murphys as his entrance music. Murder Mayhem has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jakobz
vs
Mayhem

186 cm
22
176 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
19
179 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Decent knees
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jay Jakobz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Murder Mayhem!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayhem staying out of range there.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mayhem misses with a knee to the head.
Jakobz managing to block the knees to the body from Mayhem.
Mayhem tries to land knees in the clinch but Jakobz avoids the damage to the body.
Jakobz has had enough of the clinch but Mayhem keeps him there for the moment.
Mayhem throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jakobz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mayhem misses with a knee to the head.
Mayhem looking to throw knees to the head but Jakobz is blocking nicely.
Mayhem connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jakobz's face.
Jakobz has had enough of the clinch but Mayhem keeps him there for the moment.
Mayhem tries to land a knee to the head but Jakobz blocks with his arms.
Mayhem lands a knee to the head.
Mayhem looking to throw knees to the head but Jakobz is blocking nicely.
Mayhem with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayhem lands a knee to the body.
Mayhem using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jakobz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mayhem looks gassed!

Jakobz has hold of one of Mayhem's legs. Mayhem is fighting the takedown attempt but Jakobz gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Jakobz looking to pass the guard.
Mayhem really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jakobz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mayhem is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jakobz chips away with some ground and pound.
Jakobz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mayhem trying to strike off his back.
Jakobz seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Mayhem wants to sweep but no luck.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jakobz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jakobz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jakobz shoots for a double leg takedown but Mayhem sprawls well. He's pushed Jakobz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mayhem keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's two 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.
Mayhem takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jakobz throws a body kick that misses.
Mayhem stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Jakobz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jakobz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mayhem.
No joy there for Jakobz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jakobz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mayhem but Mayhem pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jay Jakobz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jakobz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jakobz circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jakobz counters with a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jakobz fails to land the takedown.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jakobz.
Jakobz looks to land a left hand but Mayhem moved out of range nicely.
Jakobz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice defenses there by Mayhem.
Jakobz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mayhem fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mayhem doesn't manage to clinch there - Jakobz circles away.
Jakobz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Jakobz.

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.
Mayhem slips a jab from Jakobz.
Mayhem moves in looking to clinch but Jakobz pushes him off.
Jakobz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mayhem swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jakobz swats away the attempt to clinch by Mayhem.
Jakobz circles away from the clinch attempt.

Mayhem rushes Jakobz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mayhem tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Mayhem.
Mayhem with a knee to the head.
Mayhem looking to throw knees to the head but Jakobz is blocking nicely.
Mayhem tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mayhem tries to land knees in the clinch but Jakobz avoids the damage to the body.

Jakobz tightens his grip and picks Mayhem up, before dumping him to the ground. Mayhem manages to land in guard.
Jakobz landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Murder Mayhem will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jakobz misses with a two punch combination.
Jakobz scores with a hook.

Jakobz feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jakobz slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jakobz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mayhem works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jakobz 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.
Jakobz wanted to stand there but Mayhem had control of the position.
Mayhem keeping full guard, as Jakobz tries to pass.
Jakobz wants to control from the top but Mayhem keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jakobz wanted to stand there but Mayhem had control of the position.
Jakobz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mayhem is wriggling around but Jakobz manages to pass to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mayhem won't allow Jakobz to pass to mount.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jakobz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jakobz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jakobz looks to land a body kick but Mayhem moved away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice defenses there by Mayhem.
Jakobz takes a swing at Mayhem's ribcage but misses.

That's two 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.
Jakobz swinging wilding here.
Jakobz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jakobz throws a lazy right hand but Mayhem sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jakobz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mayhem tries to avoid it but Jakobz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mayhem to the ground. Mayhem escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Jakobz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mayhem slips a jab from Jakobz.
Nice body punch from Jakobz.
Mayhem wants to clinch.
Jakobz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem closes the distance looking to clinch

and Jakobz counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mayhem is looking to control Jakobz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mayhem avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mayhem throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Jakobz manages to pass to side control.

Mayhem sneaks out the side door and pushes Jakobz away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Jakobz misses with an attempted mid kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Jakobz.
Jakobz shoots for a takedown but Mayhem saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mayhem tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jakobz swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Jakobz.
Jakobz closes the distance and clinches up with Mayhem, looking for a takedown. Jakobz pushes Mayhem against the cage but Mayhem circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mayhem is looking to clinch.
Mayhem keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jakobz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mayhem's waist but Mayhem gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jakobz off to one side.
Jakobz misses with a straight left.
Jakobz shoots in but Mayhem avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mayhem clinches but Jakobz breaks the clinch
and Jakobz counters with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Mayhem gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jakobz can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Jakobz 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!

Jakobz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mayhem misses with a knee to the head.
Jakobz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mayhem unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jakobz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jakobz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jakobz is looking to break free of the clinch but Mayhem has double underhooks.
Mayhem tries to land knees in the clinch but Jakobz avoids the damage to the body.
Jakobz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mayhem has him pressed against the cage.
Jakobz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mayhem gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mayhem missing with knees to the body.
Mayhem scores a nice knee to the body.
Mayhem looking to throw knees to the head but Jakobz is blocking nicely.
Mayhem tries to land knees in the clinch but Jakobz avoids the damage to the body.
Mayhem with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mayhem misses with a knee to the head.
Mayhem with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mayhem looking to throw knees to the head but Jakobz is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by Mayhem.

It looks like Jay Jakobz has been cut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mayhem.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mayhem lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Mayhem.
Mayhem misses with a knee strike.
Mayhem tries to land knees in the clinch but Jakobz avoids the damage to the body.
Mayhem throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jakobz blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jakobz manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Jakobz punching to the body, from the bottom.
Mayhem trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mayhem must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jakobz wants to sweep here but Mayhem controlling him for the moment.
Jakobz wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Jakobz trying to strike off his back.
Mayhem wants to control from the top but Jakobz keeps moving.
Jakobz 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jakobz is on top in guard.

That's two 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.
Mayhem looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jakobz wants to control from the top but Mayhem keeps moving.
Jakobz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mayhem wants to stand and escape but Jakobz is having none of it.
Mayhem keeping moving, preventing Jakobz from controlling successfully.
Jakobz landing some decent shots from guard.
Jakobz with a nice head shot there.
Mayhem is looking to stand up but Jakobz isn't so interested in that idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Jakobz looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mayhem is trying to get back to full guard.
Jakobz takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Jakobz trying to control from half guard but Mayhem is working away.
Mayhem tries to roll over but Jakobz keeps him under control.
Jakobz wants to pass the guard but Mayhem is defending well.
Mayhem is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jakobz stands up out of the half guard.
Jakobz misses with a straight left.
Jakobz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jakobz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jakobz misses with a wild body shot.
Jakobz has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Jakobz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jakobz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mayhem clinches but Jakobz breaks the clinch
and Jakobz counters with an inside leg kick.
Murder Mayhem is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mayhem has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mayhem there as he acknowledges the shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Murder Mayhem comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mayhem has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Murder Mayhem!