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). Jakobz comes to the ring accompanied by Daniel Holter feat. Matt Smith - Ready to fight. The crowd seem to be enjoying Mayhem's choice of entrance music: Im Shipping Up To Boston-Dropkick Murphys. Murder Mayhem is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Jakobz
vs
Mayhem

186 cm
22
176 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

178 cm
19
179 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jay Jakobz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Murder Mayhem!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jakobz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mayhem pinned against the cage. Mayhem gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mayhem stuffs the takedown.
Mayhem fails in his attempt to clinch.
Murder Mayhem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jakobz scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Murder Mayhem has been cut.
Mayhem tries to clinch but Jakobz moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Mayhem. No joy for Jakobz on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Jakobz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mayhem tries to close the distance and clinch but Jakobz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jakobz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mayhem pinned against the cage. Mayhem gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jakobz pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jakobz closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mayhem to the mat! Mayhem manages to get full guard.
Mayhem keeping moving, preventing Jakobz from controlling successfully.
Jakobz tries to free his leg and advance position but Mayhem is retaining full guard.
Jakobz trying to control but Mayhem is working from the bottom.
Mayhem bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jakobz's guard.

Jakobz keeping busy on the bottom but Mayhem has passed one foot through into half guard.
Jakobz is breathing heavily.

Mayhem is working for a kimura but Jakobz is defending it quite comfortably.
Jakobz is not content to let Mayhem control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jakobz is trying to get back to full guard.
Mayhem trying to mount his opponent but Jakobz defends it.
Jakobz slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mayhem slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Jakobz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jakobz wants to sweep but no luck.

Mayhem drops back looking for a leg! Jakobz is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jakobz manages to kick Mayhem off! Mayhem jumps back into Jakobz's guard.
Jakobz keeping moving, preventing Mayhem from controlling successfully.
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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jakobz manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mayhem is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mayhem is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Jakobz has control of Mayhem's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Mayhem regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jakobz lands a nice shot to the head.

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 sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Mayhem is looking to control Jakobz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mayhem avoid being mounted?
Jakobz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mayhem wants to control but Jakobz is keeping busy.
Mayhem is looking to get back to is feet but Jakobz passes into side control.
Mayhem is trying to improve his position.
Mayhem struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Jakobz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Murder Mayhem'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.

Jakobz misses with the combination.
Mayhem throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mayhem stuffs the takedown.
Jakobz throws the kick towards the body but Mayhem avoids it.
Mayhem tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayhem cracks the inside of Jakobz's front leg.
Mayhem tries to clinch up.
Jakobz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayhem throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mayhem wants to clinch up but Jakobz keeps it at a distance.

Jakobz looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Mayhem!
Mayhem manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Mayhem is trying to stand back up but Jakobz is controlling him
Mayhem trying to hold on to Jakobz's head to control him but Jakobz postures up.
Jakobz throwing shots but Mayhem is blocking nicely.
Mayhem tries to get to full guard but Jakobz has control of the leg.
Jakobz is keen to just control but Mayhem is a slippery customer.

Jakobz is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mayhem is just riding it out for now. Jakobz eventually gives up the hold.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem manages to get to full guard.
Mayhem is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Mayhem throws a combination that misses

and Jakobz counters with a takedown into side control.

Mayhem throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mayhem clinches but Jakobz breaks the clinch
and Jakobz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jakobz checks the leg kick.
Jakobz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mayhem pinned against the cage. Mayhem gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Jakobz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mayhem tries to clinch but Jakobz moves out of range.
Mayhem tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jakobz fails with the takedown.
Jakobz shoots in looking for a takedown. Mayhem tries to sprawl out of it but Jakobz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Mayhem manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Mayhem pushes Jakobz up against the ropes in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jakobz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mayhem looking to stall.
Mayhem prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mayhem stalling the fight.
Mayhem trying to stall but Jakobz improves his position.
Jakobz drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jakobz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mayhem looking to throw knees to the head but Jakobz is blocking nicely.
Mayhem misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jakobz.
Jakobz has had enough of the clinch but Mayhem keeps him there for the moment.
Mayhem scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jay Jakobz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Murder Mayhem's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Mayhem is looking to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Jakobz.

Jakobz drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jay Jakobz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jakobz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jakobz trying to control but Mayhem is working from the bottom.
Jakobz wants to pass the guard but Mayhem is keeping the position.
Jakobz pushes down on Mayhem's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jakobz tries to pass to full mount but Mayhem defends it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mayhem avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jakobz.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jakobz is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mayhem doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jakobz.
Mayhem has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jakobz is working away from the top position though.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A shot to de liver by Jakobz. Beautiful body shot.
Jakobz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mayhem is looking to clinch.
Jakobz misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mayhem tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jakobz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice sprawl there from Mayhem as Jakobz shoots in.
Jakobz circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Jakobz counter with a right hand.
Jakobz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mayhem counters with a two punch combo.
Mayhem stuffs the takedown attempt from Jakobz. Jakobz gets slowly back to his feet.

Mayhem closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jakobz wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Jakobz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jakobz looking for a takedown.
Mayhem crunches a lovely knee into Jakobz's ribcage.
Mayhem missing with knees to the body.

Jakobz pulls guard.

Jakobz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mayhem doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mayhem manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mayhem trying to control but Jakobz is working from the bottom.
Mayhem stopping the sweep attempt from Jakobz.
Jakobz keeping full guard, as Mayhem tries to pass.
Jakobz is trying to control the position but Mayhem postures up.
Murder Mayhem has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jakobz looking for a sweep. Not yet Jakobz, not yet.
Mayhem must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mayhem has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jakobz is proving hard to escape from.

Jakobz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mayhem won't allow Jakobz to sweep him here.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mayhem loads up on a big right hand but Jakobz slips the punch.
Jakobz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Mayhem has managed to clinch.
Mayhem missing with knees to the body.
Mayhem using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mayhem.
Jakobz managing to block the knees to the body from Mayhem.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Murder Mayhem.
I think Jakobz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28

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