PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daigo Asai (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.

Jacobs
vs
Asai

189 cm
22
165 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

175 cm
20
165 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimmy Jacobs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daigo Asai!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asai misses with a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Asai.
Asai misses with a kick to the body
and Jacobs makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Asai ducks under a wild hook from Jacobs.
Jacobs shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Asai swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jacobs.
Asai will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Asai throws a lazy head kick
and Jacobs connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Asai tried to score with a low kick but Jacobs checks it.
Jacobs really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jacobs lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jimmy Jacobs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jacobs has a takedown stuffed.
Asai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jacobs throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Asai misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Asai checks a low kick from Jacobs.
Asai keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Asai is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Asai throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jacobs.
A big right from Jacobs misses.
Asai lands with a thumping leg kick.
Asai throws a shot from downtown. Jacobs moves away and avoids it.
Jacobs looks to land a right hand but Asai moved out of range.

Jacobs shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Asai manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Jacobs working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jacobs passes into half guard.
Jacobs works his foot free and advances to mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jacobs landing shots from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asai manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Jacobs throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Jacobs wants to work for an arm triangle but Asai is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jacobs is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Asai is looking to control Jacobs's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Asai avoid being mounted?

Asai pushes Jacobs off and gets back to his feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Asai. That snapped Jacobs's head back.
Jacobs misses with a looping right.
Jacobs bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jacobs shoots in for a double leg but Asai sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Jacobs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Asai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Asai misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Asai on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jacobs. Jacobs obviously looking to wear him down.
Jacobs changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Asai tries to avoid it but Jacobs manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Asai to the ground. Asai escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jacobs misses the shot to the body.
Jacobs blocks a jab.
Asai looks to score with a jab to the body but Jacobs is just out of range.
Jacobs takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jacobs connects with a body shot.
Jacobs thows a leg kick but Asai checks it
and Asai finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Jacobs throws an overhand right that lands on Asai's shoulder, as Asai tries to avoid the shot.
Jacobs thows a body shot but no joy.
Jacobs connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jacobs swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Asai.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A leg kick checked by Asai.
Jacobs walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jacobs 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.
Asai avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Asai misses with a low kick as Jacobs jumps back.
Asai looks to land a right hand but Jacobs moved out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jacobs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jacobs is looking to chop away at Asai's legs.
Jacobs throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Jacobs misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Asai. That snapped Jacobs's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Jacobs dominated that round.
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.

Asai blocks a jab.
Asai keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jacobs lands the left hand.
A low kick from Jacobs is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

Asai gets caught flat footed, as Jacobs shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Asai wants to sweep here but Jacobs controlling him for the moment.
Jacobs postures up in Asai's guard and throws a big left but Asai blocks it.
Jacobs lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Asai manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jacobs holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Asai tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jacobs is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jacobs really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs is working hard here to advance position.
Jacobs wants to hold on but Asai pushes him away.
Asai throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Jacobs sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Asai thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jacobs's head.
Asai is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Asai is looking to advance position but Jacobs won't allow it.
Jacobs slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
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.
Asai won't allow Jacobs to sweep him here.
Asai throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Asai throwing strikes from guard but Jacobs blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Asai's guard.
Jacobs preventing the sweep.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jacobs passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Jacobs looks up at the clock and then as Asai takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Jacobs smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Asai is looking for a sweep.
Jacobs working the body and head with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Asai is looking for a sweep.
Jacobs has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Asai!
Jacobs can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Asai is looking to escape.
Asai is trying to escape the mount.
Asai wants to try and get back to his feet.
Jacobs raining down shots from the mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Asai is looking to escape.
Jacobs is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Asai can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jacobs postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Asai looks a forlorn figure.
Jacobs with good strikes from the mount here!

Asai is rocked!
Asai takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Jacobs's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Jacobs!
Jimmy Jacobs bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.