PBP Commentary

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

Jacobs
vs
Paul

172 cm
20
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
24
135 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Jacobs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ron Paul!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Paul gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jacobs takes an elbow to the temple.
Jacobs managing to block the knees to the body from Paul.
Paul misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Paul wants the takedown. Jacobs is fighting it off but Paul persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Jacobs's guard against the cage.

Paul stands up and waves to Jacobs to follow him.
Jacobs stuns Paul with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A punch combination from Jacobs misses.
Jacobs throws a series of punches but Paul moves out of range.
Jacobs misses with a series of wild punches.
Jacobs throws a series of punches but Paul avoids them all with ease.
Jacobs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Paul instigates a clinch.
Paul gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Paul pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jacobs falls off balance throwing a combination

and Paul counters by moving into the clinch.

Paul is trying to trip Jacobs. He has hold of a leg but Jacobs is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Paul persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

Jacobs is working an open guard so Paul takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Jacobs lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Paul circles away quickly and effectively.
Jacobs fails to land with a series of punches.
Jacobs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paul.
Jacobs throws a leg kick
and Paul counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Paul wants a takedown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Jacobs pulls Paul into guard.

Jacobs is working an open guard so Paul takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Jacobs throws a series of punches but Paul moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jacobs wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Paul has him pressed against the cage.
Jacobs tries to pull guard but Paul forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Paul is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Jacobs can't fight it off and eventually Paul manages to take the fight to the floor. Jacobs looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Paul wants to pass the guard but Jacobs is keeping the position.
Paul advances position into side control!
Paul trying to control the position but Jacobs is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs tries to improve position but can't.

Paul stands up and beckons Jacobs to his feet.
Paul has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jacobs looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Paul wants to clinch up but Jacobs keeps it at a distance.
Jacobs tries to clinch but Paul moves out of range.
Jacobs misses with a series of wild punches.
Jacobs tries to land a leg kick but Paul saw it coming and moves away.
Jacobs keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paul avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jacobs looks to land a combination but Paul avoids it well.
Jacobs misses with a few strikes there.
Jacobs misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jacobs throws a nice looking combination but Paul bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jacobs tries to clinch but Paul moves out of range.
Jacobs looks to land a combination but Paul avoids it well.
Jacobs avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jacobs tries to clinch but Paul moves out of range.

Paul shoots in and bounces Jacobs off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Paul looking to pass the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jacobs wants to get back to his feet but Paul is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Paul dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Paul 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.
Paul stands and throws Jacobs's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Jacobs is looking to regain half guard here but Paul keeps moving and retains side control.
Paul trying to control the position but Jacobs is working away.
Jacobs being controlled for a moment.
Jacobs knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Paul on the ground.
Paul landing a few strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Paul is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jacobs has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jacobs is trying to buck Paul off.
You can see the frustration on Jacobs's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Paul tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Paul has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Paul is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jacobs has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Paul tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jacobs struggling a bit here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Paul thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jacobs is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Paul stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Jacobs fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Paul, pushing him back against the cage.
Paul landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paul unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Paul tries a knee to the head but Jacobs blocks it.
Jacobs wants to break free but Paul has control.

Paul breaks from the clinch.

Jacobs closes the distance and clinches.
Paul tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jacobs avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jacobs is trying to break the clinch but Paul is controlling him.
Paul tries to land knees in the clinch but Jacobs avoids the damage to the body.
Paul lands a good knee to the midsection. Jacobs won't want to take too many of those.
Paul lands an elbow inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paul with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jacobs wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jacobs tries to land a knee to the head but Paul blocks with his arms.
Jacobs is pressed up against the cage. Paul has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jacobs down to the mat. Jacobs avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Paul showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Jacobs takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Paul gets a clinch.
Paul comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jacobs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ron Paul seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jacobs tries to pull guard but Paul forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jacobs tries to break the clinch but Paul is controlling the position.
A short right from Jacobs on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Paul fails to land.
Paul lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Jacobs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jacobs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Paul closes the distance and pushes Jacobs back into the cage.
Paul is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jacobs takes an elbow to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs is trying to break the clinch but Paul is controlling him.
Paul with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Paul escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paul shoots in but Jacobs avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jacobs tries to clinch but Paul is having none of it.
Paul keeps the fight on the outside.
A combination from Jacobs does no damage.
Jacobs throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Paul fails with a takedown attempt.
Jacobs stuffs the takedown attempt from Paul. Paul gets slowly back to his feet.
Peter Jacobs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ron Paul.
Jacobs misses with the combination.
Peter Jacobs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peter Jacobs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs throws a right and a left that Paul avoids nicely.

Paul has taken the fight to the clinch.
Paul has Jacobs pressed against the cage, preventing Jacobs from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Paul breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jacobs thows a leg kick but Paul checks it

and Paul counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Paul.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paul postures up in Jacobs's guard and throws a big left but Jacobs blocks it.
Paul stops Jacobs from standing up.

Paul thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Paul stands up and waves to Jacobs to follow him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs misses with a double jab.
Jacobs misses with a wild combination.
Jacobs misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jacobs misses with a leg kick.

Paul pushes Jacobs up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice elbow from Paul.
Paul tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jacobs avoids it.
Paul has Jacobs pressed against the cage.
Paul looking to throw knees to the head but Jacobs is blocking nicely.
Paul wants a takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paul landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Paul goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jacobs prevents it.
Jacobs blocks a body shot from Paul.
Paul using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jacobs tries to pull guard but Paul won't allow it.

Paul has hold of one of Jacobs's legs. Jacobs is fighting the takedown attempt but Paul gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paul postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Paul passes easily into side control. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Paul is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jacobs knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ron Paul comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Paul winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ron Paul!