PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dean Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russell Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacobs has chosen Till I Collapse as his entrance music. 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.

Anderson
vs
Jacobs

196 cm
28
262 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

190 cm
36
259 lbs
27 - 20 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Fury Nutrition Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dean Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Russell Jacobs!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Columbo Gatti and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson scores with a jab to the body.
Jacobs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Jacobs.
Jacobs clobbers Anderson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Anderson tries to land a front kick but Jacobs steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jacobs misses with a looping right.
Jacobs throws a quick inside leg kick.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but Jacobs shows good takedown defense.
Jacobs throws a leg kick

and Anderson counters by moving into the clinch.
Anderson avoiding damage as Jacobs throws knees to the body.
Jacobs missing with knees to the body.
The referee calls for Jacobs to work.
Jacobs has had enough of the clinch but Anderson keeps him there for the moment.
Jacobs digs a right hand into Anderson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Anderson's gas tank.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jacobs.
Jacobs swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jacobs lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs has had enough of the clinch but Anderson keeps him there for the moment.
Anderson has Jacobs pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jacobs manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jacobs tries to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jacobs.
Jacobs lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Jacobs gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Dean Anderson has been cut.
Jacobs pushes Anderson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Jacobs.
Anderson tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dean Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jacobs lands a right hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Anderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Anderson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jacobs after a bit of a struggle.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Russell Jacobs has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jacobs lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Anderson is trying to drag Jacobs to the mat but Jacobs just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jacobs lands a body punch.
Anderson is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Jacobs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
Jacobs throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jacobs misses with the head strike.
Jacobs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jacobs lands a hook that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Jacobs lands with a short shot to the head.
Jacobs softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jacobs gets underhooks to prevent Anderson's takedown attempt.
Jacobs is trying to push Anderson away but Anderson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Jacobs manages to break the clinch.
Jacobs fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jacobs cracks Anderson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jacobs lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jacobs connects with a leg kick. Anderson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Anderson misses with a body kick.
Jacobs goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Dean Anderson's cut is getting worse.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs misses with a series of wild punches.
Jacobs will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Good shot there by Jacobs.
Anderson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jacobs throws a series of punches but Anderson moves out of range.
Jacobs misses with a low kick.
Jacobs misses with a looping right.
Russell Jacobs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jacobs connects with a solid leg kick.
Jacobs swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Anderson avoids the head kick by Jacobs.
Anderson blocks the body kick.
Anderson shoots in looking for a takedown. Jacobs tries to sprawl out of it but Anderson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jacobs manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Anderson lands a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jacobs with a nice cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Jacobs misses.
Anderson thows a body shot but no joy.
Anderson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jacobs.
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jacobs manages to avoid it.
Danga de danga de dang - Anderson scores with a four punch combination!
Anderson avoids the body shot from Jacobs.
Jacobs throws a series of punches but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jacobs walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Anderson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jacobs has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jacobs there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A left and a right from Jacobs both land. Nice combination.
Jacobs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Russell Jacobs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Anderson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Anderson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Russell Jacobs dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Anderson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jacobs sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Anderson somewhat.
Jacobs jabs Anderson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jacobs loads up on a big right hand but Anderson slips the punch.
Jacobs throws a right and a left that Anderson avoids nicely.
Jacobs lands with a nice body kick.
Anderson moves out of range of the body kick from Jacobs.
Jacobs throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jacobs throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Russell Jacobs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jacobs lands with a cross.
Jacobs ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jacobs closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jacobs throws a leg kick which misses Anderson's front leg but catches the back leg as Anderson tries to avoid it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jacobs fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jacobs displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Dean Anderson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jacobs finds it's way round the side to connect with Anderson's head.

Anderson is rocked!
Jacobs looks to throw the jab but Anderson is out of range.
Jacobs has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Good standup being displayed there by Jacobs as he connects with a hook.
Oh Anderson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A shot to the liver by Jacobs. Beautiful body shot.
Jacobs uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Anderson has time to react.
Russell Jacobs seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jacobs drops Anderson with a big left hand! Anderson is injured, injured bad! Jacobs jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Russell Jacobs!
After the fight, Russell Jacobs was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.