PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nicolas Jacobson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kong Do Tahn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kong Do Tahn will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Jacobson
vs
Do Tahn

165 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

178 cm
18
186 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nicolas Jacobson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kong Do Tahn!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Do Tahn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jacobson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Do Tahn with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jacobson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Do Tahn swivels and escapes.

Do Tahn gets a clinch.
A hook to the body from Jacobson.
Do Tahn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jacobson lands a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Do Tahn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jacobson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Do Tahn blocks an elbow strike from Jacobson.
Jacobson tries to land a knee to the head but Do Tahn blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Jacobson.
Jacobson tries to land knees in the clinch but Do Tahn avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Jacobson fails to land.
Jacobson leaning against his opponent.
Jacobson misses with a knee strike.
Do Tahn working hard to break the clinch.

Do Tahn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Do Tahn tries to clinch but Jacobson moves out of range.
Jacobson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Do Tahn scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Do Tahn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Jacobson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Do Tahn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Do Tahn with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do Tahn lands with a kick to the temple. Jacobson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Do Tahn throws a head kick but Jacobson moves out of range.
As Do Tahn looks to move away, Jacobson throws a big counter combo bu Do Tahn just gets out of the way.
Kong Do Tahn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jacobson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Do Tahn swinging wildly here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Do Tahn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Do Tahn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jacobson circles away quickly and effectively.
Jacobson is looking for a counter combo.
Jacobson really is a fat lump.
Do Tahn lands with a kick to the temple. Jacobson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Do Tahn lands with a kick to the temple. Jacobson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
No luck for Jacobson with that takedown attempt.
Do Tahn throws a fast counter high kick but Jacobson manages to duck under it in time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicolas Jacobson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do Tahn goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Do Tahn throws a head kick that misses
and Jacobson counters with a body kick that stops Do Tahn in his tracks momentarily.
Jacobson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jacobson shoots in but no luck this time.
Jacobson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Do Tahn.
Do Tahn goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Do Tahn throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jacobson's head.
Do Tahn tries to clinch up.
And Jacobson counters with a quick kick to the body but Do Tahn blocks it.
Do Tahn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do Tahn misses with a double jab.
Jacobson is looking to counter with head kicks.
Do Tahn lands a head kick. Jacobson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Do Tahn.
Jacobson shoots in and drives through. Do Tahn sprawls well.
Do Tahn looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Jacobson fails with the takedown.
Despite the aggression on Do Tahn's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jacobson is breathing heavily.
Do Tahn scores with a three punch combo!

Jacobson is rocked!
Kong Do Tahn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Do Tahn looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Do Tahn backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Jacobson's temple! It sends Jacobson violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Do Tahn celebrates and the doctors try to help Jacobson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Kong Do Tahn!