PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Genkis Patel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacobs has chosen Vato as his entrance music. Joseph Jacobs has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Genkis Patel's chin.

Patel
vs
Jacobs

172 cm
25
143 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

170 cm
25
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Genkis Patel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joseph Jacobs!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patel throws an overhand right that lands on Jacobs's shoulder, as Jacobs tries to avoid the shot.
Patel with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Patel forces Jacobs back against the cage and clinches.
Patel swings wildly with an uppercut but Jacobs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patel digs a right hand underneath Jacobs's ribcage. Jacobs let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jacobs tries to break the clinch but Patel is controlling the position.
Patel misses with a body punch.
Patel tries to throw a body punch but Jacobs avoids it by throwing Patel back against the cage.
Jacobs blocks a body shot from Patel.
Patel has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jacobs avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patel.
Patel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacobs is trying to push Patel away but Patel has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Patel struggles to land a body shot inside as Jacobs controls his hands.
Patel being controlled against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jacobs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Patel misses with some punches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Still in the clinch, Jacobs scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jacobs misses with some punches.
Jacobs taking a breather.
Jacobs wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Patel has him pressed against the cage.
Patel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jacobs is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Patel is keeping busy.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Patel as Jacobs tries to tie him up.
Jacobs scores with a shoulder strike.
Jacobs lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jacobs creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jacobs scores with a hook to the body.
Patel looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A frustrated look appears on Jacobs's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patel struggles to land a body shot inside as Jacobs controls his hands.
Jacobs blocks a body shot from Patel.

Jacobs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jacobs looks to score with a jab to the body but Patel is just out of range.
Jacobs throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Patel tries to clinch up but Jacobs circles away and keeps his distance.

Patel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jacobs misses with a hook to the ribs.
Patel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Patel tries to stall but Jacobs uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Patel working aggressively here.
Patel tries to work over Jacobs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jacobs's coach down at Aspire Acαdemy CT was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Jacobs's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Patel tries for a takedown. No joy.
A frustrated look appears on Jacobs's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jacobs taking a breather.
Jacobs has Patel pressed against the cage.
Patel working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Patel tries to score a body lock takedown but Jacobs shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Genkis Patel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jacobs is trying to force a seperation but Patel has the dominant position.
Jacobs stalling against the cage.
Jacobs holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jacobs working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Patel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jacobs slowing the pace effectively.
Patel pushes Jacobs back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jacobs lands an uppercut.
Jacobs is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Patel.
Patel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patel.
Jacobs scores with a shot to the side of Patel's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Patel.
Patel misses with a body punch.
Jacobs looking to slow down the pace here.
Patel misses with a punch to the body.

Patel has hold of one of Jacobs's legs. Jacobs is fighting the takedown attempt but Patel gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Jacobs uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Jacobs looks to throw the jab but Patel is out of range.
Patel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jacobs.
Jacobs falls off balance throwing a combination

and Patel counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Patel.
Patel misses with some punches.
Jacobs works on Patel's body with a couple of short punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Patel swings wildly with an uppercut but Jacobs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Come on Jacobs - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Genkis Patel will probably get the nod.
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.

Jacobs waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Patel.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jacobs. Patel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Patel changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Patel throws a body shot but no joy.
Horrible takedown attempt by Patel or perhaps it was just good defense by Jacobs, which made it look bad.
Good exchange - Jacobs coming out on top.
Jacobs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Patel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Patel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Patel moves out of range as Jacobs strikes.
Patel seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Patel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Patel throws a shot from downtown. Jacobs moves away and avoids it.
Patel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jacobs now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A jab from Jacobs misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs misses with a looping right.
Jacobs scores with a jab.
Patel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jacobs circles away quickly and effectively.
Patel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jacobs lands with a good body shot.
Patel avoids the body shot from Jacobs.
Patel looks to throw the jab but Jacobs is out of range.
Joseph Jacobs seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A left and a right from Patel both land. Nice combination.
Patel shoots for a double leg takedown but Jacobs sprawls well. He's pushed Patel's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jacobs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Patel wants to clinch.
As Patel backs off Jacobs throws a huge counter combo but Patel manages to avoid it all.
Jacobs lunges at Patel with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Patel's hand.
Joseph Jacobs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Patel circles away quickly and effectively.
Patel seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Patel fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Genkis Patel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Patel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jacobs at a distance.
Patel tries to clinch but Jacobs moves away
and Patel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jacobs scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice body punch from Jacobs.
Jacobs misses with a straight right.
Patel seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Patel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jacobs was well out of range. Poor timing from Patel.
Jacobs misses with a few strikes there.
Patel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jacobs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jacobs circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jacobs throws a counter combo.
Patel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jacobs swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patel tries to clinch but Jacobs is having none of it.
Patel slips under a jab from Jacobs.
Jacobs missing with a left hand there. Patel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Patel on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Patel closes the distance and clinches.
Jacobs lands an uppercut.
Jacobs taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jacobs is stalling here.
Jacobs working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jacobs blocks a body shot from Patel.
Jacobs is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jacobs misses with a punch to the body.
Jacobs is pressed up against the cage. Patel 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.
Patel is looking to wear down Jacobs with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jacobs stuns Patel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs lands a lovely overhand right.
Patel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Patel ducks under a wild hook from Jacobs.
Jacobs loads up on a big right hand but Patel slips the punch.
Patel misses with a jab to the body
and Jacobs counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jacobs stuns Patel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Patel fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Patel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Patel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jacobs misses with the combination.
Patel tries to clinch but Jacobs moves out of range.

Patel bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joseph Jacobs showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Patel tries to clinch up.
A countering left hand to the body from Jacobs misses.
Jacobs misses with a looping left.
Patel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Patel stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jacobs misses with a double jab.
Jacobs has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jacobs slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jacobs scores with a jab.
Jacobs dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Patel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jacobs paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Patel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Jacobs misses the target.
Patel tries to counter with a takedown but Jacobs is quick to defend against it.
Patel wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jacobs manages to avoid it.
Jacobs let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jacobs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Patel scores with a body shot.
Jacobs throws a nice looking combination but Patel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Patel has closed the distance and engaged Jacobs in a clinch.
Jacobs looking to stall.
Patel has Jacobs pressed against the cage, preventing Jacobs from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice right hand lands inside from Patel.
Jacobs blocks a body shot from Patel.
Jacobs prevents a takedown attempt there.
Patel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jacobs lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Jacobs on the inside.
Genkis Patel has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jacobs lands a body punch.
Patel being controlled against the cage.
Patel swings wildly with an uppercut but Jacobs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Patel working aggressively here.
Patel misses with a punch on the inside.
Patel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jacobs holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Patel goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jacobs prevents it.
Jacobs stalls.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Patel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Patel tries to score a body lock takedown but Jacobs shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Genkis Patel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Patel tries a body shot but Jacobs blocks it.
Jacobs is looking to break free of the clinch but Patel has double underhooks.
Jacobs holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jacobs working hard to break the clinch.
Jacobs lands a shoulder strike.
Jacobs lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Patel backwards.
Jacobs lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Patel lands with a light punch inside.
Jacobs struggles to land a body shot inside as Patel controls his hands.
Jacobs is pressed up against the cage. Patel 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patel's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Patel duly obliges.
Jacobs connects with a jab.

Patel is rocked!
Jacobs throws an overhand right that drops Patel like a sack of potatoes! Jacobs dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joseph Jacobs!
An out of breath Joseph Jacobs thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.