PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Milton Friedman (ranked 941 p4p, 104 weight class) and Rodney Jacobs (ranked 1684 p4p, 186 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Friedman
vs
Jacobs

188 cm
27
260 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

179 cm
28
266 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Milton Friedman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Rodney Jacobs!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Reed Andrews and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Friedman there.
Jacobs throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Friedman's waist but Friedman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jacobs off to one side.
Friedman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jacobs shoots in looking for a takedown but Friedman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jacobs's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Friedman lands a nice shot to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jacobs.
Milton Friedman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodney Jacobs.
Friedman jabs at Jacobs's body.

Jacobs is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Friedman's half guard.
Jacobs is thwarting Friedman's attempts to control the position.
Jacobs seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Friedman does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Friedman's coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Friedman manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Friedman working for a triangle but Jacobs defends it easily.
Friedman looking for a sweep. Not yet Friedman, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Friedman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Friedman controls Jacobs momentarily but Jacobs frees himself.
Jacobs won't allow Friedman to sweep him here.
Friedman controlling the position.
Jacobs looking to pass the guard.

Friedman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jacobs can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jacobs wants to control from the top but Friedman keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Friedman working a defensive guard here.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Friedman shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jacobs manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Friedman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Friedman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Friedman won't allow Jacobs to sweep him here.

Friedman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Friedman scoring with some ground and pound.
Friedman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Friedman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friedman cracks Jacobs with a solid left hand.

Jacobs looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jacobs manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Friedman manages to get himself to full guard.

Friedman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jacobs is one step ahead there.
Jacobs trying to control the position from guard on top but Friedman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Friedman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Friedman is working hard here to advance position.
Friedman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Jacobs works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jacobs throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Friedman trying to control but Jacobs is working from the bottom.
Friedman with a nice head shot there.
Friedman preventing the sweep.
Jacobs is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Friedman works over Jacobs with some ground and pound from guard.
Friedman landing with the ground and pound.

Jacobs looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Friedman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jacobs swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Milton Friedman dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Friedman connects with a crisp jab.

Friedman scores with a takedown into Jacobs's guard.
Friedman distracts Jacobs with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jacobs looking to hit a scissor sweep but Friedman is one step ahead there.
Friedman distracts Jacobs with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jacobs keeping moving, preventing Friedman from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Friedman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jacobs keeping moving, preventing Friedman from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Friedman lands a couple of elbows.
Friedman wants to control from the top but Jacobs keeps moving.
Jacobs bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Friedman's guard.

Friedman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jacobs manages to get himself to full guard.

Friedman with a nice head shot there.
Friedman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jacobs's head.
Friedman distracts Jacobs with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Friedman postures up.
Friedman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Jacobs looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Friedman scoring with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs is trying to control the position but Friedman postures up.
Jacobs keeping moving, preventing Friedman from controlling successfully.
Friedman working some strikes from top position.
Friedman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jacobs can do to turn this around?
Friedman landing with the ground and pound.
Friedman wants to control from the top but Jacobs keeps moving.

Jacobs looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jacobs has momentary wrist control but Friedman slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jacobs tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jacobs keeping moving, preventing Friedman from controlling successfully.
Friedman postures up and lands a big shot to Jacobs's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jacobs working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Friedman doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Friedman manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Friedman wants to control from the top but Jacobs keeps moving.
Friedman is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Friedman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jacobs's head.
Friedman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jacobs is on top in guard.

Jacobs wants to control from the top but Friedman keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Jacobs drops back, looking for a kneebar! Friedman looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Friedman looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Friedman!

Friedman lands a nice forearm strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
You can see the frustration on Jacobs's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Friedman cracks Jacobs with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Jacobs gets back to half guard.
Jacobs trying to hold on to Friedman's head to control him but Friedman postures up.
Friedman winds up and cracks Jacobs with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jacobs gets full guard.
Friedman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Jacobs looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Friedman has picked Jacobs up and slammed him! Jacobs can't keep hold of the triangle and Friedman manages to pass to side control!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Friedman working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Milton Friedman dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Friedman cracks a nice hook into Jacobs's ribs.
Friedman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Friedman shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Friedman was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jacobs takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Friedman cracks Jacobs with a big elbow.
Friedman working the ground and pound from side control.
Jacobs gets back to half guard.
Jacobs has hold of Friedman's hands but Friedman slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Friedman scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Friedman winds up and cracks Jacobs with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Friedman drops an elbow to the side of Jacobs's head.
Friedman wants to take a breather but Jacobs is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Friedman lands a nice short elbow.
Jacobs has hold of Friedman's hands but Friedman slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jacobs has hold of Friedman's hands but Friedman slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jacobs is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Friedman scores with a couple of nice shots.
Friedman landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Friedman is nestled in close to Jacobs, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Friedman connects with a nice short shot to Jacobs's temple.
Friedman drops an elbow to the side of Jacobs's head.
Jacobs wants to get back to full guard.
Jacobs trying to control here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Friedman connects with a nice short shot to Jacobs's temple.
Friedman scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Friedman connects with a nice short shot to Jacobs's temple.
Rodney Jacobs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friedman is trying to control the action in half guard but Jacobs is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Friedman working Jacobs over with strikes.
Friedman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Milton Friedman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jacobs taking some punishment here, with Friedman in his half guard.
Jacobs is positioning himself well to prevent Friedman advancing to mount.
Jacobs on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Friedman working the head and body with strikes.
Jacobs is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Friedman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jacobs keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs taking some punishment here, with Friedman in his half guard.

Jacobs looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Friedman lands strikes from half guard.
Friedman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Friedman lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Jacobs is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Friedman pulls his head out easily.
Jacobs is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Friedman scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Friedman lands a nice short elbow.
Friedman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jacobs on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Friedman landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Friedman connects with a nice short shot to Jacobs's temple.
Friedman trying to control the action but Jacobs is working from the bottom.

Jacobs actively working from the bottom here.
Jacobs is trying to maintain the position but Friedman is very close to passing his half guard.
Friedman landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Milton Friedman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Friedman drops an elbow to the side of Jacobs's head.
Friedman wants to control but Jacobs is keeping him busy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Milton Friedman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Friedman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:26
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:26
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milton Friedman!
In his post fight interview, Milton Friedman started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.