PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Jacobs (ranked 1760 p4p, 207 weight class) and Walter Lang (ranked 2903 p4p, 321 weight class). Lang has chosen Welcome to the Jungle as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Jerry Jacobs has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jerry Jacobs seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Jacobs
vs
Lang

179 cm
29
165 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

170 cm
25
165 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
KO power

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

Urban Fighter
Freebok (85% Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerry Jacobs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Walter Lang!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobs tries to clinch but Lang is having none of it.
Jacobs moves in looking to clinch but Lang pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jacobs looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A little jabbing left from Lang on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jacobs gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A lazy left from Lang finds it's target.
Lang lands a nice hook to Jacobs's body. Jacobs takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lang throws out a loose jab but Jacobs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lang misses with a wild body shot.
Jacobs doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lang getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jacobs fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jacobs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lang is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jacobs with a body shot.
Jacobs tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lang paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang circles away from the clinch attempt

and Lang counters with a crisp one two that drops Jacobs! Lang thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Jacobs to his feet! Jacobs is in big trouble!

Jacobs is rocked!
Nice defenses there by Jacobs.
Oh Jacobs is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jacobs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jacobs seems to have got his legs back now.
Jacobs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lang! But no joy.
Jacobs looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jacobs is looking to clinch but Lang is avoiding it.
Lang throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lang avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A little jabbing left from Lang on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jacobs was well out of range. Poor timing from Lang.
Jacobs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jacobs tries to clinch there but Lang circles away.
Lang throws out a counter right but Jacobs avoids it with no problem.
Jacobs closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lang comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
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!
Jacobs tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lang manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jerry Jacobs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jacobs closes the distance but Lang moves to the side
and Lang counters with a stiff right hand.
Jacobs tries to clinch up but Lang circles away and keeps his distance.
Jacobs tries to clinch up but Lang circles away and keeps his distance.
Jacobs fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jacobs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jacobs tries to clinch there but Lang circles away.

Jacobs gets a clinch.
Lang dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lang lands an uppercut.
Jacobs throws a punch but it's blocked by Lang.
Jacobs throws a head punch that misses.
Jacobs throws a head punch that misses.
Lang lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jacobs backwards.
Lang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jacobs tries to land knees in the clinch but Lang avoids the damage to the body.
Jacobs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lang scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Jacobs fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lang.
Jacobs misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Lang.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jacobs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs has a couple of punches blocked by Lang.
Lang blocks an uppercut.
Jacobs misses with some punches.
Jacobs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jacobs misses with some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lang is struggling to control the position.
Jacobs working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jacobs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lang lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jacobs blocks a body shot from Lang.
Jacobs misses with a punch on the inside.
Jacobs misses with the head strike.
Lang lands a right hand.
Lang has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Jacobs seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lang can turn it around.
Jacobs lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lang makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Walter Lang dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Lang scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jacobs in his tracks.
Walter Lang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sloppy strikes from Lang. Those never looked like landing.
Some wild striking there from Lang.
Jacobs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jacobs closes the distance but Lang moves to the side
and Lang counters with a stiff right hand.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lang lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jacobs backwards.
Jacobs tries to land knees in the clinch but Lang avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jacobs misses with a punch on the inside.
Lang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lang.
Lang misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jacobs closes the distance looking to clinch

and Lang counters with a nice right hand that sends Jacobs toppling to the canvas! Jacobs scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Lang finish him?!
Jacobs is looking to clinch but Lang is avoiding it.
Jacobs doesn't manage to clinch there - Lang circles away.
Jacobs tries to clinch but Lang moves out of range.
Jacobs tries to clinch but Lang is having none of it.
Jacobs fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jacobs moves to clinch but Lang breaks away
and Lang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jacobs tries to clinch but Lang is having none of it.
Lang scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jacobs wants to clinch but Lang slips to the side

and Lang counters with a crisp right hand that drops Jacobs! Lang lets Jacobs back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Lang has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Jacobs moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lang.
Lang avoiding damage as Jacobs throws knees to the body.
Jacobs has a couple of punches blocked by Lang.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jacobs has a couple of punches blocked by Lang.
Jacobs misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lang.
Lang lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jacobs.
Jacobs lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jacobs swings wildly with an uppercut but Lang uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lang.
A short uppercut from Lang.
Nice body punch from Lang - that landed with a thud.
Lang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lang is defending well for now.
Jerry Jacobs has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jacobs tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lang avoids it.
Jacobs working aggressively here.
Lang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lang stalling.
Jacobs misses with a short punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lang has a couple of punches blocked by Jacobs.
Jacobs lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lang blocking some punches.
Jacobs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lang misses with a body punch.
Lang makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jacobs misses with some punches.
Lang makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Lang.
Jacobs lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lang lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lang lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lang works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jacobs misses with a punch on the inside.
Lang lands a shoulder strike.
Jacobs lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Jacobs fails to land.
Lang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jacobs has a couple of punches blocked by Lang.
Jacobs is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lang is defending well for now.
Jacobs makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jacobs misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lang.
Lang gets through Jacobs's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lang blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Walter Lang 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. And we move into the final round!

Lang circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lang circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lang cracks Jacobs with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Jacobs falls to his knees and Lang doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Walter Lang!
Walter Lang managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Freebok (85% Laundry), into his post fight interview.