PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marc Beaumanoir (ranked 3975 p4p, 99 weight class) and Johnny Jacobs (ranked 6068 p4p, 219 weight class). Jacobs comes into a darkened arena with his song building. up to my neck kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Beaumanoir
vs
Jacobs

190 cm
25
244 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
26
270 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marc Beaumanoir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Johnny Jacobs!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobs closes the distance and clinches up with Beaumanoir, looking for a takedown. Jacobs pushes Beaumanoir against the cage but Beaumanoir circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jacobs takes one on the button.

Beaumanoir darts in and clinches Jacobs up against the cage.
Beaumanoir throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jacobss head.
Beaumanoir lands a body punch in the clinch.
Beaumanoir lands a body punch.

Jacobs pulls guard.

Jacobs is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Beaumanoir defends well.
Beaumanoir content to stall in guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Temp Spar Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.

Jacobs is looking for a triangle but Beaumanoir pushes his legs off easily.
Beaumanoir has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Jacobs is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Beaumanoir defends well.
Beaumanoir knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jacobs on the ground.
Jacobs is trying to control the position but Beaumanoir postures up.
Beaumanoir won't allow Jacobs to get back to his feet.

Jacobs escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Beaumanoir gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Beaumanoir pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jacobs is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jacobs escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Beaumanoir gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Jacobs is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jacobs tries to strike from the bottom.

Beaumanoir avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs is trying to control the position but Beaumanoir postures up.
Beaumanoir looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Beaumanoir sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Beaumanoir pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jacobs is keeping the position for now.

Jacobs is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Beaumanoir defends well.
Beaumanoir is stalling in the full guard.

That's four 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.
Jacobs controls Beaumanoir momentarily but Beaumanoir frees himself.
Beaumanoir is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Jacobs had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Beaumanoir defends it easily.
Beaumanoir trying to control but Jacobs is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Beaumanoir tries to free his leg and advance position but Jacobs is retaining full guard.
Beaumanoir engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Johnny Jacobs will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Beaumanoir throws a jab but it's blocked by Jacobs.
Jacobs takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Beaumanoir digs a good hook to Jacobs's body.
Jacobs fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Beaumanoir avoids it really well and circles away.
Beaumanoir sizes up Jacobs with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Jacobs drives through with a takedown into guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Beaumanoir holds on and takes a little breather.
Beaumanoir continues to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Beaumanoir is keeping the position for now.

Jacobs drops back looking for a leg! Beaumanoir is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Beaumanoir manages to kick Jacobs off! Jacobs jumps back into Beaumanoir's guard.
Beaumanoir controlling the position.
Beaumanoir looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Beaumanoir controlling the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Beaumanoir throws a nice looking combination but Jacobs bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Beaumanoir lands an overhand right.
Marc Beaumanoir is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Beaumanoir looks to throw the jab but Jacobs is out of range.
Beaumanoir lands a glancing blow to the side of Jacobs's head.
Jacobs moves away from the strike by Beaumanoir.
Beaumanoir scores with the left hand. Jacobs knows he should have avoided that one.
A shot to the liver by Beaumanoir. Beautiful body shot.
Jacobs will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jacobs fails with a takedown attempt.
Marc Beaumanoir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Jacobs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jacobs is breathing heavily.
Beaumanoir stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Beaumanoir wants it to stay on the feet.
Beaumanoir just misses with a punch to the body.

Jacobs drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Beaumanoir looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Johnny Jacobs has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jacobs postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Beaumanoir keeping moving, preventing Jacobs from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beaumanoir controlling Jacobs's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jacobs throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beaumanoir is controlling Jacobs's posture.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Beaumanoir is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jacobs can do to turn this around?
Jacobs stays in close to Beaumanoir's body and controls the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marc Beaumanoir dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Jacobs moves forwards but Beaumanoir connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Jacobs shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Beaumanoir napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Beaumanoir is looking for a sweep.
What's Beaumanoir going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Jacobs wants to control but Beaumanoir is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beaumanoir tries to improve position but can't.
Jacobs is looking to take a break and control but Beaumanoir is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jacobs throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An elbow from Jacobs crashes against the mat.
Beaumanoir on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Beaumanoir tries to get out of the position.
Beaumanoir wants to control but Jacobs postures up.
Jacobs wants to lay and pray for a moment but Beaumanoir keeps working.
A control attempt from Beaumanoir but he's now mounted!
Beaumanoir is trying to reverse the position but instead Jacobs has taken his back - oops!
Beaumanoir tries to escape the position.
Beaumanoir is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs scores with punches and elbows.
Beaumanoir manages to reverse the position and now he's in Jacobs's guard. Nice work there by Beaumanoir.
Jacobs throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Beaumanoir sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jacobs trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jacobs escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Beaumanoir gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jacobs is looking to stand up but Beaumanoir isn't so interested in that idea.
Beaumanoir trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Beaumanoir not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Jacobs is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Beaumanoir is aware though and is defending well.

Beaumanoir is sitting in close to Jacobs's body. Jacobs has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Beaumanoir is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Beaumanoir is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Jacobs.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Johnny Jacobs!
Johnny Jacobs decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.