PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba The Stump (ranked 4905 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Jacobs (ranked 4830 p4p, 0 weight class). Jon Jacobs is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

The Stump
vs
Jacobs

182 cm
18
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

198 cm
18
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Likes comics

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bubba The Stump!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jon Jacobs!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Stump shoots in but Jacobs avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The Stump throws a jab but it's blocked by Jacobs.
The Stump tries to move into range but Jacobs moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jacobs scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The Stump needs to keep his hands up - Jacobs had a free shot at his head there.
Jacobs lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jacobs lands a glancing blow to the side of The Stump's head.
A low kick from Jacobs misses

and The Stump counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jacobs won't be happy with that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

The Stump is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jacobs knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The Stump trying to control the position but Jacobs is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs manages to work his way to half guard, despite The Stump's best efforts.
The Stump is looking to take a break and control but Jacobs is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The Stump trying to control from Jacobs's half guard. Jacobs has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Jacobs keeping moving, preventing The Stump from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Stump showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The Stump passes into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The Stump passes the guard and advances to mount!
The Stump wants to control the pace but Jacobs is squirming around nicely.

The Stump is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Jacobs is surviving well by controlling The Stump's body position as best he can.
The Stump trying to control but Jacobs is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The Stump is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jacobs is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs is looking to get to half guard.
The Stump lands a nice shot to the head.
Jacobs tries to hold on but The Stump pushes him away.
The Stump breaks from Jacobs's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jacobs tries to control The Stump's body but The Stump pushes him off. Jacobs squirms to his side and now The Stump has his back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs is in bad spot here.

Jacobs defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

The Stump tightening his grip on Jacobs, looking for the choke.

The Stump looking for the choke but no joy.

The Stump working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Jacobs is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and The Stump has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Jacobs taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bubba The Stump!