PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gil Jacobson (ranked 600 p4p, 561 weight class) and Herbert Mullin (ranked 74 p4p, 69 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Herbert Mullin was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Jacobson
vs
Mullin

180 cm
38
157
23 - 9 - 1

185 cm
29
165
16 - 11 - 0

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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 23 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gil Jacobson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Herbert Mullin!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Jacobson misses.
Jacobson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.

Mullin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mullin.
Jacobson is trying to break the clinch but Mullin is controlling him.
Jacobson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mullin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jacobson smiles and moves away.
Jacobson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mullin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Mullin moves into the clinch.
Mullin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mullin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jacobson's elbow.
Mullin jumps guard but Jacobson stands there with Mullin around his waist. Mullin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mullin lands a body shot.
Jacobson struggles to land a body shot inside as Mullin controls his hands.
Mullin jumps guard but Jacobson stands there with Mullin around his waist. Mullin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gil Jacobson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Herbert Mullin.
Jacobson scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mullin tries to throw a body punch but Jacobson avoids it by throwing Mullin back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jacobson misses with some punches.
Jacobson working aggressively here.
Mullin fails to pull guard.

Jacobson breaks from the clinch.
Mullin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jacobson swings for the body but Mullin moves out of range.

Mullin has taken the fight to the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Mullin has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Jacobson tries to circle away but Mullin has him pinned against the cage.
A short right from Jacobson on the inside.
Jacobson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mullins head.
Mullin is working Jacobson over against the cage.
Mullin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jacobson's elbow.
Mullin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mullin lands a hook that snaps the head of Jacobson backwards.
Mullin lands a body shot.
Jacobson working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Mullin manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mullin looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Mullin is continuing to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mullin is trying to control the position but Jacobson postures up.
Mullin is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Jacobson forces his way into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullin is looking to escape.
Mullin trying to hold on to Jacobson's head to control him but Jacobson postures up.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gil Jacobson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Jacobson.

Mullin gets a takedown into half guard.
Jacobson is staying active underneath Mullin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mullin might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Jacobson haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mullin controlling the pace.
Mullin tries to pass to full mount but Jacobson defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mullin is trying to control. Jacobson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mullin content to control rather than advance.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mullin doesn't manage to clinch there - Jacobson circles away.
Jacobson is looking for a counter combo.
Horrible takedown attempt by Mullin or perhaps it was just good defense by Jacobson, which made it look bad.
Mullin slips under a jab from Jacobson.
Mullin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A slow jab from Mullin misses its intended target.
Jacobson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

Mullin moves into the clinch successfully.
Mullin blocks an uppercut.
Mullin struggles to land a body shot inside as Jacobson controls his hands.
Jacobson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jacobson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mullin fails to pull guard.
Jacobson lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mullin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacobson has a couple of punches blocked by Mullin.

Mullin gets control of Jacobson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Mullin will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Mullin 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.
Mullin keeping full guard, as Jacobson tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobson trying to control the position from guard on top but Mullin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mullin holds on and takes a little breather.
Mullin working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mullin has control of Jacobson's left arm, preventing Jacobson from doing any damage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A jab lands there for Mullin.
Jacobson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mullin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jacobson misses with a hook to the body
and Mullin counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jacobson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mullin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Gil Jacobson has been cut.
Jacobson lands a right hook to the body.

Mullin gets a clinch.
Jacobson swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullin fails to pull guard.
Gil Jacobson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Herbert Mullin.
Mullin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mullin lands a nice shot to the body.
Jacobson throws a head punch that misses.
Jacobson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mullin has a couple of punches blocked by Jacobson.
Mullin is trying to pull guard but Jacobson has him pressed against the cage.

Mullin drags the fight down to the ground.
Jacobson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Jacobson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mullin looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Mullin looking for a guillotine here but Jacobson defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Herbert Mullin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Gil Jacobson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Jacobson swings for the body but Mullin moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Mullin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jacobson doesn't seem phased though.
Jacobson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mullin.
Mullin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jacobson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jacobson catches Mullin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jacobson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mullin wants to clinch up but Jacobson keeps it at a distance.
Jacobson walks into a stiff left hand from Mullin.
Jacobson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jacobson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jacobson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mullin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jacobson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mullin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jacobson.
Jacobson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mullin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mullin swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mullin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jacobson is not content to let Mullin control the position.
Mullin is thwarting Jacobson's attempts to control the position.
Mullin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jacobson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mullin is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Gil Jacobson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Mullin has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Mullin is thwarting Jacobson's attempts to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sloppy strikes from Jacobson. Those never looked like landing.
Jacobson misses the jab.
Jacobson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Good shot there by Jacobson.
Nice uppercut lands for Mullin. That snapped Jacobson's head back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Jacobson misses
and Mullin counters with a stiff right hand.
Mullin throws a head kick that half lands.
Gil Jacobson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jacobson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mullin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mullin slips under a jab from Jacobson.
Herbert Mullin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jacobson throws a jab when Mullin was well out of range.
Jacobson scores with a leg kick.
Mullin dives in and grabs Jacobson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jacobson pushes down on Mullin's head and hops out.
Mullin connects with a jab.
Jacobson takes a swing at Mullin's ribcage but misses.

Mullin scores with a takedown into Jacobson's guard.
Mullin controlling from the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobson is pulling down on Mullin's head. It's preventing any offense from Mullin, at least for the moment.
Mullin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

And that's the end of the fight!
Herbert Mullin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mullin winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Herbert Mullin!
Our winner, Herbert Mullin, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.