PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Winky Medina (ranked 24473 p4p, 24875 weight class) and Colton Jacobs (ranked 484 p4p, 486 weight class). Jacobs has chosen Bottoms up as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Medina
vs
Jacobs

179 cm
20
153
0 - 2 - 0

180 cm
18
145
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Winky Medina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Colton Jacobs!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jonathan Paton and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Medina dives in for a single leg takedown but Jacobs sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Medina throws a knee to the head but misses.

Medina manages to break the clinch.
Jacobs throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Medina clinches up with Jacobs and pushes him back against the cage.
Jacobs is trying to pull guard but Medina has him pressed against the cage.

Medina manages to break the clinch.
Jacobs wants to clinch up but Medina keeps it at a distance.

Medina clinches up with Jacobs and pushes him back against the cage.

Medina jumps into guard, dragging Jacobs to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Medina has his hands on Jacobs's head, controlling the position.
Jacobs has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Medina is proving hard to escape from.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs preventing the sweep.
Jacobs is fighting to break Medina's control of his arms but Medina is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Jacobs must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Medina keeps the fight on the outside.
Medina looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Medina has his takedown stuffed
and Jacobs counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Medina shoots in but Jacobs avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Winky Medina. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jacobs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Medina manages to avoid it.
Medina shoots in for a takedown but Jacobs shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Medina stuffs the takedown.
As Jacobs looks to move away, Medina throws a big counter combo but Jacobs just gets out of the way.
Horrible takedown attempt by Medina or perhaps it was just good defense by Jacobs, which made it look bad.
Medina delivers a nice body kick.
Medina dodges the punch combination from Jacobs.

Jacobs tries to keep at a distance but Medina has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Medina breaks the clinch.
Medina shoots in and drives through. Jacobs sprawls well.
Medina throws a combination that misses

and Jacobs counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jacobs.

Medina pushes Jacobs off and scrambles back to his feet.
Medina shoots in for a takedown but Jacobs shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Medina has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jacobs gets underhooks to prevent Medina's takedown attempt.
Medina wants a takedown.
Jacobs jumps guard but Medina stands there with Jacobs around his waist. Jacobs gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jacobs wants to break free but Medina has control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Medina pulls Jacobs into guard.
Jacobs really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Medina. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Medina looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Medina keeping moving, preventing Jacobs from controlling successfully.
Jacobs might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Medina haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Jacobs has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Medina is proving hard to escape from.

Medina looking for a guillotine here but Jacobs defends easily.
Medina pulls Jacobs in close to his closed guard and prevents Jacobs from doing any damage or advancing position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Winky Medina dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jacobs avoids a kick to the body.
Medina tries for a takedown but Jacobs sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jacobs doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Medina counters with a one-two to the body.

Jacobs drives through with a takedown into Medina's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Medina is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Jacobs ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Jacobs no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
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!

Medina stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Medina takes the fight into the clinch.

Medina jumps guard and drags Jacobs to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Medina has Jacobs pulled in close to control his posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs trying to control but Medina is working from the bottom.
Jacobs trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Medina is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Medina escapes and gets back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Medina rushes Jacobs and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Medina has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Jacobs uses from the top position.
Medina has Jacobs pulled in close to control his posture.

Jacobs got a little sloppy there for a moment and Medina has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jacobs has managed to get both his arms back between Medina's legs - danger averted.
Medina pulls Jacobs in close to his closed guard and prevents Jacobs from doing any damage or advancing position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Medina is on top in guard.

Medina is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Medina seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Jacobs for as long as he can get away with.
Jacobs trying to control the position.
Medina controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Medina loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Medina connects with a couple of short punches.
Medina sitting in guard here, content to control.
Medina passes into half guard.
Medina sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Winky Medina dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Nice takedown defense from Jacobs. No joy for Medina on that attempt.
Medina fails with a takedown attempt.
Despite the aggression on Jacobs's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Medina is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jacobs sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Medina sets himself, and Jacobs steps forward looking for the clinch! Medina avoids it this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Winky Medina. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jacobs is trying hard to land a takedown here. Medina sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jacobs shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jacobs slaps away a takedown attempt from Medina, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacobs tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Medina defends well and Jacobs ends up having to push Medina into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Medina swats away the attempt to clinch by Jacobs.

Jacobs gets the takedown into side control.

Medina explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Medina tries to clinch but Jacobs is having none of it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jacobs checks a leg kick.
Medina misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Medina closes the distance and clinches.

Jacobs breaks from the clinch.
Medina shoots in looking for a takedown. Jacobs tries to sprawl out of it but Medina keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jacobs manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Medina has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jacobs is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs fails to pull guard.
Medina is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Medina is looking to take this one to the mat.
Jacobs being controlled against the cage.
Jacobs drops down looking for an ankle pick but Medina pulls his leg out and moves away.
Medina shoots and misses

and Jacobs moves into the clinch.
Medina has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jacobs is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Medina leaning against his opponent.

Medina manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Medina working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jacobs doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jacobs manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jacobs is fighting to break Medina's control of his arms but Medina is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Jacobs wants to get up but he can't break Medina's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Medina has Jacobs pulled in close to control his posture.

Medina has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Jacobs is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Medina successfully pulls guard.
Jacobs controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Medina lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Medina is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jacobs can do to turn this around?
Jacobs has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Medina has passed into side control.
Medina is staying tight to Jacobs's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Jacobs tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Medina wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Colton Jacobs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Winky Medina is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jacobs strikes from the bottom but Medina takes advantage and advances to full mount!

And that's the end of the fight!
Winky Medina showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Medina, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Winky Medina!
Colton Jacobs was interviewed post fight and said 'You know uh, didn't get the result I wanted but I'll be back. Thank you all!'.