PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between billy jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sagat Petchyindee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). jacobs comes into the arena with Funeral bell blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

jacobs
vs
Petchyindee

168 cm
24
150 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

191 cm
22
140 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Determined

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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, billy jacobs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sagat Petchyindee!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from jacobs does no damage.
A swing and a miss from jacobs.
Petchyindee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Petchyindee feints and then cracks jacobs's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow jacobs down.
jacobs stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Petchyindee.
jacobs stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Petchyindee.
jacobs throws the left hand but Petchyindee avoids the punch easily.
Petchyindee is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
jacobs looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
jacobs stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Petchyindee.
Petchyindee tries to clinch up.
Petchyindee scores with a nice body kick.
Petchyindee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt jacobs.
jacobs takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Petchyindee throws a nice outside leg kick.
jacobs misses with a double jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Petchyindee.
Sagat Petchyindee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petchyindee throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by jacobs.
jacobs on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Petchyindee. Petchyindee obviously looking to wear him down.
Petchyindee plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
jacobs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petchyindee manages to avoid it.
Petchyindee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on jacobs. That did some damage!
jacobs misses with a wild body shot.
jacobs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Petchyindee slips under a jab from jacobs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petchyindee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Petchyindee avoids a punch combination nicely.
jacobs misses with a looping right.
A nice leg kick lands there from Petchyindee.

Petchyindee instigates a clinch.
Petchyindee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from jacobs.
Petchyindee with a knee to the head.
Petchyindee landing knees to the body.
Petchyindee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but jacobs blocks it with crossed arms.
Petchyindee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Petchyindee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Petchyindee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite jacobs's efforts to push away.
Petchyindee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but jacobs blocks it with crossed arms.
Petchyindee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Petchyindee missing with knees to the body.
jacobs working hard to break the clinch.
Petchyindee lands a good knee to the midsection. jacobs won't want to take too many of those.
Petchyindee crunches a lovely knee into jacobs's ribcage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petchyindee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and jacobs avoids it.
jacobs tries to circle away but Petchyindee has him pinned against the cage.
Petchyindee unloads a knee to the mid-section.
jacobs is trying to break free.
jacobs is trying to break the clinch but Petchyindee is controlling him.
jacobs is trying to break the clinch but Petchyindee has him pressed against the cage.
Petchyindee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Petchyindee landing knees to the body.
Petchyindee tries to land knees in the clinch but jacobs avoids the damage to the body.
Petchyindee connects with a nasty looking knee right to jacobs's face.
jacobs takes a knee right on the jaw!
Petchyindee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and jacobs avoids it.
Petchyindee unloads a knee to the mid-section. jacobs lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Petchyindee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Petchyindee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
jacobs is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
jacobs can't break the clinch.
Petchyindee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petchyindee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. jacobs is defending well for now.
Petchyindee scores with a knee to the head.
Petchyindee missing with knees to the body.
Petchyindee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but jacobs has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Petchyindee tries to land knees in the clinch but jacobs avoids the damage to the body.
Petchyindee looks gassed!
Petchyindee unloads a knee to the mid-section. jacobs lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
jacobs blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Petchyindee working jacobs over with knees to the body.
jacobs effectively controlling the action here.
Petchyindee misses with a knee strike.
Petchyindee tries a knee to the head but jacobs blocks it.
Petchyindee unloads a knee to the mid-section. jacobs lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
jacobs looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
jacobs is trying to break the clinch but Petchyindee has him pressed against the cage.
Petchyindee misses with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Petchyindee.
Petchyindee misses with a knee strike.

That's four 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.
Petchyindee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Petchyindee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Petchyindee prevents jacobs from breaking the clinch.
jacobs is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Petchyindee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. jacobs is defending well for now.
Petchyindee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
jacobs wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Petchyindee prevents jacobs from breaking the clinch.
jacobs misses with a punch to the body.
Petchyindee missing with knees to the body.
Petchyindee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
jacobs managing to block the knees to the body from Petchyindee.
jacobs blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
jacobs managing to block the knees to the body from Petchyindee.
Petchyindee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Petchyindee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
jacobs avoiding damage as Petchyindee throws knees to the body.
jacobs has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sagat Petchyindee dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

jacobs just misses with a punch to the body.
Petchyindee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Petchyindee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petchyindee throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A telegraphed right hand from jacobs misses the target.
Petchyindee throws a head kick that misses.
jacobs swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Petchyindee walks into a straight right hand from jacobs.
jacobs misses with an uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from jacobs misses the target.
jacobs looks to land a combination but Petchyindee avoids it well.
jacobs displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
jacobs works over Petchyindee's head and body with a nice combination.
jacobs misses with a series of wild punches.
Petchyindee scoring well with a low kick there.
jacobs throws a right and a left that Petchyindee avoids nicely.
jacobs swinging wildly here.
jacobs throws a right and a left that Petchyindee avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petchyindee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Petchyindee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Petchyindee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Petchyindee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Petchyindee tries to clinch up but jacobs circles away and keeps his distance.
jacobs looks to land a combination. Petchyindee sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
jacobs misses with a double jab.
jacobs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
billy jacobs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
jacobs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petchyindee.
A combination from jacobs does no damage.
jacobs misses with a body shot.
Petchyindee feints and then cracks jacobs's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow jacobs down.
Petchyindee slips a jab from jacobs.
Petchyindee scoring well with a low kick there.
jacobs is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Petchyindee's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
jacobs lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
jacobs sizes up Petchyindee with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Petchyindee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Petchyindee feints and then cracks jacobs's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow jacobs down.
Petchyindee chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petchyindee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
jacobs looks to land a combination but Petchyindee avoids it well.

Petchyindee closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Petchyindee lands a good knee to the midsection. jacobs won't want to take too many of those.
Petchyindee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but jacobs blocks it with crossed arms.
Petchyindee scores with a knee to the head.
Petchyindee tries to land knees in the clinch but jacobs avoids the damage to the body.
Petchyindee lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Petchyindee.
Petchyindee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from jacobs.
Petchyindee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but jacobs blocks it with crossed arms.
jacobs wants to break the clinch but can't.
jacobs tries to break free but Petchyindee pushes him back against the cage.
Petchyindee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Petchyindee with a knee to the head.
Petchyindee with a knee to the head.
Petchyindee is breathing heavily.
Petchyindee looking to throw knees to the head but jacobs is blocking nicely.
Petchyindee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petchyindee trying to land knees to the body.
jacobs is looking to break free of the clinch but Petchyindee has double underhooks.
jacobs is trying to break free.
Petchyindee prevents jacobs from breaking the clinch.
Petchyindee misses with a knee to the head.
Petchyindee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Petchyindee landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Petchyindee.
Petchyindee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Petchyindee missing with knees to the body.
Petchyindee lands a knee to the head.
jacobs tries to break the clinch but Petchyindee is controlling the position.
jacobs working hard to break the clinch.
Petchyindee unloads a knee to the mid-section.
jacobs tries to break free but Petchyindee pushes him back against the cage.
jacobs wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
jacobs is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Petchyindee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Petchyindee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite jacobs's efforts to push away.
Petchyindee tries to land knees in the clinch but jacobs avoids the damage to the body.
jacobs wants to break the clinch but can't.
jacobs on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
jacobs tries to throw a body punch but Petchyindee avoids it by throwing jacobs back against the cage.
jacobs wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Petchyindee crunches a lovely knee into jacobs's ribcage.
jacobs blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Petchyindee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. jacobs is defending well for now.
jacobs wants to get back to striking at distance but Petchyindee won't allow it.
jacobs tries to break the clinch but Petchyindee is controlling the position.
Petchyindee unloads a knee to the mid-section. jacobs lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Petchyindee misses with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Petchyindee.
jacobs wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Sagat Petchyindee will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

A slapping leg kick lands for Petchyindee.
jacobs with a jab.
Petchyindee avoids a punch combination nicely.
jacobs takes a kick to the side of the head.
jacobs swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
jacobs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petchyindee throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Petchyindee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Petchyindee defending well as jacobs loads up on a big left hand.
jacobs rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Petchyindee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
jacobs throws a series of punches but Petchyindee avoids them all with ease.
Petchyindee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
jacobs throws a hook to the side of Petchyindee's head but Petchyindee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Petchyindee lands with a slapping head kick.
jacobs takes a swing at Petchyindee's ribcage but misses.
jacobs throws a right and a left that both miss.
jacobs throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Petchyindee slips a straight right by jacobs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Petchyindee.
jacobs takes a swing at Petchyindee's ribcage but misses.
jacobs throws a shot from downtown. Petchyindee moves away and avoids it.
jacobs steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Petchyindee. That one must have hurt.
jacobs lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Petchyindee misses with a knee strike.
Petchyindee trying to land knees to the body.
jacobs wants to get back to striking at distance but Petchyindee won't allow it.
Petchyindee putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has jacobs in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Petchyindee misses with a knee strike.
Petchyindee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. jacobs is defending well for now.
jacobs working hard to break the clinch.
A hook to the body from jacobs.
Petchyindee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and jacobs avoids it.
Petchyindee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but jacobs blocks it with crossed arms.
Petchyindee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
jacobs blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petchyindee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Petchyindee tries a knee to the head but jacobs blocks it.
jacobs tries to circle away but Petchyindee has him pinned against the cage.
jacobs working hard to break the clinch.
Petchyindee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
jacobs is leaning against Petchyindee and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Petchyindee looking to throw knees to the head but jacobs is blocking nicely.
Petchyindee scores a nice knee to the body.
jacobs can't break the clinch.
Petchyindee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite jacobs's efforts to push away.
jacobs takes a knee right on the jaw!
Petchyindee trying to land knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on jacobs's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Petchyindee tries a knee to the head but jacobs blocks it.
Petchyindee trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
jacobs on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Petchyindee trying to land knees to the body.
jacobs is trying to force a seperation but Petchyindee has the dominant position.
jacobs is trying to break free.
Petchyindee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
jacobs is trying to break free.
Petchyindee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from jacobs.
jacobs wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Petchyindee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and jacobs avoids it.
Petchyindee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. jacobs is defending well for now.
Petchyindee has jacobs pressed against the cage, preventing jacobs from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Petchyindee unloads a knee to the mid-section.
jacobs looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Petchyindee misses with a knee to the head.
Petchyindee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
jacobs can't break the clinch.
Petchyindee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
jacobs is looking to break free of the clinch but Petchyindee has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on jacobs's face as he tries to break the clinch.
jacobs wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on jacobs's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Petchyindee keeps control of jacobs as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
jacobs is looking to break free of the clinch but Petchyindee has double underhooks.
Petchyindee trying to land knees to the body.
jacobs looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch on the inside from jacobs fails to land.
Petchyindee lands a good knee to the midsection. jacobs won't want to take too many of those.
Petchyindee tries to land knees in the clinch but jacobs avoids the damage to the body.
jacobs can't break the clinch.
jacobs misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Petchyindee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. jacobs is defending well for now.
jacobs working hard to break the clinch.
jacobs on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
billy jacobs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Petchyindee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and jacobs avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sagat Petchyindee.
Well Petchyindee has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 George Francis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sagat Petchyindee!