PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cayden James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James comes to the cage accompanied by "Many Men" by 50 Cent. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

James
vs
Jacobs

180 cm
22
175 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

176 cm
22
175 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Big heart

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Fight 4 America

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cayden James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacob Jacobs!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobs takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A solid leg kick lands there for James.
A slapping leg kick lands for James.
Nice cross by James.
James throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jacobs takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jacobs on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
James fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
James digs a good body shot into Jacobs's ribs.
Jacobs shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts James as he jumps to the side.
James catches Jacobs with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
James lands a glancing blow to the side of Jacobs's head.
James lands a nice hook to Jacobs's body. Jacobs takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
James lands a glancing blow to the side of Jacobs's head.
James throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jacobs fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by James.
Jacobs walks into a straight right hand from James.
James lands a really nice looking cross but Jacobs seems unphased.
James lands a jab to the nose.
Jacobs closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
James buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
James closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jacobs takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James connects with a body shot.
Jacobs throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around James's waist but James gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jacobs off to one side.
Cayden James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacob Jacobs.
Jacobs looks gassed!
James fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jacobs.
Cayden James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cayden James is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
James lands a nice hook to Jacobs's body. Jacobs takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A good leg kick by James.
Jacobs will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jacobs on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by James. James obviously looking to wear him down.
James lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
James connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
James lands with a nice body punch.
James scores with a three punch combo!

Jacobs is rocked!
James scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jacobs doesn't seem bothered though.
Jacobs is trying desperately to land a takedown but James is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Jacobs.
James lands a jab to Jacobs's midsection.
James is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice leg kick lands there from James.
Jacobs misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jacobs fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
James is looking to wear down Jacobs with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
James scores with a body shot.
James slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
James goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A nice inside leg kick there by James. That's going to slow Jacobs down.
Jacobs misses with a takedown attempt - James sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jacobs takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jacobs's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice inside leg kick there by James. That's going to slow Jacobs down.
Jacobs needs to keep his hands up - James had a free shot at his head there.
James throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jacobs stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
James connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
James thuds his right hand into Jacobs's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Jacobs feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jacobs has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of James is proving hard to escape from.
James keeping moving, preventing Jacobs from controlling successfully.
Jacobs throwing strikes from guard but James blocks nicely.

Jacobs drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jacobs jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James wants to get back to his feet but Jacobs is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jacobs working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jacobs stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. James swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jacobs trying to control but James is working from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
James scores with a leg kick.
James misses with a two punch combination.
James is looking to slow Jacobs down with leg kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jacobs tries to clinch up but James circles away and keeps his distance.
Jacobs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by James.
James throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jacobs avoids the body shot from James.
James misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jacobs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by James.
James connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
James thows a body shot but no joy.

Jacobs gets a takedown into half guard.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jacobs decides to stand up.
James digs a good hook to Jacobs's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
James scores with a jab to the body.
Jacobs walks into a left hand.
James digs a good body shot into Jacobs's ribs.
James lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jacobs at a distance.
Jacobs doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
James scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

James with a body punch. A glancing blow.
James lands a body shot.
James stuns Jacobs with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jacobs throws an uppercut from half a mile away. James sees it coming and avoids it easily.
James scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice body punch from James.
James lands with a thumping leg kick.
James lands with a thumping leg kick.
James is looking to slow Jacobs down with leg kicks.
Left hook, right uppercut from James.
James lands a body shot.
A good leg kick by James.
Good leg kick by James there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
James fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jacobs tries to close the distance and clinch up but James swats him away and circles back towards the center.
James fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jacobs manages to avoid it.
Nice body punch from James.
Jacobs fails to land with a series of punches.
A solid leg kick lands there for James.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jacobs misses with a low kick.
James ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jacobs moves away.
James throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jacobs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by James.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jacobs.
Jacob Jacobs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs tries to move into range but James moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jacobs shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
James scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
James is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jacobs can do to turn this around?
James scores with a jab. Jacobs acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Jacobs drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
James can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jacobs controls the pace.
Jacobs pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. James is keeping the position for now.
Jacobs trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jacobs wants to stand but James is controlling his posture from full guard.

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

Jacobs drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jacobs jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Jacobs is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
James has a closed guard, preventing Jacobs from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
James lands a right hook to the body.
James scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
James lands a nice shot to the body.
Jacobs shoots in and drives through. James sprawls well.
Cayden James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacob Jacobs.
Nice cross by James.
Jacobs stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from James.
James wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jacobs takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jacobs feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to James's calf.
Jacobs shoots in but James avoids the takedown attempt easily.
James clobbers Jacobs with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jacobs swings for the body but James moves out of range.
James dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jacobs. That did some damage!
An inside leg kick from Jacobs misses.
Jacobs pivots, looking for a leg kick but James is out of range and Jacobs settles back down.
Jacobs tries a head kick but it misses.
Jacobs tries a head kick but it misses.
James swats away the attempt to clinch by Jacobs.
James lands with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with James but James pushes him off and we're back to square one.
James is looking to slow Jacobs down with leg kicks.
James scores with a nice strike.
James misses with a series of wild punches.
James misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jacobs.
Jacobs checks the leg kick nicely there.
James fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jacobs on the side of the head.
James thuds a left hand into Jacobs's body.

Jacobs scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Jacobs is working to tighten is grip on James's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. James has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Jacobs is really squeezing tight and eventually James passes out! Jacobs breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jacob Jacobs!