|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Will Corso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corso comes to the cage accompanied by Tears in Rain. Will Corso could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jimmy Jacobs's chin.
 |
|
 |
| 165 cm
20
155 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
|
189 cm
20
165 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Will Corso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimmy Jacobs!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobs looks to throw the jab but Corso is out of range.
Corso tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jacobs paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Corso lands with a kick to the ribs.
A good leg kick by Jacobs.
Corso pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Corso moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Jacobs misses.
Jacobs is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Corso defending well as Jacobs loads up on a big left hand.
Corso throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jacobs blocks the body kick.
Jacobs scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jacobs wants to pass the guard but Corso is defending well.
Jacobs winds up and cracks Corso with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
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!
Corso is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jacobs's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jacobs's back!
You can see the frustration on Jacobs's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs breaks Corso's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jacobs stands up over Corso, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Corso trying to keep a closed guard but Jacobs is proving a slippery customer.
Jacobs cracks Corso with a solid left hand.
Jacobs in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jacobs distracts Corso with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jacobs throwing strikes but missing.
Corso trying to control the position.
Jacobs lands a couple of digs.
Jacobs missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jacobs is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Corso keeping moving, preventing Jacobs from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jacobs pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Corso is keeping the position for now.
Jacobs controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jacobs trying to control but Corso is working from the bottom.
Jacobs tries to free his leg and advance position but Corso is retaining full guard.
Jacobs distracts Corso with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jacobs postures up and lands a big shot to Corso's brow.
Jacobs won't allow Corso to sweep him here.
Corso looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Corso might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jacobs pushes down on Corso's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corso wants to control but Jacobs is keeping busy.
Corso blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jacobs.
Jacobs seems to be looking for submissions.
Jacobs takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jacobs not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jacobs trying to mount his opponent but Corso defends it.
Jacobs sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Corso defending well though.
Corso is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jacobs scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs is just content to waste time from the top position. Corso takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Jacobs working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Corso's head.
Jacobs throwing strikes from guard but Corso blocks nicely.
Jacobs throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jacobs distracts Corso with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jacobs is looking to work some ground and pound but Corso has wrist control.
Jacobs connects with a couple of short punches.
Jacobs missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jacobs loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jacobs wants to control from the top but Corso keeps moving.
Jacobs content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jacobs scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Jacobs dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jacobs thuds his right hand into Corso's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Corso looks for the body kick but Jacobs saw that one coming.
Corso throws a low kick but Jacobs avoids it.
Jacobs moves out of range of the body kick.
Jacobs throws a jab when Corso was well out of range.
Jacobs lands a jab to the head.
Jacobs rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Corso moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Corso pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jacobs fails with a takedown attempt.
Jacobs moves into range and connects with a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Corso checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jacobs takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs throws out a loose jab but Corso uses good head movement to avoid it.
Corso clinches.
Jacobs with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jacobs avoiding damage as Corso throws knees to the body.
Jacobs is working for takedown but Corso is calmly controlling the position for now.
A right handed body shot lands from Jacobs.
Jacobs scores with a knee to the head.
Jacobs looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Corso misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jacobs.
Corso prevents a body shot from Jacobs.
Corso blocks a body shot from Jacobs.
Jacobs blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Corso blocks an elbow strike.
Jacobs lands an elbow that stopped Corso in his tracks for a moment.
Corso trying to land knees to the body.
Jacobs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Horrible takedown by Jacobs or perhaps it was just good defense by Corso which made him look bad.
Will Corso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Jacobs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Corso.
Corso wants to clinch up but Jacobs keeps it at a distance.
Jacobs moves out of range of the body kick from Corso.
Corso looks to land a body kick but Jacobs moved away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Corso wants to clinch up but Jacobs keeps it at a distance.
Jacobs misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Corso lands with a nice body kick.
Jacobs throws a hook but Corso blocks it.
Corso dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jacobs. That did some damage!
Jacobs is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jacobs shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Corso pinned against the cage. Corso gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
No luck for Jacobs with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Jacobs misses its intended target.
Corso looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Corso.
Corso fails in his attempt to clinch.
Corso misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jacobs attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Corso enables Jacobs to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Corso manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Jacobs trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jacobs missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs lands a couple of digs.
Jacobs 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.
Jacobs postures up.
Jacobs lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jimmy Jacobs has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jacobs passes Corso's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Corso is not content to let Jacobs control the position.
Jacobs thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Corso's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jacobs thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jacobs trying to control the action but Corso is working from the bottom.
Corso taking some punishment here, with Jacobs in his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Jacobs showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jacobs, as that shot connected.
A big left from Jacobs misses.
Jacobs shoots for a takedown but Corso saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jacobs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Corso.
Corso displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jacobs throws out the jab.
Corso thumps Jacobs with a low kick.
Jacobs takes a swing at Corso's ribcage but misses.
Corso tried to score with a low kick but Jacobs checks it.
Jimmy Jacobs seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jacobs swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jacobs gets a takedown into half guard.
Jacobs scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corso on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jacobs sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Corso defending well though.
Corso is trying to control but can't.
Corso manages to get to full guard.
Jacobs lands a couple of elbows.
Jacobs working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Corso controls Jacobs momentarily but Jacobs frees himself.
Jacobs advances to half guard.
Jacobs seems to be working for a kimura but Corso defends the submission attempt.
Corso works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corso not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jacobs makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Corso trying to keep a closed guard but Jacobs is proving a slippery customer.
Corso is looking for a triangle but Jacobs pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jacobs pushing down on Corso's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Jacobs is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jacobs tries to pass the half guard into mount. Corso knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Corso is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jacobs pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs working Corso over with strikes.
Jacobs missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jacobs trying to control the action but Corso is working from the bottom.
Jacobs not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jacobs is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Corso is just riding it out for now. Jacobs eventually gives up the hold.
Will Corso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jacobs has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Corso trying to hold on to Jacobs's head to control him but Jacobs postures up.
Corso is in trouble now - Jacobs has advanced to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corso is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jacobs jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Corso is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Corso and Jacobs has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Corso is working to avoid the ground and pound but Jacobs connects with a decent elbow.
The ground and pound from Jacobs seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jacobs lands a nice forearm strike.
Corso is trying to control Jacobs's posture but Jacobs avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jacobs working the ground and pound from side control.
Jacobs tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jimmy Jacobs is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jacobs has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jacobs tries to move into full mount but can't pass Corso's legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Jacobs comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jacobs 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Jacobs!
Jimmy Jacobs spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
92% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
