PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Christian Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Jacobs
vs
Lee

173 cm
30
169 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

175 cm
22
153 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Determined

[WOT] DTK Designs (Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Christian Jacobs!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Freddy Lee!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Roberts and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jacobs tried to score with a low kick but Lee checks it.
Lee throws a wild body kick that Jacobs sees coming a mile off.
Jacobs loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Lee attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jacobs takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lee connects with the punch.
Lee lands a leg kick that knocks Jacobs off balance momentarily.
Jacobs lands with a hook. Lee tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jacobs misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lee attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jacobs throws out a leg kick but Lee moves out of range and Jacobs only half commits.
Jacobs shoots in for a takedown but Lee shows good takedown defense.
Jacobs lands with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee throws a push kick but Jacobs slaps the foot to one side.
Jacobs throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jacobs gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stalling in the clinch from Jacobs.
Lee takes an elbow to the forehead.

Jacobs gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Lee tries to roll over but Jacobs keeps him under control.
Nice strikes from Jacobs there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee is trying to get back to full guard.
Lee has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jacobs is working away from the top position though.
Lee won't allow Jacobs to pass to mount.
Lee really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jacobs. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is looking for a sweep. Jacobs is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jacobs is looking to take a break and control but Lee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jacobs sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lee defending well though.
Lee is not content to let Jacobs control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lee can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jacobs is thwarting Lee's attempts to control the position.

Jacobs seems to be working for a kimura but Lee defends the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jacobs sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Jacobs trying to mount his opponent but Lee defends it.

Jacobs looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Lee is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee is looking to escape.
Lee is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Lee is looking for a sweep. Jacobs is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Jacobs is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lee is just riding it out for now. Jacobs eventually gives up the hold.
Lee wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jacobs looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jacobs lands a nice short elbow.
Jacobs is looking to advance position but Lee won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee is trying to maintain the position but Jacobs is very close to passing his half guard.
Jacobs throwing shots but Lee is blocking nicely.

Jacobs is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Jacobs prevents Lee from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lee defending well though.
Lee scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Jacobs manages to mount him!
Lee regains half guard.
Lee wants to get back to his feet.
Jacobs takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Lee is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee gets full guard.
Jacobs loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jacobs is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jacobs loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jacobs loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lee is looking to stand up but Jacobs isn't so interested in that idea.
Christian Jacobs overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Jacobs from controlling successfully.
Lee manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs tries to lock up and control but Lee gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lee can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jacobs is looking to escape.
Jacobs is looking to improve his position but Lee isn't that keen on the idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs holds of for dear life.
Lee content just to control the position here.
Jacobs is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christian Jacobs dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jacobs misses with a low kick as Lee jumps back.
Jacobs throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.

Jacobs has Lee up against the cage in a clinch.
The referee calls for Jacobs to work.
Jacobs seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Jacobs wants a takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs is working for takedown but Lee is calmly controlling the position for now.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jacobs takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jacobs has Lee pressed against the cage, preventing Lee from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lee lands a hook to the side of the head.
Come on Jacobs - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lee pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christian Jacobs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jacobs is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lee is defending well.
Lee can't break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Jacobs jumps guard but Lee turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Lee breaks from the clinch.
Jacobs uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Christian Jacobs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee connects with a single shot there.
Lee throws a low kick, looking for Jacobs's leg but Jacobs calmly moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a low kick but Jacobs avoids it.
Jacobs slips a jab from Lee.
Lee throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jacobs tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lee swivels and escapes.
Jacobs throws a combination that misses
and Lee counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lee delivers a nice body kick.
Lee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jacobs dodges the punch combination from Lee.
Lee lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jacobs takes a step back to recover.
Jacobs throws a push kick but Lee slaps the foot to one side.
Jacobs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs misses with a wild body shot.
Lee throws a wild body kick that Jacobs sees coming a mile off.
Jacobs throws a chopping leg kick but Lee manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Freddy Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lee.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee moves out of range as Jacobs strikes.
Jacobs uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
Jacobs fails to land with a series of punches.
Lee fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jacobs checks it well.
Jacobs moves out of range of the body kick from Lee.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Jacobs.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jacobs.
Lee scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Freddy Lee really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lee lands a leg kick that knocks Jacobs off balance momentarily.
Jacobs avoids a kick to the body.
Jacobs looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Freddy Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jacobs throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lee defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jacobs.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lee.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jacobs.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Jacobs moved out of range nicely.
Good shot there by Lee.
Lee works the jab nicely.
Lee steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jacobs. That one must have hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs misses with a double jab.
Lee throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lee feints and then cracks Jacobs's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jacobs down.
Lee connects with a leg kick. Jacobs looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jacobs throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
Jacobs is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Lee tries a low kick but Jacobs avoids it.
Good exchange - Jacobs coming out on top.
Jacobs misses with an uppercut.
Lee finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jacobs misses with a takedown attempt - Lee sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christian Jacobs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee lands a nice shot to the body.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs thows a body shot but no joy.
Lee throws a half hearted mid kick.
A jab from Lee finds it's way through Jacobs's defenses.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Lee enables Jacobs to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Lee manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jacobs throws a big elbow that misses.
Lee wants to sweep but no luck.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jacobs accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jacobs pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lee is keeping the position for now.
Lee wants to stand but Jacobs is controlling the position.
Lee wants to sweep here but Jacobs controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Jacobs working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Lee has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Jacobs off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Jacobs misses with a hook.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jacobs.
Jacobs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Lee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jacobs avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jacobs moves out of range as Lee throws a body kick.
Jacobs attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A cross from Lee lands.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jacobs.
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jacobs.
Jacobs blocks a head kick by Lee.

Jacobs shoots in and bounces Lee off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jacobs trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Freddy Lee will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Jacobs's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Lee stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jacobs throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
Jacobs throws a series of punches but Lee avoids them all with ease.
Lee lands a leg kick that knocks Jacobs off balance momentarily.
Jacobs scoring well with a low kick there.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice jab there from Jacobs.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jacobs.
Jacobs throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Jacobs throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lee counters with an inside leg kick.
Lee lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jacobs takes a step back to recover.
Lee misses with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jacobs gets a takedown into half guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

Lee makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Jacobs misses the shot to the body.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jacobs throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee.
Lee lands a front kick.
Jacobs gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lee will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lee slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jacobs has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jacobs has his takedown stuffed
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lee throws a series of punches but Jacobs moves out of range.

Jacobs has taken the fight to the clinch.

Jacobs pulls guard effortlessly.
Lee slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to stand and escape but instead Jacobs has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Lee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jacobs loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jacobs engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jacobs lands a couple of digs.
Jacobs throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lee keeping full guard, as Jacobs tries to pass.
Jacobs postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee is looking to stand up but Jacobs isn't so interested in that idea.
Jacobs throws a big elbow that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Freddy Lee.
I think Lee has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 48:48
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 47:48
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Freddy Lee!
Freddy Lee is the new lightweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Freddy Lee started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.