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). This should be a great matchup!

Jacobs
vs
Lee

173 cm
31
169 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

175 cm
23
153 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Determined

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 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Christian Jacobs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Freddy Lee!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Anthony Taglia and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jacobs has closed the distance and engaged Lee in a clinch.
Jacobs is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lee is defending well for now.
Jacobs tries to pull guard but Lee won't allow it.
Jacobs using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Jacobs successfully pulls guard.
Lee sitting in guard here, content to control.
Let's hope that Lee has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Lee looking to pass the guard.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Jacobs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Freddy Lee has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Lee scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lee looks to land a body kick but Jacobs moved away.
Lee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jacobs moves out of range of the strikes.
Jacobs fails with a takedown attempt.
Jacobs connects with a leg kick. Lee looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jacobs lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Jacobs saw that one coming.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jacobs.
Lee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jacobs connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jacobs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Jacobs.
Lee pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lee misses with a body kick.
Jacobs throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jacobs throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lee connects with a single shot there.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jacobs moves away.
Jacobs checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Crunch! Lee slams his shin into Jacobs's torso.
Lee wants to land a leg kick but Jacobs is out of range.
Jacobs misses with a two punch combination.
Lee thumps Jacobs with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Freddy Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jacobs.
Lee throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jacobs moves out of range as Lee throws a body kick.
Jacobs checks a low kick from Lee.
Jacobs throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jacobs crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lee - the referee stops the clock and Jacobs gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lee. Jacobs manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lee throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jacobs tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lee sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jacobs somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christian Jacobs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jacobs lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lee throws a wild body kick that Jacobs sees coming a mile off.
Jacobs with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lee to score with a decent uppercut.
Lee fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jacobs is out of range.
Jacobs looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lee scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jacobs.
Lee gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jacobs.
Jacobs swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jacobs moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jacobs.
Jacobs shoots for a double leg takedown but Lee sprawls well. He's pushed Jacobs's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A clash of legs there as Jacobs blocks the low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Freddy Lee will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lee feints and then cracks Jacobs's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jacobs down.
Jacobs takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jacobs slips a jab and a cross from Lee.
Good work by Jacobs as he checks the leg kick.
Lee throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jacobs.
Lee throws a wild body kick that Jacobs sees coming a mile off.
Lee walks into a left hand.
Jacobs bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jacobs crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lee - the referee stops the clock and Jacobs gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lee. Jacobs manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
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!
Lee connects with a body shot.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good leg kick by Lee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lee gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jacobs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs shoots in for a takedown but Lee shows good takedown defense.
Christian Jacobs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Lee is rocked!
Lee bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jacobs lands a nice hook to Lee's body. Lee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lee - that will leave a mark!
Lee pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jacobs tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lee is able to avoid easily.

Lee gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jacobs to score an easy takedown into full 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!
Jacobs looking to sit in guard and control but Lee gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to free his leg and advance position but Jacobs is retaining full guard.
Jacobs lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lee!
Jacobs misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Jacobs looking to ground and pound but Lee is blocking nicely.
Jacobs raining down shots from the mount!
Lee is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lee is bucking up trying to escape but Jacobs cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lee is working to get back to half guard.
Jacobs lands a big shot there that rocks Lee but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Lee is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jacobs controlling the position easily from mount.
Jacobs trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lee's face.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee working to try and regain half guard.
Jacobs sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Jacobs can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lee is looking to escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee blocking the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christian Jacobs dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Jacobs connects with a leg kick. Lee looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lee looks to land a body kick but Jacobs moved away.
Lee misses with a low kick.
Jacobs steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lee. That one must have hurt.

Jacobs gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Jacobs wants the takedown. Lee is fighting it off but Jacobs persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Lee's guard against the cage.
Jacobs throws a big elbow that misses.
Jacobs stops Lee from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Jacobs stays in close to Lee's body and controls the position.
Lee looking for a sweep. Not yet Lee, not yet.
Jacobs trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Christian Jacobs has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Lee tries to work over Jacobs's front leg with a kick but Jacobs checks it.
Jacobs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That kick from Lee tenderised Jacobs's leg. Jacobs is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jacobs throws a solid leg kick but Lee takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jacobs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee connects with an inside leg kick.
Freddy Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A low kick from Lee misses
and Jacobs counters with an outside leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jacobs.
An inside leg kick from Lee misses.
Lee is looking to score with low kicks.
Lee is looking to score with low kicks.
Jacobs connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jacobs misses with a body kick.
Lee walks into a stiff left hand from Jacobs.
Jacobs with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Good work by Lee as he checks the leg kick.
Jacobs throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a front kick aimed at Jacobs's knee but Jacobs avoids it well.
Jacobs misses with a kick to the body.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Jacobs.
Jacobs trying to control the position but Lee is working away.
Lee is looking to reverse the position.
Lee is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jacobs scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Lee to see if he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to buck Jacobs off but Jacobs is having none of it.
Jacobs throws an elbow but Lee slips to the side and avoids it well.
Jacobs trying to control the position but Lee is working away.
Lee sneaks back into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jacobs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee tries to roll over but Jacobs keeps him under control.
Lee won't allow Jacobs to pass to mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Christian Jacobs showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jacobs has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christian Jacobs!
Christian Jacobs really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that [IMMA] DTK Designs (Laundry) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.