PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tong Van damm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van damm has chosen Life Goes On as his entrance music. Jon Jacobs is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Jacobs
vs
Van damm

191 cm
30
194 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

198 cm
33
200 lbs
27 - 18 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jon Jacobs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tong Van damm!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van damm fails to land the takedown.
Jacobs thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jacobs misses the shot to the body.
Jacobs takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jacobs attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Van damm avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van damm takes one to the side of the head.
Van damm uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jacobs.
Jacobs lands with an uppercut that bounces Van damm off the cage and back into range.
Jon Jacobs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van damm looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jacobs throws an off balance right hand

and Van damm counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jacobs's guard now.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Van damm chips away with some ground and pound.
Van damm wants to pass the guard but Jacobs is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van damm's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jacobs is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Van damm is controlling him.
Jacobs manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Van damm manages to get himself to full guard.
Van damm tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jacobs sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Donk. Jacobs catches Van damm right on the button with a cross.
A punch lands to the side of Van damm 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Van damm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jacobs swings widly with a right hand
and Van damm makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Van damm walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van damm misses with a wild combination.
Jacobs misses with the combination.
Van damm works Jacobs's body with a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Jacobs there.
Jacobs misses with a wild body shot.
Jacobs throws a lazy uppercut

and Van damm counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Van damm scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Van damm controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Van damm lands a couple of digs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van damm trying to control the position from guard on top but Jacobs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jacobs is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tong Van damm.
Van damm displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jacobs throws out the jab.
Van damm misses with a body kick.
Jacobs connects with a single shot there.
A lazy left from Jacobs finds it's target.
Jacobs is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Van damm slips under a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jacobs throws a right and a left that Van damm avoids nicely.
Van damm moves out of range as Jacobs strikes.
Jacobs misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tong Van damm will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jacobs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jacobs moves out of range of the body kick.
Jacobs looks to land a left hand but Van damm moved out of range nicely.
Jacobs takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jacobs blocks a jab.
Jacobs throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Van damm avoids the body shot from Jacobs.
Van damm throws a shot from downtown. Jacobs moves away and avoids it.
Van damm throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jacobs throws a poor cross that misses
and Van damm counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jacobs thinking.
Van damm on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jacobs just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs misses with a straight left.
Jacobs pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jon Jacobs is winning the standup battle so far.
Jacobs misses with an uppercut

so Van damm counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Van damm lands a couple of digs.
Van damm has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jacobs is trying to keep Van damm in close.
Van damm pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jacobs is keeping the position for now.
Van damm working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Van damm drops back looking for a leg! Jacobs is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jacobs manages to kick Van damm off! Van damm jumps back into Jacobs's guard.
Tong Van damm has got the better of the ground game so far.
Van damm working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jacobs has control of Van damm's left arm, preventing Van damm from doing any damage.
Van damm slips nicely into half guard.
Van damm wants to pass the guard but Jacobs is defending well.

Van damm is looking for a kimura here.
Van damm wants to take a breather but Jacobs is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van damm wants to pass the guard but Jacobs is defending well.

Jacobs is defending against the submission attempts here by Van damm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jacobs is trying to stand.

Van damm seems to be looking for submissions.
Van damm seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jacobs does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jacobs is trying to stand back up but Van damm is controlling him
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van damm wants to free his trapped foot but Jacobs is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jacobs is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Van damm scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tong Van damm showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Jacobs throws a sloppy body shot
and Van damm counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jacobs misses the shot to the body.
Van damm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jacobs swings for the body but Van damm moves out of range.
Van damm throws out a powerful jab.
A cross from Van damm lands.
Jacobs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van damm.
Van damm dodges the punch combination from Jacobs.
Jacobs feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Van damms jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jacobs throws a shot from downtown. Van damm moves away and avoids it.
Jacobs throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Van damm makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Van damm gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jacobs connects with a body shot.
Jacobs throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Van damm counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Jon Jacobs has been cut.
Jacobs takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jacobs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jacobs looks to score with a jab to the body but Van damm is just out of range.
Van damm throws a leg kick that misses.
Jacobs throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van damm takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jon Jacobs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs misses with an uppercut. Van damm saw that one coming.
Jacobs chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van damm can pounce on him.
Jon Jacobs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van damm lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jacobs takes a step back to recover.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jacobs cracks a nice hook into Van damm's ribs.
Jacobs misses with a left hand
and Van damm counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van damm throws a body punch but Jacobs moves out of range.
Jacobs lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jacobs waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van damm.
Jacobs throws a push kick but Van damm slaps the foot to one side.
Jacobs throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van damm avoids the body shot from Jacobs.
Van damm lands a nice looking body shot.
Van damm avoids the body shot from Jacobs.
A telegraphed right hand from Jacobs misses the target.
Jacobs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van damm moves away.
Jacobs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van damm.
Van damm connects with a leg kick. Jacobs looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Van damm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jacobs.
Van damm lands a glancing blow to the side of Jacobs's head.
Van damm has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Van damm scores with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jacobs misses with a right hand
and Van damm scores with a counter punch that sends Jacobs to the canvas! Van damm smells blood - he's punishing Jacobs with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Jacobs has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tong Van damm!
A very excited looking Tong Van damm made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.