PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Greene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Jacobi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brandon Jacobi is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Greene
vs
Jacobi

198 cm
25
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
23
245 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Greene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Jacobi!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Greene gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jacobi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Greene up against the cage.
Jacobi has Greene pressed against the cage, preventing Greene from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jacobi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Greene pulls his leg out and moves away.

Greene closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Jacobi quickly recovers to half guard.
Greene tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jacobi knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jacobi is trying to control but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greene trying to control from half guard but Jacobi is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Jacobi.
Jacobi moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Greene trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Greene is looking to advance position but Jacobi has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Greene tries to lock up and control but Jacobi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jacobi blocks Greene's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Greene tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobi controlling from mount.
Jacobi lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Greene hang on?
Jacobi prevents Greene from getting the reversal.
Jacobi looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jacobi blocks Greene's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Jacobi takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Greene is trying to escape the mount.
Jacobi avoids the attempt from Greene to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobi lands a big shot there that rocks Greene but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

It looks like Frank Greene has been cut.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jacobi cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jacobi controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
BOOM! Jacobi connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Greene can't escape the position.
Jacobi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Greene swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Greene is trying to escape the mount.
Jacobi controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greene really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jacobi landing strikes from the mount.
Greene knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jacobi on the ground.
Jacobi controlling from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Greene wants to control but Jacobi is having none of it.
Greene is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Jacobi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Greene's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jacobi taking a breather.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jacobi.
Jacobi gets underhooks to prevent Greene's takedown attempt.
Greene tries to pull guard but Jacobi forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jacobi is looking to take this one to the mat.
Jacobi avoids a wild elbow strike from Greene.
Jacobi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Greene wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Greene. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacobi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jacobi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jacobi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Jacobi gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Greene regains guard.
Jacobi is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene is trying to control the position but Jacobi postures up.

Greene has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jacobi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jacobi controls from within his opponent's guard.

Greene has his foot on Jacobi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jacobi works his way back into a safe position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Greene throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Greene is trying to hold Jacobi in close to prevent damage but Jacobi has managed to pass into half guard.
Well, if Jacobi is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene misses with a body shot.
Greene with a nice cross.

Greene drives through with a takedown into Jacobi's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Brandon Jacobi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jacobi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jacobi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Greene is looking to control Jacobi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Greene avoid being mounted?
Greene is in trouble now - Jacobi has advanced to mount!
Greene wants to hold on but Jacobi pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobi content just to control the position here.
Greene is looking to improve his position but Jacobi isn't that keen on the idea.
Greene is working hard here to advance position.
Jacobi is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Greene takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Greene tries to reverse the position but Jacobi maintains control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Greene tries to hold on but Jacobi pushes him away.
Jacobi is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jacobi controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Jacobi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Frank Greene's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Greene misses with a kick to the body.
Jacobi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Greene to counter with a crisp jab.
Greene fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jacobi avoids it really well and circles away.
Jacobi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Greene as he avoids it easily.
It looked like Greene was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Greene stuffs the takedown attempt from Jacobi. Jacobi gets slowly back to his feet.
Frank Greene has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Jacobi.

Greene gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jacobi to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greene bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jacobi's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene trying to control but Jacobi is working from the bottom.
Greene wants to get up but he can't break Jacobi's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Greene wants to stand and escape but instead Jacobi has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Greene wants to control the position but Jacobi says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Jacobi seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greene tries to roll over but Jacobi keeps him under control.
Jacobi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Greene works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jacobi is standing up over Greene. Greene looks to escape but Jacobi dives into side control.
Jacobi gets to mount! Greene was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jacobi controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene is desperately trying to improve his position but Jacobi has a good base and remains in mount.
Jacobi lands with some strikes.
Jacobi controlling from the full mount.
Jacobi raining down hammerfists from mount.
Greene can't escape the position.
Jacobi pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jacobi scoring with strikes but Greene is staying in there.

Frank Greene's cut is getting worse.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobi sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Greene is looking to improve his position but Jacobi isn't that keen on the idea.
Greene is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Jacobi raining down hammerfists from mount.
Greene is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jacobi controlling the pace for now.
Jacobi prevents Greene from getting the reversal.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Jacobi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jacobi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Jacobi!