PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bernard Joosten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and curlo jacob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Joosten
vs
jacob

190 cm
22
193 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bernard Joosten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, curlo jacob!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
jacob throws a nice head kick!
jacob moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Bernard Joosten has been cut.
jacob pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
jacob tries to clinch but Joosten moves out of range.
jacob looks to land a body kick but Joosten moved away.
Joosten shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says jacob as he avoids it easily.
A big left from Joosten misses.
Joosten circles away from the clinch attempt.
Joosten shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has jacob pinned against the cage. jacob gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
jacob fails in his attempt to clinch.
jacob lands with a nice body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joosten shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says jacob as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bernard Joosten. That's going to take a lot out of him.
jacob throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
No luck for Joosten with that takedown attempt.
Joosten avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
jacob throws a head kick that half lands.

Joosten tries to keep at a distance but jacob has taken the fight into the clinch.
jacob wants to get back to striking at distance but Joosten won't allow it.
Joosten is pressed up against the cage. jacob has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Joosten down to the mat. Joosten avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Joosten keeps the fight on the outside.
jacob fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joosten misses with an uppercut.
jacob slips under a jab from Joosten.
A nice inside leg kick there by jacob. That's going to slow Joosten down.
Joosten circles away from the clinch attempt.
curlo jacob seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
jacob lands a two punch combo.
jacob tries to clinch up.
jacob throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
jacob stuffs the takedown.
jacob bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
jacob fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
jacob fails with an attempt to clinch.
jacob is looking to clinch but Joosten is avoiding it.
jacob tries to close the distance and clinch but Joosten swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
jacob tries to clinch but Joosten is having none of it.
Joosten avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
jacob stuffs the takedown.
Joosten has a takedown stuffed.

jacob moves into range and clinches up with Joosten.

jacob has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Joosten uses from the top position.
jacob wants to stand up but Joosten is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Joosten showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joosten looking to pass the guard.
Joosten forces his way into half guard.

Joosten is looking for a kimura but jacob is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Joosten to get the leverage.
jacob tries to kick Joosten off but Joosten keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

curlo jacob dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bernard Joosten'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.

jacob tries to clinch up.

jacob has taken the fight to the clinch.
Joosten taking a breather.

jacob pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joosten controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Joosten working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Joosten with a flurry of punches that miss.
Joosten landing some decent shots from guard.
jacob wants to stand but Joosten is controlling the position.
Joosten trying to control but jacob is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joosten stops jacob from standing up.
jacob is breathing heavily.
Joosten works a leg free and moves into half guard.
jacob really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Joosten. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Joosten throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Joosten takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Joosten is trying to work for a kimura but jacob is defending well.
Joosten throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Joosten looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks jacob with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Joosten is trying to work for a kimura but jacob is defending well.

Joosten is working for a submission of some sort.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joosten prevents jacob from standing back up.
Joosten thows a huge punch but jacob dodges it nicely.
Joosten wants to pass to mount but jacob is defending the position.

Joosten seems to be working for a kimura but jacob defends the submission attempt.
Joosten with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Joosten 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Joosten is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. jacob doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Joosten.
jacob is trying to stand up here but Joosten is controlling him well.
Joosten slows the pace down in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
jacob wants to get back to his feet.
Joosten works his way into side control.
jacob is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Joosten controls the position from side control.

Joosten is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, jacob has escaped the position, nice work there.

Joosten working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bernard Joosten dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bernard Joosten's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

jacob tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Joosten paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Joosten circles away from the clinch attempt.
jacob fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Joosten looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking cross lands there for jacob.
jacob throws a nice head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from jacob as Joosten shoots in.
Joosten has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
jacob tries to close the distance and clinch but Joosten swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Joosten shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
jacob takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Joosten winds up and cracks jacob with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
jacob is trying to stand up here but Joosten is controlling him well.
Joosten controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Joosten is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Joosten not doing much here.
jacob is trying to stand back up but Joosten is controlling him

Joosten is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! jacob is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bernard Joosten!