PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Mannix (ranked 3290 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Jacobson (ranked 5251 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mannix
vs
Jacobson

181 cm
25
204 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

225 cm
25
206 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tyler Mannix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jonathan Jacobson!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mannix avoids the head kick by Jacobson.
As Jacobson tries to get set, Mannix tries to push him back and clinch up but Jacobson manages to avoid the attempt.
Jacobson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It looked like Mannix wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jacobson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab, jab by Mannix - just one landing.

Mannix gets tackled into the cage by Jacobson. Jacobson maintains the clinch.
Jacobson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mannix lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mannix lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jacobson backwards.
Still in the clinch, Mannix scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mannix lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mannix tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jacobson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mannix scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mannix.
Mannix swings wildly with an uppercut but Jacobson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mannix lands with a left to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mannix holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mannix leaning against his opponent.
Mannix lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Mannix scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mannix tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jacobson's elbow.
Jacobson wants a takedown.
A left hand lands to the body for Mannix.
Jacobson jumps guard but Mannix turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Tyler Mannix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonathan Jacobson.
Mannix stalling in the clinch.
Mannix manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mannix scores with a shot to the side of Jacobson's head.
Mannix taking a breather.
Mannix lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Mannix.
Mannix has a couple of punches blocked by Jacobson.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mannix misses with the head strike.
Mannix lands a body shot.
Mannix has Jacobson pushed against the cage.
Mannix presses Jacobson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jacobson jumps guard but Mannix turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jacobson wants to take the fight to the mat but Mannix manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Mannix lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mannix creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Jacobson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mannix throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jacobsons head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Jacobson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jacobson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mannix walks away with a smile on his face. Jacobson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Mannix moves into the clinch.
Jacobson tries to pull guard but Mannix forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mannix presses Jacobson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jacobson looks winded!
Mannix works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short left from Mannix.
Mannix throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mannix working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mannix pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mannix pushes Jacobson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mannix lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mannix stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobson is trying to pull guard but Mannix turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mannix lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Mannix.
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!
Mannix lands with a right to the head.
Mannix makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jacobson is trying to break the clinch but Mannix is controlling him.
A short right from Mannix.
Mannix just leaning against Jacobson, taking a breather.
Mannix gets through Jacobson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mannix lands with a short shot to the head.

Jacobson is rocked!
A shot in the inside from Mannix.
Jacobson is still on wobbly legs! Can Mannix finish him?
A nice left hand lands by Mannix.
Mannix is stalling here.
Jacobson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jacobson dodges the punch combination from Mannix.
Jacobson seems to have recovered his senses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mannix. Jacobson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jonathan Jacobson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jacobson or perhaps it was just good defense by Mannix, which made it look bad.
Jacobson throws a solid leg kick but Mannix takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jacobson.
Mannix stuns Jacobson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mannix fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jacobson manages to avoid it.

Jacobson pushes Mannix up against the cage in a clinch.
Mannix is pushing Jacobson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short right from Mannix on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mannix lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jacobson backwards.
Mannix lands a shot to the body.
Jacobson is trying to pull guard but Mannix turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mannix.
Jacobson is breathing heavily.
Mannix is struggling to control the position.
Mannix working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mannix controlling the action here for a moment.
Mannix pushes Jacobson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jacobson goes for a takedown attempt but Mannix pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tyler Mannix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonathan Jacobson.
Jacobson shoots in looking for a takedown but Mannix manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jacobson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mannix lands a big uppercut and Jacobson crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Jacobson looks OK. Mannix waves Jacobson back to his feet!

Jacobson is rocked!
Tyler Mannix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Mannix fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jacobson, pushing him back against the cage.
Jacobson is still on wobbly legs! Can Mannix finish him?
Mannix lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hand to the body from Mannix.
A hook to the body from Mannix.
Mannix is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jacobson can do to turn this around?
A left hand lands to the body for Mannix.
Mannix lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Mannix - that landed with a thud.
Mannix pushes Jacobson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jacobson seems to have recovered his senses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mannix creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mannix scores with a shot to the side of Jacobson's head.
A short uppercut from Mannix.
Mannix scores with a shoulder strike.
Mannix presses Jacobson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jacobson takes a shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mannix displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jacobson up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Mannix.
Mannix stalling the fight.
Jacobson is trying to push Mannix away but Mannix has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mannix is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mannix lands with a left to the head.
Jacobson stalling in the clinch but Mannix improves position.
Still in the clinch, Mannix scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mannix works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mannix lands a body punch.
Mannix makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mannix lands a nice shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mannix is working Jacobson over against the cage.
Mannix digs a right hand underneath Jacobson's ribcage. Jacobson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mannix digs a right hand underneath Jacobson's ribcage. Jacobson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mannix lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mannix lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jacobson.
Mannix lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mannix leaning against his opponent.
Mannix lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jacobson backwards.
A short right from Mannix.
A shot in the inside from Mannix.
A right hand to the body from Mannix.
Mannix lands a nice uppercut.
Mannix lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jacobson backwards.
Mannix lands a big right hand that drops Jacobson! The killer instinct kicks in and Mannix finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Mannix!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyler Mannix!