Jet Pack related posts in 2 columns

You can follow the instructions here to change the number of Related Posts returned under each post:
http://jetpack.com/support/related-posts/customize-related-posts/#number

You can change the appearance of those posts using CSS. You can add that custom CSS to your theme stylesheet, or to your custom CSS editor, available under Appearance > Edit CSS in your dashboard.

You’ll want to use the :nth-child() property to target specific items:
http://www.w3schools.com/cssref/sel_nth-child.asp

You can find a few examples here on the forums:
https://wordpress.org/support/topic/related-posts-how-to-get-4-items-in-a-row?replies=10&view=all
https://wordpress.org/support/topic/related-post-thumbnails-reflow-in-responsive-theme?replies=12&view=all