PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jean Claude (ranked 1299 p4p, 3916 weight class) and Massif Headingery (ranked 174 p4p, 396 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Massif Headingery was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Claude
vs
Headingery

180 cm
26
169
6 - 0 - 0

183 cm
19
170
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jean Claude!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Massif Headingery!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Claude shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Headingery is trying to maintain the position but Claude is very close to passing his half guard.
Headingery looks like he's trying to stand up.
Headingery on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Claude is looking to take a break and control but Headingery is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Claude.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Claude is thwarting Headingery's attempts to control the position.
Claude is looking to advance position but Headingery won't allow it.
Headingery has hold of Claude's hands but Claude slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Claude seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Headingery felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Claude seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Claude lands a nice short elbow.
Headingery tries to roll over but Claude keeps him under control.
Claude looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Headingery with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Headingery is looking to improve his position.
Claude landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Claude scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ground and pound from Claude.
Headingery is trying to stand up here but Claude is controlling him well.
Claude lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Claude is controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Headingery moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Claude postures up and lands a big shot to Headingery's brow.
Headingery 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.
Claude lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Claude makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Headingery looking for a sweep. Not yet Headingery, not yet.
Headingery has momentary wrist control but Claude slips an elbow through the middle.
Claude sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Claude works over Headingery with some ground and pound from guard.
Claude definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Claude works over Headingery with some ground and pound from guard.
Claude postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Headingery looking to hit a scissor sweep but Claude is one step ahead there.
Claude not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Headingery working a defensive guard here.
Claude working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Headingery's head.
Claude passes Headingery's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Claude slows the pace down in half guard.
Claude lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Claude lands with a punch from half guard.
Claude seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Claude tries to pass to full mount but Headingery defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Claude scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Claude is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Nice strikes from Claude there.
Headingery is pressing down on Claude's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Claude dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Claude shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Claude showed some decent athleticism there.
Claude is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Headingery wants to control but Claude is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Claude is pressing down on Headingery's thigh, looking to free his foot. Headingery is holding on for now.
Claude lands with a punch from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Claude content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Headingery is looking to improve his position.
Claude performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Claude working over Headingery with some ground and pound. Headingery looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Headingery is looking to improve his position.
Claude tries to pass the half guard into mount. Headingery knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ground and pound from Claude.
Claude takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Claude lands a nice short elbow.
Claude is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Claude is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Headingery can do to turn this around?
Headingery trying to hold on to Claude's head to control him but Claude postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Claude not doing much here.
Claude is looking to advance position but Headingery won't allow it.
Claude seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Headingery looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jean Claude overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Claude is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Headingery!
Claude controlling his opponent.
Claude trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Claude scoring with strikes but Headingery is staying in there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Claude cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Claude lands a couple of good shots and Headingery has given up his back, trying to escape the position!

Headingery is rocked!
Claude is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Headingery is still in real trouble! Can Claude finish him?
Claude not allowing Headingery to control his hands.
Headingery is breathing heavily.
Headingery is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Claude lands a series of strikes from the back and Headingery goes limp! The ref jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jean Claude!
Jean Claude retains his welterweight title!
A relieved looking Jean Claude thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.