PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve Headden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiger Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jones's choice of entrance music: MANY MEN. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Headden
vs
Jones

183 cm
23
195 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

180 cm
25
195 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Convicted Trap House
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Headden!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tiger Jones!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Headden fails in his attempt to clinch.
Headden tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.

Jones closes the distance and pushes Headden back into the cage.
Headden tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Headden tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Headden controls the action.
Jones is pressed up against the cage. Headden has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jones down to the mat. Jones avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Headden shoots in and bounces Jones off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Headden looking to sit in guard and control but Jones gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jones wants to get up but he can't break Headden's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Headden throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jones wants to control from the top but Headden keeps moving.
Headden 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Headden has his foot on Jones's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jones works his way back into a safe position though.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Headden works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Headden is looking for a triangle but Jones pushes his legs off easily.
Jones won't allow Headden to sweep him here.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Headden swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Headden escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jones gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Headden utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Headden looking for a guillotine here but Jones defends easily.
Headden wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Headden has his foot on Jones's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jones works his way back into a safe position though.
Headden keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Headden tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Headden throws his legs up looking for a submission but Jones uses it to pass to side control.
Headden is breathing heavily.
Jones in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Headden is looking to reverse the position.
Jones works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Headden looks to move to half guard but instead Jones has passed into mount! Damn!
Headden tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jones postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Headden looks a forlorn figure.
Jones wants to control the pace but Headden is squirming around nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Headden is desperately trying to improve his position but Jones has a good base and remains in mount.
Jones in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jones working Headden over with strikes here.
Jones prevents Headden from getting the reversal.
Jones lands a nice shot to the head.
Headden keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Jones.
Headden is trying desperately to improve position.
Jones lands a heavy elbow.
Headden is looking to get to half guard.
Headden is working hard here to advance position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to control but Headden wriggling away.
Jones looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jones landing strikes from the mount.

Headden is rocked!
Jones postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Headden badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Jones around the waist but Jones pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Jones is the winner by TKO! Jones jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tiger Jones! Tiger Jones retains his middleweight title!