PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes into the arena with Prozak - Under The Rain blaring out of the sound system. Henderson has chosen Open The Floodgate as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jordan Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jones
vs
Henderson

158 cm
31
145 lbs
19 - 13 - 1

174 cm
29
145 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q
Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Jordan Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andy Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Henderson jabs Jones right on the nose. Jones blinks but takes it well.

Jones changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Henderson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Henderson regains half guard, as Jones was trying to land strikes.
Jones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Henderson defending well though.
Jones is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Henderson!
Jones thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Jones throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Henderson because Jones loaded up on that one.
Jones misses with a head shot.
Jones looking to control but Henderson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jones avoids the attempt from Henderson to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws some wild stikes that Henderson manages to avoid easily.
Henderson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jones.
Henderson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Henderson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Jones.
Jones avoids the attempt from Henderson to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jones throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a heavy elbow.
Poor strikes thrown by Jones there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Henderson taking shots to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Henderson is rocked!
Henderson wants to hold on but Jones pushes him away.
Henderson is still in real trouble! Can Jones finish him?
Jones sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Henderson seems to have recovered his senses.

Jones is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Henderson is surviving well by controlling Jones's body position as best he can.
Henderson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jones.
Jones sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jones tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Jones looking to control but Henderson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jones thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Jones there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Jones throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Jones thowing shots but they're missing.
Jones raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to control but Henderson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Henderson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jones tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Jones scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Jones working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Henderson looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Jones! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jordan Jones!
A very excited looking Jordan Jones rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.