PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nick Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Heughan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heughan has chosen Company-Justin Bieber as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Sam Heughan enters the cage!

Jones
vs
Heughan

172 cm
18
144 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

173 cm
25
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nick Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sam Heughan!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Topper Green and Ron Honeybunn.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones is looking to clinch.

Heughan has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
Jones fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Heughan keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Heughan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heughan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones jumps guard but Heughan stands there with Jones around his waist. Jones gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jones is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Heughan lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Nick Jones has been cut.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Heughan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Heughan.

Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.

Heughan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Heughan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones is trying to drag Heughan to the mat but Heughan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heughan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Heughan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Nick Jones's cut is getting worse.
Nice elbow from Heughan.

Jones is rocked!
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Heughan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jones is looking to take this one to the mat.
Heughan lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.
Heughan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Heughan lands an elbow inside.
Heughan has Jones pressed against the cage. He pushes Jones back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Heughan throws a beautiful elbow that sends Jones crashing to the floor! Heughan piles on the pressure with more strikes! Jones is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Heughan!
After the fight, Sam Heughan was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.