PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rock Tataglia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rock Tataglia has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jeremy Jones's chin.

Jones
vs
Tataglia

173 cm
24
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
130 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rock Tataglia!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones connects with a jab.
Jones connects with a right hand. Tataglia shakes it off.
Tataglia scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tataglia walks into a left hand.
Jones throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tataglia stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tataglia on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tataglia misses with a takedown
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tataglia moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tataglia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tataglia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones lands with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jones moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Tataglia's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tataglia goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jones prevents it.
Jones is pressed up against the cage. Tataglia 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.
Jeremy Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rock Tataglia.

Jones moves into range and clinches up with Tataglia.
Tataglia wants to take the fight to the mat but Jones manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Tataglia is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jones effectively controlling the action here.
A short body shot lands from Jones as the two fighters clinch.
Jones manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A frustrated look appears on Tataglia's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tataglia wants a takedown but no success here.
Tataglia jumps guard but Jones stands there with Tataglia around his waist. Tataglia gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
Jones pressing his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jones.
A nice left hand lands by Jones.
Tataglia jumps guard but Jones stands there with Tataglia around his waist. Tataglia gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tataglia taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tataglia wants to take the fight to the mat but Jones manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Tataglia letting Jones take a breather here.
Tataglia is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Tataglia is rocked!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tataglia is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jones scores with a hook to the body.
Jones stalling in the clinch.
Jones is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jones is pushing Tataglia up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Jones for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
A short left from Jones.
Jones slowing the pace effectively.
Jones displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tataglia up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jeremy Jones.

Jones closes the distance and pushes Tataglia back into the cage.
Jones lands a big right hand that drops Tataglia! The killer instinct kicks in and Jones finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Jones!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeremy Jones!
Jeremy Jones seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.