PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sni Probong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conor Tiernan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Probong might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bodhi Mandala. Tiernan has chosen Tartanic - Unavoidable - 09 BAllZ/Ringworm as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Probong
vs
Tiernan

177 cm
27
167 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

175 cm
25
165 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

MayheM sportswear

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Sni Probong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Conor Tiernan!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Probong cracks Tiernan with an open hand slap.
Probong lands a leg kick that knocks Tiernan off balance momentarily.
Probong throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tiernan throws a hook but Probong blocks it.
Probong looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tiernan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Probong was well out of range. Poor timing from Tiernan.
Tiernan tries to land a leg kick but Probong saw it coming and moves away.

Tiernan moves into the clinch successfully.
Probong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tiernan backwards.
Probong pushes off an throws an elbow but Tiernan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Probong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Probong lands an uppercut.
Probong can't find room to land a body shot as Tiernan controls the action.
Probong misses with some punches.
Probong throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tiernan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Probong misses with a punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tiernan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Probong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tiernan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Probong prevents a body shot from Tiernan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiernan stalling in the clinch but Probong improves position.
Probong throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Probong lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tiernan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tiernan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tiernan throws a punch but it's blocked by Probong.
Probong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tiernan throws a punch but it's blocked by Probong.
Tiernan misses with the head strike.
Probong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tiernan is looking to control Probong's arms but Probong gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tiernan has his back to the cage.
Probong blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tiernan.
Tiernan is looking to control Probong's arms but Probong gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tiernan has his back to the cage.
Probong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tiernan.
Probong throws a head punch that misses.
Probong struggles to land a body shot inside as Tiernan controls his hands.
Probong misses with a knee strike.
Probong misses with a body punch.
Tiernan tries to throw a body punch but Probong avoids it by throwing Tiernan back against the cage.
Probong scores with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan tries to throw a body punch but Probong avoids it by throwing Tiernan back against the cage.
Probong blocking some punches.
Tiernan pushes off an throws an elbow but Probong leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tiernan blocks a body shot from Probong.
Probong blocks an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tiernan wants to break free but Probong has control.
Tiernan working aggressively here.
Tiernan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Probong blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tiernan.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tiernan.
Probong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Probong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Probong.
Tiernan lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Probong.

Tiernan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab lands there for Probong.
Probong misses with a straight right.
Tiernan misses with a hook.
Probong is looking to counter punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Probong has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tiernan.
Tiernan misses with a hook
and Probong counters with a nice uppercut.
Probong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tiernan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tiernan throws a jab when Probong was well out of range.
A quick step to the side and Probong tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tiernan throws a lazy right hand but Probong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tiernan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tiernan moves to clinch but Probong breaks away
letting Probong counter with a right hand.
Probong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tiernan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Probong counters with a series of strikes. Tiernan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tiernan tries to bum rush Probong with a series of wild strikes but Probong uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Good standup being displayed there by Tiernan as he connects with a hook.
A low kick from Tiernan is predictable there
and Probong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Probong lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Probong listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Tiernan moves into the clinch.

Probong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Tiernan is predictable there
and Probong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Tiernan is rocked!

It looks like Conor Tiernan has been cut.
A big right from Tiernan misses.
Tiernan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Probong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tiernan connects with a nice looking jab.
Probong is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Probong scores with a hook to the body. Tiernan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tiernan scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sni Probong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Conor Tiernan's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Tiernan tries to clinch but Probong is having none of it.
An attempted straight right counter from Probong misses the target.
Tiernan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Probong.
Tiernan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tiernan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tiernan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Probong slips a straight right by Tiernan.
Tiernan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Probong on the side of the head.
Tiernan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tiernan throws a sloppy head kick and Probong moves out of range easily.
Probong was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Probong tries to land a body kick
and Tiernan counters with a two punch combo.
Tiernan scores with a jab. Probong acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tiernan misses with the combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Probong takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiernan misses with a few strikes there.
Tiernan throws an off balance right hand
enabling Probong to counter with a crisp jab.
Probong moves away from the strike by Tiernan.
Tiernan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Probong.
Tiernan misses with a straight left.
Sni Probong is winning the standup battle so far.
Tiernan throws a right hand that misses
and Probong finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Tiernan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Probong takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Probong throws a leg kick that misses.
Probong misses with a jab, cross combination.
Probong fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tiernan throws a sloppy head kick
and Probong counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Probong scores with a nice head shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tiernan misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Probong counter with a right hand.
Tiernan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Probong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Probong loads up on a big right hand but Tiernan slips the punch.
Tiernan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Probong takes a step back to recover.
Probong throws a body shot but no joy.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Probong, right into the meat.
Probong takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Probong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tiernan.
Probong swats away the attempt to clinch by Tiernan.
Conor Tiernan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Probong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan misses with a hook
enabling Probong to counter with a crisp jab.
Tiernan misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Tiernan misses.
Tiernan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tiernan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Probong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tiernan tries to land a body kick
and Probong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Probong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tiernan was well out of range. Poor timing from Probong.
Tiernan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Probong to counter with a crisp jab.
Tiernan lands a jab.
Probong lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Probong lands a really nice looking cross but Tiernan seems unphased.
Probong throws a body kick that misses.
A cross from Probong lands.
Tiernan is still on wobbly legs! Can Probong finish him?
Probong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tiernan seems to have recovered his senses.
Probong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tiernan can do to turn this around?
Tiernan tries to land a leg kick but Probong saw it coming and moves away.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Tiernan in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Probong jabs at Tiernan's body.
A bone on bone clash there as Tiernan blocks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tiernan. Probong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Probong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tiernan is looking to clinch but Probong is avoiding it.
And Probong counters with a quick kick to the body but Tiernan blocks it.
Tiernan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tiernan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sni Probong dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Conor Tiernan's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Tiernan tries to land a front kick but Probong steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Probong takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Probong scoring well with a low kick there.
Tiernan misses with a double jab
and Probong counters with a good, hard body kick but Tiernan shrugs it off.
Tiernan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Probong to score with a decent uppercut.
Tiernan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tiernan misses with a jab to the body
and Probong counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tiernan thinking.
Good standup being displayed there by Tiernan as he connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiernan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Probong takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Probong lands with a hook. Tiernan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Probong, as that shot connected.
Tiernan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiernan lands with an uppercut that bounces Probong off the cage and back into range.
Tiernan throws a lazy head kick
and Probong counters with a thumping low kick.
Good work by Probong as he checks the leg kick.
Tiernan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Probong throws a hook but Tiernan blocks it.
Probong misses with a head kick.
Probong looks to land a left hand but Tiernan moved out of range nicely.
Probong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tiernan.
Probong connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Probong tries to land a front kick but Tiernan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tiernan scores with a decent looking hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Probong swings for the body but Tiernan moves out of range.
Tiernan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Probong.
Tiernan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Conor Tiernan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tiernan throws a body punch but Probong moves out of range.
Tiernan connects with a leg kick. Probong looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick from Probong misses.
A head kick misses from Tiernan.
Tiernan tries to score with a low kick but Probong moves his leg out of the way.
Probong was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Probong throws an off balance right hand
and Probong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tiernan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tiernan tries to clinch up.
Tiernan swings widly with a right hand
and Probong counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Probong connects with a body shot that sends Tiernan's belly button to the back.
Tiernan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tiernan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Probong fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tiernan just manages to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tiernan. That's going to slow Probong down.
Tiernan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Probong lunges at Tiernan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tiernan's hand.
Tiernan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Probong was well out of range. Poor timing from Tiernan.
Probong throws a counter high kick but Tiernan was just alert enough to avoid it.
Tiernan misses with a head kick.
A quick step to the side and Probong tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tiernan misses with a leg kick
and Probong counters with a nice uppercut.
Tiernan connects with a nice looking jab.
Probong scores with a three punch combo!
Tiernan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Probong on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tiernan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Probong.
Probong digs a good body shot into Tiernan's ribs.
Tiernan throws a shot from downtown. Probong moves away and avoids it.
Tiernan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Probong to score with a decent uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Tiernan. Those never looked like landing.
Tiernan wants to clinch

and Probong counters with a head kick that drops Tiernan to the mat! Tiernan scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
A lazy body kick from Tiernan
and Probong counters with a crisp right that sends Tiernan to the canvas! Probong follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sni Probong!
A victorious Sni Probong thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.