PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Slinger (ranked 3707 p4p, 2839 weight class) and Peter Tiernan (ranked 337 p4p, 272 weight class). Slinger comes to the cage accompanied by Hail Mary. Peter Tiernan is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Slinger
vs
Tiernan

170 cm
20
145
3 - 2 - 0

162 cm
29
150
8 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Voodoo Nutrition
Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patrick Slinger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peter Tiernan!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slinger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tiernan throws the kick towards the body but Slinger avoids it.
Slinger takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Slinger shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Slinger is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Tiernan still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Tiernan has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Tiernan wants to control but Slinger is keeping him busy.
Slinger can't do much from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slinger is looking for a sweep.

Tiernan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Tiernan trying to control the position but Slinger is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slinger tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Tiernan easily slips into full mount!
Tiernan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Slinger is working to get back to half guard.

Tiernan working for a guillotine from mount but Slinger is in no mood to give up.

Tiernan jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Slinger manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Tiernan wants to stand but Slinger is controlling his arm.
Slinger struggling a bit here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slinger looks to move to half guard but instead Tiernan has passed into mount! Damn!
Slinger wants to hold on but Tiernan pushes him away.
Tiernan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Slinger tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tiernan controlling the pace for now.
Tiernan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tiernan prevents Slinger from getting the reversal.
Slinger is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Slinger is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tiernan controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan moves to take his opponent's back.

Tiernan looking for the RNC.
Slinger breaks Tiernan's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Tiernan keeping moving, preventing Slinger from controlling successfully.
Tiernan wants to stand and escape but Slinger is having none of it.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Tiernan holds on and takes a little breather.
Tiernan keeping moving, preventing Slinger from controlling successfully.

Slinger drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Tiernan dives on top into guard.

Slinger is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tiernan is aware though and is defending well.

Slinger is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tiernan is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tiernan sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Slinger's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slinger keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tiernan is keen to just control but Slinger is a slippery customer.
Slinger moves into full guard.
Slinger avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slinger being controlled here, momentarily.
Tiernan wants to stand but Slinger has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Slinger is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tiernan is aware though and is defending well.

Slinger throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Slinger has an active guard here but Tiernan has managed to pass into half guard.
Tiernan seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Tiernan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Sloppy strikes from Tiernan. Those never looked like landing.
Slinger half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

Slinger drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Slinger goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Tiernan rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Slinger's guard! Nice work there by Tiernan!
Tiernan works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Tiernan prevents Slinger from improving his position.
Tiernan wants to control but Slinger is keeping him busy.

Slinger looking for subs from the bottom but Tiernan mounts him!
Tiernan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slinger is looking to get to half guard.
Tiernan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Tiernan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Tiernan is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Slinger can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slinger is working to get back to half guard.
Slinger tries to hold on but Tiernan pushes him away.
Slinger is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tiernan is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Tiernan controlling his opponent.
Tiernan punching from mount but Slinger doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Slinger tries to lock up and control but Tiernan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Tiernan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Slinger manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Tiernan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Slinger keeps working.
Slinger has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Slinger actively working from the bottom here.
Slinger tries to get to full guard but Tiernan has control of the leg.
Slinger makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Slinger.
Tiernan trying to control the position from guard on top but Slinger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Slinger throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Slinger is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tiernan is aware though and is defending well.

Slinger has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Tiernan is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Slinger.
Tiernan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tiernan lands a nice forearm strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slinger is trying to get back to half guard.
Tiernan lands a decent elbow from side control.
Tiernan tries to advance to mount but Slinger denies him.
Slinger looks to move to half guard but instead Tiernan has passed into mount! Damn!
Tiernan avoids the attempt from Slinger to control.
Tiernan throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Slinger has given up his back.
Slinger trying to control the hands but Tiernan won't let him.
Tiernan is looking to control Slinger but Slinger is wriggling around and keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slinger is trying to break free.
Tiernan wants to control but Slinger is keeping busy.
Tiernan controlling from the back.
Slinger tries to escape but Tiernan has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Tiernan trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Slinger trying to control the position but Tiernan manages to sink in the hooks.
Slinger is in bad spot here.
Tiernan trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Slinger doesn't escape.
Well, with Tiernan on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Slinger is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Tiernan struggling to land strikes to the head as Slinger covers up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Tiernan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Slinger shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Slinger was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Slinger looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Tiernan gets back to half guard.

Slinger seems to be working for a kimura but Tiernan defends the submission attempt.
Slinger prevents Tiernan from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Slinger is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tiernan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Slinger is working away from the top position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Slinger is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Tiernan gets back to full guard.
Slinger trying to control the position from guard on top but Tiernan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slinger tries to free his leg and advance position but Tiernan is retaining full guard.
Slinger looking to sit in guard and control but Tiernan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Tiernan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Slinger is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Slinger avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Patrick Slinger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan slips nicely into half guard.
Slinger has hold of Tiernan's hands but Tiernan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tiernan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Slinger knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tiernan trying to control the pace.
It looks like Tiernan is going to stand back up.
Peter Tiernan has got the better of the ground game so far.

Slinger looking for submissions off his back.

Slinger looking for submissions off his back.
Slinger tries to roll over but Tiernan keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Slinger wants to control but Tiernan passes into side.
Slinger is looking to reverse the position.
Tiernan moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Tiernan tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Slinger gets back to half guard.

Slinger looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Tiernan is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Slinger is just riding it out for now. Tiernan eventually gives up the hold.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Tiernan seems to be looking for submissions.
Slinger tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

Slinger actively working from the bottom here.

Tiernan is working for a kimura but Slinger is defending it quite comfortably.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Slinger is looking to improve his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Tiernan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tiernan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Tiernan!
Patrick Slinger was interviewed post fight and said 'Congratulations to my opponent. He got the better of me, and deserves all the credit in the world for his hard work. I hope we meet again.'.