PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tony Tiger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Tincher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tiger
vs
Tincher

175 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
21
150 lbs
4 - 3 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Tiger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Tincher!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tincher swats away the attempt to clinch by Tiger.
Tincher throws a series of punches but Tiger avoids them all with ease.
Tiger misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tincher misses with a wild body shot.

Tincher feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Tincher throwing strikes from guard but Tiger blocks nicely.
Tincher missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tiger is looking to stand up but Tincher isn't so interested in that idea.
Tincher content to stall in guard here.
Tincher trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tincher looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tincher prevents Tiger from getting back to his feet.
Tincher chips away with some ground and pound.

Tincher thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tincher trying to control but Tiger is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Tincher gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tiger lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tiger.
Tony Tiger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tiger is looking to clinch.

Tiger moves into the clinch.

Tincher breaks the clinch.
Tincher throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tiger counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tiger tries to close the distance and clinch but Tincher swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tiger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tiger misses with a combination
and Tincher counters with an outside leg kick.
Tiger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tincher misses with a leg kick.
Tiger takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tincher crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tiger - the referee stops the clock and Tincher gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tiger. Tincher manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tiger works over Tincher's head and body with a nice combination.
Tincher takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Tincher.
Tiger misses with a jab, cross combination.

Tincher shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Tincher controlling the position easily from mount.
Tincher looking to finish Tiger with some ground and pound. This is bad for Tiger!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Tincher cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Tiger is bucking up trying to escape but Tincher cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Tincher misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiger is in a horrible position here. Tincher smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Tincher takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Tincher thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Tincher punching from mount but Tiger doing a good job of avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Tincher dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Tiger lands a glancing blow to the side of Tincher's head.
Tiger closes the distance but Tincher moves to the side

and Tincher counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Tincher prevents Tiger from getting back to his feet.
Tincher sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tiger's guard.
Tincher takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Tiger is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tincher.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tincher prevents Tiger from standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Tincher stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Tiger to get to his feet.
Tincher scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Tincher shoots in but no luck this time.

Tincher moves into the clinch successfully.

Tincher escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice straight punches there by Tiger. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tiger.
Tiger tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tincher counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tiger throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Tincher changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tiger looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tincher scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Tiger to see if he's OK.
Tiger is pushing Tincher's head away, looking to escape. Tincher manages to hold on to the position though.
Tincher wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tiger keeps working.

Tincher is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tiger is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Tiger parries the strikes from Tincher easily there. Tincher is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Tiger to escape.
Tiger pushes Tincher away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Tincher gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger is not content to let Tincher control the position.
Tiger wants to get back to his feet but Tincher drags him back down.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Tiger has taken the fight to the clinch.

Tiger manages to break the clinch.

Tiger takes the fight into the clinch.
Tiger tries to land knees in the clinch but Tincher avoids the damage to the body.
Tiger wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tincher has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tiger can't break the clinch.
Tincher is trying to break free.

Tiger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tiger lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tincher chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tiger can pounce on him.
Tiger lands a slapping body shot.
Tiger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tincher swings for the body but Tiger moves out of range.
Tincher swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tiger counters with a two punch combo.
Tincher connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tiger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Tincher closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Tincher happy to just control the position for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tiger is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Tincher has just dragged him back down to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Tincher showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Tiger works over Tincher's head and body with a nice combination.
Tiger avoids the head kick by Tincher.
Tony Tiger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiger lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tiger goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tiger. That's going to slow Tincher down.
Good leg kick by Tiger there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tiger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tiger lands a body shot.
Tiger lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tiger.
Tincher throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tiger counters with a nice uppercut.
Good leg kick by Tiger there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tiger throws a series of punches but Tincher moves out of range.

Tincher has Tiger up against the cage in a clinch.

Tiger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tiger lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Tincher tries to clinch but Tiger moves out of range.
Tincher takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tiger looks to land a combination but Tincher avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tony Tiger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tiger tries to clinch but Tincher moves out of range.
A head kick from Tiger lands but Tincher takes it in his stride.
Tiger tries to clinch up.
Tiger scores with a three punch combo!

Tincher gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tincher can't break the clinch.
Tiger missing with knees to the body.

Tincher breaks the clinch.
Tincher is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tincher throws a body kick that misses.
Tiger throws a series of punches but Tincher avoids them all with ease.
Tiger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tincher misses with a two punch combination.
Tiger's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Tiger duly obliges.
Tiger scores with a jab.
Tiger lands with a shot to the body.
Tincher showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tiger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiger throws a big shot that misses.
Tiger rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tincher moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tiger misses with a series of wild punches.
Tiger throws a combination that misses

and Tincher counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Tiger!
Tiger wants to get back to his feet.
Tiger takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Tincher working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tincher is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Tincher landing punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger is bucking up trying to escape but Tincher cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Tincher cracks Tiger with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Tincher working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Tincher unloading with bombs!
Tincher trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tiger knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tincher on the ground.
Tincher controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tincher cracks Tiger with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Tincher comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tincher winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Tincher!