PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hayden Snitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brennan Tierney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Snitchell comes to the ring accompanied by Berzerk by Eminem. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Snitchell
vs
Tierney

198 cm
25
167 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

178 cm
23
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hayden Snitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brennan Tierney!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snitchell scores with a push kick.
Snitchell looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tierney closes the distance and clinches up with Snitchell, looking for a takedown. Tierney pushes Snitchell against the ropes but Snitchell circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Tierney closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Snitchell quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Tierney is looking for a kimura here.
Tierney lands strikes from half guard.

Tierney is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Tierney is thwarting Snitchell's attempts to control the position.
Tierney frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Tierney working for a guillotine from mount but Snitchell is in no mood to give up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snitchell is trying desperately to improve position.

Tierney working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

Tierney working for a guillotine from mount but Snitchell is in no mood to give up.
Snitchell taking shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tierney looking to control and managing it successfully.
Tierney wants to control the pace but Snitchell is squirming around nicely.

Tierney moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Snitchell has worked his arm free - good work by Snitchell!
Tierney tries to score with some ground and pound. Snitchell controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Snitchell is trying to control Tierney's posture but Tierney avoids it.
Tierney misses with the ground and pound.
Snitchell tries to buck Tierney off but Tierney is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tierney lands a decent elbow from side control.

Tierney working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Snitchell is not content to let Tierney control the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Tierney working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Snitchell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tierney on the ground.
Tierney creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Tierney has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tierney looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Tierney stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Snitchell fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tierney avoids it really well and circles away.
Hayden Snitchell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Snitchell.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tierney defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Snitchell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Snitchell shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tierney pinned against the ropes. Tierney gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Tierney closes the distance and clinches.
Tierney managing to block the knees to the body from Snitchell.
Snitchell looking to stall.
Tierney lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tierney has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Snitchell after a bit of a struggle.
Snitchell wants to stall.
Snitchell drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tierney tries to pull guard but Snitchell forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tierney is trying to trip Snitchell. He has hold of a leg but Snitchell is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Tierney persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Snitchell really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tierney postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tierney accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tierney's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Tierney trying to control but Snitchell is working from the bottom.
Tierney throws a big elbow that misses.
Tierney is working Snitchell over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Tierney stands up from Snitchell's guard - Tierney perhaps looking for a knockout.
Snitchell circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tierney shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Tierney was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Tierney working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Tierney wants to control but Snitchell is keeping him busy.
Tierney works to advance to full mount. Snitchell defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Snitchell in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Snitchell wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tierney is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Snitchell. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.

Tierney is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Snitchell has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.

Tierney is working for a rear naked choke. Snitchell is not defending it well and Tierney has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Snitchell refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Snitchell's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Brennan Tierney!
Brennan Tierney decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.