PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sangmanae Sor Tienpoh (ranked 4397 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Tinto (ranked 4402 p4p, 0 weight class). Sor Tienpoh comes into the arena with rolling in the deep blaring out of the sound system. Tinto is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Shell Shocked. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Sor Tienpoh
vs
Tinto

170 cm
22
160 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

168 cm
31
158 lbs
13 - 10 - 2

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

Blue Moon

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 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sangmanae Sor Tienpoh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Tinto!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Sor Tienpoh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tinto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Sor Tienpoh was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tinto.

Tinto is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sor Tienpoh's half guard.
Tinto trying to control the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tinto throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sor Tienpoh strikes from the bottom but Tinto uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Sor Tienpoh is looking to regain half guard here but Tinto keeps moving and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tinto cracks Sor Tienpoh with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Sor Tienpoh is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sor Tienpoh is letting Tinto control him for a moment.
Sor Tienpoh tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tinto wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tinto cracks Sor Tienpoh with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Sor Tienpoh seems a little lost for a moment, as Tinto dominates the positioning.
Sor Tienpoh tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tinto wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sor Tienpoh is trying to control Tinto's posture but Tinto avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ground and pound from Tinto seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Sor Tienpoh avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Tinto.
Sor Tienpoh is trying to control Tinto's posture but Tinto avoids it.
Tinto passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Sor Tienpoh!
Tinto controlling the position easily from mount.
Sor Tienpoh is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sor Tienpoh in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Tinto has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tinto sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tinto connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Tinto cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sor Tienpoh is bucking up trying to escape but Tinto cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Tinto controlling the pace for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tinto landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Tinto dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sor Tienpoh turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sor Tienpoh throws an overhand right that lands on Tinto's shoulder, as Tinto tries to avoid the shot.

Tinto closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sor Tienpoh did well to prevent Tinto getting side control.
Tinto content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tinto lands a nice short elbow.
Tinto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tinto prevents Sor Tienpoh from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tinto keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sor Tienpoh wants to get back to full guard.
Tinto seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tinto is controlling the pace.
Sor Tienpoh on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sor Tienpoh tries to get out of the position.
Tinto lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sor Tienpoh tries to roll over but Tinto keeps him under control.
Sor Tienpoh tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Tinto has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Tinto is landing with some decent strikes but Sor Tienpoh is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Sor Tienpoh keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tinto blocks Sor Tienpoh's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Tinto lands a big shot there that rocks Sor Tienpoh but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Tinto controlling from mount.
Sor Tienpoh knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tinto on the ground.
Sor Tienpoh is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Tinto controlling his opponent.
Tinto landing shots from mount.
Tinto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tinto avoids the attempt from Sor Tienpoh to control.
Daniel Tinto has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tinto lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Tinto lands a big elbow.
Sor Tienpoh tries to reverse the position but Tinto maintains control.
Tinto looking to control and managing it successfully.
Tinto lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tinto is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tinto controlling the pace for now.
Tinto putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Tinto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Tinto drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Tinto content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Tinto's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Let's hope that Tinto has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sor Tienpoh is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Tinto cracks Sor Tienpoh with a big elbow.
Daniel Tinto is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sor Tienpoh tries to bench press Tinto off him but Tinto keeps the position.
Tinto just content to control the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Tinto closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sor Tienpoh's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sor Tienpoh wants to stand up but Tinto is controlling him.
Tinto sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sor Tienpoh is trying to keep Tinto in close.
Tinto slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Tinto passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sor Tienpoh trying to hold on to Tinto's head to control him but Tinto postures up.
Tinto trying to control the pace.
Sangmanae Sor Tienpoh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Tinto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tinto 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Tinto!
An out of breath Daniel Tinto thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Sangmanae Sor Tienpoh spoke after the fight, saying 'Thank '.